Forest Science - Forest and Wood Products Australia

Understanding Forestry
Forest Science
COURSE
Monday 18 to Friday 22 February 2013
The University of Melbourne
Creswick, Victoria
A Gottstein Trust Initiative

J.W.GOTTSTEIN MEMORIAL TRUST
REGISTRATION FORM
FOREST SCIENCE COURSE: 18 -22 FEBRUARY 2013
THE UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE
Creswick, Victoria
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b) between hotel and airport on Friday 22nd: YES / NO
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Please return this completed form as soon as possible to:
Dr Silvia Pongracic,
Gottstein Forest Science Course Director,
Private Bag 10,
Clayton South, VIC 3169
Email: silvia.pongracic@csiro.au
After receipt of the form, a tax invoice will be sent for the $2530 registration fee
($2300 for registrants whose companies are Patrons or Subscribers to the Trust).
Registrants will be required to complete a release and indemnity form prior to
attending the Course.

PROGRAM
PROGRAM
MONDAY 18 FEBRUARY 2013
MONDAY 18 FEBRUARY 2013
9:00 - 9:20 am OPENING ADDRESSES
9:00 - 9:20 am
i.
OPENING
Gottstein
ADDRESSES
Trust
ii. i. Gottstein Welcome Trust to The University of Melbourne
iii. ii. Approach Welcome to The the Course University – Dr of S. Melbourne Pongracic, Course Director
9:20 - 9:45 am SELF-INTRODUCTION
iii. Approach to the Course
BY
–
COURSE
Dr S. Pongracic,
REGISTRANTS
Course Director
9:45 9:20 - 10:45 9:45 am am 1 SELF-INTRODUCTION FORESTRY 101 BY COURSE REGISTRANTS
9:45 - 10:45 am 1 Professor FORESTRY Roger 101 Sands
10:45 - 11:15 am COFFEE
Professor Roger Sands
11:15 10:45 - 12:45 11:15 am pm 2 COFFEE FOREST RESOURCES
11:15 - 12:45 pm 2 FOREST Dr Chris Weston, RESOURCES University of Melbourne
12.45 - 1.30 pm LUNCH
Dr Chris Weston, University of Melbourne
1.30
12.45
-
-
2.30
1.30
pm
pm
3
LUNCH
WOOD SUPPLY in AUSTRALIA
1.30 - 2.30 pm 3 WOOD Mr Peter SUPPLY Grist, Australian in AUSTRALIA Forest Products Association
Mr Peter Grist, Australian Forest Products Association
2.30 - 3.30 pm 4 FOREST MANAGEMENT – NATIVE FORESTS
2.30 - 3.30 pm 4 FOREST Mr Simon MANAGEMENT Murphy, University – NATIVE of Melbourne FORESTS
3.30 - 3.45 pm COFFEE Mr Simon Murphy, University of Melbourne
3.45
3.30
-
4.45
3.45
pm
pm
5
COFFEE
FOREST MANAGEMENT – PLANTED FORESTS
3.45 - 4.45 pm 5 FOREST Dr Tom Baker, MANAGEMENT University of – Melbourne PLANTED FORESTS
4.45 - 5.45 pm 6 PRACTICAL:
Dr Tom Baker,
TREE
University
IDENTIFICATION/MEASUREMENT
of Melbourne
4.45 - 5.45 pm 6 PRACTICAL: Dr Chris Weston, TREE University IDENTIFICATION/MEASUREMENT
of Melbourne
Dr Chris Weston, University of Melbourne
7:00 pm
DINNER AND GUEST SPEAKER
7:00 pm
Mr DINNER R. Sinclair, AND GUEST MD, Forest SPEAKER Wood Products Australia Ltd
Mr “Wood R. Sinclair, Naturally MD, Better Forest – Wood has it Products made a difference?”
Australia Ltd
“Wood Naturally Better – has it made a difference?”
