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KEYNOTE ADDRESS

Keynote Address: Small Business Growth Through Market-Driven Innovation: John Gibb, President, Chemco Inc., Ferndale, Washington, USA

SESSION I: Markets

Moderator: Brad Stennes, Research Economist, Industry, Trade & Economics, Natural Resources Canada / Canadian Forest Service, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

Markets for Western Canada’s Forest Products in East Asia: Brian K. Peter, Forest Economist, Industry, Trade & Economics, Natural Resources Canada / Canadian Forest Service, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
POWERPOINT NOT AVAILABLE Technology and the Competitiveness of the Wood Products Sector: Thomas C. Maness, Associate Professor of Forest Economics and Director, BC Forum, Faculty of Forestry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Perceptual Mapping for Wood Products Markets: Ivan Eastin, Professor and Director, and Indroneil Ganguly, Ph.D. Candidate and Research Assistant, Center for International Trade in Forest Products (CINTRAFOR), College of Forest Resources, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
A Look at the Softwood Lumber Trade Issue: G. Cornelis van Kooten, Professor of Economics and Canada Research Chair in Environmental Studies, University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
An Overview to the Mountain Pine Beetle Epidemic and the Impacts on Timber Characteristics: Dave Harrison, Chief Implementation Officer, Mountain Pine Beetle Initiative, Natural Resources Canada / Canadian Forest Service, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Product Opportunities Arising from the Mountain Pine Beetle Epidemic: Brad Stennes, Research Economist, and Lili Sun, Forest Economist, Industry, Trade & Economics, Natural Resources Canada / Canadian Forest Service, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

SESSION II: Managing the Drying Process

Moderator: John Hector, Science Policy Advisor, Innovation, Natural Resources Canada / Canadian Forest Service, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Kiln Processing of Preservative Treated Products: Paul A. Cooper, Professor and Value-Added Wood & Composite Products Chair, Faculty of Forestry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
The Role of Mold in a Quality Kiln Operation: Jeffrey J. Morrell, Professor, Department of Wood Science & Engineering, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, USA
VOC Levels and Health Effect Studies Related to Drying Hardwoods and Softwoods: Robert W. Rice, Professor of Wood Science & Forest Engineering, and M. Susan Erich, Professor, Department of Plant, Soil & Environmental Sciences, University of Maine, Orono, Maine, USA
Rules and Regulations Regarding the Heat Treatment of Wood – An American Perspective: Kevin K.C. Cheung, Director, Technical Services, Western Wood Products Association, Portland, Oregon, USA
Rules and Regulations Regarding the Heat Treatment of Wood – A Canadian Perspective: John R. Leahy, Manager, Plant Health & Certification, Canadian Mill Services Association, New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
Current ASTM Moisture Meter Standards Activity – Implications for Meter Manufacturers and Users: William L. Galligan, P.E., Consultant and Affiliate Professor, Department of Wood Science & Engineering, Oregon State University, Portland, Oregon, USA

SESSION III: New Technologies in Lumber Drying

Moderator: Peter Harteveld, President, Custom Dry Kiln Company Ltd., Port Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada

Reduction of Wetwood Content in Lumber by Biological Treatment: Dian-Qing Yang, Research Scientist, Wood Protection, Forintek Canada Corporation, Sainte-Foy, Québec, Canada
CO-GEN: Is it Worth the Car Fare in your Operation?: Jack Terry, P.E., ELECTRO Tech Engineering, Inc., Ontario, Oregon, USA
Continuous Drying Kiln Technologies: Keith A. Robertson, International Business Manager, Windsor Engineering Group Ltd., Wellington, New Zealand; and Andy Pollard, Executive Vice President, Pollard Lumber Co. Inc., Appling, Georgia, USA
Applications of Real-Time Statistical Process Control and Other Statistical Methods for Improved Lumber Drying Quality: Timothy M. Young, Associate Professor, Tennessee Forest Products Center, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee, USA; Bob Little, Consultant in Lumber Drying, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA; and Brian H. Bond, Associate Professor, Department of Wood Science & Forest Products, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia, USA
Preserving the Moisture Content of Stored Dry Lumber: Bob Little, Consultant in Lumber Drying, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA
Planing/Drying Impact on Automated Scanning: William J. Briskey, P.E., Director, Marketing & Sales, Lucidyne Technologies, Inc., Corvallis, Oregon, USA

