CONVENTION PROGRAM

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Agenda

Sunday, October 21, 2007
Arrival in Portland
12 p.m. on   Affiliate meetings
3-day   Pre-Convention Technical Field Tour

 

Monday, October 22, 2007
8:00 - 5:00 pm   House Society of Delegates meeting
8:00 - 5:00 pm   SAF Committee and Affiliate meetings
12:00 - 7:00 pm   Registration open
12:00 - 7:00 pm   Exhibitor Registration
3:00 - 8:00 pm   Exhibitor move-in

 

Tuesday, October 23, 2007
1-day   Pre-Convention Technical Tour
8:00 - 12:00 p.m.   House Society of Delegates meeting
8:00 - 5:00 pm   SAF Committee and Affiliate meetings
9:00 - 4:00 pm   User Group Meetings
8:00 - 7:00 pm   Attendee and Exhibitor Registration open
8:00 - 4:00 pm   Exhibitor move-in continues
8:00 - 3:00 pm   Poster move-in
4:00 - 5:00 pm   Student Orientation and Reception
5:30 - 7:00 pm   President's Icebreaker Reception: Exhibit Hall, Posters and Raffle Open
7:00 - 10:00 pm   Quiz Bowl

 

Wednesday, October 24, 2007 - Sustaining America's Forests - Globalization & Public Policy
8:00 - 10:00 am   Opening Ceremonies and Keynote Address
9:00 - 5:00 pm   Leisure Tour
10:00 - 10:30 am   Refreshment Break in Exhibit Hall
10:30 - 12:00 am   General Session
10:00 - 4:00 pm   Exhibit Hall open
11:30 - 1:30 pm   Lunch (cash) in Exhibit Hall with Poster Presentations
1:30 - 5:00 pm   Super Session - Media Relations Training
1:30 - 3:00 pm   Breakout Session - Education - University Panel - Education for Future Foresters
1:30 - 3:00 pm   Technical and Scientific Session
1:30 - 3:00 pm   Sponsored Technology Session
3:00 - 3:30 pm   Refreshment Break in Exhibit Hall
3:30 - 5:00 pm   Technical and Scientific Session
3:30 - 5:00 pm   Sponsored Technology session
5:00 - 6:00 pm   Diversity Reception
6:00 - 9:00 pm   Alumni Reception (invitation only)

 

Thursday, October 25, 2007 - Sustaining America's Forests: Social Trends, Parcelization, Conservation Easements, Northwest Forest Plan
8:00 - 10:00 am   General Session: Panel on Private and Public Forests; Awards
9:00 - 5:00 pm   Leisure Tour
10:00 - 4:00 pm   Exhibits Open
10:00 - 10:30 am   Refreshment Break in Exhibit Hall
10:30- Noon   General Session: Panel of Ecosystem Services
11:30 - 1:30 pm   Lunch (cash) in exhibit hall with poster presentations
12:30 - 3:30 pm   Job Fair
1:30 - 3:00 pm   Technical and Scientific Session
1:30 - 3:00 pm   Sponsored Technology session
3:00 - 3:30 pm   Break in Exhibit Hall
4:00 - 11:00 pm   Exhibit Hall tear-down
3:30 - 5:00 pm   Technical and Scientific Session
3:30 - 5:00 pm   Sponsored Technology Session
6:00 - 8:30 pm   Reception & Open House at World Forestry Center Discovery Museum w/Band

 

Friday, October 26, 2007 - Sustaining America's Forests - Markets for Environmental Services
7:30 - 9:00 am   Breakfast Roundtables (9 invited sectors)
9:00 - 6:00 pm   Leisure Tour
9:00 - 9:30   Break (no food)
9:30 - 11:00 am   Technical and Scientific Session
9:30 - 11:00 am   Breakout Session on Conservation Strategies
11:30 - 1:30 pm   Lunch with Leaders
1:00 - 2:30 pm   Technical and Scientific Session
2:30 - 3:00 pm   Break (no food)
3:00 - 4:30 pm   Technical and Scientific Session
5:30 - 7:00 pm   National Student Assembly
6:00 pm on   Evening on your own

 

Saturday, October 27, 2007
7:00 - 7:00 pm   Technical tours (8 1-day)
8:00 - 5:00 pm   Forest Certification Auditing Workshop
8:00 - 5:00 pm   SAF Committee and Affiliate meetings

 

Sunday, October 28, 2007
8:00 - 5:00 pm   Advanced Forest Certification Auditing Workshop