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READER SERVICES 6 President’s Message 8 Executive Director’s Message 10 Registration Information 12 Schedule of Events 20 Educational Seminars 26 Special Events 28 Hardwood Forest

Foundation Events 30 2016 NHLA Convention Sponsors 32 2016 NHLA Convention

Exhibit Hall Map 34 2016 NHLA Convention Exhibitors 41 2016 Convention

Registration Form

IN THIS ISSUE...

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MEET THIS YEAR’S KEYNOTE SPEAKERS CHARLES KRAUTHAMMER AND ROBERT REICH

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FRIDAY GENERAL SESSION PANELISTS

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THE MISSION OF NH LA To serve NHLA Members engaged in the commerce of North American hardwood lumber by: maintaining order,

July 2016 ▪ Issue 169 National Hardwood Lumber Association PO Box 34518 ▪ Memphis, TN 38184-0518 901-377-1818 ▪ 901-382-6419 (fax) info@nhla.com ▪ www.nhla.com

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

MISSION LEADERS

Pem Jenkins Turn Bull Lumber Co. President

Orn Gudmundsson Jr. Northland Corporation Unique Services

Brent Stief Huron Forest Products Vice President

Mark Mah UCS Forest Group Rules

structure and ethics in the changing global hardwood

Scott Heidler Heidler Hardwood Lumber Co. Past President 2012-2014

marketplace; providing unique member services;

NHLA STAFF

promoting North American hardwood lumber and advocating the interest of the hardwood community in public/private policy issues; and providing a platform for networking opportunities.

For advertising, exhibit and sponsorship inquiries: Contact John Hester, Director of Membership at j.hester@nhla.com or 901-399-7558.

For general convention inquiries: Contact Renee Hornsby, Director of Communication at r.hornsby@nhla.com or 901-399-7560.

For convention registration inquiries: Contact Trisha Clariana, Office Manager at t.clariana@nhla.com or 901-399-7552.

Lorna D. Christie Executive Director l.christie@nhla.com Renee Hornsby Director of Communications/Editor r.hornsby@nhla.com

Darwin Murray McClain Forest Products Structure Jack Shannon J.T. Shannon Lumber Co. Industry Advocacy & Promotion Nordeck Thompson Thompson Appalachian Hardwoods Membership & Networking COMMITTEE CHAIRS

Melissa Ellis Smith Graphic Designer m.ellis@nhla.com

Dave Bramlage Cole Hardwood Membership

Kristina Thomas Community Manager k.thomas@nhla.com

Dan Caldwell Atlanta Hardwood Corporation Hardwood Advocacy

■■■ Desirée Freeman Controller Rich Hascher Inspector Training School Instructor John Hester Director of Membership Becky Miller Administrative School/ Inspection Assistant Dana Spessert Chief Inspector

Kevin Gillette Tioga Hardwoods Convention Scott Heidler Heidler Hardwood Lumber Co. Nominating Steve Jones Ron Jones Hardwood Sales, Inc Inspection Services Darwin Murray McClain Forest Products Finance Bucky Pescaglia Missouri-Pacific Lumber Co., Inc. Inspector Training School Mike Powers Maley & Wertz Communications & Marketing Jim Reader Downes & Reader Hardwood Continuing Education/ Member Services Joe Snyder Fitzpatrick & Weller, Inc. Rules Brent Stief Huron Forest Products Strategic Planning

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Atlanta Hardwood Corporation

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Baillie Lumber Company

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BPM Lumber LLC

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Cascade Hardwood

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Cole Hardwood, Inc.

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DMSi Software

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Downes & Reader Hardwood Co., Inc.

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Rossi Group

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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

CAST YOUR VOTE FOR THE NHLA ANNUAL CONVENTION OCTOBER 5-7, WASHINGTON D.C. I would like to say when NHLA’s Board of Managers selected Washington, D.C. as the setting for the 2016 Annual Convention we had the foresight to know that the annual conference would take place at the very epicenter of one of the most unique, bizarre and hotly contested political races in our nation’s history.

Sometimes you just get lucky – fasten your seat belts, this year’s conference is going to be an amazing experience, and you are not going to want to miss a thing!

Consider the fact that the Omni Shoreham in D.C. is one of the chain’s most historical properties. This Art-Deco masterpiece was the home of our nation’s inaugural balls for more than 70 years. The Omni is also in the heart of some of the city’s most popular attractions, including the National Zoo and Embassy Row, so be sure to bring the family.

Washington is a city steeped in history and tradition, yet constantly challenged to improve the value it offers – sounds a lot like NHLA. For more than 119 years, the Board of Managers and staff have worked hard to continually provide you with the most up to date and relevant year round services to help you succeed.

Throughout its history, the Annual Conference has been the meeting place, a reunion of sorts, where members across our vast international supply chain meet. It’s where old business partners create new opportunities, and new partners redefine what success looks like for our future.

For NHLA, success looks like the opportunity to provide its members with access to thought provoking political pundits like Charles Krauthammer and Robert Reich. There is no better time to hear their perspective on this ground breaking election and what we can expect in the future. In my opinion, this session alone will be worth the trip!

But wait – we offer so much more.

This is also the conference where the global hardwood industry’s best and brightest gather in one place to share new ideas, learn from industry experts, and redefine what makes our industry great.

And this year’s educational program has been designed to meet the needs of our diverse audience.

We are offering world class speakers focusing on topics ranging from current issues impacting the industry to the latest news on phytosanitary certificates and what’s happening in international markets. For the first time in many years, we are also bringing the National Inspectors to the Exhibit Showcase floor with a Lumber Grading Seminar.

Also new to the show this year is NHLA’s Executive Director, Lorna D. Christie. I hope you will find the time to seek her out; she will be the one taking notes as she walks the floor to introduce herself to learn more about what makes NHLA, and our industry, so great.

It is an NHLA conference, so we cannot forget to schedule a little “fun with a purpose.” Once again, we will be hosting the very popular Hardwood Forest Foundation Golf Tournament where you have the opportunity to not only support an important cause, but also to do a little deal making as you play alongside the buyers and sellers important to your business.

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NHLA is blessed with members who contribute in so many ways to make our conference successful. Take for example, David Jacobs of TJT Consulting, whose leadership and generosity as the Presenting Sponsor has been instrumental in our ability to provide our members with the ideal conference experience. Thanks to all of our sponsors who have made such important contributions to the success of this year’s event.

If you haven’t registered, or selected your exhibit booth - I have to ask - do you really want to miss this? Only a few sponsorships and booths are still available – what are you waiting for?

We will be more than pleased to help you make the decision. Call John Hester at 901-399-7558 today to discuss how you can play a role in this premiere event!

I hope to see you in Washington, and thanks again for the privilege of serving as your President.

Pem Jenkins, NHLA President Turn Bull Lumber Company

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EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S MESSAGE

THERE'S NO BETTER TIME TO VISIT D.C. Summer is almost here and we all know what that means – your NHLA team and Board of Managers are focused on creating an outstanding member experience at the 119th NHLA Annual Convention & Exhibit Showcase in Washington, D.C. Conference registrations are coming in fast, so I do hope you have made marked your calendars and made plans to join us October 5-7 in a city that is unlike any other in the world.

I am looking forward to October for a number of reasons. As a newcomer to the industry, I’ll certainly be taking advantage of the incredible conference learning opportunities we have made available for our attendees. And as Pem noted in his article, I will be the one in the hallways with a notepad and pen, networking and learning from the industry’s leaders.

