APPENDIX II - PROGRAMME

Tuesday, 4 December 2001
Registration
	Centre for Advanced Wood Processing	8:00 - 8:30
Introductions
	Welcome and meeting objectives Jack Saddler, Dean and Professor, Faculty of Forestry, UBC	8:30 - 8:45
	International trends affecting forestry education. Hosny El Lakany, Assistant Director-General, FAO, Rome	8:45 - 9:15
Reports from Expert Meetings
	Rabat, Morocco Oudara Souvannavong, FAO, Rome	9:20 - 9:40
	Edinburgh, UK Jeff Burley, Oxford Forestry Institute, Oxford, UK	9:40 - 10:00

Coffee Break		10:00 - 10:30

The Changing Role of Foresters What is forestry and what is a forester?		10:30 - 11:00
Chair:	Hamish Kimmins, Faculty of Forestry, UBC Requirements of a forestry education from an employer perspective Bill Bourgeois, Lignum Ltd. , Vancouver, BC Requirements of a forestry education from an ENGO perspective Justin Stead, Global Forest Trade Network, World Wide Fund for Nature Discussion: Are university programs meeting the needs of employers?	11:30 - 12:30

Lunch		12:30 - 13:30

Changing Role of Academics: Linking Science to Policy		13:30 - 14:15
Chair:	Robert Edmonds, University of Washington Linking social and biophysical science to policy Richard Haynes, USDA Forest Service The fine balance: conducting research and shaping policy George Hoberg, Faculty of Forestry, UBC Discussion: Can and should university forest educators and researchers take an active role in shaping forest policy?	14:15 - 15:15
Trends in Forest Education		15:30 - 16:15
Chair:	Rorke Bryan, University of Toronto What is a Faculty of Forestry and do we need them? Peter Kanowski, Australia National University Raising the standard: attracting students to Forestry Hal Salwasser, Oregon State University Discussion: Can faculties and departments of forestry influence current trends in program enrollment, their position within universities and public perception?	16:15 - 17:15

Coffee Break

Final Discussion and Recommendations		17:15 - 18:30
Chair:	John Innes, Professor and Forest Renewal BC Chair in Forest Management, Faculty of Forestry, UBC Outputs: Create a published report on the discussions of the meeting. Report and present view of current state of forest education at the World Forestry Congress in Quebec City, September 2003. Provide feedback to IUFRO Division 6 leading research and education initiative. Establish an ad hoc Deans/ Department Heads Group, which meets every two years to discuss forest education and research issues. Debate the involvement of the academic community to participate in the international discussions and negotiations on forest policy.

Reception and Dinner Forest Sciences Centre Atrium		18:30 - 21:00

Wednesday, 5 December 2001
Tour of the UBC Malcolm Knapp Research Forest (MKRF) Depart UBC by van. Pick up at campus accommodation sites. Arrive at MKRF office Overview and history at MKRF office Tour of research sites Lunch at Loon Lake Tour of commercial thinning and logging operations Depart back to Vancouver Arrive at UBC		8:00-8:10 9:30 9:30 - 9:45 9:45 - 12:00 12:15 - 13:15 13:15 - 14:30 14:30 16:00

APPENDIX II - PROGRAMME

Tuesday, 4 December 2001

Wednesday, 5 December 2001