More
than 150 people, who have a vital interest in our forests and forest
economy, participated in the September 10 -11, 2003 Call to Action
where they developed seven action teams to address the most pressing
issues between now and December, when the second Call to Action
will be held.
“It
was an outstanding start,” said Bernadine Joselyn, Public Policy
& Engagement director for Blandin Foundation. “The group was
broad and diverse – representing key sectors. We assessed the global
context impacting forests and the industry and identified key opportunities
that this initiative is uniquely positioned to address.”
Conference
Information
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Agenda
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Speaker
Bios
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Presentation
Abstracts
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Summary
Report - Audience Participation Questions
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Seven Action Teams Begin
Work
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Final
Analysis - Audience Attitudes Expressed at the September Conference
PowerPoint
Presentations
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A
Minnesota View of the Future of the State's Forest Products Industry
Jim
Bowyer, Director, Forest Products Management Development Institute,
University of Minnesota, St. Paul
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Challenges
for the Great Lakes Forest Product Sector
Keith
Balter, Vice
President, Resource Information Systems, Inc., Bedford, MA
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Forest
Resource Utilization, Optimizing Forest Resources
Dr.
Chris Risbrudt, Director, US Forest Products Laboratory
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Governor's
Advisory Task Force Report
Gene
Merriam, Commissioner, MN
Department of Natural Resources
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Resource
Opportunities and Constraints, State Lands in Minnesota and Key
National Issues
Mike
Carroll, Director of Forestry, Department of Natural Resources
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What
Drives Investment Decisions? (.pdf)
Norman
Lord,
President, Jaakko Pöyry Consulting ( North America ), Montreal,
Canada
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Surviving
Globalization in the Wood Products Industry
Dr.
Roger Sedjo, Senior Fellow and Director of the Forest Economics
and Policy
Program Resources for the Future, Washington, D.C.
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Competitiveness
of Minnesota’s Solid Wood Products Manufacturing
John
A. Rajala, President, Rajala Lumber Companies
The Vital Forests/Vital
Communities Initiative is a project of Blandin Foundation in cooperation
with the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce, the Nature Conservancy,
University of Minnesota's College of Natural Resources, Minnesota
Forest Research Council, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
and Minnesota Wood Council.
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