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Conference Agenda
| Tentative Agenda (As of 4/28/25) | Conference held within Central Time Zone, except where noted. |
|---|---|
| MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 29 | |
| 3:00 - 5:00 PM | Arrival/Registration - Prefunction Foyer |
| 5:00 - 7:00 PM | Evening Reception/Networking/Opening Remarks - Legacy Ballroom |
| Remarks: Dean, Associate Dean, College of Forestry, Widlife and Environment, Auburn University | |
| TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30 | |
| 7:00 - 8:00 AM | Registration - Prefunction Foyer |
| Breakfast/Networking - Grand Ballroom | |
| Welcome & Opening Remarks - Auditorium | |
| 8:00 - 8:30 AM | Welcome: Janaki Alavalapati, Emmett F. Thompson Dean, College of Forestry, Wildlife & Environment, Auburn University |
| Opening Remarks: Auburn University Leadership | |
| Keynote Session 1 - Auditorium | The "Three M" as related to Forest Carbon: Market, Measurement, and Management |
| 8:30 - 10:00 AM | Introduction by Daowei Zhang, Assoc. Dean of Research, Alumni and George W. Peake Professor of Forest Economics, College of Forestry, Wildlife & Environment, Auburn University |
| Keynote Address 1: Forest Carbon Markets with Jesse Henderson, Project Leader, Forest Economics and Policy, U.S. Forest Service | |
| Q&A | |
| Keynote Address 2: Forest Carbon Measurements (Speaker TBD) | |
| Q&A | |
| 10:00 - 10:30 AM | Break/Networking/Exhibits - Prefunction Foyer |
| Concurrent Session 1 - Multiple Locations | |
| 10:30 - 12:00 PM | Concurrent Sessions - Speakers TBD |
| Concurrent Session 1, Forest Carbon Markets (Compliance, Voluntary, and Corporate In-house Offsets) | |
| Concurrent Session 2, Forest Carbon Programs | |
| Concurrent Session 3, Forest Measurements, New Tools, and Emerging Geospatial Technologies | |
| Concurrent Session 4, Forest Management Contributing to Carbon Sequestration and Forest Resilience | |
| Concurrent Session 5, Landowner Behavior in Response to Forest Carbon Market Development & Other Initiatives | |
| 12:00 - 1:15 PM | Buffet Lunch/Networking - Grand Ballroom |
| Keynote Session 2 - Auditorium | |
| 1:15 - 2:45 PM | Introduction by Adam Maggard, Extension Specialist & Harry E. Murphy Associate Professor, College of Forestry, Wildlife & Environment, Auburn University |
| Keynote Address 3: Carbon and Forest Ecosystem Services with Jiquan Chen, Professor, Department of Geography, Environment, and Spatial Sciences, College of Social Science, Michigan State University | |
| Q&A | |
| Keynote Address 4: Forest Resilience with Colette DeGarady, Director, Longleaf Pine Whole System, The Nature Conservancy | |
| Q&A | |
| 2:45 - 3:00 PM | Break/Networking/Exhibitons - Prefunction Foyer |
| Concurrent Session 2 - Multiple Locations | |
| 3:00 - 4:45 PM | Concurrent Sessions- Speakers TBD |
| Concurrent Session 6, Life-cycle Analysis of Forests & Forest Products for Carbon Storage & Climate Mitigation | |
| Concurrent Session 7, Government Policies & Climate-smart Forestry | |
| Concurrent Session 8, Corporate ESG Requirements as Related to Forest Carbon Offsets | |
| Concurrent Session 9, Forest Deterioration and Threats (Wildfires, Pests, Pathogens and Invasive Species) | |
| Concurrent Session 10, Forest Resistance, Adaptation and Resilience to Weather Events | |
| 4:45 - 5:00 PM | Break/Networking/Exhibitions - Prefunction Foyer |
| Poster Session - Legacy Ballroom | |
| 5:00 - 6:45 PM | Poster Session/Refreshments/Networking |
| Dinner- Grand Ballroom | |
| 6:45 - 8:45 PM | Remarks |
| WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 1 | |
| 7:00 - 8:00 AM | Continental Breakfast/Networking - Grand Ballroom |
| Keynote Session 5 & Panel Discussion - Auditorium | |
| 8:00 - 9:30 AM | Introduction (Speaker TBD) |
| Keynote Address 5: Carbon & Forest Management (Speaker TBD) | |
| Q&A | |
| Planning Committee Remarks | |
| Panelists TBD: | |
| Q&A | |
| 9:30 - 9:45 AM | Break/Networking/Exhibitions Prefunction Foyer |
| Concurrent Session 3 - Multiple Locations | |
| 9:45-11:15 AM | Concurrent Sessions - Speakers TBD |
| Concurrent Session 11, Silvicultural Tools to Enhance the Resilience of Forests to Changing Environments | |
| Concurrent Session 12, Cross-country Regional Analysis of Forest Carbon Sequestration and Forest Resilience | |
| Concurrent Session 13, Forest Carbon Programs: An International Perspective | |
| Concurrent Session 14, Achieving Accurate Carbon Measurements Across Multiple Scales | |
| Concurrent Session 15, Landowner Behavior in Response to Forest Carbon Market Development & Other Initiatives | |
| Tours | |
| Tour Day 1 | |
| 11:15 - 11:30 AM CT | Tour Gathering /Departure - Hotel |
| Box Lunch Provided During Travel to Dothan, Alabama | |
| 2:30 - 3:30 PM CT | Location 1: Carbon Market Forest Landowner Property Tour |
| 3:30 - 4:45 PM CT | Location 2: Biochar/Cross-Laminated Timber Facility Tour |
| 4:45 - 6:15 PM CT/7:15 PM ET | Travel to Newton, GA |
| Location 3: Jones Center at Ichauway | |
| 8:00 - 9:00 PM ET | Dinner at the Jones Center |
| Overnight Lodging at Jones Center & Local Hotel | |
| THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2 | |
| Tour Day 2 | |
| 7:00 - 8:00 AM ET | Breakfast at the Jones Center |
| 8:00 - 11:45 PM ET | Tour of the Jones Center |
| 12:00 - 1:00 PM ET | Lunch at the Jones Center |
| 1:30 PM ET - 3:30 PM CT | Travel to Auburn, AL |
| 3:30 PM CT | Return to the Hotel at Auburn University and Dixon Conference Center |