Having spent most of my career working in public and government affairs, I can tell you there is no better time to visit Washington than right before, or after, a presidential election that will be forever noted in our history books. The city has a different feel, fueled by the quest for being the first to know the answer to the timeless D.C. question – what’s happening next? And of course, the “great American tradition” of the Capitol Hill political gossip mills are on full steam ahead.

You can almost feel the power shift as old leaders and their entourages prepare to exit, and new leaders emerge. And with every change in administrations, trade associations like NHLA must remain ever vigilant in protecting our industry from unnecessary or misguided legislation. That is particularly true as some D.C. politicos rush to make their mark as they see their time in the city drawing to a close. With that in mind, I look forward to catching up with Dana Cole and other members of the Hardwood Federation to experience firsthand the important role they play in navigating “what’s next” for our industry.

But there is also much to be done before October. Like recognizing Hartzell Hardwoods, the newest member of NHLA’s 100 Year Club. Hartzell joins an elite group of twelve other legacy members who have helped define NHLA’s value over the last century.

Thank you I would also like to recognize NHLA’s longest serving team member, Jack English of our

From its very beginning, Hartzell’s business model is best described as “pioneering”, from its innovations in steaming walnut to creating a higher value product to the efficiencies the company introduced in its sawmills over five generations. They are also an example of the contributions our industry made during World I and II, producing gunstocks and walnut airplane propellers.

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As with all of our 100-year members, we will be creating a video to highlight Hartzell’s 135-year commitment to quality and innovation. We will be posting the video on nhla. com so we will be sure to let you know when it is available, and I am certain NHLA’s Facebook page will highlight NHLA's visit as well.

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I look forward to seeing you in Washington!

be joining our other hardworking Inspec-

team. For 33 years, Jack has worked with NHLA, and rity and an unwavering commitment to helping our members succeed. Jack will tors in the exhibit hall at the conference, so I hope you will stop by and say hello.

Thank you Jack, for your service.

Lorna D. Christie, Executive Director 901-377-1082 direct | l.christie@nhla.com

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REGISTRATION INFORMATION

REGISTRATION Registration can be completed online at www.nhlaconvention.com. Or you can complete the registration form included in this magazine and return by fax or mail.

New This Year NHLA is offering registered attendees the ability to bring a nonregistered attendee/guest to the Wednesday Welcome Reception and the Thursday Evening Reception for a fee. These tickets can be purchased in advance or onsite. Tickets are for the receptions only and the non-registered attendee/guest will receive a wristband to wear, name tags will not be issued.

Wednesday Welcome Reception: $40 Thursday Evening Reception: $40

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Located in one of the District's premier residential neighborhoods, this elegant urban retreat boasts a resort atmosphere and a personal taste of politics, culture, art and music. The Four Diamond Omni Shoreham Hotel is situated on 11 lush acres just steps away from the National Zoo. The Omni Shoreham is located just eight miles from Reagan National Airport, 28 miles from Dulles International Airport and 33 miles from BaltimoreWashington International Airport.

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HOTEL I NFORMATION The Omni Shoreham Hotel will play host to the 2016 NHLA Annual Convention & Exhibit Showcase.

Omni Shoreham Hotel 2500 Calvert Street NW (at Connecticut Ave.) Washington, District of Columbia 20008 +1-202-234-0700 Main To book hotel room: www.nhla.com/hotel-info Special NHLA Convention Rate: $259 + taxes per room Room block cutoff date is September 14, 2016 NEW THIS YEAR Please note: One-night nonrefundable deposit required with all reservations.

Alternative Hotel Embassy Row Hotel 2015 Massachusetts Avenue NW Washington, DC 20036 +1-202-265-1600 Main Rate: $249.00 + taxes per room Room block cutoff date is September 8, 2016

BEWARE of Unofficial Housing Agencies!

NHLA works directly with the hotel to secure the best rate possible. NHLA does NOT use an outside housing authority. Hotel reservations should be made through the NHLA convention website or by calling the hotel directly. Please be aware of unaffiliated organizations who may contact you and appear to offer rooms at a lower rate as these are illegitimate groups and may have unreasonable cancellation or change penalties or be completely non-refundable. Please report any unauthorized solicitation to NHLA.

NAME TAGS A 2016 NHLA Annual Convention name badge is required for admittance into ANY function. Name badges and registration packets can be picked up on-site at the NHLA Registration Desk.

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SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 4 3–5pm

NHLA Executive Committee Meeting*

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 5 7am 8am 2–5pm 2–7pm 3–5pm 6–7:30pm 8–10pm

Buses Depart for HFF Annual Golf Tournament Hardwood Forest Foundation Annual Golf Tournament at East Potomac Golf Course † Exhibitor Setup in the Exhibit Hall Registration Desk Open Hardwood Distributor's Association Board Meeting* Welcome Reception on the Patio and Lawn NHLA Board of Manager’s Dinnerº

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 6 7am – 3pm Registration Desk Open 7–8am Breakfast for all convention attendees 8–10am Opening Session with Keynote Speakers Charles Krauthammer and Robert Reich

in the Regency Ballroom 10:30am – 2:30pm Exhibit Showcase Open featuring a Lunch Buffet in the Exhibit Hall 11am-1pm Inspector Training School Educational Foundation Board Meeting* Noon–4pm Spouse/Guest Event: Tour of the Hillwood Estate † 2–3:30pm Educational Seminar: Current Issues Affecting Hardwood Lumber Consumption & Price

by William Luppold, Economist USDA Forest Service 3–5pm Hardwood Distributor's Association Annual Meeting* 3–5pm Meet the Hardwood Federation: Come and meet Hardwood Federation Board Members, staff

and supporters and hear first-hand how they serve the industry in Washington D.C. 3:45–5:15pm Educational Seminar: An Update from the USDA Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service

by John Tyrone Jones, USDA Trade Director, Forestry Products at USDA-APHIS 5–6pm NHLA Inspector Training School Alumni Reception 5–6pm International Wood Products Association Reception º 6–7:30pm Thursday Evening Reception in the Ambassador Ballroom

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Breakfast for all convention attendees American Walnut Manufacturers Association Meeting* Fellowship of Christian Lumbermen Annual Meeting Canadian Hardwood Bureau Breakfast and Meeting* Registration Desk Open General Session for Board Elections and Keynote Panel Discussion in the Regency Ballroom Exhibit Showcase Open featuring a Lunch Buffet in the Exhibit Hall Educational Seminar: Saving Fossil Fuel and CO2 with Wood Products, while creating better forest ecosystems and more rural employment by Dr. Chad Oliver, Yale University Educational Seminar: International Buyer’s Panel presented by the American Hardwood Export Council New Board Orientation in President’s Suite * American Hardwood Export Council Membership Meeting * Presidential Gala in the Regency Ballroom †

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2016 KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Opening Session Keynote Speakers A Joint Presentation by Krauthammer and Reich Thursday, October 6 at 8am Regency Ballroom Sponsored by Rossi Group

CHARLES KRAUTHAMMER Pulitzer Prize-winning Syndicated Columnist and Commentator Charles Krauthammer writes a syndicated column for The Washington Post which appears in more than 400 newspapers worldwide and for which he won the 1987 Pulitzer Prize. He is a FOX News commentator, appearing nightly on FOX's evening news program, Special Report with Bret Baier.

His latest book, Things That Matter: Three Decades of Passions, Pastimes and Politics, a #1 New York Times best seller, has sold more than a million copies.

Born in New York City and raised in Montreal, Krauthammer was educated at McGill University (B.A. 1970), Oxford University (Commonwealth Scholar in Politics) and Harvard (M.D. 1975).

