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2010 GFA Annual Meeting
July
11-13
Amelia Island, Florida
Amelia Island Plantation
Attendee Evaluations
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Click the link for the evaluation and give it a few seconds to load. Print the evaluation, complete, and submit to GFA by mail, fax or email before August 11, 2010 and you will be entered in the drawing for one free registration to the 2011 Annual Meeting and Expo in Savannah, GA.
Again, thank you for attending the GFA Annual Meeting and Expo.
Schedule of Events
Hotel Check-in 4:00 p.m. – Hotel Check-out 12:00 p.m.
Friday 7/9
| 6:00 a.m. |
5:00 p.m. |
Decorator set-up - Amelia Foyer 3 & 4 |
Saturday 7/10
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 |
Sunday 7/11 - Annual Meeting Fun Day
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 |
Monday 7/12
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 |
Tuesday 7/13
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 |
Wednesday 7/14
| 8 a.m. |
12 p.m. |
**Seminar: "Technology Solutions for Tough Times"- Johnny Thompson, LandMark Spatial Solutions, LLC (Conference 4, 5) (4 CE hrs.) |
(**indicates an optional activity that may not be included in your registration package and requires pre-registration)
CFE and CLE Credits
CFE and CLE credits will be available to Foresters and Loggers. Full attendance at all sessions will offer and average of 12 CFEs and 12 CLEs.
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