24th ANNUAL MEETING

FOREST NURSERY ASSOCIATION OF

BRITISH COLUMBIA

REGISTRATION

""DO’S, DON’TS

AND

DILIGENCE"

The Sheraton Guildford

Surrey, BC

CANADA

September 27 - 29, 2004

AGENDA

19th Annual FNABC Meeting

Monday, September 27

    12:00 - 16:00 FNABC Golf Tournament

    19:00 - 23:00 Registration, Supplier exhibits & Icebreaker

Tuesday, September 28

    07:00 Registration

    08:00 Welcome John Kitchen, 2004 FNABC President

    Technical Session I - Energy Do’s & Don’ts

    08:10 Purchasing Market Electricity & Natural Gas in BC

        Paul Willis, Willis Energy Services, Vancouver, BC

    09:10 Coal as an Alternate Energy Source for Greenhouses

        Eugene Gala, Blue Flame Stoker, Winnipeg, Manitoba

    10:00 Coffee / Supplier Exhibits

    10:30 Outlook for Biomass Versus Other Fuels

        Staffan Melin, Delta Research Corporation, Delta, BC

    11:30 Energy from Biomass - Herb Feischl - Binder, Langley, BC

    12:00 Buffet Lunch

    13:00 Chief Forester’s Standards for Seed Use

        Speaker T.B.A. - MOF, Victoria, BC

    13:20 Update of WCB Policy & Regulations

        Speaker T.B.A. - FARSHA, Surrey, BC

    13:40 Silviculture Spending & FRPA Update

        John McClarnon - MOF, Victoria, BC

    14:00 Research & Development Tax Credits

        Don Whitehead, RDP Associates, Whistler, BC

    14:30 Coffee / Supplier Exhibits

    15:00 Computer Control Systems & Energy Considerations

        Willem Verkade, Agrodynamics Ltd., Vancouver, BC

    16:00 Adjourn

    18:00 -23:00 Banquet at the Sheraton Guildford

    Chief Forester’s Award

    Green Timbers Award

    Entertainment

Wednesday, September 29

    Technical Session Il - Grower Do’s & Don’ts

    08:30 Seed Quality Assurrance

        Dave Kolotelo, MOF, Surrey, BC

    09:00 Operational Considerations with Styrogrit

        Susan Thorpe - Canfor, Prince George, BC

    09:30 Environmental Farm Planning

        Dave Trotter - MAFF, Abbotsford, BC

    10:00 Coffee / Supplier Exhibits

    10:30 Seedling Trends - BC Interior

        Rocky Hudson / Mark Faliszewski, Genesis Reforestation,  Kamloops, BC

    11:00 Suppliers Forum

    12:00 Buffet Lunch / Business Meeting

    13:30 Field Tours

    Tour #1 - Conair Aviation - the water bomber guys

        - Linnaea Nurseries Ltd - Native plant & landscape nursery

    Tour # 2 - Glenwood - Vegetable Greenhouse - Propagation & materials handling

        - BC Hothouse Vegetable Co-op - materials handling

    Tour #3 - Bevo Farms - Propagation technology / wood boilers

        - Conair Aviation - the water bomber guys

Thursday, September 30

    Optional Nursery & Tree Seed Centre Tours (on your own)

 

Registration package: Adobe Acrobat format;

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