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Conference Schedule
TUESDAY, JUNE 4
7:30 AM
Optional Tours:
Option One | FPS | Tennessee Local Flavors Forest Products Tour
Option Two | On Your Own | American Museum of Science and Energy
5:30 PM
Tour of The School of Natural Resources, Center for Renewable Carbon
Welcome Reception
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 5
7:30 AM
Registration Opens
Breakfast
8:30 AM
General Session
Opening Welcome
Keynote Speaker - Jaret Brochmann
Keynote Speaker - Lorraine Russ
10:00 AM
Morning Break
10:20 AM
Concurrent Sessions
Session 1.1 - Mass Timber Research and Innovation I
Session 1.2 - Materials Science of Secondary Lignocellulosic Cell Walls for Improving Product Performance
Session 1.3 - Forest Derived Feedstocks for Additive Manufacturing
12:00 PM
Lunch
Wood Bowl
1:50 PM
Concurrent Sessions
Session 2.1 - Mass Timber Research and Innovation II
Session 2.2 - Materials Science of Secondary Lignocellulosic Cell Walls for Improving Product Performance
Session 2.3 - Processing and Wood Quality
3:30 PM
Afternoon Break
4:00 PM
Concurrent Sessions
Session 3.1 - Mass Timber Research and Innovation III
Session 3.2 - Trends in Education and Workforce Development Practices
Session 3.3 - General (Other Topics)
5:40 PM
Poster Reception and Networking
THURSDAY, JUNE 6
7:30 AM
Registration Opens
Breakfast
8:30 AM
General Session
Opening Welcome
Keynote Speaker - Frank Owens, PhD
Round Table Panel - “Barriers to commercialization of bio-based materials: Focus on wood adhesives”
Panelist: Robert Breyer, Bakelite Synthetics
Kevin Hendricks, Borregaard North America
Mojgan Nejad, Michigan State
Charles Frihart, FPL retired
Moderator: Chris Hunt
10:00 AM
Morning Break
10:20 AM
Concurrent Sessions
Session 4.1 - Advancing Circular Economy: Integrating Life Cycle Assessment, Forestry, Wood Products, and Carbon Management
Session 4.2 - Mass Wood Building Thermal Envelope Update & Applications
Session 4.3 - Sustainable Construction Materials
12:00 PM
Lunch
FPS Officer Transition
1:50 PM
Concurrent Sessions
Session 5.1 - Advancing Circular Economy: Integrating Life Cycle Assessment, Forestry, Wood Products, and Carbon Management II
Session 5.2 - Bio-Based Adhesives for Wood Products I
Session 5.3 - Wood Identification I
3:30 PM
Afternoon Break
3:50 PM
Concurrent Sessions
Session 6.1 - Advancing Circular Economy: Integrating Life Cycle Assessment, Forestry, Wood Products, and Carbon Management III
Session 6.2 - Bio-Based Adhesives for Wood Products II
Session 6.3 - Wood Identification II
6:00 PM
Cocktail Hour
7:00 PM
Paul Bunyan Awards Dinner
FRIDAY, JUNE 7
8:00 AM
Breakfast Board Meeting
Strategic Planning
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