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CLICK HERE TO SEE SOME OF THE 2024 AFA ANNUAL MEETING PRESENTATIONS. There are a few changes to general registration that you may need to be aware of before filling out the form. We have added a Full Meeting Companion option for couples that offers a discounted price to your significant other. This will get them the same benefits as a normal registration including access to the forest management workshop, general session, as well as all meals and breaks. We have also added another companion meal ticket for the General Session lunch. It is priced the same as our other companion event specific tickets at $35 each. Join us this year for the Arkansas Forestry Association's 79th Annual Meeting where opportunity is knocking! We will be meeting this year in Hot Springs back at the Oaklawn Racing Casino Resort from October 8-10. Details of this year's meeting are still being developed and we will provide updates to this page as they become available. You can register online or download a general registration form at the link below. Sponsorship and exhibitor forms are also still available online and below. CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD A GENERAL REGISTRATION FORM. CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD A SPONSOR/EXHIBITOR REGISTRATION FORM.
The meeting format—three days of content—will provide participants educational and networking opportunities. On Tuesday, October 8 we will have recreational activities that include golf at the Hot Springs Country Club and a sporting clays shoot at the Mountain Valley Sportsman's Association in the Hot Springs area. Participants of the shooting event will be required to bring two boxes of ammunition needed for the event.
Wednesday is a full day of speakers during our general session. More details on the topics and speakers will be coming soon. We will then conclude the night with our annual fish fry at the Hamp Williams Building.
The meeting concludes Thursday morning with AFA's Award Breakfast where we highlight and honor those in our community who are doing excellent work in the forestry industry. If you already know that you will be joining us this year, you can go ahead and reserve a room at the Oaklawn Racing Casino Resort. We have received a special group room rate at Oaklawn. The room rates, available Oct. 7- Oct. 10, 2024, for the conference are:
- $111 for Deluxe King or Deluxe Double Queen
To make your reservations utilizing the discounted rates, follow these instructions:
- Call Oaklawn's Room Reservations Department at (501) 363-4625
- Refer to Booking ID# BKG469
- Confirm the room rate is $111
NOTE: To receive the group rate, reservations must be received by Monday, September 16. After that date, rooms will be sold at the prevailing price. Event Agenda Tuesday, October 8 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. Sporting Activities (golf & sporting clays) & Women Owning Woodlands Luncheon Noon - 6 p.m. Registration Sponsored by Drax Noon Exhibitor Set-up (Ballroom C) 1 - 4:30 p.m. Forest Management Workshop Sponsored by Nutrien (Ballroom A) Non-Native Invasive Species In Arkansas Kevin Tucker, Helena Agri Enterprises Forest Health Chandler Barton, Arkansas Department of Agriculture - Forestry Division Forestry Ethics Caroll Guffey, Retired - U of A Cooperative Extension Service 5 p.m. AFA Board Meeting (Ballroom A) 6 p.m. Opening Reception Sponsored by Farm Credit Associations of Arkansas (Ballroom C) 7:30 p.m. Dinner on Your Own Wednesday, October 9 7 a.m. Exhibitor Set-up (Ballroom C) 7 a.m. UAM Alumni Breakfast Continental Breakfast 7:30 a.m. Registration Sponsored by Drax 8:30 a.m. Welcome & Introductions 8:45 a.m. The Current and Future State of the Forest Products Industry Justin Barnes, ResourceWise 10:00 a.m. Break Sponsored by Wilson Brothers Lumber Co. 10:30 a.m. Real World Impact of the Arkansas Center for Forest Health Dr. Michael Blazier, University of Arkansas - Monticello Support and Funding from the State Government Arkansas District 1 Senator Ben Gilmore 11:45 a.m. Luncheon Sponsored by Weyerhaeuser 1:00 p.m. Energy Consumption Trends & Implications for the Timber and Forest Products Sector Jim Wimberly, Energy Security Partners, LLC 2:00 p.m. What the Forestry Sector Should Know About Lithium Robert Reynolds, Shuler Drilling Co., Inc. 3:00 p.m. Break Sponsored by Wilson Brothers Lumber Co. 3:30 p.m. Real World Impact of the Anthony Timberlands Center and Whipple Family Forest Education Center Dr. Peter McKeith, U of A Fay Jones School of Architecture 4:30 p.m. Exhibit take-down END OF GENERAL SESSION 6:00 p.m. Fish Fry Sponsored by PotlatchDeltic at the Hamp Williams Building Loblolly Stakes Thursday, October 10 8 - 11 a.m. Awards Breakfast Sponsored by NativState 11 a.m. Door Prizes & Meeting Adjournment  
Make sure to purchase your Loblolly Stakes tickets when you register. There will be 50 tickets available and once they are gone, they are gone. Those with tickets will have a chance to win Lagos Caviar necklace and bracelet set pictured above provided to us by our friends at Sissy's Log Cabin. If you didn't purchase tickets when you registered or would like to buy more, you can do so at our online store HERE. Premier Sponsor 
Diamond Sponsors 
Platinum Sponsors 
Gold Sponsors 
Silver Sponsors Arkansas Center For Forest Business Azelis Agriculture & Environmental Solutions Canfor Domtar First Horizon Bank Forest Carbon Works Georgia Pacific Graphyte Herron Industries International Paper Resource Management Services Shelby Taylor Trucking Sissy's Log Cabin Stevens Forestry TimberMart-South West Fraser Bronze Sponsors American Forest Management American Kraft Paper Industries LLC DDK Forestry & Real Estate F&W Forestry Services Kingwood Forestry Molpus Woodlands Group Neeley Forestry Service Neill Forestry Consultants The Price Companies Exhibitors Acorn Forestry American First Response Inc. American Kraft Paper Industries LLC ArborGen Arkansas Center For Forest Business Arkansas Department of Agriculture - Forestry Division Azelis Agriculture Baucum Nursery Bayou Field & Outdoors Forest Carbon Works Hunt Lease IFCO Seedlings JJ Kane Auctions Landmark Spatial Solutions Legacy Wildlife Services NativState Superior Forestry Service, Inc. SVN Saunders Ralston Dantzler Real Estate Weyerhaeuser
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