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General Technical Sessions Agenda
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APSAF 2007 Winter Meeting
Forestry on the Cutting Edge: Emerging Issues and Impacts
General Technical Sessions Agenda
January 25 & 26, 2007
Thursday, January 25, 2007 |
|
Scheduled Time |
Title and Speaker |
| 8:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. | Welcome - Jim Gray. Session
Moderator - Mark Megalos |
| 8:30 a.m. - 9:15 a.m. | "The Nitty-gritty of Carbon Credit Audits- A field forester Primer," Keri Yankus, Past Croatan Chapter Chair, NSF-International |
| 9:15 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. | "Sustainable Levels of Woody Biomass Energy Production for the APSAF Region," Dennis Hazel, Extension Forestry, NC State University |
| 10:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. | Refreshment Break |
| 10:30 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. | "Bio-Technological Solutions to Adding Forest Value," Bob Kellison, Professor Emeritus, Dept. of Forestry & Environmental Resources, NC State University |
| 11:15 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. | "Revisiting Plantation Spacings: Planting and Managing for Optimum Tree Value and Marketability, Not Maximum Volume," Harold E. Burkhart, Head of Dept. of Forestry, Virginia Tech |
Friday, January 26, 2007 |
|
Scheduled Time |
Title and Speaker |
| 8:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. | Welcome - Rick Hamilton. Session
Moderator - David Powell |
| 8:30 a.m. - 9:15 a.m. | "Forest Policies and Strategies to Stem the Tide of Forest Land Conversion," Will McDow, Environmental Defense |
| 9:15 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. | "Making Fuels From Trees: The State of the Knowledge, Technology, Economics," Steve Kelley, Department Head, Wood and Paper Science, NC State University |
| 10:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. | Refreshment Break |
| 10:30 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. | "Harvesting Technologies and Systems to Profitably Handle Timber in the Ever-Expanding Urban Interface," Bob Shaffer, Timber Harvesting Specialist, Virginia Tech |
| 11:15 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. | "LMS, LIDAR and other Emerging Technologies," Dr. James McCarter, Rural Technology Initiative, University of Washington |