71st ANNUAL OREGON LOGGING CONFERENCE

LOGGING, CONSTRUCTION, TRUCKING AND HEAVY EQUIPMENT EXPO

"A SEVENTY YEAR TRADITION ~ FORESTRY, EQUIPMENT, EDUCATION"

TENTATIVE PROGRAM AND SCHEDULE OF ENTERTAINMENT


 

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2009
Evening Activities Held At The Eugene Hilton

5p.m-8p.m.  Registration, Eugene Hilton Hotel
5p.m-8p.m. Hosted Cocktails, Meet and Greet, Eugene Hilton Hotel 
Oregon Women In Timber “Preview of Auction Items”

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2009
All Program Sessions Held At Lane County Fairgrounds

7a.m - 4p.m. Registration, Convention Center Lobby
8a.m. - 5p.m. Equipment Displays Open
7:00a.m.-9a.m.  Opening Session Breakfast, Wheeler Pavilion -
(Tickets included with PAID Registration)
9:00a.m.  Call to Order, Wheeler Pavilion – 1 Credit
President's Address - Joel Olson
Keynote Speakers
Ed Shepard, BLM State Director for Oregon and Washington
"Trees,Tradition,Tomorrow, BLM’s 70 Year Legacy"

Russ Hoeflich, Vice President & Oregon Director, The Nature Conservancy
“Conservation View of Public Forests”
11a.m-1:15p.m.  Free Time to View Equipment Displays
1:15p.m. Meeting Called To Order - Wheeler Pavilion
1:00p.m. Forest Practices Operator of The Year Presentation - Wheeler Pavilion
2p.m New Technology Equipment – Wheeler Pavilion – 2 Credits
Mike Schmidt, Forestry Biomass Project Mgr., John Deere Construction & Forestry
“Biomass Bundling Technology”
Dan Boak, Boak Logging Co., California and Sam Baker, Eagle Carriage & Machine, La Grande, Oregon
“Eagle Claw Grapple”
Nate Burton, Forestry Marketing Manager, Komatsu Forest
“GPS Harvesting Technology”
John Rubiales, Emissions Solutions Specialist, Peterson Tractor Co., San Leandro, California,
“Over View Of California Off-Road Diesel Emissions Regulations”
5:00p.m.  Sawdust Bowl
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2009
All Program Sessions Held At Lane County Fairgrounds
7a.m-4p.m.  Registration, Convention Center Lobby
8a.m-5p.m. Equipment Displays Open
6:30a.m-8a.m.  Hosted Breakfast – Wheeler Pavilion 
(Tickets included with PAID Registration)
8:30a.m-10:30a.m.  Oregon Forest Practices Seminar – Wheeler Pavilion -2 FP Credits
“Ease Your Pain & Suffering By Effectively Coping With The Notification/Permitting Process”
Russ Anderson, Stewardship Forester, Oregon Department of Forestry
Richard “Rick” Gibson, Fire Prevention Manager, Oregon Dept. of Forestry.
Doug Grafe, Toledo Unit Forester, Oregon Department of Forestry
8:30a.m-10:30a.m.  Washington Forest Practices Seminar – Rules & “How-to’s” Involving Eastside RMZ’s & Wetlands.
NW Meeting Room, Performance Hall – 2 FP Credits
Rules & “How-to’s” Involving Eastside RMZ’s & Wetlands
Moderator Gary Graves, Washington Department of Natural Resources
Bart Ausland, Washington Department of Natural Resources
Todd Bates, Washington Department of Natural Resources
 9:30a.m-10:30a.m. Seminar 1 Update on OSHA  Cab Regulations  - 1 Credit
Larry Fipps, Safety Trainer, Oregon OSHA
Mark Wilkinson, Deere / Hitachi Specialty Products
10:45-11:45a.m. Seminar 1 - Update on OSHA Cab Regulations will repeat
10:45-11:45a.m. Seminar 2Equipment Remote Monitoring with GPS1 credit
Tom Remy, Qualcomm
Karen Blythe, Construction Industry Crime Prevention Program
12:15p.m.-1:15p.m-

Seminar 2 – Equipment Remote Monitoring with GPS will repeat

1:00p.m-2:00p.m.

Seminar 3Tire Maintenance and Management presented by Michelin Tire -1Credit
Doug Jones, Customer Engineering Support Mgr., Michelin North America, Inc. Scott Green, Field Engineer, Michelin North America, Inc.

2:15p.m-3:15p.m.

Seminar 3 – Tire Maintenance & Management will repeat

10:30a.m-12:00a.m

Active Hands On Tree Climber Rescue1 Credit
Mark Standley Jr., Bighorn Logging Corp.
Carl Burge, Bighorn Logging Corp.

1:00p.m-2:30p.m 

Active Hands-On - Tree Climber Rescue will repeat - 1 Credit

10:30a.m-12:00a.m Active Hands-On - Update on Weight and Tie Down Regulations - 1Credit
Ken Norwood, Compliance Specialist II, ODOT/MCTD Safety Enforcement Susan Combs, Compliance Specialist II, ODOT / MCTD Safety Enforcement in  Springfield, Oregon.
1:00a.m-2:30a.m

Active Hands-On – Update on Weight & Tire Down Regulations will repeat – 1 Credit

1:30p.m-3:30p.m

Oregon Forest Practices Seminar– Wheeler Pavilion - 2 FP Credit
New Protection Rules For Headwater Streams & Specific Operating Restrictions For Other  Stream Classifications”
Jeff Hepler, Stewardship Forester, Oregon Department of Forestry
Craig Pettinger, Stewardship Forester, Oregon Department of Forestry

1:30p.m-3:30p.m

Washington Forest Practices Seminar – New Long Term Forest Practice Application Rules & Procedures - NW Meeting Room, Performance Hall - 2 FP Credit
“New Long Term Forest Practice Application Rules & Procedures”
Gary Graves, Washington Department of Natural Resources
Mary McDonald, Washington, Department of Natural Resources

5p.m Sawdust Bowl

LADIES' DESSERTS FOR DREAMS EVENT WILL BE HELD AT THE EUGENE HILTON

1:30p.m-3:30p.m

Charity Fundraiser For SMART
Oregon's leading nonprofit early literacy organization, SMART (Start Making A Reader Today) mobilizes thousands of caring adult volunteers to read one-on-one weekly with two K-3 children.

Friday Evening Activities Held at The Eugene Hilton – Playwrights Hall
Oregon Women In Timber - Talk About Trees Fund Raiser
Auction, Reception, Banquet and Dance

5p.m.  Doors Open for Silent Auction 
6p.m-9p.m.  Hosted Reception
7p.m.  Elegant Sit-down Dinner
8p.m.  Live Auction with Dancing to Follow
12 midnight Close of Evening

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2009
All Activites Held At Lane County Fairgrounds

9a.m-2p.m.  All Exhibits Open To Public – Lane County Fairgrounds
Family Fun and Education Displays – Wheeler Pavilion 
High School Forestry Skills Competition - Outside Display Area
9a.m-2p.m.  Show Closed - All Inside and Outside Exhibits

Oregon Logging Conference
P.O. Box 10669, Eugene, Oregon 97440 USA
USA Phone: 1-800-595-9191, International Phone: (541) 686-9191
Email:
oregonlogging1@aol.com