Program

Sunday, September 28

Morning:

Optional pre-symposium tour
Featuring a transect of Oregon's forest types

Afternoon and Evening:

Check-in and participate in Edgefield Octoberfest

Monday, September 29

Morning:

8:30 am Welcome
Scott Reed, General Chair, Oregon State University

8:45 am IUFRO Working Group
James Johnson, Virginia Tech and Working Party Chair

9:00 am Forests and Forestry in Oregon
Hal Salwasser, Dean, Oregon State University

9:30 am World Forests Keynote
(TBA)

10:15 am BREAK

10:45 am Global Education Keynote

International Forestry Study Tours: Global Education for Oregon Producers
Rick Fletcher and Mike Bondi, Oregon State University Extension

11:30 am LUNCH

Afternoon:

Methodology of Extension Practices

Moderator: Roland Beck, Chair of Forest Policy and Forest History, TU-Munich, Freising, Germany

1. Coached Forest Stewardship Planning in Washington State
Andrew B. Perleberg, Ole Helgerson, Arno Bergstrom, Donald Theoe, Donald Hanley and John Keller, Washington State University Extension Service, Mount Vernon, Washington, USA

2. Southern Utah Forest Landowner Education Programs
Chad R. Reid, Utah State University Extension Agent, Iron County, Utah, USA
Clint Reese; Forestry, Fire and State Lands Area Forester, Southwestern Utah, USA
James E. Bowns, Professor, Southern Utah University/Utah State University, Cedar City, Utah, USA
Michael R. Kuhns, Utah State University Forestry Extension Specialist, Logan, Utah, USA

3. Constructing Extension Curricula to Enhance Family Forestland Management
John W. Punches, Associate Professor, Extension Forestry and Wood Products
Department of Wood Science and Engineering, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, USA

4. Building Capacity Through Best Extension Practices: Learning from the Experiences of Peoples Organization in Three Community-based Forest Management Projects in the Cagayan Valley Region, Northern Philippines
Florence T. Acay, College of Forestry and Environment Management, Isabela State University, Cabagan, N. Luzon, Philippines

5. Taking into Account Different Learning Modalities When Teaching Adults Complex Subject Matter: An Example for Improving Manufacturing
Jim Reeb, Associate Professor and Forest Products Manufacturing Specialist, Department of Wood Science and Engineering, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, USA

6. Cooperative Educational Effort Targeting Underserved Forest Landowners in the South Central United States
Dr. H. Glenn Hughes, Extension Professor of Forestry, Mississippi State University Extension Service, Hattiesburg, Mississippi, USA
Marcus Measells, Extension Association, Department of Forestry, Mississippi State University, Starkville, Mississippi, USA
Dr. Stephen Grado, Associate Professor of Forestry, Mississippi State University, Starkville, Mississippi, USA

7. Knowledge Transfer and Extension in Ontario: Building Capacity Through
Innovation and Collaboration
Paul T. Oester, Area Forestry Extension Agent, Oregon State University, La Grande, Oregon, USA
Guy K. M. Smith, Marketing Technology Transfer Section Chief, Natural Resources Canada, Canadian Forest Service, Ontario, Canada
Stephen W. J. Dominy, Model Forest Coordinator, Natural Resources Canada, Canadian Forest Service, Ontario, Canada

8. A Strategy for Monitoring the Performance of Uneven-age Silvicultural Systems on Non-Industrial Private Forests in Oregon State University
Doug Maguire, Department of Forest Science, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, USA

Tuesday, September 30

Morning:

Electronic Technology/Extension Programs and Engaging the Wider Community (Concurrent Session One)

9. Impact of Master Tree Farmer Satellite education Programs for Private Forest Landowners in Tennessee After 3 Years
Wayne K. Clatterbuck, Associate Professor, Agricultural Extension Service, Department of Forestry, Wildlife and Fisheries, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee, USA

10. Building Extension Capacity: Expanding Collaboration to the Worldwide Web
Samuel w. Jackson, Agricultural Extension Service, Department of Forestry, Wildlife and Fisheries, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
George M. Hopper, Agricultural Extension Service, Department of Forestry, Wildlife and Fisheries, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
Wayne K. Clatterbuck, Agricultural Extension Service, Department of Forestry, Wildlife and Fisheries, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee, USA

11. Collaborative Learning and Internet Technologies in Forestry Education
P. Daniel Cassidy, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee, USA

12. Extension in the 21st Century: The Virtual Specialist
Charles D. Ray, Penn State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, USA

13. Small-Parcel Fuel Reduction
Michael De Lasaux, University of California Cooperative Extension-Plumas-Sierra, Quincy, California, USA
Bruce Hartsough, Biological and Agricultural Engineering, University of California, Davis, California, USA
Gary Nakamura, University of California Cooperative Extension, Redding, California, USA

