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For sponsorship and tabletop display information, contact:

Dan Cassens, professor, Purdue University at 765.494.3644 or email dcassens@purdue.edu.

Rich Christianson, associate publisher, Wood & Wood Products, at 847.415.8024 or email rchristianson@ vancepublishing.com.
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Purdue University
wood and wood products

Sponsored by

Banks Hardwood

Wood Education and Resource Center

In cooperation with

Association for Retail Environments

American Hardwood Export Council

Appalachian Hardwood Manufacturers, Inc.

Architectural Woodwork Institute

Association of Woodworking and Furnishings Suppliers

Business and Institutional Furniture Manufacturers Assn.

Composite Panel Assn.

Hardwood Plywood & Veneer Assn.

Hardwood Review Weekly

Hardwood Tree Improvement and Research Center, Purdue University

Indiana Department of Natural Resources, Division of Forestry

Indiana Hardwood Lumbermen's Assn.

Indiana State Department of Agriculture

International Wood Products Assn.

National Hardwood Lumber Assn.

Wood Component Manufacturers Assn.

Book your hotel stay today with the Dollars and Sense of Going Green Seminar group rate

Rennaissance Schaumburg hotel group rate:

$124 per night (plus 14% state and local taxes)

Rates Apply: Nov. 18-20

Call 1-847-303-4100 and mention the "Going Green Conference" for your special discount rate or click below.

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Find Your Way to The Second Annual Dollars & Sense of Going Green Seminar


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The Dollars & Sense of Going Green Conference takes place at the Renaissance Schaumburg Hotel, just minutes from O'Hare International Airport and downtown Chicago.

From O'Hare Airport: Take I-90 west; exit Route 53 north. Take Algonquin Road exit. Turn left on Algonquin Road
and head west. Turn left at Meachum Road and go two blocks
to Thoreau Drive. Turn left, then right into the hotel complex.

From Midway Airport: Take 290 west, which merges with Route 53 north. Then follow above directions (from O'Hare).

 

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