Any past, current, or non-members in the Forest Products Society are invited.

A Combo Early Bird Special Registration Package includes both PELICE and the preceding Bio-Energy symposia. You can also register separately for each.

• $495—Combo Early Bird (including PELICE conference events beginning the evening of February 4 to February 6, and pre-conference Bio-Energy Symposia on February 4).

• $550—PELICE Conference February 4-6

• $195—Bio-Energy Symposia

Not included in these fees are speaker luncheons scheduled as part of the Bio-Energy Symposia and PELICE conference, which are $35 and $50 each, respectively. All other food functions are included in the fees. All attendees, exhibitors and speakers must register. Click here to register for PELICE 2010.

PELICE is scheduled for February 4-6, 2010 at the Omni Hotel at CNN Center in downtown Atlanta, Georgia. It is co-sponsored by Panel World magazine and Georgia Research Institute.

Nearly 70 industry professionals have agreed to participate in the program. It features the Conference Opening Keynote addresses on the evening of February 4, General Sessions on each morning of February 5 and February 6, Luncheon speakers on February 5, and concurrent sessions on February 5 and February 6 covering Structural Products, Technologies and Issues, Non-Structural Products Technologies and Issues, Resins and Adhesives, and Energy to Emissions.

Art Schmon, principal with Forest Economic Advisors and a veteran of the engineered wood products business, will address “The Way Forward: The Outlook for Engineered Lumber Products in 2010 and Beyond” during the Conference Opening on the evening of February 4. Also, Anders Gustafson, CEO of BRUKS AB, will address “How Energy is Driving the Global Forest Products Equipment Market.”

General Session speakers on the morning of February 5 include John Godfrey, panel industry entrepreneur on “Successfully Launching A Mill Project: You Won’t Get Rich If You Go Broke Trying”; Daniel Cromie, principal with Atlas Holdings, speaking on “Capital—Human and Financial Are Key to Private Company Success in a Challenging Economy”; Arauco Business Unit Manager, Scott Wiles, will speak on “Arauco’s Environmental Commitment”; and Arclin President and CEO Claudio D’Ambrosio, will address “Doing Business in Radically Different Times: A Bonding and Surfacing Provider’s Perspective.”

General Session speakers on the morning of February 6 include Dale Plant, President of Hexion Forest Products Div. on “Sustainability, Green, Market Rebound”; Douglas Reiter, President, The Douglas Reiter Company, on “Career Management: Your Company’s and Your Own”; Jim Davis, President, Davis & Associates, on “What You Always Wanted to Know About Sales Timing, But Were Afraid To Ask”; and Stuart Clarke, President, Clarke Veneers, on “Making the Most from Non-Traditional Veneer Species.”

Speakers for the paid luncheon on February 5 include Tom Julia, President of Composite Panel Assn., on “The Road To Stewardship on Formaldehyde: How Unlikely Partners Are Forging A New Approach to Regulation, and Why It Matters”; and Roger Tutterow, Professor of Economics, Mercer University, on “Economic Factors Impacting A Housing and Non-Res Recovery.”

Click the following links for the complete agendas.

Panel & Engineered Lumber International Conference & Expo Agenda (PDF)
Bio-Energy, Fuels and Products Symposia & Expo Agenda (PDF)

Thursday, February 4
5:30-6:20 Pre-Conference Keynote Addresses
6:30-8:30 Exhibitor Appetizer Meet and Greet

Friday, February 5
6:30-7:50 Breakfast with Exhibitors
8-9:45 General Session
10-11:50 Concurrent Sessions
Structural Products, Technologies and Issues
Non-Structural Products, Technologies and Issues
Resins & Adhesives
Noon-2:30  Lunch, Speaker and Exhibits
2:35-4:50  Concurrent sessions
Structural Products, Technologies and Issues
Non-Structural Products, Technologies and Issues
Energy To Emissions
5-5:30 Happy Hour with Exhibitors
6-8 Panel World Reception in Atrium Terrace

Saturday, February 6
6:30-7:50 Breakfast with Exhibitors
8-9:45 General Session
9:50-10:15 Mingle with Exhibitors
10:20-12:00 Concurrent Sessions
Structural Products, Technologies and Issues
Non-Structural Products, Technologies and Issues
Energy To Emissions
12:15-1:30  Box Lunch with Speakers
1:35-2:50 Exhibitor Count Down