TUESDAY 19 FEBRUARY 2013
TUESDAY 19 FEBRUARY 2013
8:30 - 9:30 am 7 HOW GOOD IS THE WOOD
8:30 - 9:30 am 7 Dr HOW Geoff GOOD Downes, IS THE Forest WOOD Quality Pty Ltd
9.30 - 11.45 am 8. 8
Dr
HARVESTING
Geoff Downes,
SYSTEMS
Forest Quality Pty Ltd
9.30 - 11.45 am 8. 8 Professor HARVESTING Mark SYSTEMS Brown, University of Sunshine Coast
10.30 - 10.45 am COFFEE
Professor Mark Brown, University of Sunshine Coast
11.45 10.30 - 1.15 10.45 pm am 9 COFFEE PROFITABILITY ACROSS VALUE CHAIN
11.45 - 1.15 pm 9 PROFITABILITY Dr George Goroyias, ACROSS Poyry Mgt VALUE Consulting CHAIN Pty Ltd
1:15 - 2:00 pm LUNCH
Dr George Goroyias, Poyry Mgt Consulting Pty Ltd
2:00 1:15 - 3.00 2:00 pm 10 LUNCH INDEPENDENT CERTIFICATION
2:00 - 3.00 pm 10 INDEPENDENT Mr Richard Stanton, CERTIFICATION
Australian Forestry Standard Pty Ltd
3.00 - 3.30 pm COFFEE
Mr Richard Stanton, Australian Forestry Standard Pty Ltd
3.30
3.00
-
5.30
3.30
pm
pm
11
COFFEE
SOCIAL LICENCE FOR FORESTRY
3.30 - 5.30 pm 11 SOCIAL PANEL DISCUSSION
LICENCE FOR FORESTRY
PANEL DISCUSSION
FREE EVENING
FREE EVENING

WEDNESDAY
WEDNESDAY
WEDNESDAY 20 FEBRUARY 2013
20
20
FEBRUARY
FEBRUARY
2013
2013
8.00 am - 6:30 pm FIELD TRIP
8.00 am - 6:30 pm FIELD TRIP
COMMERCIAL FORESTRY OPERATIONS - SMALL AND
COMMERCIAL
LARGE SCALE
FORESTRY
– NATIVE FOREST
OPERATIONS
AND PLANTATION
- SMALL AND
LARGE SCALE – NATIVE FOREST AND PLANTATION
LARGE SCALE – NATIVE FOREST AND PLANTATION
FREE EVENING
FREE EVENING
THURSDAY
THURSDAY
THURSDAY 21 FEBRUARY 2013
21
21
FEBRUARY
FEBRUARY
2013
2013
8.30 - 9.30am
8.30 - 9.30am
9.30 - 10.30am
9.30 - 10.30am
12 ECONOMICS OF FOREST GROWING
12 ECONOMICS
Mr
OF FOREST GROWING
Mr Braden Jenkin, Sylva Systems Pty Ltd
Mr Braden Jenkin, Sylva Systems Pty Ltd
13 INVESTMENT OPTIONS
13 INVESTMENT
Mr
OPTIONS
Mr Rob de Fegely, Myoora Investments Pty Ltd
Mr Rob de Fegely, Myoora Investments Pty Ltd
10:30 - 11.00 am
10:30 - 11.00 am
COFFEE
COFFEE
11:00 - 12:00 noon
11:00 - 12:00 noon
14 BUSHFIRES AND FORESTRY
14 BUSHFIRES
Dr Andrew Sullivan,
AND FORESTRY
Dr Andrew Sullivan, CSIRO
Dr Andrew Sullivan, CSIRO
12.00 - 1.00 pm
12.00 - 1.00 pm
1:00 -1.45 pm
1:00 -1.45 pm
15 FORESTS AND WATER SUPPLY
15 FORESTS
Dr Ashley Webb,
AND WATER
Forests
SUPPLY
Dr Ashley Webb, Forests NSW
Dr Ashley Webb, Forests NSW
LUNCH
LUNCH
1.45 - 2.30 pm
1.45 - 2.30 pm
2:30 - 3:00 pm 2:30 - 3:00 pm
16 THE THE CARBON CARBON EQUATION
EQUATION
16 THE
Dr Nick
CARBON
O'Brien,
EQUATION
Dr Nick O'Brien, New New Forests Forests Pty Pty Ltd
Ltd
Dr Nick O'Brien, New Forests Pty Ltd
COFFEE
COFFEE
3:00 3:00 - - 5.00 5.00 pm pm
3:00 - 5.00 pm
17 17 FORESTS FORESTS AND AND CARBON
CARBON
17 FORESTS AND CARBON
PANEL PANEL DISCUSSION
DISCUSSION
PANEL DISCUSSION
7:00 7:00 pm pm DINNER DINNER AND AND GUEST GUEST SPEAKER
SPEAKER
7:00 pm DINNER AND GUEST SPEAKER
Hon Hon Sid Sid Sidebottom, Sidebottom, MP MP Parliamentary Parliamentary Secretary,
Secretary,
Dept.
