Tentative Schedule of Events
Meeting times are subject to change. (As of July 29, 2010)
Wednesday, October 13
| 1 – 5 pm | Exhibitor Set-up |
| 2 – 7 pm | Registration Open |
| 6 – 7:30 pm | Welcome Reception |
| 7:30 – 10 pm | NHLA Board of Managers Dinner ° |
Thursday, October 14
| 7 am | Continental Breakfast |
| 7:30 am – 1 pm | Registration Open |
| 8 – 10 am | Opening Session with Keynote Speaker Sarah Palin |
| 10 – 11 am | Spouse/Guest Coffee |
| 10 am – 12 pm | Exhibit Showcase & Trader's Alley Open |
| 10 am – 12 pm | American Walnut Manufacturers Association Annual Meeting |
| 11 am – 2 pm | Hardwood Distributor’s Association Board Meeting º |
| 12 – 1 pm | Educational Seminar – International Buyer’s Panel |
| 12 – 1 pm | Exhibitor Appreciation Lunch * |
| 12:30 pm | Hardwood Forest Foundation Golf Tournament |
| 1 – 5 pm | Vancouver Discovery/Granville Island Tour + |
| 2 – 4 pm | American Hardwood Export Council Membership Meeting º |
| 5 – 6 pm | International Wood Products Association Reception |
| 5 – 6 pm | Meet the Sawmillers Reception |
| 6 – 7:30 pm | Cocktail Reception |
| 7 – 9:30 pm | Hardwood Distributor’s Association Reception * |
Friday, October 15
| 7– 9 am | Canadian Hardwood Bureau Breakfast & Meeting + |
| 7 – 10 am | Hardwood Distributor’s Association Breakfast & Meeting º |
| 8 – 9:30 am | Education Seminar – A More Real and Relevant Approach to Green Building |
| 8 – 10 am | Spouse/Guest Program |
| 8 am – 1 pm | Registration Open |
| 9 – 10 am | Educational Seminar – iHardwood: Profiting from Modern Communications Technology |
| 10 – 12 pm | Exhibit Showcase & Trader's Alley Open |
| 10:30 – 11:30 am | Hardwood Forest Foundation "Truth About Trees" Presentation |
| 10:30 am – 1 pm | Western Hardwood Association Meeting/Lunch/Silent Auction + |
| 11:30 am – 2 pm | Hardwood Federation PAC Lunch º |
| 11:30 am – 2:30 pm | Hardwood Federation Fundraising Sporting Clays Shoot |
| 1 – 2 pm | Educational Seminar – The Lacey Act: Its Substance and Its Impact on You and Your Customers |
| 1 – 5 pm | Capilano Suspension Bridge/Grouse Mountain Tour + |
| 2 – 3:30 pm | Fellowship of Christian Lumbermen Meeting + |
| 3 – 4 pm | NHLA New Board Member Orientation ° |
| 3 – 6 pm | Lumbermen’s Underwriting Alliance Hospitality Suite * |
| 4 – 5 pm | Inspector Training School Alumni Reception |
| 4 – 5 pm | Education Seminar – The Shipping Market and the Year Ahead |
| 6 – 7 pm | Cocktail Reception |
Saturday, October 16
| 7 – 9 am | NHLA Executive Committee Meeting ° |
| 7 – 9 am | Hardwood Forest Foundation Breakfast & Board Meeting ° |
| 8 am – 12 pm | Registration Open |
| 9 – 10 am | Education Seminar – Hard Knowledge: A Roundtable Approach to Best Business Practices |
| 9 – 11 am | Exhibit Showcase & Trader's Alley Open |
| 12 – 5 pm | Great Canadian Logging Expo on Grouse Mountain & Lunch + |
| 6 – 7 pm | NHLA Cocktail Reception |
| 7 – 11 pm | Ice Palace Grand Finale Dinner with Cirque de Soleil + |
* By Invitation Only
° Members Only
+ Pre-Registration Required
2010 National Hardwood Lumber Association Annual Convention & Exhibit Showcase
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