2024 Annual Meeting – May 22-24 – Moscow Idaho

2024 COFE Annual Meeting

The Future of Forest Operations

Greetings! We are honored and excited to host the 2024 Council on Forest Engineering Annual Meeting in the College of Natural Resources at the University of Idaho! Please join friends and colleagues in Moscow from May 22-24, 2024 to discuss the Future of Forest Operations. This is an exciting and dynamic time for our field as we evaluate innovative new logging equipment and systems, develop workforce training to address industry needs of the future, and embrace how emerging technologies and digital transformation can continue to improve the safety, productivity and sustainability of forest operations. Get to know Idaho’s amazing forests and forest products industry, share your latest research, and develop new collaboration opportunities and partnerships.

Concurrent Session topics:

  • Smart forest operations for the future
  • Innovation in equipment, systems, and logistics
  • The future of forest operations business
  • Workforce training and education for the future
  • Renewable energy and the future of forest engineering
  • Fuels management, fire and restoration operations
  • The future of logging safety and health
  • Steep slope and sensitive area operations