AUSTimber 2012 Forestworks Conference
AUSTimber 2012 will open with the conference 'Precision Forestry in Action' held in the Sir Robert Helpmann Theatre, Mount Gambier on Thursday 29 March 2012. The AUSTimber ForestWorks Conference is convened by the Institute of Foresters of Australia and the Australian Forest Contractors Association.
The Precision Forestry in Action conference will be a hard-hitting, one day conference focussing on the implementation and benefits of precision forestry. The speakers have been chosen to provide real examples of the application of precision forestry methods in the forest industry, both in Australia and internationally. The session themes and the topics within those themes have been developed to foster controversial discussion, which may challenge conventional thinking on the use of precision forestry. |
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The session themes include:
• Precision information for better decision making
• Harvesting and transport
• Maximising site opportunity
• Wrap up of the day by the Chief Executive Officer of Queensland Forest Plantations, Brian Farmer
The invited papers cover a diverse range of practical topics such as:
• Estate protection
• Harvester optimisation
• Maximising log value recovery
• Forestry inventory
• Site assessment
• Centralised despatch and the Chain of Responsibility Legislation
• Adaptations for forestry from precision farming systems
Elements of the themes from the AUSTimber ForestWorks Conference will be displayed in the exhibitions and displays that occur on the 30 and 31 March as part of the AUSTimber 2012 event.
For more information about the Precision Forestry in Action Conference please contact:
Mr Stephen Midgley
Chairman
Organising Committee
Precision Forestry in Action Conference
Phone: +61 2 6161 5906
E-mail: Stephen.midgley@salwood.com
Discounted registrations are available for members of the Australian Forest Contractors Association and the Institute of Foresters of Australia.
Download the draft AUSTimber ForestWorks Conference program here
Download Media Release dated 1st March 2012 - "How Other Countries are using advanced precision technology to increase profitability"
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