While serving as chief resident in psychiatry at the Massachusetts General Hospital, he co-discovered a form of bipolar disease.

In 1978, he quit medical practice, came to Washington to help direct planning in psychiatric research in the Carter administration.

In 1980, he served as a speechwriter to Vice President Walter Mondale. He joined The New Republic in 1981. Three years later his New Republic essays won the National Magazine Award for Essays and Criticism.

From 2001 to 2006, he served on the President's Council on Bioethics. He is president of The Krauthammer Foundation and chairman of Pro Musica Hebraica, an organization dedicated to the recovery and performance of lost classical Jewish music. He is also a member of Chess Journalists of America.

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ROBERT B. REICH Economic Analyst, CNBC Contributor, Professor, Author, Advisor to Presidents and Former Secretary of Labor Robert B. Reich is one of the world's leading thinkers about work and the economy. Now Chancellor's Professor of Public Policy at the University of California at Berkeley, he has served under three national administrations, most recently as Secretary of Labor under Bill Clinton. He also served on President Barack Obama's economic transition advisory board. In 2008, TIME magazine named him one of the ten most successful cabinet secretaries of the past century.

Reich is the author of 15 books including The Work of Nations, which has been translated into 22 languages, and the bestsellers Locked in the Cabinet and The Future of Success, which in 2002 was ranked by Business Week magazine as the #2 best-selling business book. His book, Super capitalism, published in 2007, warned of the perils of an under-regulated and over-leveraged financial system. In his 2010 best seller, Aftershock: The Next Economy and America's Future, Reich looks at where the economy is heading after the Great Recession and what to expect over the next decade. His book Saving Capitalism (September, 2015) examines the building blocks of the American economy and explores methods of preserving growth, while simultaneously spreading benefits.

Reich is the co-creator and host of the widely acclaimed 2013 documentary, Inequality for All, in which he explains the underlying forces that are shaping our economy and lays out pragmatic solutions for a broader prosperity.

Reich has a nationally-syndicated column and he also writes frequently for The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times and The Financial Times. He is a contributor to CNBC, and a frequent panelist on ABC's This Week and other television programs.

In late 2003, Reich was awarded the prestigious Vaclev Havel prize, in Prague, for his original contributions to economic thinking. The Wall Street Journal has named him one of the nation's top ten thought leaders.

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2016 KEYNOTE PANEL

General Session Keynote Panel Presentation by Dana Cole, Crystal Oldham, Dr. Chad Oliver and Buddy Showalter Friday, October 7 at 8:30am Regency Ballroom

Sponsored by Pennsylvania & Indiana Lumbermens Mutual Insurance Companies

A discussion of the challenges facing advocates of the Hardwood industry as they work to educate the public, policy makers and consumers of the benefits of wood products to their homes and environment.

Dana Cole, Executive Director Hardwood Federation

Dana Cole, a native of Michigan, which is home to more than 250 hardwood businesses, began her career working for Governor John Engler as a policy advisor. She then spent eight years with the Michigan Economic Development Corporation in several roles where she promoted small and large businesses in the state, and successfully negotiated regulatory disputes. Dana joined Hardwood Federation as Executive Director in June of 2012. Previously, Cole had been at the 11,000-member National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) as the Vice President of Corporate Affairs and Corporate Board Secretary. While there she achieved many successes, including improving Board recruitment, retention, and satisfaction; streamlining and modernizing board management practices; raising non-dues revenue; and saving NAM members millions of dollars.

Crystal Oldham, Executive Director Hardwood Forest Foundation

Crystal Oldham has served as Executive Director of the Hardwood Forest Foundation for the past 10 years. In this role, Oldham is responsible for the overall operations of the organization, as well as the development and implementation of its educational outreach programs. Growing up in a family of loggers, Oldham ironically never really understood the benefits of harvesting until years later when she joined the NHLA staff as the Assistant Editor of Hardwood Matters. In addition to this role with NHLA, she also served as the Director of Education for the Association, overseeing the day to day operations of the Inspector Training School and Continuing Education programs.

Prior to her roles in the forest products industry, Oldham was News Director for Thunderbolt Broadcasting Company’s three Northwest Tennessee radio stations, as well as a freelance writer for The Weakley County Press. In addition, she served the State of Tennessee’s Department of Financial Institutions as Consumer Educator Coordinator, where she developed and implemented financial literacy programs for Tennesseans.

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Dr. Chad Oliver, Yale University

Chad Oliver is originally from South Carolina, where he grew up working for his father’s forest management company. He received his Bachelor’s in forestry from The University of the South, Sewanee, Tennessee. He did his graduate work at Yale University, was briefly at the Harvard Forest, and then on the University of Washington forestry faculty in the Pacific Northwest for twenty-seven years. He returned to Yale University in 2002 as the Pinchot Professor. Professor Oliver is a Fellow in the Society of American Foresters, was one of three “Host Country Scientific Achievement” awardees at the global IUFRO conference in Salt Lake City in 2014, and has been awarded two honorary doctorates.

Dr. Oliver has a wide geographic range of expertise. Much of his early research work is incorporated in a book he wrote entitled Forest Stand Dynamics (1990, and update edition in 1996) with a former student as co-author. He is currently working on landscape approaches to management and global resource issues and is involved in the technical tools, policies, and management approaches. He is interested in integrated, global, trade-off approaches to sustaining renewable energy, biodiversity, other resources, and human quality of life. He and his wife, Fatma Arf Oliver (retired engineer), are writing a book: Global Resources and the Environment. He is also studying the fossil fuel and carbon dioxide savings potential of building with wood; as well as the benefits of appropriate wood use to rural, forest communities.

He has consulted with timber companies, private landowners, industry associations, state and national forests, and public and elected officials in most major timber regions of the United States and some areas abroad. He has convened regional, national, and international symposia, forums, and workshops. He has testified at United States Senate and House of Representatives Committee Hearings. He was a member of the Science Panel at President Clinton’s Forest Conference in 1993 and has served on or chaired various scientific panels for the United States and Washington State executive and legislative branches of government, NAFTA, and the Society of American Foresters.

Dr. Oliver is the author of more than 150 scientific and technical papers. His work has taken him to all parts of the United States and to Canada, Mexico, Turkey, Nepal, Japan, Thailand, Sweden, Finland, Russia, Ecuador, India, China, Germany, France, Austria, South Korea, Brazil, Chile, Ukraine, Bhutan, Liberia, and Australia.

John "Buddy" Showalter, P.E. Vice President, Technology Transfer - American

Wood Council

Buddy Showalter joined the American Wood Council (AWC) staff in 1992 and currently serves as Vice President of Technology Transfer. His responsibilities at AWC include oversight of publications, website, helpdesk, education, and other technical media. He is also a member of the Editorial Boards for Wood Design Focus, published by the Forest Products Society, and STRUCTURE magazine, published jointly by NCSEA, ASCE/SEI, and CASE. Prior to joining AWC, Showalter was Technical Director of the Truss Plate Institute. He is a graduate of Virginia Tech.

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EDUCATIONAL SEMINARS & SPEAKERS

Thursday October 6

Thursday October 6

CURRENT ISSUES AFFECTING HARDWOOD LUMBER COMSUMPTION AND PRICE

AN UPDATE FROM THE USDA ANIMAL & PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE

by William Luppold, Economist USDA Forest Service Forest Inventory & Analysis Sponsored by Champlain Hardwoods, Inc.

by John Tyrone Jones, USDA Trade Director, Forestry Products at USDA-APHIS

2-3:30pm

This seminar will examine changes in hardwood lumber consumption and price over the last decade and contrast the current market for hardwood lumber to the market over the last 50 years.

