| July 22, 2008 |
| Pre-Conference Set-Up |
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| Welcome Reception |
5:00pm - 7:00pm |
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| July 23, 2008 - Day 1: The Science Moderator |
| ( Keynote Speaker I ) |
8:00am - 8:40am |
Maud Hinchee |
The Potential of Biotechnology to Add Value to Forestry |
Jeff Wright |
| Session |
8:40am - 9:05am |
Tim Martin |
Crown architecture and ideotypes in southern pines |
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| Session |
9:05am – 9:30am |
Chuck Maynard |
American chestnut restoration: moving from blight-resistant varieties to genetically diverse populations. |
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| Network Break |
9:30am – 10:00am |
| Session |
10:00am – 10:25am |
Fernando Gomes |
Pine varietal deployment and improvement of elite eucalypt clones through biotechnology: opportunities and implications on forestry in Brazil |
Mike Cunningham |
| Session |
10:25am – 10:50am |
Phil Dougherty |
Loblolly Pine Enhanced Genetics for Tomorrows Forests |
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| Session |
10:50am – 11:15am |
Felicity Blakeway |
Experiences with clonal eucalypts in East Africa - opportunities for resource-poor farmers |
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| Session |
11:15am – 11:40am |
Fikret Isik |
Breeding and Population Improvements in the Era of Varietal Forestry |
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| Session |
11:40am – 12:05pm |
Luis Fernando Osorio |
Genetic analysis of an elite clonal population of Eucaluptus grandis |
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| Lunch |
12:05pm – 1:00pm |
| ( Keynote Speaker II ) |
1:00pm – 1:40pm |
Scott Merkle |
Hardwood Somatic Seedlings for Varietal Forestry in the South |
Peter Raymond |
| Session |
1:40pm – 2:05pm |
Steve Verryn |
Intellectual property management and commercialization of forest genetic resources |
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| Session |
2:05pm – 2:30pm |
Brian Baltunis |
Comparisons of genetic parameters and clonal value predictions from varietal trials and seedling base population trials of radiata pine |
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| Network Break |
2:30pm – 3:00pm |
| Session |
3:00pm – 3:25pm |
Bob Weir |
SE Variety Development |
Richard Bryant |
| Session |
3:25pm – 3:50pm |
Randy Rousseau |
Pine Varietal - Applied Applications |
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| Session |
3:50pm – 4:15pm |
Ricardo Paim |
Loblolly Pine Clonal Development at Rigesa - Another Step Towards Increasing Productivity |
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| Session |
4:15pm – 4:40pm |
Dudley Huber |
Genotype X Environment Interactions for Growth and Fusiform Rust Resistance in Clonally Replicated Trials of Loblolly Pine |
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| Session |
4:40pm – 5:05pm |
Chris Maier |
Quantifying Genotype X Silvicultre Interaction Impacts on Productivity and Carbon Sequestration by Manipulating Soil Organic Matter, N Supply And Demand |
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July 24, 2008 - Day 2 : The Business Moderator |
| ( Keynote Speaker III ) |
8:00am - 8:40am |
John Pait |
Factors Driving Adoption of Varietal Forestry |
Phil Dougherty |
| Session |
8:40am - 9:05am |
Randy Johnson |
Biotechnology in Forestry-Biofuels |
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| Session |
9:05am – 9:30am |
Masahiro Kubota |
Clonal forestry for Cryptomeia japonica in Japan |
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| Network Break |
9:30am – 10:00am |
| Session |
10:00am – 10:25am |
Shinitiro Oda |
Aspects that could influence the expected genetic gains in forest breeding programs using seeds |
Chris Judy |
| Session |
10:25am – 10:50am |
Arnulf Kanzler |
Opportunities and experiences with clonal P. patula and its hybrids in Southern Africa |
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10:50am – 11:15am |
Fernando Montenegro |
Cloning achievements of the Fundacion Forestal Durini of Laurel (Cordia alliodora) and Pachaco (Schizolobium parahybum), two valuable broadleaf species of the Ecuadorian rainforest. |
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11:15am – 11:40am |
Derek Dougherty |
The Effects of Strategy, Site, and Silvicultural Considerations on the Investment Economics of Varietal Loblolly Pine Plantations |
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| Session |
11:40am – 12:05 pm |
Brian Stanton |
Hybrid Poplar Varietal Development for Superior Agronomic Performance and Enhanced Wood Quality |
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| Lunch |
12:05pm – 1:00pm |
| ( Keynote Speaker IV ) |
1:00pm – 1:40pm |
Christine Dean |
The science and business of conifer cloning |
Don Kaczmarek |
| Session |
1:40pm – 2:05pm |
Mike Carson |
Financial gains from varietal forestry in New Zealand |
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| Session |
2:05pm – 2:30pm |
Terry Stanger |
Successful deployment of sub-tropical hybrid Eucalyptus clones in South Africa as a means to reduce risk and increase yields |
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| Network Break |
2:30pm – 3:00pm |
| Session |
3:00pm – 3:25pm |
Mike Cunningham |
Varietal sweetgum development at ArborGen |
Allen Keller |
| Session |
3:25pm – 3:50pm |
Monteuuis Olivier |
Teak clonal plantations |
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| Session |
3:50pm – 4:15pm |
Steve Lee |
Sitka spruce family forestry in the UK. Who could ask for more? |
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| Session |
4:15pm – 4:40pm |
Patrick Cumbie |
Genetic Improvement of Sawtimber Quality in Loblolly
Pine |
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| Session |
4:40pm – 5:05pm |
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| July 25, 2008 - Field Trip |
| Field Trip |
8:00am - 12:00pm |
| Lunch |
12:00pm - 1:00pm |
| Field Trip |
1:00pm - 3:00pm |
