Sun Peaks Grand Hotel and Conference Centre
Sun Peaks, BC May 10-11, 2017
Day 1 – Field Site (5 – 5.7 km Eileen FSR) - MAY 10
(SAME LOCATION AS THE 2015 SITE FOR THOSE THAT WERE THERE….)
1045 - 1145 / Membership Check-in
1145 - 1200 / Welcome to Membership, formation into groups, travel to first field station
LIST OF TOPICS FOR FIELD DAY:
1) GPS Plot Location – Bring your own GPS to test
2) Safety & Cruising
3) Slope shots
4) Quality Indicators
5) Contest Plot / Tree
6) DBH / High Side / POG
7) Count Plots
8) Iles / Armstrong – Topic TBD
1200 - 1600 / Rotation through 8 field sites (Hard hats are mandatory)
1600 / Leave field site, travel to office venue (LESS THAN 30 MINUTE DRIVE)
1800 - 2200 / Banquet Dinner
Day 2 – SUN PEAKS GRAND BALLROOM – MAY 11
TOPIC / PRESENTER
0820 - 0830 / Call to Order/Logistics / Andrew Greschner
0830 - 0900 / Field Site review / AGM / Dave Spinks
0900 - 0930 / Lidar (Part I) / Jim Thrower
0930 - 1000 / Lidar (Part II) / Cam Brown
1000 - 1030 / Coffee / Networking / N/A
1030 - 1100 / Timber Pricing Policy Drivers / Steve Kozuki
1100 - 1130 / Topic of Choice / Dr. Kim Iles
1130 - 1200 / ABCFP’s of Appraisal Cruising / Casey Macauley
1200 - 1300 / Lunch Break / N/A
1300 - 1330 / Stratification / Warren Staff
1330 - 1430 / Cruise Manual Updates / Beth Eagles
1430 - 1445 / Wrap Up. Thank you. Door prize raffle. / Andrew Greschner
All SITCA members are reminded to wear appropriate field gear and PPE (hardhats) and conduct themselves in a safe, professional manner while at the conference facility, traveling between the facility and field site and while at the field site.