| Monday,
April 10, 2006: Red
Lion Hotel on Fifth Avenue, Emerald Ballroom |
|
40th
International Wood Composites Symposium
Emerald Ballroom, Red Lion Hotel on Fifth Avenue
Seattle Washington |
6:30
pm - 9:00 pm
|
Welcome
Reception – Terrace Garden Restaurant, Fifth Floor
Full bar, hearty hors d’oeuvres
Complimentary bar & refreshments hosted by Flamex and Siempelkamp
Symposium Check-in/Registration available during reception
|
| Tuesday,
April 11, 2006: Emerald
Ballroom I |
|
| 7:30
am - 5:00 pm |
Symposium
Check-in/Registration |
Emerald
Ballroom Foyer
Third Floor |
|
| Symposium
Opening & Awards |
|
|
Time |
Speaker |
Presentation
Title |
Status |
| 8:30
am |
Vikram
Yadama
Symposium
Co-Chair
Washington State University
USA
|
Symposium
Opening |
|
| 8:40
am |
Robert
Tichy
Symposium
Co-Chair
Washington State University
USA
|
Distinguished
Service Awards |
|
| Session
I.
Executive Forum: Emerald
Ballroom I |
| Moderator:
Robert Tichy, Washington State University |
| 9:00
am |
Ian
de la Roche
President
& CEO
Forintek Canada Corp. & FERIC
CANADA
|
Global
trends, challenges, and opportunities in the wood products sector |
cnfrmd |
| 9:30
am |
Mike
Botting
Editor
Wood-Based Panels International
UNITED KINGDOM
|
The
way I’ve seen it: A personal view of the global panel
industry |
cnfrmd |
| 10:00
am |
Break |
|
|
| 10:30
am |
Aaron Wells
Director of Economic Analysis
Composite Panel Association
USA
|
Trends and challenges for the North American composite
panel industry |
cnfrmd |
| 11:00
am |
Dennis
Hardman
President
APA – The Engineered Wood Association
USA
|
If
we build it, will it sell? Market opportunities and threats
for engineered wood |
cnfrmd |
| 11:30
am |
Ivan
Eastin
Professor and Director
Center for International Trade in Forest Products, University of Washington
USA
|
Material substitution in the residential construction industry |
cnfrmd |
| 12:00
pm |
Lunch |
|
|
| 1:30
pm |
Jonathan
E. Martin
CEO
Roy O. Martin Lumber Co.
USA
|
Building
a billion: Martco’s Oakdale OSB plant |
cnfrmd |
| 2:00
pm |
A. William Boehner
Research Group Leader (Retired)
Weyerhaeuser Company
USA
|
Effective use of our resources |
cnfrmd |
| 2:30
pm |
Geoff
Rhodes
Managing
Board Member
European Panel Federation (EPF)
UNITED KINGDOM
|
European
panel industry: Its outlook and future trends |
cnfrmd |
| 3:00
pm - 5:30 pm |
Technical
Forum Poster Presentation, Emerald Ballroom II
Refreshments hosted by IMEAS |
| 5:30
pm - 6:00 pm |
Buses
to Seattle waterfront for Symposium banquet dinner cruise |
| 6:00
pm - 6:30 pm |
Board
ship at Pier 56 in Seattle |
| 7:00
pm - 10:00 pm |
Symposium
Banquet – Dinner cruise on Puget Sound aboard the Royal Argosy
Additional fee for banquet:
$25 if registered for Symposium
$50 if registered as a Technical Workshop only attendee, student, retiree, or guest/spouse/significant
other
Complimentary beverages hosted by Dieffenbacher, Kescon
Engineering, Metso Panelboard, and TSI Inc. |
| 10:00
pm - 10:30 pm |
Buses
return to hotel immediately following return to dock. |
| Wednesday,
April 12, 2006 |
|
| 7:30
am - 5:00 pm |
Symposium
Check-in/Registration |
Emerald
Ballroom Foyer
Third Floor |
|
| 7:00
am - 9:00 am |
Continental
Breakfast
Hosted
by GreCon |
Emerald
Ballroom I |
|
| Session
II.
Process & Product Innovations: Emerald
Ballroom I |
| AM
Moderator: Ivan Eastin, CINTRAFOR, University of Washington |
| PM
Moderator: Vik Yadama, Washington State University |
| Time |
Speaker |
Presentation
Title |
Status |
| 9:00
am |
Allen Wagoner
Vice President
Flamex Inc.
USA
Thorsten Westphal
Project Manager Minifog
Minimax GmbH
GERMANY
|
The
latest advances in fire protection for board presses and other
production equipment |
cnfrmd |
| 9:30
am |
Ulf Odda
Manager
Casco Board Systems
SWEDEN
|
F4*: How to achieve it and how to control it |
cnfrmd |
| 10:00
am |
Break |
|
|
| 10:30
am |
Darrell
Keeling
Particleboard
Manager
Roseburg Forest Products
USA
|
Leveraging
current facility capacities for the future |
cnfrmd |
| 11:00
am |
Krijn Leendertse
President
Agri Fiber Systems BV
HOLLAND
|
The difference is in the fiber |
cnfrmd |
| 11:30
am |
Debes
Bhattacharyya
Professor
& Director
Centre for Advanced Composite Materials
University of Auckland
Richard Lin
Lecturer
University of Auckland
Jeroen van Houts
Director
Van Houts Consulting
NEW ZEALAND
|
Machinability
of medium density fibreboards |
cnfrmd |
| 12:00
pm |
Lunch |
|
|
| 1:30
pm |
Abbas Salehbhai Vagh
Director
Ali Abbas Vagh
Chief Executive Officer
The Decorative Laminates Pvt Ltd
INDIA
|
Indian wood and panel industry: Past and present |
cnfrmd |
| 2:00
pm |
Piya
Piyasombatkul
Managing
Director
Murray Upson
Project Engineer Mechanical
Metro Fibre Co. Ltd.
THAILAND
|
MDF
and PB manufacturing using rubberwood, and a market overview
in Thailand |
cnfrmd |
| 2:30
pm |
Break |
|
|
| 3:00
pm |
Tim
Donowick
Engineering
Manager
Canyon Creek Cabinet Co.
USA
|
Current
and future needs from the panel industry |
cnfrmd |
| 3:30
pm |
Alfredo
Constabel
Sales Manager, Wood Division
Oxiquim SA
CHILE
|
The
Chilean and South American panel market from a resin producer's perspective |
cnfrmd |
| 4:00
pm |
Hauke
Kleinschmidt
Sales
Director
Electronic Wood Systems GmbH
GERMANY
Steven Mays
President
Electronic Wood Systems Int.
USA
|
CONTI-SCALE: New method for non-contact weight control in panel board production |
cnfrmd |
| 4:30
pm |
Roland Jager
Sales Director, Panel Technology
Dieffenbacher GmbH
GERMANY
|
Production of structural oriented strand products on continuous presses |
cnfrmd |
| 5:00
pm |
Symposium
Adjourns |
|
|
| Thursday,
April 13, 2006 - Post Meeting Tours - Choose one - Fee $25.00 |
|
| Bus
tour to APA - The Engineered Wood Association |
|
| 8:00
am |
Bus
leaves from Red Lion Hotel |
Limited
to 30 participants |
|
| 12:00
pm |
Return
to Red Lion Hotel |
|
|
| Bus
tour to Canyon Creek Cabinet Company - A leading manufacturer
of custom frameless and framed style cabinetry |
|
| 8:00
am |
Bus
leaves from Red Lion Hotel |
Limited
to 30 participants |
|
| 1:00
pm |
Return
to Red Lion Hotel |
|
|
