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2009 MFA Annual Conference Agenda

Friday  - October 30

1 –5 pm
Continuing Education ~ Forestry Operations at Evergreen Estate

6:00 pm
Social Hour, I&E Exhibits and Silent Auction Open

7:00 pm
Awards Banquet and Keynote
~ Where Green Began ~ The Evolution of a Conservation Ethic~
Richard Pawling~ History’s Alive


Saturday – October 31

6:30-7:30 am
Networking Breakfast, I&E Exhibits and Silent Auction Re-Open

8:00-8:30 am
Opening Session    MFA Business Meeting

8:30-10:00 am
Educational Session I  ~  Update on Issues of Concern
State of the Nation Report
Bill Imbergano, American Forests & Paper Association
State of the State Report
Agricultural Update – Val Connelly, MD Farm Bureau Gov’t Relations
Forestry Update – Chris Holmes, MFA VP for Gov’t Affairs
Q&A Session

10-10:30 am
Networking Break, I&E Exhibits, Silent Auction Round

10:30 am -12:30 pm
Educational Session II
Revisiting Green Certification – The Issues and Implications
Panel presentation on certification and chain of custody issues from
the perspectives of Industry, Public Lands and  NIPFLOs with:
Ken Roberts, Forest Certification Manager, NewPage Luke Mill
Michael Schofield, Forest Manager, Chesapeake Forest Lands
Private Forest Landowners – The Nature Conservancy
Q&A Session

12:30 -1:30
Networking Lunch – Buffet Style
Final Silent Auction Round

1:45 – 3:45
Educational Session III… From Green to Greener ~ New Opportunities
Small Woodlot Harvesting: A Guide for Landowners, Land Managers and
Forest Products Operators  - Dan Hedderick
“Good Wood, Clean Water  – A ‘Buy Local’ Case Study" - Collin Miller
Marketing Medicinal Botanicals ~ Dr. James Howell
Q&A Session

3:45 –4:00
Closing Session
closing remarks, incoming presidential challenge ~ Bob Eaton
Silent Auction results
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