e O CTOBER 4-6, 2017 W ILMINGTON, I N, NC

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1 NCFA Annual n Meeting e O CTOBER 4-6, 2017 W ILMINGTON, I N, NC F ULL L SPEED S E AHEAD! A

2 NCFA ANNUAL MEETING OCTOBER 4-6, HILTON WILMINGTON RIVERSIDE - WILMINGTON, NC Please complete and return this form to the NCFA by mail to 1600 Glenwood Avenue, Raleigh, NC or by fax to (919) Please call the Hilton Wilmington Riverside at (910) to make your room reservation ASAP. The room rate for the Hilton will be $155. The NCFA group code is FOR. Member Name (for badge) Company Affiliation City State Daytime Phone Fax (for confirmation) Spouse/Guest Name (for badge) City State FULL REGISTRATION $300 $ Wednesday Night Reception on the Battleship North Carolina Thursday Continental Breakfast Thursday President s Reception, Awards Dinner, Silent Auction and Casino Night MEETING RECREATION ACTIVITIES (PLEASE INDICATE AMOUNT AND NUMBER ATTENDING) Sporting Clays at Buccaneer Gun Club $25 $ Golf Tournament at Compass Pointe Golf Course $100 $ SPOUSE REGISTRATION (MUST ACCOMPANY A FULL REGISTRATION) $200 $ Wednesday Night Reception on the Battleship North Carolina Thursday Continental Breakfast Spouse Program - Wilmington Water Tours Thursday President s Reception, Awards Dinner, Silent Auction TOTAL: $ PAYMENT OPTIONS Check or money order payable to NCFA enclosed. Charge to my Visa Mastercard # / / / Expiration Date: / Cardholder s Name (as it appears on card) Credit Card Billing Address (no P.O. Box): Signature: *Please note: Refunds will not be given for registration fees and/or recreational fees cancelled after September 22, 2017*

3 The NCFA s 2017 Annual Meeting, Full Speed Ahead, will feature a new format compared to previous meetings, but our tradition of an informative speaking program, plenty of entertainment, and hospitality will be on display. With its lively and beautiful downtown area, Wilmington is one of the membership s favorite destinations. Our meeting will start on Wednesday afternoon with a speaking program followed by an evening reception on the decks of the USS North Carolina. The focus of the Wednesday session will be on our forest resources and markets. Thursday morning, the membership will go back into a general session that will look at some of the challenges our industry is successfully addressing. The morning session will close with the recognition of the Friends of Forestry Legislative Awards. Members participating in the afternoon recreation activities will be given a box lunch. The annual awards dinner will take place on Thursday evening followed by a casino night. The meeting concludes on Friday with the fourth quarter meeting of the NCFA s Board of Directors. The room rate for the Wilmington Riverside Hilton is $155. You should call your room reservations ASAP by calling (910) and using the group code FOR. RECREATION ACTIVITIES THE TIMBER HACKER S GOLF TOURNAMENT is scheduled for a shotgun start at 1:00 p.m. at Compass Pointe Golf Club which is located at 2431 The Pointe Club Drive in Leland, NC Phone number is (910) As always, the Tournament will employ a Captain s Choice format. Mulligans will be on sale to support the Friends of Forestry PAC. The registration fee is $ FULL SPEED AHEAD! THE SPORTING CLAYS TOURNAMENT will take place at 1:00 p.m. at the Buccaneer Gun Club. The cost is $25.00 per person and participants should bring gun and two boxes of shells. The Lewis Class Judging will be employed. SPOUSE PROGRAM FEATURES BOAT TOUR OF WILMINGTON The NCFA has reserved the Wilmington, which is a state-of-the-art catamaran, for the spouse program. The Wilmington has a wake canceling design and is fully enclosed for comfort. The tour will give guests a unique view of Wilmington while enjoying assorted refreshments. The spouse program takes place on Thursday afternoon during the recreation activities. CASINO NIGHT The entertainment for this year s meeting revolves around rolling dice and spinning wheels! Casino Night takes place on Thursday evening after the awards dinner. Members will put their luck to the test in various chance games. The gaming will be accompanied with a disc jockey music and various refreshments. SILENT AUCTION SUPPORTS EDUCATION INITIATIVES The proceeds from NCFA s silent auction will support the NCFA s Forestry Education and Conservation Foundation. The auction will take place on Thursday and all purchases are tax deductible. This year s effort is being led by Jim Durham. If you would like to donate an item, please contact Durham at jim. durham@ipaper.com or (910)