The list of speakers, which is still evolving, includes: John Godfrey, panel industry entrepreneur; Anders Gustaffson, CEO, BRUKS AB; Scott Wiles, Panels Business Unit Manager, Arauco Wood Products; Sam Glass, Research Scientist, USDS FS Forest Products Lab; Pete Walker, Product Manager, Grant Forest Products; David Harmon, North American Technical Manager, Hexion Specialty Chemicals; Mark Salt, Commercial Director, BM TRADA; Robert Hill, Director of Laboratory and Certification Services, NAHB Research Center; Steve Winistorfer, Chairman & CEO, TECO; Gregory McCue, attorney, Steptoe & Johnson LLP; Johnny Leggett, Project Manager, Hunt, Guillot & Associates; Dr. Al Landers, Vice President of research and development, Huber Engineered Woods; Kari Simolin, Managing Director, Dieffenbacher Panelboard; Tony Pugel, Sr., Senior Research Scientist-EWP, Louisiana-Pacific; Stuart Clarke, President, Clarke Veneers; Darrell Keeling, Vice President-Composite Manufacturing, Roseburg Forest Products; Andre Klemarewski, LVL Technology Manager, Raute North America; Dick Baldwin, Managing Partner, Oak Creek Investments; Thomas Peter, Sales Manager, Dieffenbacher System-Automation; Jim Davis, President, Davis & Associates; Ken McFadden, Product Manager, Stiles Machinery; Fran Eck, President, Wood Resources Specialty Panels; Dr. Rakesh Govind, President, PRD Tech, Inc.; Brian Martin, General Manager, Westmill Machine & Automation; Steven Mays, President, EWS North America; David Parker, President & CEO, StrongWood Technologies; Desmond Smith, Vice President, BRUKS Rockwood; James Teaford, President, The Teaford Company; Tom Julia, President, Composite Panel Assn.; Manojit Das, Manager R&D, Samling Plywood Sdn Bhd; Douglas Reiter, President, The Douglas Reiter Company; Edward Spink, CEO, Turbosonic; Steve Simonsen, Senior Consultant, Trinity Consultants; Manuel Zichlin, President, Groupo Bajaplay; Hardikkumar Shah, Applications Engineeer, Southern Environmental; James Boswell, Senior Scientist, BioReaction Industries; Elwin Grassl, General Manager, Scheuch; Rodney Schwartz, Business Director, Megtec Systems; Tim Putala, Environmental Manager, Langboard, Inc.; David Baily, Market Manager, Bayer Material Science; Peter Gibson, Raute North America; Wayne Miller, President and CFO, Madillste Group International; Dominique Jannssens, Technical Director, Madillste Group International

The PELICE pre-conference Bio-Energy, Fuels and Products Symposia also released its schedule and evolving list of speakers.

February 4, 2010
8-9:50  General Session
10-10:25  Break with Exhibitors
10:30-12:00 Concurrent Sessions
Resource, Product and Market Developments
Process Technology
12:15-1:45 Lunch, Speaker and Exhibits
2-3:20 General Session
3:20-3:50 Break with Exhibitors
3:50-5:10 Concurrent Sessions
Resource, Product and Market Developments
Process Technology

Speakers include: Ross Harding, Vice President of Business Development, Herty Advanced Materials Development Center; Brooks Mendell, President, Forisk Consulting; Jill Stuckey, Director of Alternative Fuels, Georgia Environmental Facilities Authority; Saritha Peruri, Business Development, Ceres; Don Kaiser, Executive Director, Pellet Fuels Institute; Valery Detzel, Director, GEE Energy Gmbh; Elene Neel, CEO, Pellet Fuel Technologies; Greg Heck, Principal Research Engineer, Southern Company; M.D. Collins, Principal, Pineland, Inc.; Ken Muehlenfeld, Director, Forest Products Development Center, Auburn University; Steven Taylor, Professor and Head of the Dept. of Biosystems, Auburn University; Gunter Natus, Technical Director, Dieffenbacher; Bernie O’Connor, Vice President, Andritz; Desmond Smith, Vice President, BRUKS Rockwood; Harold Arnold, President, Fram Renewable Fuels; Derek Templeton, Senior Consultant, Poyry Forest Industry Consulting; Rick LeBlanc, CEO, Chemrec; Trotter Hunt, Market Manager, Hunt, Guillot & Associates; Randy Queen, Manager, General Motors; Dirk Koltz, Executive VP, Siempelkamp NA; James Teaford, President, The Teaford Company; Michael Jungblut, Product Specialist, Stiles Machinery; Steven Mays, President, EWS North America.

For information, contact:
Co-Chairman Fred Kurpiel, 678-642-1238; fkurpiel@pelice-expo.com
Co-Chairman Rich Donnell, 334-834-1170; rich@hattonbrowncom
Conference Coordinator Dianne Sullivan, 334-834-1170; dianne@hattonbrown.com

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Rich Donnell
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