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Dates: May 13-14, 2026
Location: Plant Sciences Building at NC State University

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Agenda

May 13

• (8:30-9:00 am) Coffee and light refreshments
• (9:00-9:15 am) Justin Baker: Welcoming remarks, plan for the meeting
• (9:15-9:30 am) Madisen Fuller: New SOFAC logo and website updates, plans for future blog posts, and communication/dissemination of SOFAC content
• (9:30-10:30 am) Richard Manner: Introducing PySRTS
  • Comparison to base SRTS Excel
  • Overview of this transition
  • Near and long-term plans for model dissemination and version control
  • Future functionality and plans for improved modularity
  • Regional expansion
• (10:30-11:00 am) Discussion and member feedback
• (11:00-11:45 am) Justin Baker and others: Impacts of Mill Closures – update on methods/results and future plans
• (11:45 am-12:15 pm) Open member feedback session
• (12:15-1:30 pm) Lunch and networking session
• (1:30-2:00 pm) Gaurav Dhungel and Justin Baker: Update on HW modeling
• (2:00-2:30 pm) Richard Manner: Report out of new analysis on cull factor assumptions and other sensitivity analysis tests
• (2:30-2:45 pm) Richard Manner: Quick FIA and TPO updates and SOFAC member feedback
• (2:45-3:00 pm) Break
• (3:00-3:20 pm) Olakunle Sodiya: Research update: Network analysis and sawtimber removals for wildfire management in California
• (3:20-3:40 pm) Matt Clutter: Price impacts of mill closures and disturbance events in southern timbersheds
• (3:40-4:00 pm) Richard Manner: Artificial neural networks, individual tree growth models, and spatially-varying risks in planted pine systems
• (4:00 pm) Adjourn, optional happy hour

May 14

• (9:00-9:15 am) Welcome back, light refreshments
• (9:15-9:30 am) Member feedback on technical updates
• (9:30-10:00 am) Summarizing state of SOFAC data and tool development, future priorities
• (10:00 am-12:00 pm) SRTS training (morning module)
• (12:00-1:00 pm) Lunch
• (1:00-3:00 pm) SRTS training (afternoon module)
• (3:00 pm) Technical meeting adjourns; options for informal collaboration meetings