SCHEDULE
As of 7/10/20 - Subject to Change
Wednesday, August 12, 2020
CFE Credits: 4.00
Category 1
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM
Welcome & VFA General Membership Meeting
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Morning Break with Exhibitors
10:00 AM - 10:45 AM
AF&PA Advocacy Priorities
Heidi Brock - American Forest & Paper Association
10:45 AM - 11:00 AM
Discussion with Congresswoman
Abigail Spanberger
US Representative Abigail Spanberger (D-VA-7)
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Team Safe Trucking: Seeing Clearly Through the Economic Crisis
Miranda Gowell - Team Safe Trucking, Inc.
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Forest Health Q&A: Invasive Species
Moderator:
Jennifer Gagnon - Virginia Forest Landowners Education Program, Virginia Tech
Speakers:
Lori Chamberlin - Virginia Department of Forestry
Scott Salom - Virginia Tech
Rod Walker - Blue Ridge PRISM
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Explore the Virtual Exhibit Hall
1:00 PM - 1:45 PM
SAF General Business Meeting
Thursday, August 13, 2020
CFE Credits: 3.50
Category 1
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Welcome & Update from the Governor's Office
Ralph Northam, Governor of Virginia
Bettina Ring, Virginia Secretary of Agriculture & Forestry
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM
Tick Talk 2020: The latest on ticks and tick-borne disease in Virginia
Sara Benham - Old Dominion University
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Morning Break with Exhibitors
10:00 AM - 11:15 AM
Impact of COVID-19 on Virginia Markets
Judd Johnson - Hardwood Market Report
Mike Powell - Forest2Market
11:15 AM - 12:15 AM
Building Success: A New Partnership to Recruit Talent
John Freeborn - Virginia Tech CNRE
Dr. Paul Winistorfer - Virginia Tech CNRE
12:15 PM - 1:00 PM
Annual Virginia Forestry Summit Awards Ceremony
Distinguished Service, Logger Merit, Outstanding VFA Member of the Year, & President's Choice
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Explore the Virtual Exhibit Hall
