2011 SCHEDULE
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 16, 2011
5:00 - 7:00 PM
Early-Bird Registration
THURSDAY, MARCH 17, 2011
GENERAL SESSION
8:00 - 8:15 AM
Welcome
8:15 - 8:30 AM
Session Moderator Comments
Ray Moistner, Executive Director, Indiana Hardwood Lumbermen's Association
8:30 - 9:30 AM
World Wood Market Overview
Around the Globe perspective on raw material (wood) markets, certification and sustainability, Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) on hardwood lumber, EU "illegal timber law" and implications for non-certified U.S. hardwoods
Michael Snow, Executive Director, American Hardwood Export Council
9:30 - 10:15 AM
How to Demonstrate Due Care ( Lacey Act) & Establish a Responsible Sourcing Program
Keri Hess, Smart Source US, Rainforest Alliance
10:15 - 10:30 AM
BREAK
10:30 - 11:15 AM
Case Study: A Journey to Responsible Purchasing
Century Furniture's journey toward a formal Responsible Purchasing Policy and the infrastructure needed to support it.
Roger Jones,VP - Global Logistics, Century Furniture
11:15 - 12:00 PM
Using Carbon Sequestration in Wood as a Marketing Tool
Margaret Fisher, Marketing Director, Lange Brothers Woodwork Co. Inc.
12:00 - 1:00 PM
LUNCH
Wood Certification Session
Panel with Presentations
1:00 - 1:15 PM
Session Moderator Comments
Mark Barford, Executive Director, National Hardwood Lumber Assocation
1:15 - 1:35 PM
Forest Stewardship Council (FSC)
Corey Brinkema, President, Forest Stewardship Council
1:35 - 1:55 PM
Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI)
Rick Cantrell, VP & COO, SFI
1:55 - 2:15 PM
Pan-European Forestry Certification (PEFC)
Bob Simpson, SVP Forestry Program, American Forest Foundation
2:15 - 2:35 PM
Case Study: Indiana's 5-Year Certification Experience on Public and Private Forestland and with Chain-of-Custody
Carl Hauser, Director of Certification Programs, Indiana State Forests
2:35 - 3:15 PM
Panel / Audience Q&A
3:15 - 3:30 PM
BREAK
3:30 - 4:15 PM
FSC Chain of Custody / Group Certification Updates
• Requirements / Thresholds
• Steps
• Benefits
Dr. Wolfram Pinker, Partner, American Green Business LLC
4:15 - 5:00 PM
Case Study: Group Certification
Managing private certified forests as a key strategy for today's wood products companies with comments on development of markets for certified wood
Paul Davis and Richard (Rene) Tayor, Columbia Forest Products
5:00 - 7:30 PM
NETWORKING RECEPTION WITH TABLETOP EXHIBITS
FRIDAY, MARCH 18, 2011
8:00 - 8:15
Session Moderator Comments
Kip Howlett, President, Hardwood Plywood & Veneer Association
8:15 - 8:55 AM
Update: CARB and National Formaldehyde Rule
Gary Heroux, VP of Product Acceptance, Composite Panel Association
Association "Green" Program Updates
8:55 - 9:15 AM
BIFMA level Sustainability Standard
Tom Reardon, Executive Director, Business and Institutional Furniture Manufacturers Association
9:15 - 9:35 AM
AHFA ECO3Home
Bill Perdue, VP of Regulatory Affairs, American Home Furnishings Alliance
9:35 - 9:55 AM
CPA's Environmental Certification Program
Gary Heroux, VP of Product Acceptance, Composite Panel Assn.
9:55 - 10:15 AM
Panel/ Audience Q&A
10:15 - 10:30 AM
BREAK
10:30 - 11:15 AM
Case Study: Sustainability as a Component to Business Growth
• Recognizing and using customer requirements
• Green certifications, product declarations and transparency
• Supply chain involvement
Steve Brewster, Director of Social Responsibility/Sustainability, Kimball Office
11:15 AM - 11:45 AM
Urban Forests: The Next Generation of Certified Wood
• Results of Chicago Urban Wood Utilization Project
• A motion for FSC to recognize urban wood as post-consumer reclaimed wood
• Petition for FSC to certify the management of urban forest
• A 300 ANSI Standards Committee to develop urban wood guidelines
Jessica Simons, Natural Resources Specialist, Southeast Michigan Resource Conservation & Development Council
11:45 AM - Noon
Update on Educational and Research Activities for the Wood Industry
Steve Milauskas, Director, Wood Education Resource Center
Noon - 1:00 PM
LUNCH
Optional Plant Tours: Thiesing Veneer & G.R. Wood
1:00 PM
Depart Marriott East Hotel
1:40 PM
Arrive in Moorseville, IN (Southwest of Indianapolis and near the airport)
Visit Thiesing Veneer, a family-owned flat and half-round fine face veneer slicing operation. Only about 30 of these operations exist in North America. In addition to slicing equipment, the plant has cooking vats, driers and clipping lines. A circle sawmill is used to flitch logs.
Visit G.R. Wood, a sales and marketing operation with both international and domestic sales. The tour will showcase selected species and quality levels of hardwood veneer.
Both companies have FSC Chain of Custody and process some controlled and pure wood.
Tour Rules & Resstrictions
1. The plant tours are available to Green Conference registrants only.
2. The number of tour registrations which can be accepted is limited. Please register promptly.
3. Tour hosts reserve the right to review the registration list and to prohibit employees of direct competitors from participating in the tour. Name badges issued at registration, must be worn at all times.
4. Audio, video or digital taping or photographing is not permitted.
5. Please bring your own safety shoes and glasses. No open-toed shoes allowed.
4:00 PM
Depart for Indianapolis Airport
4:30 PM
Arrive at Indianapolis Airport
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