Specific topics to be covered include: 1. The extent of the decline in hardwood production and consumption during the 2008 to 2010 downturn and the recovery since then.

2. How much hardwood lumber prices have declined in historic terms after accounting for inflation.

3. Regional shifts in the domestic industries that consume hardwood lumber. Which states and regions have fared better, which have done worse.

4. The suitability of the changing hardwood resource given current consumption trends.

William Luppold William has been analyzing hardwood product markets for 38 years. Over his career he has conducted research on domestic and international hardwood product consumption, production and price; changes in the U.S. hardwood timber resource; and how markets influence forest composition.

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In this seminar you will learn what APHIS is doing to streamline the PHYTO process to expedite shipments. A brief history of phytosanitary certification will be given, leading up to the policy changes that allow treatment certificates from approved inspection agencies to be used as proof for phytosanitary certification. How the NHLA KD Certification Program fits in to the overall process of APHIS and how the industry certificate specifically fits in the APHIS regulations and the benefits/ authorities provided by that inclusion will also be explained.

Additional time will be spent discussing the Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) situation as a whole and the efforts to change the EU regulations to a systems approach-overview of the domestic problems and the concerns of the EU; explanation of the current requirements; then an overview of the systems approach itself and an update on its progress in the EU. John Tyrone Jones Tyrone began working for the United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services, Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ) in October of 1996.

Since that time he has served as a PPQ technician; PPQ officer; a PPQ supervisor; a Customs and Border Protection supervisor for bioterrorism control; a PPQ Export Specialist for the NAPPO countries and wood packaging material issues worldwide; and is currently the Trade Director for Forestry Products, encompassing the import, export, and trade of international forestry products. He is a member of the International Forestry Quarantine Research Group, is Chairing the North American Plant Protection Organization’s (NAPPO) Forestry Working Group, and a sitting member of the Technical Panel for Forestry Quarantine under the IPPC. When time permits, you can find him on a boat or a bank, fishing, hoping, or catching.

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EDUCATIONAL SEMINARS & SPEAKERS

Friday October 7 1-2:30pm

SAVING FOSSIL FUEL AND CO2 WITH WOOD PRODUCTS, WHILE CREATING BETTER FOREST ECOSYSTEMS AND MORE RURAL EMPLOYMENT

by Dr. Chad Oliver, Pinchot Professor of Forestry and Environmental Studies School of Foresty and Environmental Studies Yale University Forests can provide all three simultaneously: 1. More fossil fuel and CO2 savings using creative innovations in wood products; 2. Better forest ecosystems by using modern decision tools to ensure sustainable biodiversity, water, and forest health; 3. More rural employment by using appropriate technology.

In this session Dr. Chad Oliver will describe the current conditions of the United States’ and world’s forests. He will describe future population needs and concerns and how wood can help, as well as, describe the current scientific thinking of dynamic forests.

This session will integrate the above themes into a direction that forests could be managed to provide all three of the above together.

Dr. Chad Oliver Chad Oliver is originally from South Carolina, where he grew up working for his father’s forest management company. He received his Bachelor’s in forestry from The University of the South, Sewanee, Tennessee. He did his graduate work at Yale University, was briefly at the Harvard Forest, and then on the University of Washington forestry faculty in the Pacific Northwest for twenty-seven years. He returned to Yale University in 2002 as the Pinchot Professor. Professor Oliver is a Fellow in the Society of American Foresters, was one of three “Host Country Scientific Achievement” awardees at the global IUFRO conference in Salt Lake City in 2014, and has been awarded two honorary doctorates.

Dr. Oliver is the author of more than 150 scientific and technical papers. His work has taken him to all parts of the United States and to Canada, Mexico, Turkey, Nepal, Japan, Thailand, Sweden, Finland, Russia, Ecuador, India, China, Germany, France, Austria, South Korea, Brazil, Chile, Ukraine, Bhutan, Liberia, and Australia.

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EDUCATIONAL SEMINARS & SPEAKERS

Friday October 7 2-3:30pm

INTERNATIONAL BUYER'S PANEL

by American Hardwood Export Council Sponsored by Thompson Hardwood Following a statistical analysis of US hardwood exports by AHEC Executive Director Mike Snow, this session will feature a panel of AHEC overseas directors and consultants to discuss the latest export market trends behind those numbers, as well as, answer your questions on the opportunities and threats facing our industry in overseas markets. The panel will feature AHEC directors David Venables (Europe); John Chan (Greater China and Southeast Asia); Luis Zertuche (Mexico and Latin America); Takahiro Tsuji (Japan); and Rod Wiles (India, Middle East and Oceania).

John Chan joined the American Hardwood Export Council as Director of its Southeast Asia and Greater China Office when the regional office was established in Hong Kong in 1992. He is responsible for developing marketing strategies and programs for the promotion of American hardwood in the region covering China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.

A science graduate from the University of British Columbia, Canada, John has accumulated over 30 years of working experience in forest products, of which more than 20 years were devoted to the promotion of American hardwood products.

Takahiro Tsuji joined the American Hardwood Export Council as Director of its Osaka, Japan office in 1992. He has organized Hang Tag Promotion, Eco-Furniture Contests, Eco-Interior Project and Architect Seminars, etc. to introduce the effective usage of American hardwood to Japanese endusers since 2000. And he has been visiting Japanese furniture & interior materials manufacturers, architects, designers and lumber importers individually for providing the current information of American hardwoods to them and has been trying to find out some possibility of piggyback promotions of American hardwoods with them. Since 2006 he had been negotiating with the Forestry Agency of the Japanese Government about the legality of American hardwood and the American Hardwood Responsible Procurement Policy (AHEC RPP) has been admitted as one of legality officially in Japan in 2009. Now, AHEC is the only authorized overseas association to be able to issue the legality under Green Procurement Law in Japan.

He was born in Osaka in 1957 and graduated from Kuwansei Gakuin University in Nishiomiya, Hygo in 1981.

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David Venables has been involved with the AHEC programs since 1995 taking over as European Director in April 2000. David has a specialized background in hardwood, a BS in Timber Technology and 30 years experience in the international marketing of hardwood products. Under his direction, the AHEC programs have increased their focus on architects & designers and, arguably, produced one of the most creative marketing campaigns ever for wood. David has also been responsible for developing and implementing AHEC’s unique and forward thinking environmental strategy.

Rod Wiles has worked for the American Hardwood Export Council since 1999.

Initially based in the European Office in London, Rod initiated AHEC’s programs in the Middle East and North Africa and, subsequently, in India. He also worked closely with AHEC’s European Director on activities in both Western and Eastern Europe. Since 2010, Rod has based himself in Singapore, from where he continues to oversee AHEC’s activities in the Middle East, North Africa and India, as well as in Australia/New Zealand and, most recently, in South Africa.

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SPECIAL EVENTS

2016 NHLA CONVENTION NHLA WELCOME RECEPTION

Special Events

Omni Shoreham Hotel

Wednesday, October 5 at 6pm Sponsored by Northwest Hardwoods

Welcome to Washington D.C.! All convention attendees are invited to celebrate the start of the 2016 NHLA Annual Convention & Exhibit Showcase. Gather with us for cocktails on the Omni Shoreham Hotel's patio and lawn.

SPOUSE/GUEST EVENT: TOUR OF THE HILLWOOD ESTATE Thursday, October 6 Noon-4pm Sponsored by Heidler Hardwood and Turn Bull Lumber Co.

