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  • Wednesday, Oct 25th
    8:30am - 12:00pm PST
    Data Science for Forestry Applications
    Location: Meeting Rooms 2
    Speaker: Robert E. Froese, PhD, CF, RPF – University of Alberta
    Speaker: James McCarter, PhD, MF – Rayonier
    Inventory and Biometrics
     CFE 3 / ISA CEU 3 / ESA CEU .75
  • Thursday, Oct 26th
    11:30am - 12:00pm PST
    Growth and yield model incorporating competing vegetation at mid-rotation
    Location: A3
    Speaker: John B. Young, PhD – Weyerhaeuser
    Speaker: Bronson Bullock, PhD – University of Georgia
    Inventory and Biometrics
     CFE .5 / ISA CEU .5 / ESA CEU .125
  • Thursday, Oct 26th
    4:40pm - 4:48pm PST
    Fast tree inventory with UAV LiDAR in the plantation
    Location: A11
    Speaker: Jinyuan Shao, n/a – Purdue University
    Inventory and Biometrics
  • Thursday, Oct 26th
    5:00pm - 5:08pm PST
    Transitioning to Remotely-Sensed Forest Inventory: Approaches to Small Area Estimation on State Forests in Oregon
    Location: A11
    Speaker: Sean McKenzie, MS – Oregon Department of Forestry
    Inventory and Biometrics
  • Thursday, Oct 26th
    5:20pm - 5:28pm PST
    ETPPRP Machine-learning Techniques Based Forest Stand Models for Loblolly Pine
    Location: A11
    Speaker: Yuhui Weng, PhD – Stephen F. Austin State University
    Inventory and Biometrics
  • Friday, Oct 27th
    8:10am - 8:18am PST
    Status of forest growth to removal rate in Arkansas
    Location: A11
    Speaker: Sagar Godar Chhetri (he/him/his) – University of Arkansas At Monticello
    Author: Padip Saud, n/a – College of Forestry, Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Arkansas at Monticello
    Author: Matthew H. Pelkki, BSF, MF, PhD, CF, RPF – University of Arkansas at Monticello
    Inventory and Biometrics
  • Friday, Oct 27th
    8:20am - 8:28am PST
    Forensic forestry: Are your biometric tools built on old data?
    Location: A11
    Speaker: Tyler Gifford, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Minnesota
    Inventory and Biometrics
  • Friday, Oct 27th
    8:30am - 8:38am PST
    Tree Species Identification from UAV RGB Images using Deep Learning Techniques
    Location: A11
    Speaker: Yunmei Huang (she/her/hers) – Purdue University
    Inventory and Biometrics
  • Friday, Oct 27th
    8:30am - 9:00am PST
    Enhancing and Updating Minnesota’s Forest Inventory Using Lidar Technology
    Location: A10
    Speaker: Dennis J. Kepler, BS (he/him/his) – Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
    Inventory and Biometrics
     CFE .5 / ISA CEU .5 / ESA CEU .125
  • Friday, Oct 27th
    9:20am - 9:28am PST
    Developing Flexible Systems of Taper, Volume, and Biomass Equations to Meet Diverse Management Objectives
    Location: A11
    Speaker: Dehai Zhao, PhD – University of Georgia
    Co-Author: Bronson Bullock, PhD – University of Georgia
    Co-Author: James Westfall (he/him/his) – U.S. Forest Service, Northern Research Station
    Co-Author: John Coulston (he/him/his) – U.S. Forest Service, Southern Research Station
    Inventory and Biometrics
  • Friday, Oct 27th
    10:30am - 10:38am PST
    Longleaf pine growth and yield over a range of site conditions in the southeastern US
    Location: A11
    Speaker: Bronson Bullock, PhD – University of Georgia
    Inventory and Biometrics
  • Friday, Oct 27th
    10:30am - 12:00pm PST
    Emerging Technologies and Forest Inventory: What Does the Future of Forest Inventory Look Like?
    Location: A7
    Concurrent Session Moderator: Brandon K. Craft, MNR, CF (he/him/his) – Treeswift
    Panelist: Cam Brown, MF, RPF (he/him/his) – Forsite Consultants Ltd
    Panelist: Robert E. Froese, PhD, CF, RPF – University of Alberta
    Panelist: Dennis J. Kepler, BS (he/him/his) – Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
    Panelist: Sean McKenzie, MS – Oregon Department of Forestry
    Panelist: Wade Tinkham, PhD (he/him/his) – USDA Forest Service - Rocky Mountain Research Station
    Inventory and Biometrics
     CFE 1.5 / ISA CEU 1.5 / ESA CEU .375
  • Friday, Oct 27th
    11:10am - 11:18am PST
    Individual Bald Cypress Knee Modeling from Mobile LiDAR
    Location: A11
    Speaker: Titilayo T. Tajudeen, MS (she/her/hers) – North Carolina State University
    Inventory and Biometrics
  • Friday, Oct 27th
    3:00pm - 4:00pm PST
    Developing a Forest Monitoring Program at Los Alamos National Laboratory
    Location: Expo Hall
    Poster Presenter: Bridget L. Bloodwood, MS (she/her/hers) – Los Alamos National Laboratory
    Inventory and Biometrics
  • Friday, Oct 27th
    3:00pm - 4:00pm PST
    Effects of thinning and climate on stem radial fluctuations monitored using automatic point dendrometers
    Location: Expo Hall
    Poster Presenter: Sophan Chhin, MS, PhD – West Virginia University
    Inventory and Biometrics
  • Friday, Oct 27th
    3:00pm - 4:00pm PST
    Global Navigation Satellite Systems Location Variations Associated with Trees
    Location: Expo Hall
    Poster Presenter: Audrey R. Ward (they/them/theirs) – Purdue University
    Inventory and Biometrics
  • Friday, Oct 27th
    3:00pm - 4:00pm PST
    Linear versus single photon lidar height loss-specific change detection with subsequent object-based supervised classification of timber clear cuts and other disturbance based on post-change imagery
    Location: Expo Hall
    Poster Presenter: Quentin Ikuta (he/him/his) – University of Minnesota - Natural Resources Science and Management
    Inventory and Biometrics
  • Saturday, Oct 28th
    11:00am - 11:30am PST
    Practical Methods for Maintaining a Forest Inventory After Catastrophic Wildfire
    Location: A10
    Speaker: Jeremy Dean Hunt, MF – Bureau of Indian Affairs
    Inventory and Biometrics
     CFE .5