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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4
Times are approximate and may vary.
7:00 a.m. Registration Booth Opens | ????????
7:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast | Exhibit Area
8:00 a.m. Welcome & Anti-Trust Statement-Neal Carson, TFA President
8:05 a.m. Foundation Highlights – Traci Middleton, Foundation Chair
8:15 a.m. Outlooks for Markets and Industry Future - Dr. Andrew Muhammad, UTIA
8:45 a.m. Mass Research & Timber Future – Jessica Scarlett, Woodworks Council
9:15 a.m. Announcements; TFA/HILB Insurance – Colin Royster, TFASWCG Report
9:45 a.m. Present: TFA Tree Farmer and Inspector of the Year Awards
BREAK IN EXHIBIT AREA
10:00 a.m. Logging Technology Advances – Dr. Chad Bolding, UGA Warnell School of Forestry & Natural Resources
10:30 a.m. USFS Timber Sales Strategies – Michael Wright, CNF Supervisor
11:00 a.m. Accredited Forester Program– Greg Pate, TFA
9:45 a.m. Present: TFA Extension Agent of the Year Award
11:15 a.m. Closing Comments & Announcements: President Neal Carson/Adjourn
AFTERNOON EVENTS (REGISTER IN ADVANCE)
Activities at the Hotel -
Noon EUDR Lunch & Panel Discussion
Moderated by: David Neumann, TDA Forest Business Consultant
2:00 p.m. Accredited Forester Training: Greg Pate, Four W Forestry Group
OFF-PREMISES ACTIVITIES
11:30 a.m. Golf Tournament /Lunch @
Historic Brainerd Golf Course in Chattanooga
11:30 a.m. Sporting Shoot Event/Lunch @
Benton Sporting Clays in Charleston, TN
11:45 a.m. Raccoon Mountain Adventure / Picnic Lunch @
Raccoon Mountain Pumped Storage Plant
(the largest hydroelectric facility in the TVA system)
11:45 a.m. Meet in Front of Hotel for Craft Cocktail and Candle Making Class
@ Nightcap Cocktails & Sweets
(Located next to Old Gilham Grill in West Village of Downtown Chattanooga)
SILENT AUCTION SET UP
2:00 p.m. Volunteers Set-up for Silent Auction in Exhibit Area
5:30-7 p.m. Tennessee Forest Foundation Silent Auction & Reception Opens in Exhibit Area
7-8:30 p.m. Awards Dinner | ??????????????
-Legislator of the Year Award
-TFA Forest Resource Award
-TFA Award of Merit
-Master Logger of the Year Award
8:30 p.m. Conclude Dinner
Pick up Silent Auction Items in Exhibit Area
9:00 p.m. HOSPITALITY SUITE OPENS | ???????