CONVENTION PROGRAM

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Preliminary Agenda

Monday, November 3, 2008
2-day Pre-Convention Technical Field Tour
12 p.m. on   Affiliate meetings

 

Tuesday, November 4, 2008
2-day Pre-Convention Technical Field Tour Continues
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

 

Wednesday, November 5, 2008
7:30 - 5:00 pm   Technical Tours
8:00 - 12:00 pm   House Society of Delegates meeting
8:00 - 5:00 pm   SAF Committee and Affiliate meetings
8:00 - 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 Welcome Reception: Exhibit Hall and Posters Open
7:00 - 10:00 pm   Quiz Bowl

 

Thursday, November 6, 2008
9:00 - 5:00 pm   Leisure Tours
8:30 - 10:00 am   Opening Ceremony, Welcome, and Keynote Address
10:00 - 10:30 am   Break in Exhibit Hall
10:30 - 11:30 am   General Session
10:00 - 4:00 pm   Exhibit Hall open
11:30 - 1:30 pm   Lunch (cash) in exhibit hall with Poster Symposium
1:30 - 3:00 pm   Technical and Scientific Sessions
1:30 - 3:00 pm   Implementing Forest Restoration Workshop
1:30 - 3:00 pm   Sponsored Technology Session
3:00 - 3:30 pm   Break in Exhibit Hall
3:30 - 5:00 pm   Implementing Forest Restoration Workshop
3:30 - 5:00 pm   Technical and Scientific Session
3:30 - 5:00 pm   Sponsored Technology session
3:30 - 5:00 pm   National Student Congress
5:00 - 6:00 pm   Diversity Reception
7:00 - 9:00 pm   Alumni Reception

 

Friday, November 7, 2008
8:30 - 10:00 am   General Session
9:00 - 5:00 pm   Leisure Tours
10:00 - 4:00 pm   Exhibits Open
10:00 - 10:30 am   Break in Exhibit Hall
10:30 - 11:30 am   General Session
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   Implementing Forest Restoration Workshop
1:30 - 3:00 pm   Sponsored Technology session
3:00 - 3:30 pm   Break in Exhibit Hall
3:30 - 5:00 pm   Implementing Forest Restoration Workshop
4:00 - 10:00 pm   Exhibit Hall tear-down
3:30 - 5:00 pm   Technical and Scientific Session
3:30 - 5:00 pm   Sponsored Technology Session
6:30 - 8:00 pm   Friday Night at the Comstock Reception

 

Saturday, November 8, 2008
7:30 - 9:00 am   Morning Roundtables
9:00 - 5:00 pm   Leisure Tours
9:00 - 9:30 am   Break
9:30 - 11:00 am   Implementing Forest Restoration Workshop
9:30 - 11:00 am   Technical and Scientific Session
9:30 - 11:00 am   1st Annual Symposium on American Forest Policy
11:00 - 1:00 pm   Lunch with Leaders
1:00 - 2:30 am   Implementing Forest Restoration Workshop
1:00 - 2:30 pm   Technical and Scientific Session
1:00 - 2:30 pm   1st Annual Symposium on American Forest Policy
2:30 - 3:00 pm   Refreshment Break
3:00 - 4:30 pm   Implementing Forest Restoration Workshop
3:00 - 4:30 pm   Technical and Scientific Session
3:00 - 4:30 pm   1st Annual Symposium on American Forest Policy
6:00 pm on   Evening on your own

 

Sunday, November 9, 2008
7:30 am - 5:00 pm   Technical tours