Founded by American collector and heiress to the Post cereal empire Marjorie Merriweather Post, Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens is one of the premier art collector's museums in the United States. Guests will be treated to a docent led tour of the museum, which features the most comprehensive collection of Russian imperial art outside of Russia. The former residence of Mrs. Post, a business woman, diplomat philanthropist and collector, holds a world-renowned collection of eighteenth-century French decorative art and furnishings. The collection includes Fabergé eggs, Russian porcelain, Russian Orthodox icons, Beauvais tapestries, and Sèvres porcelain. Tucked away in a quiet residential neighborhood of Northwest D.C. and encircled by woodlands, the twenty-five acre estate provides visitors a tranquil oasis of luscious formal gardens where guests will end their tour by exploring the grounds, including one of the finest orchid collections in the country. Post’s impressive collection reflects a real passion for art and other fine objects. www.hillwoodmuseum.org Noon Guests depart the Omni Shoreham to Hillwood Estate 12:30pm - 1:30pm Tour of Hillwood Estate 1:30pm - 2:30pm Tour of the Hillwood Estate Gardens 2:30pm - 3:30pm Time on own to explore the Estate 3:30pm Return to the Omni Shoreham

Hillwood Estate

Preregistration is required: Sign up and pay for this event when you complete convention registration. Cost of the program is $70 per person. Limited space is available.

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Welcome To D.C. INSPECTOR TRAINING SCHOOL ALUMNI RECEPTION Thursday, October 6 at 5pm Sponsored by Cole Hardwood, Inc.

All graduates of the NHLA Inspector Training School are invited to this much anticipated annual event. The Inspection Services team including the Chief Inspector and all National Inspectors will also be in attendance, so stop by and chat with fellow alum and meet your area Inspector.

THURSDAY NETWORKING RECEPTION IN THE AMBASSADOR BALLROOM Thursday, October 6 at 6pm

Take a well deserved break after a day of keynotes, seminars, workshops and exhibit showcase exploration, and refresh yourself at the Thursday Networking Reception. Stop by for a bite and a brew and compare notes on the day’s events with fellow attendees. The Networking Reception is a great opportunity to create new relationships and build on those already established. After dinner, grab a group of colleagues and head out and explore the DC restaurant scene. There are plenty of restaurants within easy walking disance from the hotel.

PRESIDENTIAL GALA IN THE REGENCY BALLROOM Friday, October 7 at 6pm Sponsored by Cascade Hardwood, LLC

The Omni Shoreham Hotel has hosted every president’s inaugural ball from Franklin D. Roosevelt to Barack Obama and is the location where Bill Clinton famously played his saxophone during his inauguration. This year NHLA will follow in the steps of these elite leaders as we conclude the 2016 NHLA Convention with a Presidential Gala full of glitz and glamour and usher in the 60th President of the National Hardwood Lumber Association.

Pre-dinner cocktails will begin at 6pm and ballroom doors will open at 6:45pm.

Dinner service will begin at 7:00pm. After dinner the passing of the gavel ceremony will take place followed by awards and musical entertainment.

Tickets for this grand event are $75 per person with convention registration.

Anyone not paying full registration fees may attend the Presidential Gala at a cost of $150 per person. Pre-registration is required. Sign up and pay when completing convention registration. Attire is cocktail or business attire, black-tie optional.

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HFF EVENTS

HARDWOOD FOREST FOUNDATION FUNDRAISING EVENTS Once again, the Hardwood Forest Foundation will hold some of its largest fundraising events at the NHLA Annual Convention & Exhibit Showcase.

The support of attendees will help continue to teach children the benefits of proper harvesting as a means of keeping forests healthy and obtaining all of the necessary items we use in our everyday lives.

ANNUAL HARDWOOD FOREST FOUNDATION GOLF TOURNAMENT

Wednesday, October 5 at 8am (Buses depart at 7am) East Potomac Golf Course Presented by: Pennsylvania & Indiana Lumbermens Mutual Insurance Companies The Foundation’s Annual Golf Tournament has become quite a hit…it’s a wonderful way to kick off Convention activities. The event keeps getting bigger and better!

Located in the shadow of the monuments, historic East Potomac Golf Course is a part of the National Park System. East Potomac features three distinct courses with varying features and levels of difficulty. East Potomac's Blue Course not only provides golfers with a challenging but fair golf course, but also provides some of Washington's greatest landmarks in the background. Most noticeable is the Washington Monument, visible from any location on the course. Other landmarks include Ronald Reagan National Airport, Fort McNair, the Naval War College and the Jefferson Memorial.

The course is a Walter Travis design from the early 1900's. Often described as a Links style course, your most difficult round at East Potomac will come when the wind coming off the Potomac River is at its strongest.

East Potomac Golf Course 972 Ohio Drive, SW Washington, DC 20024 Visit http://www.golfdc.com/#!east-potomac-gc/jlpnu to checkout the course.

Registration fees are $200 per person and golf club rental is available.

Preregistration is required. Sign-up and pay for this event when you complete convention registration.

If you are interested in sponsoring this year's tournament please contact Crystal Oldham at 901-507-0312 or c.oldham@hardwoodforest.org.

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TRAVEL MADNESS RAFFLE The Foundation will once again host its ‘Travel Madness’ raffle!

The raffle will feature numerous vacations and experiences for participants, all while raising money for the Foundation’s initiatives.

A limited number of tickets will be sold per item, upping your chance of being the winner, so be sure to stop by the Foundation’s booth #213 to purchase raffle tickets!

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MEET THE SPONSORS

2016 NHLA ANNUAL CONVENTION & EXHIBIT SHOWCASE SPONSORS *as of June 15, 2016 PRESENTING SPONSOR

WALNUT LEVEL

MATSON LUMBER CO.

Welcome Reception

MOSS LUMBER INDUSTRIES, INC.

NORTHWEST HARDWOODS ROSSI GROUP

Opening Session Keynote

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SII DRY KILNS

Thrusday Breakfast

ALDER LEVEL

TURN BULL LUMBER CO.

Grand Finale - Presidential Gala

UC COATINGS, LLC

CASCADE HARDWOOD LLC

CHERRY LEVEL

ATLANTA HARDWOOD CORP. General Sponsorship

BAILLIE LUMBER CO. Pocket Program

COLE HARDWOOD, INC.

Spouse/Guest Event: Tour of the Hillwood Estate Ice Cream in the Exhibit Showcase

RED OAK LEVEL

CHAMPLAIN HARDWOODS, INC.

NHLA Convention Educational Seminar: Current Issues Affecting Hardwood Lumber Comsumption and Price by William Luppold

ITS Alumni Reception

HEIDLER HARDWOOD LUMBER CO.

PENNSYLVANIA & INDIANA LUMBERMENS MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.

LXI RESOURCES

Spouse/Guest Event: Tour of the Hillwood Estate

General Session Keynote Panel

General Sponsorship

TMX SHIPPING CO.

THOMAS & PROETZ LUMBER CO.

NHLA Convention Website

MAPLE LEVEL

ALLEGHENY WOOD PRODUCTS INTERNATIONAL INC.

General Sponsorship

THOMPSON HARDWOODS, INC.

NHLA Convention Educational Seminar: International Buyer's Panel by AHEC

TIOGA HARDWOODS, INC.

In-Room Amenity

Friday Lunch

BPM LUMBER LLC

WESTON PREMIUM WOODS

In-Room Amenity

Friday Lunch

COLLINS COMPANIES Friday Breakfast

DMSI

General Sponsorship

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Thank you to all 2016 sponsors for your continued support of the NHLA Annual Convention. If your company is interested in becoming a sponsor please contact John Hester at j.hester@nhla.com or 901-399-7558.

