5:00 p.m.

Decorator set-up - Amelia Foyer 3 & 4

4:00 p.m.

6:00 p.m.

Exhibitor Move In - Amelia Foyer, 3 & 4

4:00 p.m.

6:00 p.m.

Information Desk Open - Amelia Concierge Desk

7:30 p.m.

Until 

Dinner On Your Own

7:30 a.m.

4:00 p.m.

Exhibitor Move In - Amelia Foyer, 3 & 4

8:30 a.m.

1:30 p.m.

**Golf Tournament - Ocean Links (lunch not included)

9:30 a.m.

1:30 p.m.

**Sporting Clays - W. W. Sporting Clays, www.wwsportingclays.com, Jacksonville, FL (transportation and lunch not included)  

10:00 a.m. 

1:30 p.m. 

**Kingsley Plantation Tour - Spouse/Guest/Family Outing (limited to 12 registrants – lunch not included)

1:00 p.m.

7:30 p.m.

Registration Desk Open - Amelia Concierge Desk

3:00 p.m.

5:00 p.m.

Summer Board of Directors Meeting - Amerlia 2

3:00 p.m.

5:00 p.m.

Young Professionals Meeting - Guest Speaker Larry Davis, Director of Eastern Forest Resources, Rayonier - Ossabaw

6:00 p.m.

7:30 p.m.

Welcome Reception and Premiere of Exhibits and Silent Auction - Amelia Foyer, 3 & 4

7:30 p.m.

until

Dinner on your own

7:30 a.m.

5:00 p.m.

Registration Desk Open- Amelia Concierge Desk

8:00 a.m.

9:15 a.m.

**Prayer Breakfast: "The Blessings of Stewardship" - Rev. Brett Opalinski, Memorial United Methodist Church, Fernandina Beach, FL - Conference 1, 2

 9:30 a.m.

 11:15 a.m.

General Session:                                   Panel Discussion:"Georgia’s Water Future: Process, Prospects and Promises"                                                                 - Richard Royal, Chair, Lower Flint Regional Water Council
- Mark Masters, Director of Projects, Water Planning & Policy Center
- Katie Kirkpatrick, Vice President, Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce
- Gordon Rogers, Executive Director, Flint Riverkeeper
- Senator Ross Tolleson, Chairman, Senate Natural Resources and the Environment Committee
- Frank Green, Associate Chief of Forest Management, Georgia Forestry Commission
- Amelia 1 & 2

11:15 a.m.

11:30 a.m.

Refreshment Break – Amelia 3 & 4

11:30 a.m.

12:30 a.m.

Concurrent Session 1: "Forest Land Protection Act and CUVA Update" - Vicki Lambert, Director, Property Tax Division, Georgia Department of Revenue - Talbot

11:30 a.m.

12:30 a.m.

Concurrent Session 2: "Biomass Crop Assistance Program (BCAP)" - Chad Scruggs, USDA Farm Services Agency – Ossabaw

12:35 p.m.

1:45 p.m.

Luncheon: F. Allen Barnes, Director, Environmental Protection Division, Georgia Department of Natural Resources – Amelia 1 & 2

1:50 p.m.

4:00 p.m.

Concurrent Session 1: "Estate Planning: The Right Time for an Update!" - Jeff Scroggin, AEP, J.D., Scroggin & Company, P.C. – Talbot

1:50 p.m.

4:00 p.m.

Concurrent Session 2: "Peachtree to Potomac: Making Sense of Today’s Political Landscape" - Bill Crane, Principal, CSI Crane - Ossabaw

2:50 p.m.

3:10 p.m.

Refreshment Break - Amelia 3 & 4

6:00 p.m.

11:00 p.m.

Dinner and Dance: Music Provided by "KTG BAND" www.ktgentertainment.com (Beach Casual Attire) (Buffet open 6:15 – 7:15 p.m.) (Transportation provided by AIP Trams) - Grand Pavilion

7:30 a.m.

7:00 p.m.

Registration Desk Open - Amelia Concierge Desk

8:15 a.m.

9:45 a.m.

**Annual Business Session Breakfast and Agency Reports: "Quantifying The Benefits of Non-Timber Ecosystem Services Provided By Georgia’s Private Forests"-Dr. Rebecca Moore, WSFNR, Assistant Professor, Natural Resource Economics - Presiding: Gary Capes, President, GFA - Amelia 1 & 2

10:00 a.m.

11:00 a.m.

Concurrent Session 1: "Growing America’s Fuel: The Role of Miscanthus in the Quest for Energy Independence" - Phillip Jennings, Chairman, Freedom Giant Miscanthus - Ossabaw

10:00 a.m.

11:00 a.m.

Concurrent Session 2: "Landscape Thinning and Its Impact on Wildlife" - Jeff Bewsher, Certified Wildlife Biologist, Legacy Wildlife Services - A Division of Natural Resource Planning Services, Inc. - Talbot

11:00 a.m.

11:15 a.m.

Refreshment Break – Amelia 3 & 4

11:15 a.m.

12:15 p.m.

Concurrent Session 1: "Georgia Prescribed Fire Council: A Model for Success" - Mark Melvin, Conservation Management and Education Technician, Joseph W. Jones Ecological Research Center and Vice Chair, Georgia Prescribed Fire Council - Ossabaw

11:15 a.m.

12:15 p.m.

Concurrent Session 2: "AF&PA Federal Update" - Paul Noe, Vice President for Public Policy, American Forest & Paper Association - Talbot

12:30 p.m.

2:00 p.m.

Luncheon: "Forest Products Update: An Upturn at Last?" - Mark Wilde, Managing Director and Senior Analyst, Deutsche Bank Securities - Amelia 1 & 2

2:15 p.m.

3:15 p.m.

Concurrent Session 1: "Changes in Genetics and Efficient Integration of New Genetic Material into Silvicultural Systems" - Dr. Phil Dougherty, Pine Development Project Leader, ArborGen, LLC - Ossabaw

2:15 p.m.

3:15 p.m.

Concurrent Session 2: "The Growing European Pellet Industry" - William J. “Bill” Glass, CEO and President, BMC Consultancy, Inc.- Talbot

5:30 p.m.

6:00 p.m.

Children’s Program Registration - Outside Talbot

6:00 p.m.

10:00 p.m.

Children’s Program - Talbot

5:30 p.m.

6:45 p.m.

Reception, Air Tran Drawing, and the Finale of Exhibits & Silent Auction - Amelia Foyer & 4

7:00 p.m.

7:45 p.m.

Half & Half Raffle Drawing and Live Auction - Amelia 1 & 2

7:45 p.m.

9:30 p.m.

Dinner & Awards Banquet - (Business Attire: collared shirts, slacks, and optional sports coat for men; and slacks and casual skirts or dresses for women) Amelia 1 & 2

12 p.m.

**Seminar: "Technology Solutions for Tough Times"- Johnny Thompson, LandMark Spatial Solutions, LLC (Conference 4, 5) (4 CE hrs.)