Education & Events

2010 Forest Offsets Workshop #1 - Alberta Forest Growth Organization (AFGO)

Date:		January 20, 2010
From:		8:30am
To:		4:30pm

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Locations:

The workshop will be held at the Northern Forestry Centre in Edmonton, Alberta. Satellite locations will be announced in the new year where participants will be linked online via webinar software.

Northern Forestry Centre (NoFC) - Pine Room
5320 122 Street
Edmonton, AB
T6H 3S5
Location information: http://cfs.nrcan.gc.ca/regions/nofc

CONFIRMED Satellite Locations:
Note: Some of the venues have limited space, so book your spot early.

Hinton, AB
Foothills Research Institute
1176 Switzer Drive
Hinton Training Centre Room 141
Slave Lake, AB
Boreal Centre for Bird Conservation Multipurpose Room
For location details and directions click here
Peace River, AB
Northern Lakes College Campus, Boardroom
8106-99 Avenue, Peace River

Workshop Material:

This workshop will cover all aspects of carbon management and will provide a detailed overview of forest offsets. The forest sector, provincial departments, AFPA members and AFGO members are strongly encouraged to attend.

This workshop will now count towards the Registered Professional Forester (RPF) continuing competency program. The 1 day workshop will be worth 5 CU Gen/Tech and 1 CU LPPP (For the one hour of Regulatory overview, LPPP is Legislation, Policy and Professional Practice.)

The cost of this workshop is $65.00 including GST

Topics to be covered: (the full Agenda is attached below)

Setting the stage of where carbon management is within Canada, beyond and in Alberta
Fundamentals of Emissions Trading
Alberta Regulatory Framework
What is Quantification
Market Perspective
Key Challenges

AFGO is planning a follow-up workshop which will be held May 6, 2010. This workshop will work towards identifying the business case for forest based carbon credits. Discussions and information from this meeting will provide input into the September conference.

Further details on the second workshop and conference will be posted in the near future. Subscribe to AFGO Program Updates and other news of the Foothills Research Institute through our RSS feeds.

Registration Information:

If registering and paying online please indicate your preferred satellite location under "Additional Comments or Requirements" on the registration form.

You can also register in person by contacting the Foothills Research Institute below.

Location:		Foothills Research Institute 1176 Switzer Drive Box 6330 Hinton Alberta Canada T7V 1X5
Phone:		780.865.8330
Fax:		780.865.8331
Web Address:		www.foothillsresearchinstitute.ca

AFGO Forest Offset Workshop #1 Agenda 120K

AFGO Forest Offset Workshop #1 Invitation 706K

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