Users Group, Affiliate, & SAF Meetings
Users Group Meetings
How to Sign-up: User Group Meetings occur on Wednesday, October 25, from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm. Interested attendees must register online for the SAF Convention to participate in these sessions. The session is free to all registered attendees. If you plan to attend the convention for one day only, then select the Thursday day-rate. Your registration fee for Thursday will include the user’s group meeting, the Ice Breaker Reception on Wednesday evening in the Exhibit Hall, and attendance to all the science and technical sessions and access to the Exhibit Hall on Thursday, October 26.
LandMark Systems Users Group Meeting (A1)
Wednesday, October 25
Room 330
9:00 am to 4:00 pm
No Charge to Registered Attendees
Don’t miss out on the latest technical developments and innovations in the forest industry. LandMark Systems will host a technical update session for current and prospective clients that will cover issues such as improvements in cruise workups, GIS and GPS developments as well as new training and technical support options. Following this half-day session, everyone is invited to attend a panel discussion with a variety of industry leaders, including strategic partners and clients, that will speak on subjects such as new emerging technologies, improving the flow of inventory and GIS information, and how global changes are affecting the way we manage our forests.
Your one-day registration includes Ice Breaker Reception and Thursday science and technical sessions as well as access to the exhibit hall.
Affiliate Meetings
Alumni Receptions and Luncheons
SAF Working Group Meetings
SAF Committee Meetings
Affiliate Meetings
Alumni Receptions and Luncheons
Thursday, October 26
Lunch, 11:45 am – 1:30 pm
Evening Receptions, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, Omni William Penn Hotel
Open to all registered attendees
Auburn University
William Penn Ballroom
California Polytechnic State University
William Penn Ballroom
Clemson University
William Penn Ballroom
Colorado State University
William Penn Ballroom
Duke University
Parkview East
Humboldt State University
William Penn Ballroom
Iowa State University
Carnegie II
Louisiana State University
William Penn Ballroom
Michigan Technological University
William Penn Ballroom
Mississippi State University
Conference B
Northern Arizona University
William Penn Ballroom
Paul Smith's College
William Penn Ballroom
The Pennsylvania State University
Frick
Purdue University
William Penn Ballroom
State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry
Conference Center C
University of Alaska Fairbanks (7:00 pm – 8:00 pm)
530 William Penn Place, at private suite of Chancellor Steve Jones
University of California - Berkeley
William Penn Ballroom
University of Georgia
William Penn Ballroom
University of Idaho
William Penn Ballroom
University of Maine
William Penn Ballroom
University of Michigan
William Penn Ballroom
University of Minnesota
Oliver
University of Montana
William Penn Ballroom
University of Washington
Carnegie I
Utah State University
William Penn Ballroom
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Phipps
West Virginia University
Riverboat
Yale University
Conference Center A
Luncheons
North Carolina State University
F. Tambellini Ristorante
Located at 139 7th Street Phone (412) 391-1091
Approximately a 5-10 minute walk from Convention Center.
Stop by NC State exhibit booth for directions or walk with group leaving exhibit booth at 11:30
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SAF Working Group Meetings
SAF Working Group Meetings
Convention Center, third level
Thursday, October 26
5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Inventory, Room 321
Biometrics, Room 320
Urban and Community Forestry, Room 318
Forest Production and Utilization, Room 324
Land Use Planning, Organization and Management, Room 329
Friday, October 27
7:00 am – 8:00 am
International Forestry and the International Society of Tropical Foresters, Room 329
2:30 pm – 3:30 pm
Education and Communication, Room 319
5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Agroforestry, Room 328
Forest & Range Ecology, Room 327
Soils, Room 326
Fire, Room 318
Economics, Policy and Law, Room 320
Sustainability and Forest Certification, Room 321
Recreation, Room 329
Saturday, October 28
11:00 am – 12:00 noon
Remote Sensing and Photogrammetry and Geographic Information Systems, Room 324
Silviculture, Room 318
4:00 pm – 5:30 pm
Nonindustrial Private Forestry, Room 319
Forest Entomology and Pathology, Room 327
Philosophy and History, Room 326
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SAF Committee Meetings
House of Society Delegates
Tuesday, October 24, 8:00 am – 5:00 pm
Wednesday, October 25, 8:00 am – 12:00 noon
Westin Hotel, Allegheny 1 and 2
Committee on Accreditation
Tuesday, October 24, 8:00 am – 5:00 pm
Wednesday, October 25, 8:00 am – 5:00 pm
Westin Hotel, Somerset East and Washington
Forest Policy Committee
Tuesday, October 24, 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Wednesday, October 25, 8:00 am – 12:00 noon
Westin Hotel, Somerset West
Forest Science and Technology Board
Wednesday, October 25, 8:00 am -12:00 noon
Westin Hotel, Lawrence
Committee on World Forestry
Wednesday, October 25, 8:00 am – 5:00 pm
Westin Hotel, Westmoreland W
Committee on Forest Technology School Recognition
Wednesday, October 25, 8:00 am – 5:00 pm
Westin Hotel, Armstrong
Educational Policy Review Committee
Wednesday, October 25, 8:00 am – 5:00 pm
Westin Hotel, Fayette
Sustainability Task Force
Wednesday, October 25, 8:00 am – 12:00 noon
Westin Hotel, Somerset East
Working Group Officers
Wednesday, October 25, 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Westin Hotel, Westmoreland C
Diversity Committee
Wednesday, October 25, 8:00 am – 12:00 noon
Westin Hotel, Westmoreland E
Editors Meeting
Wednesday, October 25, 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Westin Hotel, Westmoreland E
Ethics Workshop
Wednesday, October 25, 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Westin Hotel, Butler W
Editorial Board Meeting
Thursday, October 26, 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Convention Center, Room 412
Reviewers Reception
Friday, October 27, 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Convention Center, Room 315
Council
Wednesday, October 25, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Westin Hotel, Crawford East West
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Affiliate Meetings
National Association of University Forestry Resource Programs (NAUFRP) 25th Anniversary Celebration
Executive Committee
Monday, October 23, 12:00 noon – 5:00 pm
Tuesday, October 24, 8:00 am – 12:00 noon
Westin Hotel, Butler East
General Assembly
Tuesday, October 24, 12:00 noon – 6:00 pm
Westin Hotel, Cambria West/East
Partners Reception
Tuesday, October 24, 6:00 pm
Westin Hotel, Butler West/East
General Assembly and Breakouts
Wednesday, October 25, 8:00 am – 1:00 pm
Westin Hotel, Cambria Room West/East, Butler West/East
ATR Meeting
Wednesday, October 25, 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Westin Hotel, Cambria W/E
Christian Foresters Meeting.
Friday, October 27, 7:00 am – 8:15 am
Convention Center, Room 315
National Forester of Xi Sigma Pi
Thursday October 26, 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Convention Center, Room 411
National Extension Meeting
Wednesday, October 25, 8:00 am – 5:00 pm
Convention Center, Room 326
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