Western Region COFE Seminar Jan 15, 2015
Details have been released for the 2015 WR.COFE meeting! The seminar will be January 15, 2015 at the Valley River Inn, in Eugene, Oregon.
The full schedule and registration information are posted here
The Council on Forest Engineering (COFE) is an international professional organization that fosters the development of forest engineering in industry, government, and in university teaching, research, and extension programs to promote the best methods of managing and operating forests; to serve the forestry profession on matters of policy in the area of forest engineering; and to disseminate technical information on forest engineering subjects.
Details have been released for the 2015 WR.COFE meeting! The seminar will be January 15, 2015 at the Valley River Inn, in Eugene, Oregon.
The full schedule and registration information are posted here
DATE: January 15, 2015
LOCATION: Valley River Inn, Eugene, Oregon
WR.COFE is a regional chapter (western United States and British Columbia) of the COUNCIL ON FOREST ENGINEERING (COFE). COFE is an international professional organization formed to foster the development of forest engineering in industry, government, and education in order to promote the best methods of managing and operating forests, both private and public. COFE serves the forestry profession by disseminating technical information about forest engineering. For more information, see the COFE website at: www.cofe.org
(8 Hours AOL Professional Logger Credits) (5.0 Cat 1 Contact Hours SAF Continuing Forestry Ed Credits)
0700 – 0815 REGISTRATION & CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST (Provided)
0815 – 0830 Introduction to WR.COFE & Seminar; Jeff Wimer, Chair, WR.COFE & OSU FERM Department
0830-0900 WA Loggers Safety Initiative Program; Travis Naillon Washington Labor and Industries
0900 - 0935 Multi-stump Anchoring Systems; Brian Tuor
0935 - 1010 Large-scale Restoration of Dry Forests in Oregon and Washington: Changing the Game; Bill Aney, USFS
1010 – 1020 Break - Pape’ Machinery update
1020 – 1050 BREAK (Refreshments Provided)
1050 – 1120 The use of rotary asphalt broom on aggregate roads – an alternative to grading (sometimes); Kevin Boston, OSU FERM Department.
1120 – 1150 The use of Geogrids in Forestry Haul Roads and Log Yards; Michael Frey, Alliancegeo
1150 – 1200 Updates & Break Sponsorship -- TBD
1200 – 1245 LUNCH (Provided)
1245 – 1320 ANNOUNCEMENTS, Ticket Raffle, OSU Student Scholarship Awards, Jerry Sedlak Memorial Scholarship – Loren Kellogg
1320 – 1350 Planning Logging Operations Using Lidar and DEM Data; Craig Spiers, Softree
1350 – 1420 Traverse PC and the P.L.S.S.; John Balcom, Traverse PC
1420 – 1430 Updates & Break Sponsorship -- TBD
1430 – 1500 BREAK (Refreshments Provided)
1500 – 1530 Using Improved GNSS Receivers in Forestry; Jim Lahm, Elecdata
1530 – 1600 Skyline Payload and Tension Analysis with SkylineXL; Steven Rheinberger, USFS retired
1600 – 1630 Lasers and telematics; Eric Arritola - SITECH
1630 – 1645 Wrap-Up and Evaluation --- Jeff Wimer
Registration is now handled through: Western Forestry and Conservation
The fee for this conference is: COFE members: $110 and Non-members: $125 (Includes one year membership)
Please use this secure link to register for the program
If you have difficulty with the registration webpage or any questions regarding registration please contact:
The 2015 COFE Annual Meeting will be held in Lexington, Kentucky July 19-22, 2015. We will be hosted by Marco Contreras and the University of Kentucky. The theme of the meeting will be "Engineering solutions for non-industrial private forest operations."
Mark your calendars now and look for more information in the coming months on this excellent opportunity to visit the "Bluegrass State".
The Western Regional Council on Forest Engineering held a one-day seminar on the theme, “Improving Forest Harvesting Operations,” in Eugene, Oregon, on January 16, 2014. The seminar was attended by 250 people. Chet Miller and Erik Neilson, who attend Oregon State University, were each awarded a $1,000 Jerry Sedlak Memorial Scholarship.
The Council on Forest Engineering The Council on Forest Engineering (COFE) is an international professional organization interested in matters relating to the field of forest engineering. The main objectives of COFE are to foster the development of forest engineering in industry, government, and in university teaching, research, and extension programs to promote the best methods of managing and operating forests; to serve the forestry profession on matters of policy in the area of forest engineering; and to disseminate technical information on forest engineering subjects. COFE encourages the exchange of information and technologies relating to forest engineering through an annual meeting and publication of a proceedings as well as through regional activities. |
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