8:00 - 4:00

Pesticide Re-certification (2.5 Cat. 1 and 3.0 Cat. 2 SAF CFE Credits)

• Share current research-based information, enabling foresters to obtain pesticide re-certification credit for private and commercial pesticide applicator licenses. Topics covered will include forestry, aquatics, and utility rights-of-way. A seasoned forestry pilot will be on-hand to share application techniques and reflections. Registration fee includes a full lunch. Click here for agenda.

Stihl Chainsaw Factory Tour (2.0 Cat. 1 SAF CFE Credit)

• Tour the nearby Stihl Chainsaw factory for an overview of the production process. Two hours are allocated for logistics and travel, and two hours for the actual tour. Registration fee includes lunch at the factory. Tour will return in time for participants to attend the Cutting Edge Technology workshop.

• Terry Porter from Landmark Systems will share cutting edge technology and demonstrate how the available tools can be incorporated into existing businesses. Click here for agenda.

• Call to Order - John Thurmes, Chair APSAF
• Welcome - Greg Scheerer, Arrangements Chair
• Moderator - Dan Goerlich, Program Co-chair

• Dr. Michael J. Mortimer, Director of Natural Resources, VPI&SU Natural Resources Program, National Capital Region

Dr. Mortimer will address the most effective techniques for reaching state-level elected officials to comment on proposed legislation. He will also cover current and future forestry-related legislation and potential impacts.

• Mr. Bob Baldwin, Jr., President, Qroe Preservation Development and Co-General Manager, Bundoran Farm, Charlottesville, VA.

  Mr. Baldwin will share a unique approach to development planning that simultaneously maintains a working forest land base. His work in the real estate industry has focused on reconciling financial, environmental, and social outcomes of the development process. http://www.bundoranfarm.com/

• Dr. Kurt Gottschalk, Research Forester and Project Leader, Ecology & Management of Invasive Species and Forest Ecosystems, USDA Forest Service, Morgantown, WV

  Where is the adelgid? Gypsy moth? Emerald ash borer? What other insects and diseases can we look forward to and how will the forests change in their wake? Dr. Gottschalk has the answers.

• Dr. Keith Argow, President & CEO, National Woodland Owners Association, Vienna , VA.

Dr. Argow will follow-up on Marty Luckert's controversial article in the September 2006 Journal of Forestry entitled "Has the Myth of the Onmipotent Forester Become the Reality of the Impotent Forester?" This article stressed that the role of professional foresters in the United States was not to tell the public how to manage their forests, but to manage according to society's goals.

Awards Luncheon

This luncheon will recognize our Fellows and Golden Members, as well as service and professional excellence with awards for Distinguished Service to Forestry, Young Forester Leadership and Special Volunteer Service. Guest speaker: Bernie Hubbard, President, Society of American Foresters.

APSAF Social - roast beef carving stations, rolls, mashed potato bar, seafood hors d'oeuvres and creamy dips assortment - sufficient for a dinner meal. Enjoy fellowship while listening to low key background music.

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• Welcome - Greg Scheerer, Arrangements Chair
• Moderator - Neil Clark, Program Co-chair

• Ed Brammer, President & CEO, Multitrade Group, Inc., Martinsville, VA

Mr. Brammer has been involved in the development and operation of three facilities in Virginia and North Carolina that use wood and wood wastes as their primary energy source. These projects include the 79.5 MW Dominion Power wood fueled facility in Pittsylvania County, Virginia. Mr. Brammer will share his experience with-and concepts for-wood to energy initiatives.

• Dr. Fred White, Senior Forester, The Forestland Group, Chapel Hill, NC

Dr. White will share innovative hardwood silviculture practices and investments that Forestland Group is pursuing throughout the eastern United States.

• Dr. Chad Bolding, Assistant Professor of Forest Operations/Engineering, Virginia Tech Department of Forestry, Blacksburg , Virginia

Dr. Bolding will discuss how forest industries and logging contractors can successfully adapt their procurement strategies and business models to changing landownership patterns. He will also share recent research regarding the effect of parcelization on forest operations.

• R. Neil Sampson, President, The Sampson Group, Inc., Alexandria , VA

This presentation will address topics such as how climate change is creating new markets, society compensating landowners for the benefits provided by their properties, and how to determine what a carbon credit is worth, among others. Mr. Sampson is co-author of the September 2007 Journal of Forestry article entitled "The Role for Sustainably Managed Forests in Climate Change Mitigation".

Conference adjourns

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