Annual Meeting

Schedule of Events

2020 Annual Meeting & Trade Show
September 1-3, 2020*
Omni Amelia Island Resort
Amelia Island, FL
*Please note new dates!

 

Tuesday, September 1, 2020

10:00 AM–6:00 PM Trade Show Set-Up/Silent Auction Open

1:00 PM–6:00 PM Registration Desk Open

5:30 PM–7:00 PM Registrant Reception/Exhibitor Meet & Greet

Wednesday, September 2, 2020

6:30 AM–6:00 PM Registration Desk Open

6:30 AM–8:00 AM Early Bird Coffee

6:30 AM–10:00 AM Trade Show Set-Up

6:45 AM–7:45 AM Tee-Time Coffee & Golf Registration

8:00 AM–1:00 PM Golf Tournament Shotgun Start

10:00 AM–7:00 PM Trade Show & Silent Auction Open

10:00 AM–12:00 PM Breakout Sessions:
Costshare & Easement Programs: Jimmy Roberts, Florida Forest Service
Landowner Financing: Mike Anthos, Farm Credit

12:00 PM–2:00 PM Lunch on your own

12:00 PM-2:00 PM UF/SFRC Reception

2:15 PM–3:45 PM General Session:
Keynote: Secretary Sonny Perdue (Invited)
2020 Timber Outlook: Dr. Brooks Mendell, Forisk Consulting
Timber Taxes: Jib Davidson, Columbia Timber Company

4:00 PM–5:00 PM Board Meeting

5:30 PM–7:00 PM Welcome Reception/Exhibitor Meet & Greet

8:00 PM–until Evening On Your Own/Entertainment

Thursday, September 3, 2020

6:45 AM–12:00 PM Registration Desk Open

6:45 AM–8:00 AM Early Bird Coffee

8:00 AM–10:00 AM Awards Breakfast

10:00 AM–4:00 PM Trade Show & Silent Auction Open

10:30 AM–11:30 AM General Session:
Trucking Challenges: Ken Armstrong, Florida Trucking Association

11:30 AM–1:30 PM Lunch on your own

11:45 AM–1:15 PM Master Logger Lunch:*
Trucking Inspection & Other Matters: Chief Jeff Dixon & Captain Erick McGuire, Florida Highway Patrol

1:30 PM–2:30 PM General Session:
Hurricane Michael Recovery Update: Erin Albury, State Forester & Director, Florida Forest Service

2:30 PM–4:00 PM Trade Show Social and Silent Auction Final Bidding

5:00 PM-6:00 PM Reception

6:00 PM – 7:00 PM President’s Dinner

7:00 PM-9:00 PM President’s Reception

7:00 PM–9:00 PM Auction Item Pickup & Trade Show Teardown

*THE MASTER LOGGER LUNCH IS OPEN TO EVERYONE. HOWEVER, ONLY MASTER LOGGERS REGISTERED FOR THE FULL MEETING MAY ATTEND AT NO CHARGE. OTHERS WISHING TO ATTEND MUST PURCHASE A TICKET BY AUGUST 21, 2020.