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Survival Wytheville: Adapt, Migrate, or Die!

Appalachian Society of American Foresters
91st Annual Winter Meeting

Tentative Agenda


Wed, Jan 25th, 2012    
  12:00-5:30 pm -

American Chestnut Research and Restoration & Pellet Facility Tour

  12:00-5:00 pm - Tree Farm Inspector Training

Thu, Jan 26th, 2012   Technical Session I - (3.0 CFE credits, Category 1)
  7:00-8:00 am - Full Breakfast (included in registration fees)**
  8:00-8:15 am - Call to Order, Welcome and Program Overview
Video: In web page (requires flash); MP4 file: 8.76 MB, 8:42
  8:15-9:00 am - Who survives and Why: Lessons from History - Bob Radspinner, Assistant State Forester-Stewardship/Forest Management, West Virginia Division of Forestry, Charleston, WV.
(PDF of Slides) ; Video: In web page (requires flash) ; MP4 file (33.4 MB, 31:23)
  9:00-9:45 am -

The American Chestnut Foundation's Program for Restoring the American Chestnut - Dr. Fred Hebard, The American Chestnut Foundation, Meadowview, VA.
(PDF of Slides) ; Video: In web page (requires flash) ; MP4 file (63.4 MB, 54:23)

  9:45-10:15 am - Refreshment Break**
  10:15-11:00 am - Global Context: A Look at How International Markets Affect the Survival of the Forest Products Industry in Virginia and the Carolinas - Joel Stopha, International Marketing Specialist, Office of International Marketing, Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Richmond, VA.
(PDF of Slides) ; Video: In web page (requires flash) ; MP4 File (44.6 MB, 44:37)
  11:15 am-12:00 pm - Five Decades of Adaptive Management: A Local Forest Products Company's Story of Survival - Ryan Turman, The Turman Group, Hillsville, VA.
(PDF of Slides) ; Video: In web page (requires flash) ; MP4 File (43.4 MB, 39:26)
  12:15-2:00 pm - Awards Luncheon**
  2:00-5:30 pm - Student Technical Tour
  2:00-3:30 pm - APSAF Business Meeting
  3:30-4:30 pm - State Division Meetings
  5:00-6:00 pm - Alumni Socials
  6:30-8:00 pm - APSAF Social -- heavy hors d'oeuvres and live music

Fri, Jan 27th, 2012   Technical Session II - (3.0 CFE credits, Category 1)
  7:00-8:30 am - Full Breakfast**
  8:30 - Welcome and Program Overview
Video: In web page (requires flash) ; MP4 File (17.9 MB, 19:16)
  8:30-9:30 am - Timber and Timberland Security: Tools and Tactics for Survival - Aaron Gilland, President, Dendro Resources Management, Inc., Lugoff, SC.
(PDF of Slides) ; Video: In web page (requires flash) ; MP4 File (50.1 MB, 48:08)
  9:30-9:45 am - Refreshment Break**
  9:45-10:45 am -

Social Media for Anti-Social-Media Professionals: Surviving the Information Highway Without Getting Run Over! - Tom Davidson, PCC, Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR), Executive Coach & Speaker, King William, VA.
(PDF of Slides) ; Video: In web page (requires flash) ; MP4 File (57.0 MB, 57:55)

  10:45-11:00 am - Refreshment Break**
  11:00-12:00 pm - New GIS Tools to Increase Inventory Efficiency - Terry Porter, President, ForesTech Resources Solutions, LLC, Nashville, TN and Darian Yawn, Technical Support Manager, Landmark Spatial Solutions, LLC, Warner Robbins, GA.
(PDF of SilvAssist Slides; PDF of HMS Slides) ;
Video: In web page (requires flash) ; MP4 File (60.9 MB, 55:54)
  12:00 pm - Passing of the Gavel / Meeting Adjourns
Video: In web page (requires flash) ; MP4 File (8.09 MB, 7:23)