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Agenda
Saturday - 9/12
Monday - 9/14 continued
4:00 pm
AFF Board of Directors Meeting
6:00 pm
Early Bird Reception - Tacky Jacks
9:30 am
Main Conference Track
Keynote Speaker
The Honorable Barry Moore
United States Representative | Alabama’s 1st Congressional District
Special Guest Speaker & Moderator
Jim McLaughlin
President & Partner, McLaughlin & Associates
Moderator: Jim McLaughlin
The Honorable Jerry Carl
Candidate US Congressional District 1
State Representative Rhett Marques
Candidate US Congressional District 2
Katherine Robertson
Chief Council to the Alabama Attorney General | Candidate for Alabama Attorney General
12:00 pm
Optional Afternoon Activities
Option I- Sunburn Classic
12:00 pm Vans Depart
12:30 pm Golf Check In
12:30 pm Shotgun Start
Option II- Taylor Beach Party
1:00 pm Beach Activities
Sunday - 9/13
7:00 am
Registration Opens
8:00 am
AFA Health & Welfare Trust
Trustees Meeting
8:30 am
Sunday Morning Continuing Education
Optional Registration
9:00 am
FWTI Board Meeting
11:30 am
AFA Executive Committee Meeting
1:00 pm
AFA Board of Directors Meeting
2:30 pm
ForestPAC Board of Directors Meeting
4:30 pm
ForestryWorks® Social
5:30 pm
Exhibits Open
6:00 pm
Opening Reception
Tuesday - 9/15
5:30 pm
Exhibits Open & Silent Auction Begins
6:00 pm
Opening Reception & Silent Auction
7:00 pm
Banquet with Live Auction to Follow
Monday - 9/14
6:30 am
AU Alumni Coffee
7:00 am
Registration Opens
7:30 am
Alabama Forestry Association Breakfast
Keynote Speaker
The Honorable Tommy Tuberville "Coach"
U.S. Senator for Alabama | Candidate for Governor of Alabama
9:00 am
Opening & Welcome Remarks
Chris Isaacson
President & CEO, Alabama Forestry Association
9:15 am
2026 AFA Legislator of the Year Award Presentation
Presented by: Senator Jack Williams
2025 AFA Legislator of the Year
7:30 am
Breakfast
Welcome Remarks & Introduction of Keynote Speaker
Chris Erwin
Executive VP, Alabama Forestry Foundation
Mass Timber Panel
David Hinson
Associate Dean for Research &
Graduate Studies
Auburn University
Simon Hyoun
VP, Marketing and Communications
Softwood Lumber Board
Derek Ratchford
CEO, SmartLam
9:15 am
Main Conference Track II
Update on Programs & Activities
Alabama Forestry Association
Alabama Forestry Foundation
Alabama Loggers Council
FWTI
​AFA Business Meeting - State of the Association
11:00 am
Adjourn
11:30 am
AFA Board of Directors Meeting
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