Archived Conferences
The Timberland Asset: Stable Investments for Turbulent Times

This event was our second at The Ritz-Carlton Lodge, Reynolds Plantation.
Forest Bioenergy Conference
February 26, 2009
Forsyth, Georgia, USA
Jointly hosted by:
- The Center for Forest Business
- The Georgia Forestry Association
The following was reported on the Georgia Forestry Association website:
International Forest Investment: An Executive Education Conference - London, UK
November 10 - 11, 2008
The Berkeley
London, United Kingdom
This was our second conference overseas and kept the same executive education format as the event in Munich. We did expand the conference to one and one-half days to provide more content at a less hectic pace.
Topics Included:
Swedish Forest Biomass Operations Tour
May 25 - 30, 2008
Stockholm, Sweden – Jönköping, Sweden – Copenhagen, Denmark
Jointly hosted by:
- The Center for Forest Business
- Forest Resources Association
This event provided a practical, operational overview of the latest technical systems in biomass harvesting and use. Our tour participants represented industry, academia, and the private sector. Their varied backgrounds provided a rich environment for the sharing of ideas.
Council on Forest Engineering Annual Meeting - 2008
Charleston, South Carolina, USA
Jointly hosted by:
- The Center for Forest Business
- Clemson University
Southern Forest Economics Workers Annual Meeting - 2008
March 9 - 11, 2008
Hilton Savannah DeSoto
Savannah, Georgia, USA
Sponsored by:
International Forest Investment: An Executive Education Conference - Munich, Germany
February 22, 2008
The Bayerischer Hof Hotel
Munich, Germany
This was our first European conference. It's objective was to provide a Forestland Investment Overview to investment professionals who were new to the asset class. What do you need to know to begin creating wealth in forestland invesment?
Topics included:
The Timberland Asset: Reliable and Renewable
The Ritz-Carlton Lodge, Reynolds Plantation
Lake Oconee, Georgia, USA
March 28 - 30, 2007
The Timberland Asset: Reliable and Renewable was attended by nearly 300 people from all walks of the forestland investment and management community.
Topics included:
Timberland Investment: A Growing Asset Class
October 20 - 22, 2004
Held at Château Élan resort just 40 minutes north of Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
The conference agenda included panel discussions, academic papers, and focused question and answer sessions to provide conference participants the opportunity to interact with a wide array of timberland investment professionals.
Major topics included:
Southern Forest Economics Workers Annual Meeting
Atlanta, Georgia, USA
2001