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COME SEE US AT THE NHLA CONVENTION - BOOTH 211

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MAP OF THE EXHIBITORS

EXHIBITOR LISTING AS OF JUNE 15, 2016

301 A.W. Stiles Contractor 408 Aces, Division of Kuehne & Nagel Inc. 402 American Walnut Manufacturers Association 210 ASF Logistics 208 BB&T Insurance Services Forest Products Practice 212 Blue Book Services, Inc. 102 BOLDesigns 206 Breeze Dried Inc. 218 Brewco, Inc. 415 Buchanan Hardwoods 300 C.S. Industries, LLC 100 Cascade Hardwood 308 Cherry Forest Products 401 Cleereman Industries, Inc. 302 Continental Underwriters, Inc. 202 Cooper Machine Co., Inc. 219 Corley Manufacturing Co. 400 Cornerstone Systems 413 Diacon Technologies, Inc. 303 DMSi 403 Dri-Stixx Ventures, LLC. 106 Dunavant Global Logistics Group 410 EDH Engle-Hambright & Davies, Inc. 117, 119 eLIMBS 309 Epicor Software Corporation 205 Euler Hermes North America 109 Fordaq 418 Forestry Systems, Inc. 108 Froedge Machine & Supply Co. 215 Fromm Packaging Systems 312, 314 Goodfellow, Inc. 412, 414 Gutchess Lumber 213 Hardwood Forest Foundation 306 Industrial Appraisal Company 204 Industrial Vision Systems Inc. 315 Interglobo Morra N. A., Inc.

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311 115 307 310 101 111 317 417, 419 405, 407 120 304 209 200 316, 318 416 105 216 118

ISK Biocides, Inc. Jim C. Hamer Company Kamps Hardwoods, Inc. King City/Northway Forwarding Laufer Group International Lico Machinery, Inc. LXI Resources Majure Data McDonough Manufacturing Co. Missouri Walnut, LLC NHLA Inspection Services Team National Hardwood Magazine, Inc. National Wood Flooring Association Northland Corporation Nyle Systems Pennsylvania Indiana Lumbermens Mutual Insurance Co. PHL Equipment Pike Lumber Co., Inc. Qingdao Huatongyuan International Trading Co., Ltd. Shanghai J & Crown Forest Products, Ltd. Sii Dry Kilns Simon Lussier Ltee.

Simply Computing International, Inc. T.S. Manufacturing Company TJT Consulting TMX Shipping TradeTec Computer Systems TRN USA Forest LLC U*C Coatings USNR Vacutherm, Inc. West Virginia Hardwood Alliance Zone W. J. Jones Co. Ltd. Wood-Mizer, LLC

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MEET OUR EXHIBITORS * as of June 15, 2016

A.W. STILES CONTRACTOR

BOOTH 301

286 Bass Lane McMinnville, TN 37110 931-668-8768 ph 931-668-7327 fx kilnworkers@blomand.net www.awstilescontractors.com

ACES DIVISION OF KUEHNE & NAGEL, INC.

BOOTH 408

302 Weymouth Street Rockland, MA 02370 781-763-0500 ph 781-878-0680 fx info.scu@kuehne-nagel.com www.kuehne-nagel.com

AMERICAN WALNUT MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION Booth 402

505 East State Street Jefferson City, MO 65101 573-635-7877 ph www.walnutassociation.org

BOOTH 212

845 E. Geneva Street Carol Stream, IL 60188 630-668-3500 ph 630-668-0303 fx info@bluebookservices.com www.lumberbluebook.com

BOLDesigns Booth 102 537C Wilkesboro Lenoir, NC 28645 800-645-7001 ph 828-754-7911 fx www.drykilnboldesigns.com

BREEZE DRIED, INC. BOOTH 206

1300 Jackson Sideroad RR #2 Tillsonburg, ON N4G 4G7 Canada 519-842-6841 ph 519-842-9467 fx dtownsend@townsendlumber.com www.breezedried.com

BREWCO, INC.

3812 Springhill Avenue Mobile, AL 36608 251-445-6782 ph lhilner@asflogistics.com www.asflogistics.com

BOOTH 218

P.O. Box 150 Central City, KY 42330 270-754-5847 ph 270-754-9249 fx brewcoinc@brewco.com www.brewcoinc.com

BB&T INSURANCE SERVICES FOREST PRODUCTS PRACTICE

BUCHANAN HARDWOODS, INC. Booth 415

ASF LOGISTICS Booth 210

BOOTH 208

P.O. Box 7266 Greenville, NC 27835 252-752-2034 ph 252-752-1266 fx arlittle@bbandt.com insurance.bbt.com

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BLUE BOOK SERVICES, INC.

P.O. Box 424 Aliceville, AL 35442 205-373-8710 ph 205-373-6982 fx glo@buchananhardwoods.com www.buchananhardwoods.com

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C.S. INDUSTRIES, LLC

BOOTH 300

2133 Lawrenceville Suwanee Rd Suite 12-339 Suwanee, GA 30024 877-785-0274 ph 603-720-5977 fx info@csi-llc.com www.csi-llc.com

CASCADE HARDWOOD

BOOTH 100

P.O. Box 269 Chehalis, WA 98532 360-345-1300 ph 360-767-0660 fx info@chgsales.com www.cascadehardwood.com

CHERRY FOREST PRODUCTS BOOTH 308

24 Kerr Crescent Puslinch, ON N0B 2J0 Canada 519-763-1466 ph 519-763-7353 fx Info@cherryforest.ca www.cherryforest.ca

CLEEREMAN INDUSTRIES, INC. BOOTH 401

5500 Pine Street Newald, WI 54511 715-674-2700 ph 715-674-7002 fx info@cleerman.com www.cleereman.com

CONTINENTAL UNDERWRITERS INC. BOOTH 302

4901 Dickens Road, Suite 110 Richmond, VA 23230 804-643-7800 ph 804-643-5800 fx Preston@contund.com www.contund.com

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EXHIBITOR LISTING COOPER MACHINE CO., INC. BOOTH 202

DUNAVANT GLOBAL LOGISTICS GROUP

P.O. Box 550 50 W. Smith Street Wadley, GA 30477 478-252-5885 ph 478-252-1866 fx frcooper@coopermachine.com www.coopermachine.com

BOOTH 106

959 Ridgeway Loop Road Suite 205 Memphis, TN 38120 901-369-1500 ph 901-370-5430 fx www.dunavant.com

CORLEY MANUFACTURING CO.

EDH ENGLE-HAMBRIGHT &

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BOOTH 219 DAVIES, INC.

BOOTH 410 P.O. Box 471 Chattanooga, TN 37401 1857 William Penn Way 423-698-0284 ph Lancaster, PA 17601 423-622-3258 fx 717-390-4336 x333 ph sales@corleymfg.com 717-390-432 fx www.corleymfg.com info@ehdadvisory.com www.ehdadvisory.com

CORNERSTONE SYSTEMS BOOTH 400

321 St. Mary's Blvd.

Green Bay, WI 54301 920-983-9820 ph 920-983-9825 fx containercorner@ameritech.net www.cornerstone-systems.com

DIACON TECHNOLOGIES, INC. BOOTH 413

100-3800 SE Columbia Way Vancouver, WA 98661 604-271-8855 ph 604-271-4266 fx www.diacon.com

DMSi

BOOTH 303

17002 Marcy St. Omaha, NE 68118 402-330-6620 ph 402-330-6737 fx dmsi@dmsi.com www.dmsi.com

DRI-STIXX VENTURES, LLC BOOTH 403

P.O. Box 1045 Osage Beach, MO 65065 417-529-6655 ph scott@dri-stixx.com www.dri-stixx.com

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eLIMBS

BOOTH 117, 119 2730 Washington Blvd.

