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 |