Call For Papers

The symposium theme is “Global Competitiveness: Implications and Sustainable Approaches for Mountain Forest Harvesting”. The symposium includes keynote presentations and facilitated group discussions; concurrent technical sessions on innovative approaches and new developments for forest harvesting; workshops with more in-depth discussions and knowledge building on specific topics; a poster and vendor forum; and field tours to view active harvesting operations with discussions on forest harvesting innovations and assessments.

The Oregon State University, Forest Engineering Department, and symposium advisory committee invites individuals to submit voluntary papers and/or posters on subjects pertaining to mountain forest harvesting. There are six specific technical session themes (outlined below) however other forest harvesting/forest engineering topics may also be considered.

Technical Session Topic Areas

1. Logging operation innovations that reduce cost or improve value
(including new approaches for skyline, aerial and other steep-slope logging; tree
processing & merchandizing methods; and capturing value on steep slopes)

2. Forest roads and transportation management (including hydrology of forest roads; aggregate design and road management; assessing road conditions; reducing sediment production from forest roads; hauling options and vehicle performance)

3. Harvest planning and quality control assessments (including solving forest engineering problems with new harvest planning tools; innovative field-level planning approaches on steep terrain; emerging technologies for measuring, mapping and remote sensing; experiences with outcome-based forest practice regulations; and the “next generation” of forest certification)

4. Environmental quality in mountain logging (including soil and water quality studies on forest harvesting operations; and best management practices for roads and logging systems)

5. Biomass utilization for energy and biofuels (including innovative approaches for forest fuels & wildfire hazard reduction; adding value products to biomass harvesting operations; appropriate harvesting and transportation technologies to improve the economics of biomass utilization; road access & vehicle types; dependable supply, infrastructure and rural community implications)

6. Workforce recruitment, training; retention and safety issues (including programmatic accomplishments and future needs; workers health & nutrition; and field-based guides for planning & conducting safe logging operations)

Abstract Submission due October 31, 2006

Submissions must include a title, author(s) information including an e-mail contact for the lead-author, a short abstract (maximum 200 words), an indication whether the submission is for a paper or a poster, and the specific technical session theme that best matches the submission topic (from the above 6 topics or “other” forest harvesting/forest engineering topic area).

Submissions will be reviewed by the OSU Forest Engineering Skyline Symposium Planning Committee. Acceptance for the technical program will be based on topic relevance to the symposium theme, applicability, innovation and quality. Presenters will be notified by November 30, 2006 on the status of their submission. Guidelines for preparing papers for the symposium proceedings will be sent to the presenters soon thereafter.

Abstract Submission

Important Dates

October 31, 2006 Deadline for submission of abstracts

November 30, 2006 Notification of acceptance; and receive paper/poster
preparation guidelines

March 1, 2007 Final paper due for symposium proceedings

April 1 – 6, 2007 International Mountain Logging and 13th Pacific Northwest Skyline Symposium

Sumbit proposals for presenting a paper and/or poster through the above abstract submission link.

For further information, please contact:
Dr. Loren Kellogg, Skyline Symposium Chair
Lemetta Professor of Forest Engineering
Department of Forest Engineering
Oregon State University
Corvallis, OR 97331 USA
Phone: (541) 737-2836
Email: loren.kellogg@oregonstate.edu

Ms. Heather Rangner, Conference Manager
Oregon State University Conference Services
100 LaSells Stewart Center
Corvallis, OR 97331 USA
Phone: (541) 737-6439
Fax: (541) 737-9315
Email: heather.rangner@oregonstate.edu

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