Please note that attendees are expected to participate in the full event. Please plan to arrive Sunday, May 5 and depart Friday, May 10. Please reach out to info@nawla.org if you would like to make any changes.
Schedule is tentative and subject to change. Please note that all times listed below are in Pacific Standard Time (PT).
| Sunday, September 8 |
| Arrivals |
| 6:00 p.m. |
Meet & Greet in the Hotel Lobby Bar (Optional) |
| Monday, September 9 – Introduction to Wood Products & Industry Issues |
| 7:00 a.m. - 8:00 a.m. |
Breakfast at hotel |
| 8:00 a.m. – 8:45 a.m. |
Welcome and Introductions |
| 8:45 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. |
LECTURE: The Forest (Forestry & Harvesting) |
| 9:55 a.m. |
Shuttle van departs to off-site tour |
| 10:15 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. |
OFF-SITE Tour: Line Creek Nature Area |
| 11:50 a.m. |
Shuttle van departs to hotel |
| 12:15 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. |
Lunch at Interfor |
| 1:15 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. |
LECTURE: Wood Basics & Anatomy |
| 2:55 p.m. – 3:55 p.m. |
LECTURE: Composites and Engineered Wood Products (EWP) |
| 4:00p.m. – 4:30 p.m. |
LECTURE: Science of Barel Aging |
| 6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. |
Opening Night Dinner at Hotel |
| Tuesday, September 10 – Tours & Hands-on Learning |
| 7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. |
Breakfast at hotel |
| 8:00 a.m. |
Shuttle van departs for off-site tour |
| 9:30 a.m. – 10:40 a.m. |
LECTURE: Lumber Manufacturing |
| 11:40 a.m. – 11:10 a.m. |
LECUTRE: Lumber Grading | Mass Timber Applications |
| 11:15 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. |
HANDS-ON EXERCISE: Lumber Grading |
| 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. |
Lunch |
| 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. |
TOUR: Timber Products Laboratories |
| 2:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. |
DRONE TOUR: Zip-O Logs |
| 3:00 p.m. |
Shuttle van departs for hotel |
| 6:00 p.m. |
Dinner: Peachtree City Yacht Club |
| Wednesday, September 11 – Industry Issues & the University |
| 7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. |
Breakfast at hotel |
| 8:00 a.m. – 8:20 a.m. |
DISCUSSION: Mills debrief |
| 8:20 a.m. – 9:35 a.m. |
LECTURE: Logistics & Transportation |
| 9:35 a.m. – 10:50 a.m. |
LECTURE: Ask an Expert |
| 10:50 a.m. – 11:50 a.m. |
LECTURE: Mass Timber |
| 11:50 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. |
Lunch at hotel |
| 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. |
LECTURE: Wood Preservation |
| 2:00 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. |
LECTURE: Compliance Issues in the Wood Industry |
| 3:15 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. |
LECTURE: Universities as a Resource |
| 6:00 p.m. |
Dinner: Smokey Bones Peachtree City |
| Thursday, September 12 – Negotiations |
| 8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. |
Breakfast at hotel |
| 9:00 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. |
WORKSHOP: Negotiations |
| 11:45 a.m. – 12:45 p.m. |
Lunch at hotel |
| 12:45 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. |
WORKSHOP: Negotiations (continued) |
| 3:15 p.m. – 3:45 p.m. |
Discussion and Wrap-up for the Week |
| 3:45 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. |
Free time |
| 6:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. |
NAWLA Wood Basics Graduation & Dinner at The Loft at Due South |
| Friday, September 12 |
| Departures |