Hon Sid
Agriculture,
Sidebottom,
Fisheries
MP Parliamentary
and Forestry
Secretary,
Dept. Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF)
(DAFF)
Dept. Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF)
"Australia's "Australia's Forestry Forestry Future"
Future"
"Australia's Forestry Future"
FRIDAY
FRIDAY
FRIDAY 22 FEBRUARY 2013
22
22
FEBRUARY
FEBRUARY
2013
2013
9.00 - 10:30 am
9.00 - 10:30 am
18 IS WOOD GOOD?
18 IS
Mr
WOOD GOOD?
Mr Andrew Dunn, Timber Development Association, NSW
Mr Andrew Dunn, Timber Development Association, NSW
10:30 - 11:00 am
10:30 - 11:00 am
11.00 - 12:00 pm
11.00 - 12:00 pm
COFFEE
COFFEE
19 ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE OF FORESTRY IN AUSTRALIA
19 ECONOMIC
Dr David Cunningham,
IMPORTANCE
ABARES,
OF FORESTRY
DAFF
IN AUSTRALIA
Dr David Cunningham, ABARES, DAFF
Dr David Cunningham, ABARES, DAFF
12.00 - 1.00 pm
12.00 - 1.00 pm
20 SHOULD AUSTRALIA CONTINUE WITH A FORESTRY
20 SHOULD
INDUSTRY?
AUSTRALIA CONTINUE WITH A FORESTRY
INDUSTRY?
INDUSTRY?
Mr Islay Robertson, SA Forestry Corporation
Mr Islay Robertson, SA Forestry Corporation
1:00 - 2.00 pm
1:00 - 2.00 pm
LUNCH
LUNCH
2.00 - 2:30 pm
2.00 - 2:30 pm
COURSE ASSESSMENT
COURSE ASSESSMENT

GENERAL INFORMATION
OBJECTIVES
This week long forest science course provides an understanding of Australian forest
management, the economics of wood production and other forest services. The course
will cover both planted and natural forests and will provide an appreciation of
environmental issues and international strategic trends in the forestry industry.
DATE AND VENUE
18 - 22 February 2013
The University of Melbourne
Water St, Creswick, Victoria
Creswick is located in west-central Victoria, 129 km northwest of Melbourne and 15 km
north of Ballarat. This former gold mining town had the original School of Forestry
established in 1910 and has since had a long association with forestry education in
Victoria and Australia and is currently a campus of The University of Melbourne.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
The course is aimed at potential managers as well as consultants within the forest
industry. The course will be of particular relevance to those who may have recently joined
the industry with little formal training in the science of Forest Management.
WHY YOU SHOULD ATTEND
A fuller understanding at a professional level of forest science and management and its
application in Australia is essential if our industry is to achieve its full potential. This
course will provide you with the understanding to improve your personal and business
performances and to view your operations within national and international contexts. In
order to facilitate exchange and discussion, the course is limited to about 35 participants.
Early booking is advised to avoid disappointment.
INVITED SPEAKERS
In addition to the course program of lectures, leading personalities in the forestry scene
will address participants at dinners on the Monday and Thursday evenings.
REGISTRATION
The registration fee of $2530 per person ($2300 for registrants from organisations that are
Patrons or Subscribers to the Gottstein Trust) includes GST and covers the presentation
sessions, lecture notes, field trip, morning and afternoon teas, lunches each day, and
special dinners on two evenings, but not accommodation nor breakfast.
ACCOMMODATION
A block booking has been made at the Mecure Ballarat Hotel, 613 Main Street, Ballarat
for $140/night (single) including breakfast, for the nights of Sunday 17 th February
through to Thursday 21 st February inclusive. A shuttle bus to Creswick and back in the
morning and afternoon has been arranged. Please indicate on the registration form your
accommodation requirements.
FURTHER INFORMATION
Additional information may be obtained from Silvia Pongracic, mobile 0418 764 954, or
email silvia.pongracic@csiro.au.

GOTTSTEIN TRUST FOREST SCIENCE COURSE
LECTURERS AND SPEAKERS
Dr. Tom Baker is a Senior Research Fellow at the
University of Melbourne. His extensive research in
plantation silviculture has focused on identifying
plantation growth and yield, resulting from both site
and management treatments.
