| 9:15 - 10:15am |
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Session I: Changing Economic and Political Climates |
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The Economy at Mid-Year: Up or Down? - Dr. Michael L. Walden, NCSU Dept of Ag. and Resource Economics |
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Future Policy Directions for National SAF - Michael T. Goergen, Jr., Natioanl SAF Executive VP & CEO |
| 10:30 - 11:30am |
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Session II: Changing Economic and Political Climages |
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Market Opportunities for Hardwoods - Dr. Bill Lupold, USDA Forest Service |
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FDP as Part of the Solution to Climate Change in North Carolina - Chris Hopkins, NCSU Dept. of Forestry & Environmental Resources |
| 11:30 - 12:30pm |
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Session III: NC Registred Forester Law Panel Discussion |
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Michael Thompson - Moderator. Panelists: Greg Conner, Tony Doster, David Henderson, Cliff Lewis, and Barry New. |
| 12:30 - 12:45pm |
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Session IV: Annual Recognition and ApSAF Preview |
| 12:45 - 2:00pm |
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Session V: Picnic Lunch and Exhibitor Visitation |
| 2:00 - 3:30pm |
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Session VI: Technology Session |
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Planiting Genetically Improved Loblolly Pine in a Climate of Uncertainty - Dr. Steve McKeand, NCSU Tree Improvement Program |
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Impacts of Drought on Tree Physiology - Bill Pickens, Conifer Silvicultuirist, NC Division of Forest Resources |
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CORRIM: Life-Cycle Performance of Renewable Building Materials - Dr. Jim McCarter, Univ. of Washington, Rural Technology Initiative |
| 3:30 - 4:30pm |
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Sesion VII: NC Division SA Business Meeting |