Belpre, OH 45714 740-401-0720 ph 866-739-0336 fx arhodes@elimbs.com www.elimbs.com

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EPICOR SOFTWARE CORPORATION BOOTH 309

4120 Dublin Bl. #300 Dublin, CA 94568 925-241-3533 ph 925-373-2075 fx rcorona@epicor.com www.epicor.com

EULER HERMES NORTH AMERICA

PROTECTION WITH TEETH

BOOTH 205

• Split Control for Logs & Heavy Timbers

800 Red Brook Blvd.

Owings Mills, MD 21117 410-753-0786 ph 410-753-0944 fx mark.buscemi@eulerhermes.com www.eulerhermes.us

• Galvanized Steel to minimize rust or iron stain • Heavier Reinforced Teeth to reduce break-off • REMOVABLE without cutting the log, using common tools

U•C COATIN GS PO BOX 1066, BUFFALO NY 14215 USA 1-888-363-2628 www.uccoatings.com

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The Stacking Stick Worthy of the Name “Iron”

FORDAQ SA BOOTH 109

475 Rue Charles-Peguy est La Prairie, PQ J5R3G2 Canada 322-533-0480 ph 322-533-0688 fx info@fordaq.com www.fordaq.com

FORESTRY SYSTEMS, INC.

BOOTH 418

4105 Oak Ridge Road Summerfield, NC 27358 336-643-9663 ph 336-643-9345 fx fosysi@forestrysystems.com www.forestrysystems.com

FROEDGE MACHINE & SUPPLY CO. BOOTH 108

317 Radio Station Rd Tompkinsville, KY 42167 270-487-5891 ph 270-487-9479 fx info@froedge.com www.froedge.com

FROMM PACKAGING SYSTEMS BOOTH 215

85 Fulton Street, Suite 4 Boonton, NJ 07005 973-334-5777 ph 973-334-2111 fx don@airpadusa.com www.frommstrappingsystems.com

GOODFELLOW, INC. BOOTH 312, 314

225 Rue Goodfellow Delson, PQ J5B 1V5 Canada 450-635-6511 ph 450-635-5078 fx info@goodfellowinc.com www.goodfellowinc.com

1-866-452-8622 1-800-788-5568

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GUTCHESS LUMBER BOOTH 412, 414

890 McLean Road Cortland, NY 13045 607-753-3393 ph 607-753-9715 fx jswhitmore@gutchess.com www.gutchess.com

HARDWOOD FOREST FOUNDATION BOOTH 213

6830 Raleigh LaGrange Road Memphis, TN 38134 901-507-0312 ph 901-382-6419 fx c.oldham@hardwoodforest.org www.hardwoodforest.org

INDUSTRIAL APPRAISAL COMPANY BOOTH 306

Two Gateway Center 603 Stanwix Street, Suite 1500 Pittsburgh, PA 15222 412-471-2566 ph 412-471-1758 fx rruggiero@indappr.com www.indappr.com

INDUSTRIAL VISION SYSTEMS, INC. BOOTH 204

250 Jackson Avenue Lansdowne, PA 19050 610-525-0952 ph 610-525-4498 fx waltmcilvain@industrialvision.com www.visiontally.com

INTERGLOBO MORRA N. A., INC. BOOTH 315

#2 Colony Road Jersey City, NJ 07305 201-526-6400 ph rparodi@interglobo.com www.interglobo.com

ISK BIOCIDES, INC.

BOOTH 116

416 East Brooks Road Memphis, TN 38109 800-248-7961 ph 901-344-5387 fx watsong@ibio.com www.woodguard.com

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JIM C. HAMER COMPANY BOOTH 207

901 12th Street Kenova, WV 25530 304-453-6381 ph 304-453-6587 fx sales@jimchamer.com www.jimchamer.com

MAJURE DATA BOOTH 305

12220 Birmingham Hwy. Bldg. 20-A Milton, GA 30004 770-518-5429 ph jdh@majure.com www.majuredata.com

MCDONOUGH MANUFACTURING CO. BOOTH 313

P.O. Box 510 Eau Claire, WI 54702 715-834-7755 ph 715-834-3968 fx mcdonough@mcdonough-mfg.com www.mcdonough-mfg.com

KAMPS HARDWOODS, INC. BOOTH 217

6925 Dutton Industrial Park Dr. Caledonia, MI 49316 616-554-9339 ph 616-554-9779 fx robk@kampshardwoods.com www.kampshardwoods.com

KING CITY/NORTHWAY FORWARDING BOOTH 203

5523 Cote St Paul, #301 Montreal, PQ H4C 1X3 Canada 514-935-6468 ph 514-935-0602 fx mberard@kingcitynorthway.com www.kingcitynorthway.com

LAUFER GROUP INTERNATIONAL BOOTH 214

4007 Parvin Rd. Kansas City, MO 64117 816-421-2233 ph 816-421-2426 fx dmeresak@laufer.com www.laufer.com

LICO MACHINERY, INC. BOOTH 103

9550 10th Avenue, Parc Industriel St Georges Beauce, PQ G5Y 8J8 Canada 418-228-3882 ph 418-228-7374 fx vincentg@licoinc.net www.licoinc.net

LXI RESOURCES BOOTH 113

P.O. Box 480369 Linden, AL 36748-0369 334-295-8751 ph www.lindenlumber.com/lxi-resources/

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EXHIBITOR LISTING MISSOURI WALNUT, LLC

BOOTH 107

11417 Oak Road Neosho, MO 64850 417-455-0972 ph 417-455-0255 fx lumber@missouriwalnut.com www.mo-walnut.com

NATIONAL HARDWOOD LUMBER ASSOCIATION P.O. Box 34518 Memphis, TN 38184 6419 901-377-1818 ph 901-382-6419 fx l.christie@nhla.com www.nhla.com

NHLA INSPECTION SERVICES TEAM

BOOTH 409, 411

P.O. Box 34518 Memphis, TN 38184 6419 901-377-1818 ph 901-382-6419 fx d.spessert@nhla.com www.nhla.com

NATIONAL HARDWOOD MAGAZINE BOOTH 201

P.O. Box 34908 Memphis, TN 38184 0908 901-372-8280 ph 901-373-6180 fx greenbook@millerwoodtradepub.com www.millerwoodtradepub.com

NWFA, NATIONAL WOOD FLOORING ASSOCIATION BOOTH 114

111 Chesterfield Industrial Blvd.

Chesterfield, MO 63005 636-519-9663 ph 636-519-9664 fx www.nwfa.org

NORTHLAND CORPORATION BOOTH 319

P. O. Box 265 LaGrange, KY 40031 502-222-2536 ph 502-222-5355 fx tagirardi@gmail.com www.northlandcorp.com 38

NYLE SYSTEMS BOOTH 104

12 Stevens Rd Brewer, ME 04412 207-989-4335 ph 207-989-1101 fx jhoward@nyle.com www.nyle.com

PENNSYLVANIA & INDIANA LUMBERMENS MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES

BOOTH 211

One Commerce Square 2005 Market St. Suite 1200 Philadelphia, PA 19103 800-752-1895 ph 215-625-9097 fx info@plmins.com www.plmins.com

