Early cutoff date to get LFA hotel rate - Monday, Aug. 7
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Thinking about going to the Louisiana Forestry Association 70th annual convention Aug. 29-31?
Book your room at the Hilton New Orleans Riverside early if you want to save money!
The deadline to book your room at the special LFA rate is Monday, Aug. 7, which will be here before you know it!
The LFA rate starts at $129 per night. The rate for anyone booking a room on Tuesday, Aug. 8 and thereafter will be much higher.
Click to book your room online.
Or, you can call (504) 584-3999.
Either way, you have to book your room no later than Monday, Aug. 7.
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Annual Meeting registration deadline Aug. 15
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Registration for the 70th annual convention of the Louisiana Forestry Association is ongoing, with an early bird deadline of Tuesday, Aug. 15.
The annual meeting is slated for Tuesday, Aug. 29 through Thursday, Aug. 31.
Brochures have been mailed, but you can register for the annual meeting online by clicking below:
Click to register for annual meeting.
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Great slate of speakers at 70th annual convention
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The Louisiana Forestry Association 70th annual convention is set for Aug. 29, 30 and 31 and will host an interesting and informative slate of speakers.
Wednesday's technical session includes:
Candice Nichol, an associate with MGA | Michael Green Architecture in Vancouver, British Columbia, has championed mass timber projects, including the T3 multistory wooden building in Minneapolis, where she was the lead design architect for the largest modern mass timber building in the United States. She will talk about timber buildings and what's ahead.
Eric Gee, director of Expo, Lumber Products & Forest Resources for Southern Forest Products Association, supports the Southern pine export markets with education and training through the Southern Pine Council and Softwood Export Council. He will talk about marketing our southern pine timber.
James Prather, a partner of Galloway Johnson, earned his Juris Doctorate from Loyola University School of Law, New Orleans. He is a member of the AAMGA Governmental Affairs Committee and has devoted his practice to the representation of business and insurance interests. He will speak about the rising cost of truck insurance.
For Loggers on Wednesday:
Milana Walters, president of TM Total Consulting LLC and retired Louisiana State Police sergeant, is a trained safety auditor. During her time as a state trooper, she was assigned to the Motor Carrier Safety Unit. She also served as an inspector for commercial vehicles, certified by the U.S. Department of Transportation-Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.
And Thursday morning will feature:
Loren Scott, Ph.D., president of Loren C. Scott & Associates Inc., an economic consulting firm whose clients include several Fortune 500 companies. He is a member of the National Business Economic Issues Council, which regularly holds discussions about issues of state, national and international interests and includes experts in retail trade and trucking. The professor emeritus spent 33 years at Louisiana State University, 13 of which as chairman of LSU's Economics Department. He will present his insight and take a look at the state's economic outlook.
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Calendar events
Aug. 29-31 - LFA's 70th annual convention. At the Hilton New Orleans Riverside on Poydras. This year's theme is on Sustainable Markets-Sustainable Forests and offers a slate of speakers to inform our members, including Candice Nichol, an associate with MGA | Michael Green Architecture in Vancouver, British Columbia, who will speak about the developments of CLT and MPP. Check out more on our website at
www.laforestry.com.
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