Please note that attendees are expected to participate in the full event. Please plan to arrive Sunday, September 25 and depart Friday, September 30.
Schedule is tentative and subject to change. Please note that all times listed below are in Pacific Daylight Time (PDT).
| Sunday, May 7 |
| Arrivals |
| Monday, May 8 |
| 6:30 a.m. – 7:30 a.m. |
Breakfast |
| 8:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. |
INTRO: Welcome and Introductions |
| 8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. |
LECTURE: Wood Basics and Anatomy |
| 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. |
LECTURE: The Forest |
| 11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. |
OFF SITE TOUR: Pacific Spirit Regional Park Forestland |
| 12:30 p.m. – 1:15 p.m. |
Lunch |
| 1:15 p.m. – 1:45 p.m. |
INTRO: Ice Breaker activity |
| 1:45 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. |
LECTURE: Mass Timber |
| 3:30.m. – 4:30 p.m. |
LECTURE: Engineered Wood Products (EWP) |
| 4:30p.m. – 5:30 p.m. |
LECTURE: Current Industry Issues Green Building & Chain of Custody |
| 7:00 p.m. |
Opening Night Reception at Hotel |
| Tuesday, May 9 |
| 6:30 a.m. – 7:30 a.m. |
Breakfast |
| 8:00 a.m. – 8:45 a.m. |
LECTURE: Lumber Manufacturing |
| 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. |
OFF SITE TOUR: Mill Tour #1 |
| 12:30 p.m. – 1:15 p.m. |
Lunch |
| 1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. |
OFF SITE TOUR: Mill Tour #2 |
| 4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. |
OFF SITE TOUR: Lumber Yard |
| 7:00 p.m. |
Dinner in Town |
| Wednesday, May 10 |
| 6:30 a.m. – 7:30 a.m. |
Breakfast |
| 8:00 a.m. – 8:15 a.m. |
DISCUSSION: Mill Tour Debrief |
| 8:15 a.m. – 9:15 a.m. |
LECTURE: Compliance Issues in the Wood Industry |
| 9:15 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. |
LECTURE: Ask the Experts Panel |
| 10:30 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. |
LECTURE: Logistics & Transportation |
| 11:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. |
LECTURE: Treated Wood |
| 12:15 p.m. – 1:15 p.m. |
Lunch |
| 12:45 p.m. – 1:15 p.m. |
LECTURE: Universities as a Resource |
| 1:15 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. |
TOUR: Department of Wood Science |
| 2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. |
LECTURE: Overview of Grading - Grading Exercise Outdoors |
| 3:30 p.m. – 3:45 p.m. |
Lumber Grading Debrief |
| 5:30 p.m. |
Dinner and Networking at Vancouver Regional Meeting |
| Thursday, May 11 |
| 7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. |
Breakfast |
| 9:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. |
WORKSHOP: Negotiations
Facilitator: Scott Olsen, The Olsen Group |
| 12:15 p.m. – 12:45 p.m. |
Lunch |
| 3:45 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. |
DISCUSSION: Discussion and Wrap-up for the Week |
| 6:30 p.m. |
NAWLA Wood Basics Reception & Dinner |
| Friday, May 12 |
| Departures |