Agenda

Wednesday, Sept. 9

7-7:30 a.m.

Continental Breakfast – GLC Atrium

7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Pre-conference Tour (Lunch Included)
Bus Departs from Ga. Tech Hotel – Spring Street Entrance

Mortensen Woodwork
Host: Fred Mortensen, CEO, and Greg Kasten, President
Geiger International Inc.
Host: Andy Geiger, VP of Manufacturing
Hardwoods Inc. Tour and Lunch
Host: James Howard, President
Southern Staircase
Host: Randy Scott, VP of Operations
Fry Reglet Architectural Metals Corporation
Host: Bill Timko, VP of Design and Development
Closets and More
Host: Jeff Lewis, President and CEO, and James Hopkins, Plant Operations Manager

Pre-conference Workshops (Lunch Included) CEU/Learning Units accredited AIA/CSI courses will be taught by 20 companies in separate class rooms on sign-up basis.

I.	Design and planning
II.	Codes and Standards *New American Woodwork standard debut
III.	Products and Methods

5:30 p.m.

Keynote Speech
Dennis P. Lockhart (Invited Speaker), President of Federal Reserve of Atlanta

5:30–7:30 p.m.

Welcome Reception and EXPO Exhibits Review

Thursday, Sept. 10

7-8 a.m.

Continental Breakfast and EXPO Exhibits Review

8-9 a.m.

Keynote - Viability in Tough Times
David N. Hauseman, AIA, CSI, President, Hauseman Group and Luther Randall III, President, CEO, Randall Brothers

9-10 a.m.

General Panel Session - Viability in Tough Times

10-10:30 a.m.

Break and EXPO Exhibits Review

10:30 a.m. to Noon

Concurrent Tracks

I.	Design and Planning: AIA Panel Session Structure Design, Contract Planning
II.	Codes and Standards: New AWI Standards and Certification
III.	Products and Methods: WoodWorks Panel Session – Engineered Panel and Lumber Component DesignNordic Engineered Wood Systems, GP, Weyerhaeuser Trus Joist, Boise, and RISA

Noon-2 p.m.

Lunch (On your own) and EXPO Exhibits Review

2-3:30 p.m.

General Session - Design, Materials, and Methods for Adding Value
James Howard, President and CEO, Hardwoods, Inc. – Keynote

3:30-5:30 p.m.

Concurrent Tracks

I.	Design and Planning: AIA Panel Session Structure Design, Contract Planning, Engineered Wood Design Award Projects
II.	Codes and Standards: CSI; AWI Standards and Certification
III.	Products and Methods: CPA –‘ Innovative Products for a Sustainable Future’ TLC Mouldings, Langboard, Flakeboard, Sierra Pine, Stevens Industries

5:30-8 p.m.

Reception and EXPO Exhibitors Review
Tour – Georgia Tech Advanced Wood Products Lab (AWPL) and
Randall Brothers Open House/Reception
665 Marietta St. N.W. Atlanta, GA 30371

Friday, Sept. 11

7-8 a.m.

Continental Breakfast and EXPO Exhibits Review

8-8:30 a.m.

Keynote Speech - Turning Green to Gold
Robert Scmidt, Arclin; Matt Yaun, Director of Sales and Marketing, Cox Industries Inc.; Dave Bueche, Marketing Representative, Hoover Treated Wood Products

8:30-10 a.m.

General Panel Discussion - Turning Green to Gold

10-10:30 a.m.

Break and EXPO Exhibits Review

10:30 a.m. to Noon

Concurrent Tracks

I.	Design and Planning: Contract Planning, Value Added (AWI, KCMA, ), Home Office, Hunt Room, Wine Cellar, Saunas; City of Future
II.	Codes and Standards: CSI Panel
III.	Products and Methods: “Two Sides of the Profit Coin” – New Products and Innovations, TREX, Fry Reglet, SIPS, Winter Panel, Inc.

Noon-1:30 p.m.

Keynote Speech - “Getting the Right Product to the Right Place at the Right Time”
Mike Rehwinkel, President-Wood Products, Georgia-Pacific

Noon-1:30 p.m.

EXPO Exhibits Review

1:30-3:30 p.m.

General Panel Session
Georgia Pacific Corp., Home Depot, BlueLinx

3:30 p.m.

Conclusion