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The following is the schedule of events for the Everything to Everyone: The Art of Forestry conference held at the Fairmont Empress Hotel in Victoria from February 22 to 24, 2012.

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Wednesday, February 22, 2012
5 pm Registration Desk Open until 8 pm
5:30-6:30 pm

Taking Root: The Role of Forest Professionals
in Cultivating Safety Culture

7-9 pm Ice Breaker
Join new and old friends for a drink and snacks while you check out the amazing booths on the trade show floor.
Thursday, February 23, 2012
7-8 am Registration Desk Open
7 am Trade Show Open
7-8 am Breakfast served in the trade show area
7-8 am VIP Welcome Breakfast (by invitation)
8-8:45 am Opening Welcome
9-9:45 am Plenary Session - The Art of Forestry
9:45-10:15 am

Trade Show Break and Coffee

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10:15 am -12 pm

Breakout Option A
Bringing Everything to Everyone: The New Professionals


Breakout Option B
Forest Practices Board Report on NSR

The Science and Art of Seed Transfer


Breakout Option C
Should You Be Everything to Everyone? Defining Professional Scope of Practice

The Art of Advocacy

12-1:30 pm Inductees' Recognition Luncheon
1:30-2:30 pm 64th ABCFP Annual General Meeting
(Free for all members to attend.)
2:30-3 pm Council Hot Seat
(Free for all members to attend.)
3-3:30 pm Trade Show Break and Coffee
3:30-5 pm

Breakout Option A
Global Perspectives: Certification and the Art of Procurement


Breakout Option B
Water, Wind and Fibre: The Art of Renewable Energy

  • Mike Wise, Syntaris Power Corp.
  • TBA
  • Douglas Singbeil, FPInnovations

Breakout Option C
Leading Safety: The Shared Responsibility

5-6 pm President's Awards Reception
6-10 pm

President's Awards Banquet
Please join the president in recognizing significant contributions to forestry management by members and non-members.

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Friday, February 24, 2012
7-8 am Registration Desk Open
7 am Trade Show Open
7-8 am Breakfast served in the trade show area
7-8 am UBC Alumni Breakfast (UBC Alumni only)
8-9 am Keynote Speaker: The Leap
Chris Turner, author of The Leap: How to Survive and Thrive in a Sustainable Economy
9-10 am

Resolutions Session (Plenary)
(Free for all members to attend.)

9-10 am

BC Forest Safety Council (Option to Plenary)

10-10:30 am Trade Show Break and Coffee
10:30 am -12 pm

Breakout Option A
Big Industry's New Forestry

Changing Horses: The Transition Between Two Economies

  • Bruce Fraser, PhD, ABCFP Honourary Member
  • Ben Parfitt, Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives

Breakout Option B
Healthy Forests, Healthy Communities: A Dialogue on BC Forests

When Everything to Everyone is Not Enough:
Non-Statutory Expectations


Breakout Option C
Dealing Effectively with Aboriginal Peoples

The Art of Managing People

  • Sarah Hood, MALT, CHRP, Capital Regional District
12-1:30 pm Minister's Lunch
1:30-2:15 pm

Breakout Option A
From Pixels to Trees: The Art of Remote Sensing in the Digital Age


Breakout Option B
The Art of Professional Reliance

2:15-3 pm

Forest Management in BC: Reflections of BC's 15th Chief Forester

3 pm Closing Remarks

Schedule was last updated on December 21, 2011.

Professional Development
Each hour spent at Everything to Everyone: The Art of Forestry conference in seminars and discussions is worth one credit towards an ABCFP Professional Development Certificate. Meals, entertainment and attendance at the trade show do not count as professional development activities. [more]

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