2022 SOFAC Annual Meeting

August 9-10, 2022 in Durham, NC.

PDF Presentations are linked in the following final agenda for Tuesday, August 9, 2022. (Revised 8/12/2022)

• 9:00am – 10:00am Informal discussions with coffee and refreshments provided
• 10:00am – 10:15am NCSU CNR Welcoming Remarks. Robert Scheller (NCSU)
• 10:15 – 10:30am Annual Meeting Introductory Remarks. Justin Baker (NCSU)
• 10:30am – 11:00am FIA Updates for the Southern U.S. Ray Sheffield (SOFAC)
• 11:00am – 11:45am TPO data – Timber Product Output (TPO) data – Methodology changes and direction moving forward. Consuelo Brandeis (USFS)
• 11:45am – 12:00pm Q&A Session
• 12:00pm – 1:00pm Catered lunch and networking session
• 1:00pm – 2:00pm Recent SRTS development and Monte Carlo analysis. Bob Abt (NCSU)
• 2:00pm – 3:00pm Impacts of forest carbon offset markets on industrial pulpwood markets in the southern U.S. under alternative Forest Sector Pathways. David Rossi (NCSU)
• 3:00pm – 3:15pm Break with refreshments
• 3:15pm – 5:15pm Graduate Student and Postdoc Session
  • Individual tree topographical position classification and its interaction with soil using LIDAR. Ivan Raigosa-Garcia (NCSU)
  • Critical market tipping points for high-grade white oak inventory decline in the Central Hardwoods region of the U.S.  Gaurav Dhungel (NCSU)
  • Assessing the Determinants of Interstate Softwood Roundwood Trade in the US South: A Gravity Trade Model Approach. Austin Lamica (NCSU)
  • Measuring and modeling maximum forest net carbon sequestration. Manaswini Ganjam (NCSU)
  • Causal impacts of COVID-19 policies on timber markets in the southern United States. Sonia Bruck (NCSU)
  • Convergence approach to forest carbon and timber supply modeling. Madisen Fuller (NCSU)
  • Assessment of factors driving spatiotemporal variation in TPO trends. Olakunle Sodiya (NCSU)
  • Effects of renewable energy standards on biomass consumption in the US: An econometric approach. Shiyue Yao (NCSU)
• 5:15pm Break for Reception (everyone) and Bulls Game (ticket holders)

PDF Presentations are linked in the following final agenda for Wednesday, August 10, 2022. (Revised 8/12/2022)

• 8:00am – 9:30am Full Breakfast and networking
• 9:30am – 9:45am Director’s Talk: Global-to-Local – Perspectives on global change drivers and implications for the southern forest sector. Justin Baker (NCSU)
• 9:45am – 10:30am Special Topics: Forest bioenergy markets, policy, and sustainability considerations. Alice Favero (Georgia Tech University)
• 10:30am – 10:45am Break with refreshments
• 10:45am – 11:30am Special Topics: An empirical analysis of U.S. land use change under multiple climate change scenarios. Chris Mihiar (USFS)
• 11:30am – 12:15pm Special Topics: Projecting scenario-based future forest sector activity with FOROM: The case of wood energy. Jeff Prestemon (USFS)
• 12:15pm – 1:15pm Catered lunch and networking session
• 1:15pm – 2:00pm Special Topics: Forest carbon and markets under new and announced mill capacity in the South. Jesse Henderson (USFS)
• 2:00pm – 2:45pm Special Topics: Forest carbon offsets – market expansion, research gaps and modeling needs. Greg Latta (University of Idaho)
• 2:45pm – 3:15pm Closing remarks and Q&A
• 3:15pm – 3:30pm Refreshments and networking session
• 3:30pm – 5:00pm SOFAC Members-only Business Meeting (Post meeting details will be shared in the near future through the members-only section of the SOFAC website.)
• 5:00pm Adjourned

Meeting Archive Notes

The in-person meeting was held at the Durham Convention Center (DCC), 301 W. Morgan St., Durham, NC 27701. The Marriott Hotel Durham City Center and the nearby (walking distance) Aloft Hotel were the recommended lodging options. The discounted rate at Aloft was $159/night + tax which included Wifi and health club access. The rooms at the Marriott at were being offered at $189/night + tax. The cost of overnight and daily parking was not included, but both hotels had valet and parking facilities. An option to participate in some or all of the meeting was available using NCSU Zoom.

Online registration for the meeting ended on August 1, 2022. The cost of attending the full meeting in person was $185 (included some meals, refreshment breaks and a social held at the Tobacco Road Sports Bar). For an additional $20 Terrace Reserve seats at the August 9th Durham Bulls baseball game were available for purchase. The registration fee to attend only the Zoom version of the meeting was $75.

If you have questions about the meeting please send an email to justinbaker@ncsu.edu, or drossi2@ncsu.edu, or kdmccar2@ncsu.edu