September 28-Oct. 1: 2003 Fall Meeting of the Composite Panel Assoc., Westin Harbour Castle, Toronto, ON, Canada. Contact CPA, 301-670-0604.
October 1-4: Exploring New Paths-International Marketing Conference, Sheraton Vancouver Wall Centre, Vancouver, BC, Canada. Sponsored by Forintek
October 8-10: Wood Truss Council of America Conference, Phoenix Convention Center, Phoenix, AZ, 608-274-4849 ext. 10; www.bcmcshow.com.
October 13-14: Advanced Drying Course, NHLA, Memphis, TN. Sponsored by the National Hardwood Lumber Association and instructed by Gene Wengert. Contact Mary Bartee, NHLA Inspection School Registrar, 901-377-1818.
October 16-17: CINTRAFOR's Annual Conference on International Forest Products Markets, Sea-Tac Marriott Hotel, Seattle, WA. Sponsored by the Center for International Trade in Forest Products (CINTRAFOR). Contact www.cintrafor.org.
October 23: Customer Service Training for the Forest Products Industry Short Course, Donaldson Brown Hotel, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA. Contact Bob Smith, Center for Forest Products Marketing and Management, Virginia Tech, 540-231-5876; Fax 540-231-8868; rsmith4@vt.edu.
October 25-29: Society of American Foresters Annual Convention, Buffalo Convention Center, Bufallo, NY, 301-897-8720; www.safnet.org.
November 4-5: Scan Tech 2003: The 10th International Conference on Scanning Technology and Process Optimization in the Wood Industry, Holiday Inn, Seattle Airport, Seattle, WA. Contact Wood Machining Institute, P.O. Box 476, Berkeley, CA 94701-0476, 925-943-5240; Fax 925-945-0947; szymani@woodmachining.com.
November 6-7: Saw Tech 2003: The 8th International Conference on Sawing Technology, Holiday Inn, Seattle Airport, Seattle, WA. Contact Wood Machining Institute, P.O. Box 476, Berkeley, CA 94701-0476, 925-943-5240; Fax 925-945-0947; szymani@woodmachining.com.
November 8-12: Southern Forest Products Association Annual Meeting, Hyatt Regency, San Antonio, TX, 504-443-4464; www.sfpa.org.
November 13-15: Advanced Pallet Design System Short Course, Donaldson Brown Hotel, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA. Contact Bonnie Maccubbin 540-231 5370; www.unitload.vt.edu.
December 3-5: The Global Outlook For Natural Fiber & Wood Composites 2003, New Orleans Marriott Hotel, New Orleans, LA. Sponsored by Intertech. Contact www.intertechusa.com/natfiber.htm.
December 4-5: Selling Forest Products, Richardson Hall, Oregon State University Corvallis, OR. Contact Conference Coordinator, Oregon State University, College of Forestry, 202 Peavy Hall, Corvallis, OR 97331-5707, 541-737-2329; outreach@for.orst.edu; www.cof.forest.edu.
December 8-11: How To Dry Lumber For Quality and Profit, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR. Contact Conference Coordinator, Oregon State University, College of Forestry, 202 Peavy Hall, Corvallis, OR 97331-5707, 541-737-2329; outreach@for.orst.edu:, www.cof.forest.edu.