4 TRADITIONAL ANNUAL MEETING SPONSORS Bill Hanks Lumber Co., Inc. Boise Cascade Wood Products Canal Wood, LLC Canfor Southern Pine Chatham Lumber Co. Columbia Forest Products Davis-Garvin Insurance Agency DeBerry Land & Timber, Inc. Domtar Paper Co., LLC - Plymouth Domtar Paper Co., LLC - Bennettsville Edwards Wood Products, Inc. Enviva, LP Evergreen Packaging Inc. Ezzell Trucking Inc. Farm Credit Assoc. of NC Forestry Mututal Insurance Co. Georgia-Pacific, WFS, LLC H.W. Culp Lumber Co. Hartley Brothers Sawmill Inc. Hunt Forest Resources, LLC International Paper Co. Iron Horse Auction Co. J.W. Jones Lumber Co., Inc. Jordan Lumber & Supply Inc. Kapstone Kraft Paper Corp. Klausner Lumber Two LLC Lampe & Malphrus Lumber Co. McLaurin Company Inc. Pennsylvania Lumbermens Mutual Insurance Co. Pinnacle Trailer Sales Inc. Resolute Forest Products Resource Management Service, LLC Shaver Wood Products TimberMart - South Toney Lumber Co. Tri-State Land & Timber, LLC Troy Lumber Co. Uwharrie Lumber Co. WestRock CP, LLC Williams Forest Products, Inc AGENDA Wednesday, October 4, :00 a.m. Registration Open - Lower Lobby 10:00 a.m. Exhibitor Set Up - Azalea Room 1:00 p.m. Welcome to NCFA Annual Meeting Bernard Rose, NCFA President 1:15 p.m. Joe Clark, Forest2Market 2:00 p.m. Patrick Cumbie, Arborgen 2:45 p.m. Break 3:00 p.m. Henry Randolph, Gelbert, Fullbright & Randolph Forestry Consultants 3:45 p.m. Pryor Gibson, NCFA 4:30 p.m. End of First Session 6:00 p.m. Reception on USS North Carolina Thursday, October 5, :00 a.m. Registration Open - Lower Lobby Continental Breakfast - Azalea Room 8:00 a.m. Welcome to NCFA Annual Meeting Bernard Rose, NCFA President Silent Auction Open 8:15 a.m. Mike Macedo, International Paper 9:00 a.m. TBA, North Carolina State Ports Authority 9:45 a.m. Break 10:00 a.m. Jeremiah O Donovan, Team Safe Trucking 10:45 a.m. Friends of Forestry Awards 11:30 a.m. Recreation Activities - Golf, Clays, Spouse Program 6:00 p.m. President s Welcome Reception - Terrace 7:00 p.m. Awards Dinner - Grand Ballroom 8:00 p.m. Silent Auction Closes 8:00 p.m. Casino Night - Grand Ballroom Friday, October 6, :00 a.m. NCFA Board of Directors Meeting 11:30 a.m. Meeting adjourns CFE CREDITS The NCFA s Annual Meeting typically earns 6.0 Category I CFE credits.

5 HILTON WILMINGTON RIVERSIDE 301 NORTH WATER STREET, WILMINGTON, NC TEL: (910) The Hilton Wilmington Riverside Hotel offers an upscale experience in a prime location on the Cape Fear riverfront. The Riverside s downtown boardwalk location is within walking distance to popular attractions, nightlife, shopping and dining. The hotel is central location for various tours, whether it is a sightseeing cruise, walking tour or horse and carriage. The hotel also features an on-site Ruth s Chris Steak House in addition to its own restaurant, Innovations. The NCFA has a special rate of $155 - please call (910) to make your reservations and mention the NCFA group code: FOR.