October 16 & 17, 2003
Seattle Marriott Hotel Sea-Tac

8:00 AM REGISTRATION DESK OPENS WITH CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST

9:00 AM INTRODUCTORY SESSION

       Welcome: Paul Boardman, CINTRAFOR, UW, Seattle, WA

       Introduction: Dean Bruce Bare, UW CFR, Seattle, WA

       Opening Remarks: Doug Sutherland, Commissioner of Public Lands, State of Washington

9:15 AM GLOBAL ECONOMIC OUTLOOK

       Keynote: Dr. Lynn Michaelis, Weyerhaeuser, Federal Way, WA

10:00 AM Refreshment Break

10:30 AM OVERVIEW OF PRODUCT MARKETS -- Moderator: Anne Divjak, WPI, AF&PA, Washington, DC

10:30 AM Log Markets: Shifts Away from Traditional Log Markets in the PNW: Larry Mason, Rural Technology Initiative, Seattle, WA

10:50 AM Lumber Markets: Butch Bernhardt, Western Wood Products Association, Portland, OR

11:10 AM Question and Answer Period

11:20 AM Chips: Bob Flynn, Wood Resources International, Tacoma, WA

11:40 AM Engineered Wood & Panels: Craig Adair, APA-The Engineered Wood Association, Tacoma, WA
              Presentation 2: Imports

12:00 PM Question and Answer Period

12:20 PM Lunch

1:30 PM TRENDS IN THE FOREST PRODUCTS SECTOR -- Moderator: Charles Barnes, The APA-Engineered Wood Association, Tacoma, WA

1:30 PM Timber Land Values: Jack Lutz, James Sewall Company, Old Town, ME

2:15 PM Do forest certification Eco-labels Impact Consumer Behavior? Roy Anderson with Eric Hansen, OSU, Corvallis, OR

2:40 PM Question and Answer Period

2:50 PM Refreshment Break

3:00 PM REGULATORY & COMPETETIVENESS SESSION -- Moderator: Mark Calhoon, State of Washington

3:00 PM Diversifying out of the PNW: John Warjone, Port Blakely Tree Farms, Port Blakely, WA

3:30 PM China Market & the Competition (Abstract only): Matthew Brady, AF&PA China Office, Beijing, China

4:00 PM Japan: New Barriers to Trade? Peter Mazikins, AF&PA, Washington, DC

4:30 PM Question and Answer Period

5:00 PM Conference Reception

Day 2: Friday, October 17, 2003

8:00 AM Welcome: Paul Boardman, CINTRAFOR, UW, Seattle, WA

8:15 AM Global Overview: John Perez-Garcia, CINTRAFOR, UW, Seattle, WA

8:45 AM Question and Answer Period

9:00 AM REGIONAL MARKET ASSESSMENTS -- Moderator: Paul Boardman, CINTRAFOR, Seattle, WA

9:10 AM Russia: Gerry Van Leeuwen, Wood Markets International, Vancouver, BC

9:30 AM Europe: John Wadsworth, InterMark, United Kingdom

9:50 AM Question and Answer Period

10:00 AM Refreshment Break

10:20 AM REGIONAL MARKET ASSESSMENTS & OTHER ISSUES -- Moderator: Bruce Glass, WA Dept. of Natural Resources, Olympia, WA

10:20 AM Niche Markets Worldwide: Ivan Eastin, CINTRAFOR, UW, Seattle, WA

10:50 AM Chile: Market Update: Bob Flynn, Wood Resources International, Tacoma, WA

11:20 AM Supply Chain Logistics and Security Implications: Mike Zachary, Port of Tacoma, Tacoma, WA

11:50 PM Question and Answer Period

12:10 PM LUNCH: NAFTA & the North American Lumber Dispute: Lois McNabb, Economics & Trade Branch , BC Ministry of Forests

1:30 PM Adjourn Conference