Mississippi Society of American Foresters
The Business of Forestry
August 29-30, 2019
Eagle Ridge Conference Center
1500 Raymond Lake Road, Raymond, MS
Agenda | Location | Continuing Education | Download Brochure
Agenda
| Thursday, August 29, 2019 | |
| 11:00 am | Registration open |
| 12:50 pm | Welcome |
| 1:00 pm | New Markets for Wood Andy Gipson, Ag Commissioner & Ginger Williamson, Timber Commerce Liaison Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce |
| 2:00 pm | Enhanced FIA and other Advancements in MS Forest Inventory Brian Mitchell, GIS Program Manager, Mississippi Forestry Commission |
| 2:30 pm | Break with Exhibitors |
| 3:00 pm | Electronic Load Ticketing, Automated Reconciliations, & Settlements for all Stakeholders and Forest Technology Update Johnny Thompson, Managing Partner, Landmark Spatial Solutions, LLC, Starkville |
| 5:15 pm | Hospitality Room |
| 6:00 pm | Awards Dinner |
| Friday, August 30 | |
| 7:00 am | Registration open |
| 7:15 am | Breakfast |
| 8:30 am | SAF’s Value Proposition John W. McNulty CF, 2019 SAF President |
| 10:30 am | Break with Exhibitors
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| 11:00 am | MS SAF Business Meeting |
| 12:00 pm | Adjourn |
Conference Location
Eagle Ridge Conference Center, 1500 Raymond Lake Road, Raymond, MS 39154Lodging
Lodging at Eagle Ridge Conference Center. $85/night, single or double. Offer ends Aug 8. Non-smoking facility.
Fishing lake available to guests. For tee time at 18-hole golf course 601-857-5993. History, museums, and shopping are nearby. Clinton is 9 miles away with other lodging options.
Continuing Education
5.5 Hours approved- Day 1 - 3.5 Cat 1
- Day 2 - General 1.0 Cat 1
- Ethics 1.0 Cat 1
The Mississippi Society of American Foresters (MS SAF) supports the restoration and maintenance of longleaf pine on appropriate sites in the Gulf Coastal Plain of Mississippi.
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