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Conference Agenda
| WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27 | ||||
| 3:00 - 5:00 PM | Arrival/Registration | |||
| 5:00 - 7:00 PM | Evening Reception/Networking | |||
| THURSDAY, APRIL 28 | ||||
| 7:00 - 8:00 AM | Breakfast/Networking | |||
| Welcome | ||||
| 8:00 - 8:30 AM | Janaki Alavalapati, Dean of the College of Forestry & Wildlife Sciences, Auburn University - Presentation: Welcome Remarks | |||
| James W. Rane, Trustee, Auburn University Board of Trustees | Founder & CEO, Great Southern Wood Preserving, Inc. - Presentation: Opening Remarks | ||||
| Keynote | ||||
| 8:30 - 9:00 AM | Jeff Peters, Regional Director, WoodWorks - Wood Products Council - Presentation: What’s Your Why? | |||
| 9:00 - 9:15 AM | Break/Networking | |||
| Plenary Sessions | ||||
| 9:15 - 9:45 AM | Brian Via, Regions Bank Professor | Director of Forest Products Development Center, Auburn University - Presentation: Auburn’s Development of Forest Products for CLT | |||
| 9:45 - 10:15 AM | Tom Chung, Principal, Leers Weinzapfel Associates | Professor of Practice, Auburn University - Presentation: Cross Laminated Timber Typology, Architecture, and Education | |||
| 10:15 - 10:45 AM | Derek Ratchford, CEO, SmartLam North America - Presentation: Southern Pine - Mass Timber Trajectory | |||
| 10:45 - 11:00 AM | Break/Networking | |||
| 11:00 - 11:30 AM | Christopher Meyer, Assistant Professor, University of Miami | Principal, Atelier Mey - Presentation: Seeing the Forest for the Trees | |||
| 11:30 - 12:00 PM | Annie Perkins, Senior Director, Green Building & Supply Chain, Sustainable Forestry Initiative - Presentation: Advancing Sustainability Through SFI Certification | |||
| 12:00 - 1:30 PM | Lunch/Networking | |||
| Melinda Gable, Executive Director, Forest Landowner Foundation - Presentation: Remarks | ||||
| 1:30 - 2:15 PM | Panel Discussion | |||
| 2:15 - 2:30 PM | Break/Networking | |||
| Concurrent Sessions | ||||
| Concurrent Session 1: Auditorium | Concurrent Session 2: Oak Room | |||
| 2:30 - 2:55 PM | Elaine Oneil, Director of Science & Sustainability, CORRIM - Presentation: Carbon Smart Forestry as a Precursor to Carbon Smart Buildings | Colin Shane, Principal, RDH Building Science - Presentation: Mass Timber Facades | ||
| 2:55 - 3:20 PM | Jeff Morrow, Mass Timber Business Developer, Timberlab, Inc. - Presentation: Incorporating Beauty & Sustainability into Building Projects | Shawna Meyer, Principal, Atelier Mey - Presentation: A[mass]ing a Wood Design Language | ||
| 3:20 - 3:45 PM | Devon Dartnell, Director of Research & Market Analysis, Georgia Forestry Commission - Presentation: Carbon Credits for Building with CLT & Other Sustainable Materials | David Roueche and Kadir Sener, Assistant Professors, Auburn University, Presentation: Using CLT Panels in Timber-Steel Composite Floor Systems | ||
| 3:45 - 4:10 PM | Aaron Gould, Sustainability Manager, VaproShield LLC - Presentation: Risk Assessment and Appropriate Strategies for Protecting CLT in Wet and Varying Climates | Brian Campa, Principal, Cooper Carry - Presentation: Building & Designing with Southern Yellow Pine CLT | ||
| 4:10 - 4:30 PM | Break/Networking | |||
| Plenary Session | ||||
| 4:30 - 5:00 PM | Patricia Layton, Director, Wood Utilization & Design Institute, Clemson University - Presentation: Mass Timber Growth & Sustainability | |||
| 5:00 - 5:30 PM | Break/Networking | |||
| Poster Session | ||||
| 5:30 - 6:30 PM | Informal Poster Session | |||
| Closing Remarks | ||||
| 6:30 - 8:00 PM | Dinner, Chris Isaacson, President & CEO, Alabama Forestry Association, Presentation: Closing Remarks | |||
| FRIDAY, APRIL 29 | ||||
| 7:00 - 8:00 AM | Breakfast/Networking | |||
| 8:00 - 3:00 PM | Tours Depart: | |||
| Local CLT tour - Auburn, AL | ||||
| SmartLam North America’s Southeast Manufacturing Facility tour - Dothan, AL | ||||
| 8:15 - 10:15 AM | Informal Roundtable Discussions |
