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Ouachita Society of American Foresters Calendar of Events

Biofuels: New Opportunities and Challenges in Forestry
Ouachita Society of American Foresters Annual Meeting, 2007
Hot Springs, Arkansas

Thursday, November 29
10:00am Ouachita SAF Planning and Policy Committee
11:00am Ouachita SAF Executive Committee
Noon Lunch on your own
1:30pm General Session
Biofuel Educational Presentations: Overview and Industry Perspectives

Biofuel Overview
Dr.Matt Pelkki, Arkansas Forest Resources Center, Monticello, Arkansas

Cellulosic Ethanol - Why it will succeed in the South
Ron Barmore, Range Fuels, Broomfield, Colorado

The BRI Gasification/Fermentation Process
Dr. Ed Clausen, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas
3:00pm Break
3:20pm General Session
Biofuel Educational Presentations: Issues Involved in Collecting, Moving and the Delivering Biomass

How the Farmer and the Forester Will Save America
Dick Carmichael, Price Industries

Slash Bundling Research
Dr. David Patterson, Arkansas Forest Resources Center, Monticello, Arkansas
5:30pm Networking Time (Silent Auction, Cash Bar)
6:30pm Awards Banquet (provided)
Friday, November 30, 2007
7:00am Arkansas Division Breakfast (provided)
Oklahoma Division Breakfast (provided)
8:00am General Session
Ouachita SAF Business Meeting
Tom Kuzmic, OSAF Chair
Michael Goergen, SAF Executive Vice President

Biofuel Educational Presentations
The Potential of Oklahoma Redcedar to Serve as a Biofuel Feedstock
Dr. Rodney Will, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma
10:00am Break
10:20am General Session
Biofuel Educational Presentations: Ecosystem Issues in Harvesting Biomass

Challenges to Sustaining Site Productivity with Intensive Biofuel Harvesting
Dr. Andrew Scott, Southern Research Station, USFS Pineville, Louisiana

Bioenergy and its Wildlife Implications
Dr. Phil Tappe, Arkansas Forest Resources Center, Monticello, Arkansas

What Does Cellulosic Biofuel Feedstock Production Mean for Water Quality and Conservation in Arkansas?
Dr. Hal Liechty, Arkansas Forest Resources Center, Monticello, Arkansas
Noon Adjourn - Lunch on your own


Registration Information

The Early Registration fee for this meeting will be $85.00 (Student fee $25.00). Late Registration (after November 20) will be $125.00 payable to the OSAF in care of Joe Friend, Arkansas Forestry Commission, UAM Box 3123, Monticello, AR 71656. Download the registration form here (pdf).

Please make payment by November 20 to avoid paying the late fee!!!

The meeting will be held at the Clarion Resort on the Lake, in Hot Springs. A block of rooms has been set aside for the meeting. Please make you own room reservation at 1.800.432.5145 or online.

Meeting Sponsors

Georgia Pacific
Progressive Solutions
First National Bank of Crossett
Silvicraft