Revised: 7 December 2006

Oral and Poster Presenters on Wednesday, 11 October 2006 Opening/Keynote Session David Wear, USDA Forest Service,and Chris Goulding, Ensis, conference co-chairs, "Welcome Comments" [PowerPoint] Fred Cubbage, NC State University, conference co-chair, "Fast Growing Plantations: An Overview" [PowerPoint] Conference Keynote Speaker: Mary Coulombe, U.S Army Corps of Engineers, "Development and Implications of the FAO Forest Plantations Standard"[PowerPoint] Chris Goulding, Ensis, "New Zealand’s Investment in Industrial Forest Plantations" [PowerPoint] [Abstract or Paper] Lars Rytter, The Forestry Research Institute of Sweden, "Production, Silviculture and Nutritional Aspects of Hybrid Aspen Plantations" [PowerPoint] [Abstract or Paper] Michael Battaglia, Ensis, "Sustaining Productivity of: Using Process Knowledge to Reduce Risk while Maximizing Net Benefits" [PowerPoint] [Abstract or Paper] Jerry Michael, USDA Forest Service, "Physical, Chemical, and Biological Impacts of Intensive Forest Management on Streams Draining Watersheds in the Coastal Plain of Alabama" [PowerPoint] [Abstract or Paper] Anne Petermann, Global Justice Ecology Project, "Social and Environmental Impacts: Monoculture Plantations and Genetically Engineered Trees" [PowerPoint] [Abstract or Paper] Neil Carman, Sierra Club [PowerPoint]. Danna Smith, Dogwood Alliance [PowerPoint] Concurrent Session A - Intensive Silviculture and Forest Nutrition Boris Zeide, University of Arkansas at Monticello, "Intensive Forest Management and Environmental Issues" [PowerPoint] [Abstract or Paper] Jacob Crous, Sappi Forests Research, "The Significance of Residual P and K Fertilizer in Countering Yield Decline in Fourth Rotation Crops of Pinus patula in Swaziland" [PowerPoint] [Abstract or Paper] Mark Coleman, USDA Forest Service, "Contrasting Activity and Surface Area for Leaves and Roots of Intensively Managed Southeastern US Forest Species" [PowerPoint] [Abstract or Paper] Concurrent Session B - Genetics, Silviculture, Growth and Yield (Part 1) Lars-Göran Stener, The Forestry Research Institute of Sweden, "Genetic Improvement of Hybrid Aspen – Populus tremula x P. tremuloides" [PowerPoint] [Abstract or Paper] Bruce Carroll, FORSight Resources LLC, "Strategic Implications of Clonal Plantation Deployment" [PowerPoint] [Abstract or Paper] Christina Staudhammer, University of Florida, "Growth and Yield Differences in Pure- versus Mixed-Family Stands: Six-Year Results from Slash and Loblolly Pine Trials" [PowerPoint] [Abstract or Paper] Concurrent Session C - Timber Supply and Demand Fred Cubbage, North Carolina State University, "Global Forest Plantations Assessment: Contributions to Sustainable Wood Supply and Resource Conservation" [PowerPoint] [Abstract or Paper] Bob Abt, North Carolina State University, "Forest Plantations and Timber Supply Projections in the U.S. South" [PowerPoint] [Abstract or Paper] Brooks Mendell, Forisk Consulting LLC, "Wood Demand Across Southeastern Timber Markets" [PowerPoint] [Abstract or Paper] Posters Exhibited "Impacts of Fertilization on Water Quality in a Coastal Pine Plantation" [Abstract or Paper] D.M. Amatya, USDA Forest Service. "Timber Investment Returns for Plantations and Native Forests in the Americas" [Poster] [Abstract or Paper] Fred Cubbage, North Carolina State University. "Effects of Physicochemical Parameters on Macroinvertebrate Community Structure Under Two Logging Regimes" [Abstract or Paper] M.W. Griswold, University of Florida. "Avian Assemblages of Intensively Established Pine Plantations in Mississippi" [Abstract or Paper] Brice B. Hanberry, Mississippi State University. "Management Templates for Increased Biodiversity and Economics in Intensively Managed Southern Pine Plantations" [Abstract or Paper] Tom Hinkley, University of Washington. "Economical Forestry Zoning Method for Forest Plantations Based on Site Conditions" [Abstract or Paper] Iwao Noda, Forestry and Forest products Research Institute, Kyoto, Japan. "Density Trajectory for the Fastest Growth" [Abstract or Paper], Boris Zeide, University of Arkansas at Monticello. "Wide-Space Planting: How to Make it Work" [Abstract or Paper] Boris Zeide, University of Arkansas at Monticello.   