Program
DAY 1 – Friday, November 20
MAKING CONNECTIONS, BUILDING CAPACITY
| 7:00 a.m. | Conference Check-In, Tradeshow Setup, Complimentary coffee, tea, muffins |
| 8:45 a.m. | Opening Address – Merv Unger, Acting Mayor, City of Nanaimo |
| 9:00 a.m. | Keynote Speech – Start Your Own Recovery: NOW! – Neil Godin |
| 9:45 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. | PLENARY SESSION 1
Selling Wood Products to the Green Building Market – Jennifer O’Connor, FP Innovations |
| 10:45 - 11:00 a.m. | Refreshment Break |
| 11:00 a.m. | WORKSHOPS SESSION 1
Recession-Proof Marketing – Neil Godin
Sustainability Certification and Chain of Custody – TBA
Collaborating with First Nations – Dave McCrae, FP Innovations
Building In Quality Control – Brian Ehrecke, FP Innovations |
| 12:15 p.m. | BUFFET LUNCHEON AND NETWORKING |
| 1:00 p.m. | WORKSHOPS SESSION 2
Recession-Proof Marketing – Neil Godin
Sustainability Certification and Chain of Custody – TBA
Collaborating with First Nations – Dave McCrae, FP
Building In Quality Control – Brian Ehrecke, FP Innovations |
| 2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. | PLENARY SESSION 2
Market Trends & Forecasts: The “Green” Secondary Wood
Industry – David Fell, FP Innovations
Business Innovation Partnership, Architects Specifiers Program – Brian Hawrysh, CEO, BC Wood |
| 3:30 - 3:45 p.m. | Refreshment Break |
| 3:45 p.m. | ARCHITECTS, DESIGNER, DEVELOPER PANEL
Doug Makaroff, President, Living Forest Planning Consultants; Amber
Harris, President, j.b.d. design group, Ian Niamath, Nanaimo architect,
Scott Kemp, Executive Officer, Architects Institute of BC, GeorgeHanson,
Development Manager, InSight Developments Ltd. |
| 5:30 p.m. | NETWORKING RECEPTION & TRADESHOW VIEWING
Hot hors d’ouvres, No-Host Bar with local wine, cider, beer. Mingle with
architects, designers, developers, industry support agencies and
colleagues |
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DAY 2 – Saturday, November 21
SUSTAINABLE WOOD PRODUCTS TRADESHOW
For only $50 more than the $150 regular conference fee, your company or organization can
show its products or services in the two-day Sustainable Wood Products Tradeshow. The Friday
tradeshow is open to conference delegates from 9 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.
The Saturday tradeshow is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. It is targeted to architects, designers,
developers, and contractors throughout BC and public viewers from Victoria to Courtenay.
Invitations and passes will be sent to trade and professional organizations and their members.
Vancouver Island print, television and radio media will promote public attendance at the event.
Artisans and specialty wood products manufacturers are invited to
participate in the full conference or the Saturday tradeshow only and offer
their products for sale to the public.
Registration and Criteria
See the registration form for tradeshow details. Products displayed must
be made from sustainably harvested local wood species and manufactured within BC. |
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