14. Collaboration with the Oregon Forest Resources Institute to Build the Capacity of the Oregon State University Extension Forestry Program
Mike Cloughesy, Director of Forestry Information & Interpretation, Oregon Forest Resources Institute, Portland, Oregon, USA

15. Extension Personnel in Professional Organizations: Natural Synergies Yield Diverse Benefits
Paul W. Adams, Professor and Extension Specialist, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, USA

16. Lessons Learned from Collaboration with the Potawatomi Nation
Charles J. Barden, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas, USA

Social/Economic, Forest Owners and Restoration (Concurrent Session Two)

17. Participatory Planning and Implementation of Local Extension Projects in Bavaria, Germany: Results of a Participatory Research Project
Roland Beck, Chair of Forest Policy and Forest History, TU-Munich, Freising, Germany
Ulrike Krafft, TU-Munich, Freising, Germany

18. Intelligent Consumption: Addressing Consumer Responsibilities for Natural Resouces
Viviane Simon-Brown, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, USA

19. Involvement of Rural and Tribal Inhabitants in the Maintenance of Community Forest Land: A Case Study
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20. BMP Awareness of Mississippi Private Forest Landowners
Dr. Andrew J. Londo, Assistant Professor and Extension Associate, Department of Forestry, Mississippi State University, Starkville, Mississippi, USA
John B. Auel, Department of Forestry, Mississippi State University, Starkville, Mississippi, USA

21. Forestry Extension Through People's Participation
Somesh Gupta, Junior Research Fellow, FRI, UP, Kanpur, India
Vishal Saxena, Junior Research Follow, FRI, UP, Kanpur, India
Ashwani Kumar, Conservator of Forests, FRI, UP, Kanpur, India

22. Farm Forestry Action Plan: Wimmera 2002-2006
Charles Hajek, Native Vegetation and Private Forestry Officer, Department of Primary Industries, Victoria, Australia

23. Restoring Native Forests in Hawaii
J. B Friday, Ph.D., Extension Forester, College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Hilo, Hawaii, USA

Afternoon:

Field tour

Wednesday, October 1

All Day: CSREES Invited presentations

24. Best Practices in Forestry Extension -- A State Perspective
James E. Johnson (USA)

25. From Theory to Practice -- Outreach in Canada's Model Forests
Maureen Whelan (Canada)

26. Successful Strategies for Governmental Extension Service in Central Europe -- An Example from Bavaria, Germany
Roland Beck (Germany)

27. Reaching Out to Rural Communities -- Experience with Decentralized and Demand-Driven Forestry Extension in Kenya
Alice A. Kaudia (Kenya)

28. The NGO Model for Forestry Extension in Western Canada: Lean, Adaptable, ... and Thriving
Shawn Morford (Canada)

29. Trees, Strategies, and Best Practices: Agriculture, Micro-Enterprise, and Forestry"
Christine Holding Anyonge and William M. Rivera (FAO, Rome)

30. Activity in Forestry -- A Norwegian Example of a Countrywide System for Continuing Education and Extension Service
Jorn R. Follum (Norway)

31. Development of Forestry Extension in Slovenia
Jurij Begus (Slovenia)

32. Technology Transfer -- The COFORD Approach
Lauren MacLennan (Ireland)

33. A Conceptual Framework for Agroforestry and Farm Forestry -- Helping Target Extension in Australia
Rowan Reid (Australia)

34. Feedback : A Necessary Linkage Between Research and Rural Development -- A Case Study
Susana Benedetti (Chile)

35. TBA
Eric Norland

Thursday, October 2

All day field tour

Friday, October 3

Morning:

Forest Management

36. Joint Forest Mangement: A Viable Conservation Strategy
Dr. Rabindra Kumar, IFS, Deputy Conservator of Forests, Silvassa, India

37. Increasing Tree Warden Education and Skills Through Voluntary Certification in Connecticut
Robert M. Ricard, Extension Educator, Urban and Community Forestry, University of Connecticut Cooperative Extension System, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, West Hartford, Connecticut, USA

38. Evaluating Markets for Products from the Certified Forest
Bob Smith, Associate Professor/Extension Specialist, Department of Wood Science and Forest Products, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia Stephanie Gomon, Develop Officer and Graduate Student, College of Natural Resources, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia, USA

39. Extension Driven Forest Management
Jovy S. Mendez-Servitillo, Ph.D., Professor and Chair, Social Forestry Department, College of Forestry and Environmental Management, Isabela State University, Cabagan, Isabela, Philippines IUFRO Extension Working Party Business Meeting Chair: James Johnson, Virginia Tech

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