Oral Presenters on Friday, 13 October 2006 Concurrent Session B – Genetics and Silviculture, Growth and Yield (Part 2) David South, USDA Forest Service, "Realized Gains from Planting Large-Diameter Seedlings and Intensive Management" [PowerPoint] [Abstract or Paper] Bruce Borders, University of Georgia, "Long-term Silvicultural Study to Evaluate Intensive Management Regimes for Loblolly Pine in the Southeastern USA" [PowerPoint] [Abstract or Paper] Adrian Ares, Weyerhaeuser Company, "Achieving Long-term Site Productivity in the Pacific Northwest: Research-Driven Strategic Databases to Best Management Practices" [PowerPoint] [Abstract or Paper] Concurrent Session D - Growth and Yield Mingliang Wang, University of Georgia, "Parameter Estimation of Dominant Height Curves" [PowerPoint] [Abstract or Paper] Dehai Zhao, University of Georgia, "Survival Model for Fusiform Rust Infected Loblolly Pine Plantations under Mid-rotation Vegetation Control" [PowerPoint] [Abstract or Paper] John Stephens, University of Arkansas at Monticello, "Long-Term Growth Records of a Loblolly Pine Plantation" [PowerPoint] [Abstract or Paper] Rob Harrison, University of Washington, "The Stand Management Cooperative: Studies on Intensive Plantations Management Impacts in the Pacific Northwest" [PowerPoint] [Abstract or Paper] Concurrent Session E - Wood Quality Hector Gonzalez Rubio, University of Missouri, "Influence of Forest Management Regimes on Wood Quality of Gmelina arborea Roxb." [PowerPoint] [Abstract or Paper] Doug Maguire, Oregon State University, "Comparative Primary Branching Structure Among Seven Plantation Conifers in North America" [PowerPoint] [Abstract or Paper] Roberto Volfovicz-Leon, University of Georgia, "Silvicultural and Planting Density Impacts on Sawlog Quality of Loblolly Pine" [PowerPoint] [Abstract or Paper] Alexander Clark, USDA Forest Service, "Effects of Intensive Forest Management on Wood Quality of Loblolly Pine" [PowerPoint] [Abstract or Paper] Concurrent Session F - Economics, Carbon and Energy Virginia Morales, University of Georgia, "The Economic Impact of the Forest Sector in Uruguay" [PowerPoint] [Abstract or Paper] Jaap Steenkamp, "The Impact of HIV/AIDS on the Forestry Contracting Sub-Sector and the Implications for Broad Based Black Economic Empowerment in South Africa" [PowerPoint] [Abstract or Paper] Petra Packová, Mendel University of Agriculture and Forestry in Brno, Czech Republic, "The Potential of a Model Catchment Area for Growing Energy Riparian Stands" [PowerPoint] [Abstract or Paper] Matthew Langholtz, University of Florida, "Effect of CO 2 Mitigation Incentives on the Profitability of Short-Rotation Woody Cropping of Eucalyptus amplifolia on Clay Settling Areas in Florida" [PowerPoint] [Abstract or Paper] Concurrent Session G - Environmental Issues and Impacts Mike Battaglia, Ensis, "Socio-Economic Impact of Land Use Change to Plantation Forestry: A Review of Current Knowledge and Case Studies of Australian Experience" (author: Jacki Schirmer) [PowerPoint] [Abstract or Paper] Diane Bennett, University of Florida, "Assessing Amphibian Responses to Forest Harvest and Streamside Management Zone Practices in the Dry Creek Watershed, Georgia" [PowerPoint] [Abstract or Paper] Phillip Jones, Mississippi State University, "Loblolly Pine Stand Establishment Intensity Effects on Pine Growth, White-tailed Deer Carrying Capacity, and Northern Bobwhite Winter Food Index" [PowerPoint] [Abstract or Paper] Masato Miwa, International Paper, "Effect of Forest Harvesting and Site Preparation on Sediment and Nutrient Loads in Small Headwater Streams in Southwestern Georgia" [PowerPoint] [Abstract or Paper] Plenary Session - Summary and Discussion Tom Fox, Virginia Polytechnical Institute and State University, "Sustainability of Plantation Forestry" [PowerPoint] [Abstract or Paper]