Professor Mark Brown is the Professor of Forestry
Operations and Director of Australian Forest
Operating Research Alliance, University of Sunshine
Coast. In this role, he leads research in forestry
operations, aiming to build a strong industry focused
collaborative research program for Australia.
Dr. David Cunningham is the Assistant Secretary of
the Land and Forests Branch, Australian Bureau of
Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences
(ABARES). He has worked with the Australian
Government or the United Nations for 12 years, in
research and management, applying science and
economics to policies and programs in agriculture
and natural resource management.
Mr. Rob de Fegely is the current president of the
Institute of Foresters of Australia and Director of
Myoora Investments Pty Ltd. He has over 20 years
experience in the international forestry industry,
including fibre and wood supply and environmental
impact assessments.
Dr. Geoff Downes is currently Manager, Forest
Quality Pty Ltd and previously a Principal Research
scientist at CSIRO. Dr Downes has a background in
tree biology and wood quality and has undertaken
many projects to better understand and measure
wood variation.
Mr. Andrew Dunn has been the General Manager of
the Timber Development Association, NSW for over
20 years. He has background in structural
engineering and is a passionate supporter of wood
as the preferred building material.
Dr. George Goroyias is a Principal with Poyry
Management Consulting (Australia) Pty Ltd whose
current role is Head of Wood Products Asia Pacific.
He has a background in wood science and value
chain management and was a past Manager of the
Biocomposite Centre in Bangor, Wales.
Mr. Peter Grist is the Manager, Resources with the
Australian Forest Products Association. He has
almost 20 years experience in forestry research and
policy development including roles across a number
of government departments and as a forest industry
consultant at BIS Shrapnel.
Mr. Braden Jenkin is the Managing Director of Sylva
Systems Pty Ltd and an Honorary Fellow with the
University of Melbourne. He is a forester with
extensive experience in natural and plantation
forestry both in Australia and internationally.
Mr. Simon Murphy is currently a Senior Research
Fellow at the University of Melbourne, leading a
native forest research group focused on silviculture.
He has 30 years experience in Australian native
forest silviculture research.
Dr. Nick O’Brien is the Director, Resource
Management Systems for New Forests Pty Ltd. He
is a forester with 20 years experience in carbon
accounting, plantation nutrition and silviculture
research.
Mr. Islay Robertson is the Chief Executive of SA's
Forestry Corporation. With over 30 years experience
in the forestry industry he has worked in Tasmania,
the United States and been based in South Australia
for the last five years.
Professor Roger Sands, now retired, was until
recently Head of the New Zealand School of
Forestry, University of Canterbury. He previously
served as Head of School of Melbourne University's
School of Forestry, and Campus Director at
Creswick. He has extensive international experience
in a variety of forestry-related work including
silviculture, physiology and sustainable forest
management.
Mr. Richard Stanton is the National Secretary at
Australian Forestry Standard Pty Ltd He is
responsible for oversighting the revision of the
Australian Forest Management Standard. Mr Stanton
has been involved in the forest and wood and paper
products industries for many years including an
extensive term as the CEO of the Australian
Plantation Products and Paper Industry Council.
Mr. Sid Sidebottom, MP is currently the
Parliamentary Secretary for Agriculture, Fisheries
and Forestry (DAFF). Mr Sidebottom's portfolio
responsibilities include the areas of forestry and
dairy, as well as skills and education in agriculture.
Mr. Ric Sinclair is the Managing Director of Forest &
Wood Products Australia. He has extensive public
and private sector experience in the forestry and
forest products industry, and is a major promoter for
the Wood Naturally Better campaign.
Dr. Andrew Sullivan is head of CSIRO’s Bushfire
Dynamics and Applications Group. Dr Sullivan was
involved in developing, designing and coordinating
the production of the CSIRO Grassland Fire Spread
Meter, the Fire Spread Meter for Northern Australia
and CSIRO-Modified McArthur Mk 4 Grassland Fire
Danger Meter.
Dr. Ashley Webb is a Senior Research scientist with
Forests NSW. He is passionate about sustainable
forest management practices, particularly as they
relate to catchments. Dr Webb was a 2011 Gottstein
Fellow and travelled to the USA to investigate
payments for watershed services schemes.
Dr. Chris Weston is a Senior Lecturer in the
Department of Forest and Ecosystem Science,
University of Melbourne. His research background is
in forest nutrient recycling and he has over 20 years
experience supervising postgraduate students. Dr
Weston has also spent time in private industry early
in his forestry career.