DuBose
Porter Center at HGTC, 560 Pinehill Road, Dublin, Georgia 31021
3:00 – 6:00 PM Paulownia 101 – Beginner’s Seminar, LaQuinta Inn
7:00 – 9:00 PM Board of Directors Meeting at LaQuinta Inn, Dublin, GA
8:00 – 8:30 AM Registration and Vendor Setup
8:30 – 8:45 Welcome and Introductions by Dr. Vince Luchsinger, President, American Paulownia Association, Inc.
8:45 – 9:15 “State of Forestry In Georgia ”: Mr. Thomas Barrett, Georgia Forestry commission
9:15 – 10:00 “Cellulosic Ethanol Production”: Mr. Mark Rowland and Mr. Patrick Wright, Range Fuels, Planted Feed Stock Development.
10:00 – 10:30 Break; Refreshments by the Broom Brothers; Visit with Members, Vendors and Guests.
10:30 – 11:00 “Sustainability Factors & Other Issues”: Dr. Vince Luchsinger, President, American Paulownia Association, Inc.
11:00 – 11:30 “Strategic Planning – A Preview of the 2010 Annual Paulownia Conference in Austin Texas”: Mr. Shaye Stevens, Dime Box, TX
11:30 – 12:00 PM General Membership Business Meeting
12:00 – 1:00 Lunch by Golden Corral; Visit with members, vendors and guests.
1:00 – 2:00 “International Marketing, Research & Other Reports”: Mr. Jack Dickey, International Paulownia Marketing Chairman; Mr. George Newsome, Paulownia Research Chairman; & Dan Blickenstaff, Past President, American Paulownia Association, Inc.
2:00 – 2:30 “Saw Mill Operation and Marketing Paulownia Lumber”: Mr. Rod Mortenson, Swansea, SC
2:30 – 3:00 Break; Refreshments by the Broom Brothers; Visit with Members, Vendors and Guests.
3:00 – 3:30 Member Reports, Auction & Other Activities
3:30 – 4:30 Expert Panel – Open Forum with Audience Participation, Q&A
4:30 – 5:00 Recognitions, Awards, Field
Trip Preludes, and More
5:00 Adjourn Meeting, Field Trip to Brent DuBois Plantation
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Saturday, March 28, 2009 8:30 AM Several field trips are planned to the local Paulownia plantations of Ralph Donaldson. The car caravan will be formed and depart from the LaQuinta Inn parking lot at 8:30 AM promptly. |
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The theme of the seventeenth annual meeting is “Plantation Paulownia Revisited – Site Selection, Planting, Maintenance, Harvesting & Marketing”, and will address Paulownia with respect to: silva-culture, product development, marketing, energy production and current research activities.
Landowners, growers, farmers, foresters, loggers, wood product manufacturers, home construction fabricators, investors, green industry enthusiasts, energy researchers and producers, and anyone interested in learning more about Paulownia.
There is beginner’s seminar scheduled for Thursday afternoon from 3:00PM – 6:00PM at the LaQuinta Inn. Following the conference activities Friday afternoon, a field trip is scheduled to the Brent DuBois Paulownia plantation. Additional field trips are planned to the local plantations of Ralph Donaldson Saturday morning starting at 8:30AM.
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REGISTRATION FOR THE 18th ANNUAL AMERICAN PAULOWNIA
ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE
Name(s)______________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
Please list
the name(s) of all attendees for registration & name tag purposes
Business /
Affiliation_____________________________________________________________
Address________________________________City______________State_____Zip__________
Phone___________________________________E-mail________________________________
Registration Fees: {Includes all conference
activities: lectures, meals, breaks, and field trips.
$60/person
(APA Member*, registrations received prior to 3/20/09):….$60 x______=
$_________
*(Members of
the American Walnut Council and the Forest Landowners Assoc. admitted at member
rates.)
Please check
one) _____APA Member; _____Walnut Council Member; _____Forest Landowners Assoc.
$30/person
(Attending spouses, employees, and luncheon & dinner guests)..$30 x____=
$_____
$70/person
(Non members & late registrations after 3/20/09):…………$70 x______=
$_________
Vendor
table desired: ( ) yes, ( ) no
There is no fee for vendor tables, request only that a door prize
or silent
auction article be donated with a retail value of $15.00 or more.
TOTAL AMOUNT ENCLOSED =
$__________
Please Make Checks Payable To: American Paulownia Assn., Inc.
Mail To: Sharon
Blickenstaff
APA Secretary/Treasurer
Attn:
Convention Registration
16345
Mt. Tabor Rd.
Hagerstown,
MD 21740
*Bring along your personal items made
from Paulownia (free display space provided).
If you wish to set
up an exhibit or require a vendor
table, contact Dan Blickenstaff by email at mthope@erols.com;
or by
phone at 301-790-2372, prior to
3/20/09.