2024 SOFAC Annual Meeting Agenda

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August 19th, 2024

8:15-8:45 – Coffee and light refreshments

8:45-9:15 – Welcome and introductions; Director’s Update (Justin Baker)

9:15-10:15 – FIA Updates

What is the impact of the new volume equations on the new FIADB? (Hector Restrepo, NCASI)
Forest inventory and planted forest trends in the southern U.S. (Ray Sheffield)

10:15-10:30 – Networking break

10:30-12:00 – SRTS development and Southern U.S. baseline projection (Richard Manner, Bob Abt, Gaurav Dhungel).

12:00-1:00 – Lunch and networking break

1:00-1:30 – Modeling HWP carbon flows: a need for integrated bio-economic approaches (Brent Sohngen, The Ohio State University)

1:30-2:00 – HWP C modeling research updates from local to global scales (Justin Baker)

2:00-2:45 – SOFAC hardwood research and modeling the market accessibility of hardwood forests (Gaurav Dhungel)

2:45-3:15 – Forest markets and land use change under increasing product demand in the southern U.S. (Jesse Henderson, USDA Forest Service)

3:15-3:30 – Quick refreshments break

3:30-5:30 – Graduate student and scholar spotlights

5:30-7:00 — Reception (Plant Sciences Building)

August 20th, 2024

8:00-8:30 – Light breakfast.

8:30-9:15 – Special Topic: Southern Forest Outlook using the FOROM model (Jinggang Guo, Louisiana State University)

9:15-10:00 – Raju Pokhrel, MSU10:00-10:15 – Coffee and networking break

10:15-10:45 – Special Topic: Forest sector climate mitigation and new federal funding (Chris Wade, RTI International)

10:45-11:30 – Special Topic: Impacts of recent mill closures on local resource outlooks (Greg Latta, University of Idaho)

11:30-12:15 – SRTS installation and run instructions

12:15:12:30 – Wrap up and adjourn main meeting

12:30-12:45 – Grab box lunch, business meeting starts

12:45-2:00 – SOFAC business meeting

12:45-3:00 – optional SRTS training/troubleshooting