PROGRAM CONTENT NOTICE

2008 JOINT MEETING – FRA APPALACHIAN REGION &
APPALACHIAN FOREST PRODUCTS SECURITY GROUP

WHEN & WHERE:
September 17-19, 2008
Ramada Inn & Conference Center, Morgantown, West Virginia; 304-296-3431.

AGENDA

Wednesday, September 17
Registration – 12: 30 – 6:00 PM

Forest Products Security Group Meeting – 12:30 PM – 5:00 PM

  • Current Security Issues in the U.S. Forest Products Industry – Clint Manns, Smurfit-Stone

  • Cherry Timber Theft Case Study – Joe Lancaster, MWV, and John Casey, Private Investigator

  • Property Protection & Customer Service – Chris Elwell, Timberland Investment Resources, LLC

  • High Diesel Fuel Prices & Potential Security Breaches (fuel theft, zone-jumping, etc.) – Small Group Breakout

  • Roundtable Discussion of Timber Security Concerns – All

AR Operations Committee Meeting – 4:30 PM – 6:30 PM

Joint FRA Appalachian Region & Security Group Reception – 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM

Thursday, September 18
Registration - 7:00 AM – 7:45 AM

Breakfast – On Your Own (complimentary in restaurant for hotel’s overnight guests).

AR Policy Committee Meeting - 7:00 AM – 8:45 AM

Forest Products Security Group Meeting (Continued) - 9:00 AM – 11:30 AM

  • Security related to multiple products & sorts from one log landing – Bill Dempsey, Plum Creek

  • Ohio Timber Theft Case Study – Glatfelter OH operations, Speaker TBA

  • Review and Group Discussion of Selected FRA Security Alerts – Meyer

  • Additional Case Studies – TBA

  • WV Flood Litigation Update – David Goddard or Larry George (invited)

Deli Buffet Lunch – 11:30 AM – 12:30 AM

FRA General Session – 12:30 PM – 5:00 PM
A. Breaking Fiber Supply Paradigms
Richard Lewis, FRA President, Rockville, MD

B. Supplying New Markets with Forest Products from West Virginia
Shawn Grushecky, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV

C. Woody Biomass & Energy Challenges
Jeff Herholdt, West Virginia Division of Energy, Charleston, WV

D. Emerging Energy Fuel Markets
Ed Brammer, Multitrade Biomass Holdings, Ridgeway, VA

E. Argonaut Biofuels & the Wood Pellet Industry
Scott Dixon, Argonaut Biofuels, Bumpass, VA

F. FRA Members’ Perspectives on Boiler Fuel, Biomass, & Pulpwood
Mark Wiseman, LP, Roaring River, NC
Dan Evans, Domtar, Johnsonburg, PA
Joel Cathey, Ontario Hardwood Co., Keysville, VA
Martin Melville, Melville Forestry Services, Centre Hall, PA

Reception and Awards Dinner – 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM

  • Presentation of AR Outstanding Logger and Technical Writing Awards.

Friday, September 19

  • West Virginia University/Mountain Loggers Group Live Equipment Demo and Log A Load Charity Timber Harvest at WVU School Forest (located at Cooper’s Rock State Forest).

Contact: Rick Meyer, AR/SER Region Manager, 540/989-4171, for more information. Request registration materials from FRA’s National Office (301/838-9385). Note: The hotel reservation cut-off date and meeting registration discount cut-off date is September 3, 2008.

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FRA National office telephone: 301/838-9385
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