SESSION IV: Environmental Issues/Regulations

Moderators: Michael R. Milota, Professor, Department of Wood Science & Engineering, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, USA; Rubin Shmulsky, Associate Professor, Department of Forest Products, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, Mississippi, USA; and Roy McArthur, Emissions Inventory Reporting & Outreach, Environment Canada, Gatineau, Québec, Canada

PM10 and PM2.5 Emissions from Oriented Strandboard Wafer Dryers Using a Dilution Tunnel Sampler: Brian O’Connor, Program Manager, Lee Allen, Research Scientist, and Steve Ellis, Technical Specialist, Environment Research, The Pulp & Paper Research Institute of Canada (Paprican), Pointe-Claire, Québec, Canada
Environment Canada’s National Pollutant Release Inventory Program: Henry Quon, Senior Inventory Management Scientist, Environment Canada, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
A Comparison of Dry Kiln Emissions from Lodgepole Pine, Black Spruce, and White Spruce: Alpha Barry, Research Scientist and Group Leader, Environment, Forintek Canada Corporation, Sainte-Foy, Québec, Canada
POWERPOINT NOT AVAILABLE Measurements of VOC from SPF Dried in a Dehumidification Kiln and in a Conventional Kiln: Robert Bird, Vice President, Manufacturing, Canwood Furniture Inc., Penticton, British Columbia, Canada; Sita Millar (Warren), Technical Manager, AMEC Forest Industries, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; Brian O’Connor, Program Manager, Environment Research, The Pulp & Paper Research Institute of Canada (Paprican), Pointe-Claire, Québec, Canada; Michael R. Milota, Professor, Department of Wood Science & Engineering, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, USA; and Bob Christensen, Senior Program Engineer, Forest Products Section, Environment Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Acrolein and Selected HAPs from Southern Pine: A Comparison of Four Mills: Rubin Shmulsky, Associate Professor, and Joseph Dahlen, Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Forest Products, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, Mississippi, USA
POWERPOINT NOT AVAILABLE VOC Capture Using Ionic Liquids: Michael R. Milota, Professor, and Paul Mosher, Research Assistant, Department of Wood Science & Engineering, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, USA

SESSION V: Energy

Moderator: Paul A. Cooper, Professor and Value-Added Wood & Composite Products Chair, Faculty of Forestry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Magnetizing Natural Gas in Kiln Drying and the Forest Products Industry to Minimize Energy Consumption: Greg R. Baiden, P.E., Canadian Research Chair, Robotics & Mine Automation and Director, School of Engineering, Laurentian University, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada, and Chairman and Chief Technology Officer, Penguin Automated Systems Inc., Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Vent and Heat Exchangers in Conventional Kilns for Energy Enhancements: Mike Sprague, President and Chief Executive Officer, M. Sprague, Inc., Tigard, Oregon, USA
Chemicapacitive Microsensors for Monitoring Volatile Organic Compounds Released During Wood Processing: Todd E. Mlsna, President, Sabina Cemalovic, Senior Research Associate, Manna Warburton, Research Associate, Stephen T. Hobson and Omer Katzenelson, Senior Research Scientists, Jonathon Lucas, Mechanical Engineer, and Sanjay V. Patel, Vice President of Research, Seacoast Science, Inc., Carlsbad, California, USA
Improvements in Boiler Design (Wood, Gas, and Oil Fired) to Reduce Energy Consumption: Fred Williamson, Retired, Chemainus, British Columbia, Canada
Two Approaches of Numerical Modelling of the Lumber Drying in Kilns: Konstantin Pougatch and Sergey Shcherbinin, Research Engineers, and Martha Salcudean and Ian Gartshore, Professors, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Increasing Energy Efficiency and Productivity with Fixed Orifice Steam Traps: Patti A. Lowe, Vice President, Matrix Northwest, Inc., Seattle, Washington, USA, and Vice President, MEI Resources, Inc., Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Gasification Offers Significant Advantages Over Traditional Dry Kiln Heating Systems: M. David Mackie, Director of Sales, Pulp & Paper Solutions, Nexterra Energy Corp., Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
POWERPOINT NOT AVAILABLE Upgrades for Dehumidification Kilns in Energy Efficient and Environmentally Friendly Applications: Sita Millar (Warren), Technical Manager, AMEC Forest Industries, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

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