WHERE & WHEN:
September 21-23, 2010
Days Hotel & Conference Center, Sutton (Flatwoods), West Virginia (866-700-7284). FRA group rate is $79.72 (single) & $88.88 (double).

AGENDA:

Tuesday, September 21

Registration - 9:30 AM - 4:00 PM

Forest Products Security Group Meeting - 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Timber Theft Case Study & Railroad Right-of-Way Issues
Luke Levier, Huddleston Bolen LLP (Law Firm), Charleston, WV

Ohio Timber Theft Law Update
John Dorka, Ohio Forestry Association, Columbus, OH.

Case Study: Armed Robbery of Forester in the Woods
John Casey, Private Investigator, Charleston, WV.

Preventing Workplace Violence in the Outdoor/Remote Locations
Rick Meyer, FRA Staff, Roanoke, VA.

Inexpensive GPS Tracking Device(s) to Document Woods Activities
Joe Lancaster, MWV, Rupert, WV

Miscellaneous Timber Security Case Studies (TN & WV)
John Casey, Private Investigator, Charleston, WV.

FRA Security Alert Reviews: Haul Zone Review; Timber Sale Kiting; Foresters' Sideline Activity; Scaler Fraud; Fuel Theft
Rick Meyer, FRA Staff, Roanoke, VA.

Roundtable Discussion of Timber Security Concerns

Wrap-Up and Adjourn Security Group Meeting by 4:00 PM

Appalachian Region Operations Committee Meeting - 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM

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

Wednesday, September 22

Registration - 6:30 AM - 8:30 AM

Forestry Field Tour - 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Bus leaves from Days Hotel promptly at 9:00 AM.
Field trip will tour Weyerhaeuser's OSB mill, Bandit Bio-Sawdust chipper on Braxton Forest Products woodyard, Columbia Forest Products' veneer mill (Craigsville), and adjacent JELD-WEN doorskin facility.

Reception and Awards Dinner - 6:00 PM- 8:30 PM
Master of Ceremonies: Tom Wieland, Appalachian Region Chairman, Glatfelter Pulp Wood Co., Spring Grove, Pennsylvania
Appalachian Region Award Presentations:
     • Technical Writing Awards
     • Outstanding Logger Award - Sponsored by Stihl

Thursday, September 23

FRA General Session - 8:00 AM - 12:00 Noon
"Supply & Demand Challenges in the Appalachians"
Moderator: Tom Wieland, Appalachian Region Chairman, Glatfelter Pulp Wood Company, Spring Grove, Pennsylvania

FRA National Update
FRA Staff or Board Member

Wood Biomass Industry Update & Outlook
William Perritt, RISI/Wood Biomass Market Report, Lost River, West Virginia

An Overview of the North American Hardwood Marketplace (live presentation via internet/phone/other)
Judd Johnson, Hardwood Market Report, Memphis, Tennessee

Woody Biomass Harvesting in Appalachia: Potential Impacts & Guidelines for Sustainability
Mike Vanderberg, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia

Panel: Logging Capacity and its Potential Impact on the Forest Industry's Economic Recovery
Jerry Huffman, Huffman Logging, Petersburg, West Virginia
Easton Loving, MeadWestvaco, Appomattox, Virginia
Craig Kaderavek, The Forestland Group, Abingdon, Virginia

Contact: Rick Meyer, Appalachian Region Manager (540-989-4171 or meyerforest@aol.com), for more information. Request registration materials from Rick Meyer or 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, 2010.

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