Text Box: US - Canada Forest Products Trade
-A Bilateral Technical Symposium-
James B. Henry Center
Michigan State University
                                                                                                                                                                                                    

               

 

                                                                                                                                                                                         

 

 

 

March 6-8, 2005

Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan

 

Purpose: to exchange research results and discuss research needs regarding forest products trade between the US and Canada.

 

Focus: market relationships and industry trends, impacts of past, current, and future U.S. trade restrictions, and views of and approaches to stumpage pricing in the US and Canada

 

Format: include invited speeches, panel discussions, and refereed presentations.

 

§    Brad Stennes, Canadian Forest Service

§    Bill Kissick, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources

§    Lloyd Irland, The Irland Group

§    Shashi Kant, University of Toronto

§    M.K. Luckert, University of Alberta

§    Runsheng Yin, MSU

 

 

 
Featured Speakers:

§    Lou Anna K. Simon, MSU President

§    Rocco Delvecchio, Canadian Consul General

§    Roger Sedjo, Resources for the Future

§    Kevin Kennedy, MSU College of Law

§    Keith Marino; Arent Fox PLLC

§    Henry Spelter, USDA Forest Products Laboratory

Lois McNabb, British Columbia Ministry of Forests

 

Sponsored by:

§          Department of Forestry, Michigan State University

§          Government of Canada

§          USDA Forest Service Forest Products Laboratory

 

With support from:

§          Michigan State University

§          Michigan Agricultural Experiment Station

§          Canadian Studies Center

§          Vice President for Research

§          University of Toronto

§          Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources

§          Michigan Department of Natural Resources

§       Great Lakes Forest Alliance

 

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