PHL EQUIPMENT

BOOTH 311

10, Avenue Goulet St-Ephrem, PQ G5Y 8G4 Canada 418-484-2800 ph 418-484-5767 fx sales@comact.com www.comact.com

PIKE LUMBER CO., INC. BOOTH 115

719 Front St. Akron, IN 46910 574-893-4511 ph 574-893-7400 fx sales@pikelumber.com www.pikelumber.com

QINGDAO HUATONGYUAN INTERNATIONAL TRADING CO., LTD BOOTH 307

The Second Industrial Park, Fuan Distric Jiaozhou City, Qingdao, 266300 China 86 532 866 28758 ph 0086-158-5322-5191 mobile lingzhi868@126.com www.guanglinwood.com

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SHANGHAI J & CROWN FOREST PRODUCTS, LTD. BOOTH 310

88, Yangbei Road Baoshan District Shanghai, 201901 China 0086-134-8208-8520 ph 0086-21-6613-8878 fx Jcpurchasep@jcforest.com.cn www.jcforest.com.cn

Sii DRY KILNS

BOOTH 101

P.O. Drawer I Lexington, NC 27292 336-357-7146 ph 336-357-2267 fx kilninfo@siidrykilns.com www.siidrykilns.com

SIMON LUSSIER Ltee.

BOOTH 111

16 Boul. de la Seigneurie Blainville, PQ J7C 3V5 Canada 450-435-6591 ph 450-435-2531 fx mlussier@simonlussier.com www.simonlussier.com

SIMPLY COMPUTING INTERNATIONAL, INC.

BOOTH 317

P.O. Box 149 Saco, ME 04072 207-885-5140 ph 845-230-7626 fx info@simplycomputing.com www.simplycomputing.com

T.S. MANUFACTURING COMPANY BOOTH 417, 419

2 Fleetwood Road Lindsay, ON K9V 6H4 Canada 705-324-3762 ph 705-324-6482 fx sales@tsman.com www.tsman.com

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EXHIBITOR LISTING

TJT CONSULTING

BOOTH 405, 407

4001 Legion Drive Hamburg, NY 14075 716-649-4460 ph djacobs@tjt4001.com www.tjtconsulting4001.com

TMX SHIPPING

USNR

BOOTH 316, 318

P.O. Box 310 Woodland, WA 98674 360-225-8267 ph 360-225-8017 fx info@usnr.com www.usnr.com

BOOTH 120 VACUTHERM, INC.

BOOTH 416 P.O. Box 747 Morehead City, NC 28557 P.O. Box 305 252-726-1111 ph Warren, VT 05674 252-726-9097 fx 802-496-4241 ph cstruyk@tmxship.com 802-496-9176 fx www.tmxship.com sales@vacutherm.com www.vacutherm.com

TRADETEC COMPUTER SYSTEMS LTD. BOOTH 304

WEST VIRGINIA HARDWOOD ALLIANCE ZONE

1010 Herring Gull Way Parksville, BC V9P 1R2 Canada 800-278-1098 ph 250-954-0416 fx sales@tradetec.com www.tradetec.com

10 Eleventh Street Elkins, WV 26241 304-329-2299 ph 304-329-6215 fx robertabaylor@hotmail.com www.westvirginiahaz.com

TRN USA FOREST LLLC

BOOTH 209

72 Weidong Rd., Taigongling Village Dalingshan Town Dongguan City, 523820 China 86-769-892-08188 ph 86-769-892-08199 fx Tiarun@china.com www.tianrunlumber.com

U*C COATINGS, LLC BOOTH 200

P.O. Box 1066 Buffalo, NY 14215 716-833-9366 ph 716-833-0120 fx nhla@uccoatings.com www.uccoatings.com

BOOTH 105

W. J. JONES CO. LTD. BOOTH 216

5660 Chemin Chambly, # 207 St-Hubert, PQ J3Y 7E5 Canada 514-368-8881 ph 450-676-8538 fx srichard@wjjones.ca www.wjjones.ca

WOOD-MIZER, LLC

BOOTH 118

8180 West 10th Street Indianapolis, IN 46214 2430 800-553-0182 ph 317-273-1011 fx infocenter@woodmizer.com www.woodmizer.com

If you are interested in exhibiting at the 2016 NHLA Annual Convention please contact John Hester at j.hester@nhla.com or 901-399-7558.

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Yes

Sponsor?

Yes

No

Member Member Spouse Non-Member Non-Member Spouse

Registration Fees

First Name / Last Name

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Signature

$

Registration Fee

Amount Paid

ITS Alumni

$50 US per person

Golf $200 US per person

$70 US per person

Spouse Tour Thurs., Oct. 6

$75 US per person

Presidential Gala Fri., Oct. 7

Discover American Express

MasterCard

Security Code

VISA

Exp. Date

TOTAL AMOUNT DUE

Golf Club Rental

HFF Golf Tournament Wed., Oct. 5 8 am tee time

Full refund if cancelled prior to September 2, 2016. Cancellations after September 2, 2016 and before September 16, 2016, will be refunded 50 percent.

No refunds will be made for cancellations made after September 16, 2016. All refund requests must be made to Trisha Clariana at t.clariana@nhla.com.

Make check payable, in U.S. funds only, to “NHLA.” Checks from U.S. or Canadian banks are accepted. Contributions or gifts to National Hardwood Lumber Association are not deductible as charitable contributions for federal income tax purposes. However, they may be tax deductible as ordinary and necessary business expenses.

Credit Card Number

Name on Credit Card

Email Address

No

Friday Oct. 7

$300 US per person

Thursday Oct. 6

Check Only One

One-Day Pass

Anyone not paying full convention registration may attend the Welcome Reception and the Thursday Night Reception at a cost of $40 each US per person and the Presidential Gala at a cost of $150 US per person.

Yes

Country

RETURN THIS COMPLETED FORM ALONG WITH YOUR PAYMENT TO: Credit card payments NHLA | PO Box 34518 | Memphis, TN 38184-0518 | Fax 901-382-6419 All other payments NHLA | PO Box 1000 #886 | Memphis, TN 38148-0886 Questions regarding registration should be directed to Trisha Clariana at 901-399-7552 or t.clariana@nhla.com.

Cancellation Policy

Payment Information

$675 US $525 US $875 US $725 US

(Oct 5)

$625 US $475 US $825 US $675 US

On-Site

Standard (June 7–Oct 4)

Is your company an NHLA member?

Omni Shoreham Hotel | 2500 Calvert Street NW (at Connecticut Ave.) | Washington, District of Columbia 20008 | 202-234-0700 $259 + taxes per room | a one-night nonrefundable deposit is required for hotel reservations

Questions regarding complimentary registration should be directed to Trisha Clariana at 901-399-7552 or t.clariana@nhla.com

Complimentary registration does not include tickets to Presidential Gala or Hardwood Forest Foundation Golf.

Are you an exhibitor?

No

Fax

Phone

Website URL/Social Media Handle

ZIP/Postal Code

State/Province

City Email

Address

Company Name

Registrant List – List name as it should appear on name badge. Copy this form for additional attendees.

All attendees must wear a current 2016 Convention name badge to attend all convention functions.

Hotel Information

Required Information

Company Address

Visit www.nhlaconvention.com to register to attend the 2016 NHLA Annual Convention & Exhibit Showcase or send this completed form to the address listed below or fax to 901-382-6419.

2016 NHLA CONVENTION (OCTOBER 5–7) REGISTRATION FORM

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