Sunday February 23, 2020

2:15 – 5:00 pm

Exhibitor Set Up

Grand Ballroom C

2:15 – 6:00 pm

Registration Opens, Danielle Atkins, SESAF Secretary

Pre-function 1

3:30 – 6:00 pm

Office, Edgewater staff available

Royal Palm

6:00 – 7:00 pm

Welcome Reception

Grand Ballroom C

7:00 – 8:00 pm

Student Quiz Bowl: Host - Scott Sager, University of Florida

Grand Ballroom B

Monday February 24, 2020

7:00 am

Registration Opens

Pre-function 1

7:00 – 8:30 am

Breakfast Breakout (Alumni/Student/Others)

Auburn

Sago Palm 1

Florida

Sago Palm 2

Georgia

Sago Palm 2

ABAC/AAMU/Open to all others

Palm West

10:00 – 12:00

Student/Employer Networking Session; Scott Sager, UF, Moderator

AAMU, ABAC, AU, FAMU, TU, UF, UGA

Palm West

8:00 – 6:00

Exhibits Open

Grand Ballroom C

8:00 – 5:00

General Session

Grand Ballroom B

8:45 – 9:00

Welcome, Acknowledge Platinum Sponsors, Introduction of Keynote Speaker, Dr. Pat Minogue, SESAF Chair

9:00 – 10:00

Keynote Address: Jim Karels, Director and State Forester, Florida Forest Service; “Where we have been and where we are going”

10:00 – 10:30

Break with Exhibitors

Grand Ballroom C

10:30 – 11:15

Dr. Christa Court, Director Economic Impact Analysis Program, Univ. Florida; “Economic losses for AL, FL, and GA timber resulting from Hurricane Michael”

Grand Ballroom B

11:15 – 12:00

Dr. Eben Broadbent, Assistant Professor, School of Forest Resources and Conservation, Univ. Florida; “Use of UAS LiDAR and multispectral imagery in hurricane damage assessment”

12:00 – 1:00

Lunch

Grand Ballroom A

1:15 – 3:00

Panel Discussion: “Salvage/Debris Utilization Options”

Dave Lewis, VP, Southern Forestry Consultants, Former SAF President - Moderator

• Clay Crosby – President, Twin Rivers Timber, Perry, GA – Biomass

   

• Jeremy Sapp – Sapp’s Land & Excavating, Inc., Cottondale, FL – Chipping

   

• Alan Keeton – Procurement Mgr., Spanish Trail Lumber Co., Marianna, FL - Sawmill

   

• Clint Beckham – President, Burgundy Timber, Inc., Bainbridge, GA – Logging

   

• Dr. Jarek Nowak – Florida Forest Service, Tallahassee, FL – Utilization

Grand Ballroom B

3:00 – 3:30

Break with Exhibitors

Grand Ballroom C

3:30 – 4:15

Amanda Lang, COO & VP Client Services, Forisk Consulting, LLC; “Impacts of Hurricane Michael on softwood supply”

Grand Ballroom B

4:15 – 5:00

Jib A. Davidson, C.F., Timber Financial Analyst, Columbia Timber company & United Country Real Estate, “Casualty losses and reforestation using the Qualified Timber Property”

Adjourn

6:00 – 7:00

Reception and Silent Auction

Grand Ballroom C

7:00 – 8:30

Awards Banquet

Grand Ballroom A

Tuesday February 25, 2020

7:00 am

Registration Opens

Pre-function 1

7:30 – 8:30 am

Open Breakfast

Palm West

7:30 – 8:30 am

SAF Division Breakfasts and Business Meetings

Auburn

Sago Palm 1

Florida

Sago Palm 2

Georgia

Sago Palm 2

8:00 – 12:00

Exhibits

Grand Ballroom C

8:00 – 12:00

General Session

Grand Ballroom B

8:30 – 8:45

Opening, Amanda Lang, Chair Elect SESAF

8:45 – 9:30

Dr. Jiri Hulcr, Associate Professor, School of Forest Resources and Conservation, UF; “Assessment and mitigation of pine beetle losses”

9:30 – 10:15

John Fish*, Chief of Forest Protection, Florida Forest Service; “Mitigating wildfire losses following Hurricane Michael”

10:15 – 10:45

Break with Exhibitors

10:45 – 11:30

Dr. David Dickens, Forest Productivity Professor, Univ. Georgia

Dr. Pat Minogue, Associate Professor of Silviculture, Univ. Florida; “Exploring reforestation options following hurricane damage”

11:30 – 12:00

Endnote Speaker: Alan Shelby, Executive VP, Florida Forestry Association; “Update on policy and legislative issues”

Adjourn