103rd Annual Meeting

 

 

May 6-8, 2007 at the
Hyatt Regency Union Station in
St. Louis, Missouri, USA

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Meeting Registration

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Hotel Reservations

The Hyatt Regency Union Station is located in the historic Union Station, with its towering ceilings, period artwork, and a charm all its own.  The AWPA Group rate for the 103rd Annual Meeting is $149 single/double.  Other room types and plans may be available at slightly higher rates.  To obtain rates, availability, and to make reservations, please click the hotel's photograph below.


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Schedule of Events

 

General Chair:  Steve Shields

Program Chair:  Jim Brient

Saturday, May 5

9:00 am to 10:00 am:  Committee on Committees Meeting

10:00 am to 5:00 pm:  Executive Committee Meeting

1:00 pm to 5:00 pm:  Registration Desk Open in Grand Hall / Lobby Area

 

Sunday, May 6

8:00 am:  Pickler’s Prance 5K Fun Run/Walk - Meet in Grand Hall         

9:00 am to 5:00 pm:  Registration Desk Open

1:45 pm to 5:15 pm:  Task Group Meetings (to be announced as scheduled)

  • 1:45 pm to 2:45 pm:  Utility Users Task Group

  • 2:45 pm to 3:30 pm:  P-5 Analysis of HDO in Wood Round Robin Task Group

  • 3:30 pm to 4:15 pm:  P-3 DCOI Task Group

  • 4:15 pm to 5:15 pm:  T-7 Marking Task Group

2:00 pm to 5:00 pm:  Meetings of Other Organizations (to be announced as scheduled)

  • 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm:  Southern Pressure Treaters Association

  • 3:30 pm to 5:00 pm:  Association Coordination Meeting (Executives from Forest Products Related Associations only, please.)

5:30 pm to 9:00 pm:  Suppliers' Showcase Setup

6:00 pm to 7:30 pm:  President’s Reception with music by Red Moon Jazz  (badge required)

 

Monday, May 7

8:00 am to 5:00 pm:  Registration Desk Open

8:30 am to 10:45 am:  Opening Session

  • Keynote Address: Wood is good - Dr. Joseph Lstiburek, Building Sciences Corporation

  • Award of Merit Presentation to Dr. Craig McIntyre

  • Recognition of AWPA Sponsors

  • General Committee Reports

  • President's and Vice President's Addresses

11:00 am to 4:00 pm:  Spouse Tour and Luncheon

11:00 am to 11:30 am:  Business Session

11:30 am to 1:00 pm:  Lunch break (on your own)

1:00 pm  to 6:00 pm:  Suppliers' Showcase Open

1:00 pm to 4:30 pm:  Technical Session I - Durability in Residential Construction (Use Category 1, 2, and 3A Applications).  Coordinator:  Bessie Woodward, USDA Forest Products Laboratory

  • Water Management - Joe Lstiburek, Building Sciences Corporation

  • UC2 Treatment with Durazol - Carol Clausen, USDA Forest Products Laboratory

  • Permethrin, A Termiticide Treatment for Residential Framing - Diana Obanda and Todd Shupe, Louisiana State University; and Mike Freeman

  • Tower Test for Determining Formosan Subterranean Termite Tubing Over Common Construction Materials - Qinglin Wu, Louisiana State University

  • Fundamentals of Moisture Control in Buildings - Anton TenWolde, USDA Forest Products Laboratory

  • Opportunities and Challenges for Forest-Products Based Building Materials - Kevin Archer, Viance LLC

  • Towards Environmentally Benign Anti-Sapstain Products - Radu Craciun, Arch Wood Protection

4:30 pm to 6:00 pm:  Technical Forum Poster Session.  Coordinator:  Tor Schultz, Mississippi State University

  • Effect of Essential Oils on Decay Fungi and Mold Growth on Wood - Carol Clausen and Vina Yang, USDA Forest Products Laboratory

  • Improving the Performance of Boron Compounds for Outdoor Wood Durability Applications - Diana Obanda and Todd Shupe, Louisiana State University; and Ramsay Smith, Arch Wood Protection

  • Wood Laminated Composite Poles:  A Potential Alternative to Solid Wood Poles - Cheng Piao, and Todd Shupe, Louisiana State University; and Chung Hse, USDA Forest Service

  • Engineered Structural Wood Composites from Decommissioned Preservative-Treated Wood - Cheng Piao, and Todd Shupe, Louisiana State University; and Chung Hse, USDA Forest Service

  • Changes in Community Structure of Mold and Wood Decay Fungi on Field Stakes Treated with Chlorothalonil (CTN) and Butylated Hydroxytoluene (BHT) - G.T. Kirker, S.V. Diehl, M.L. Prewitt, T.P. Schultz, and D.D. Nicholas, Mississippi State University

  • Fungicidal Activity, Soil Block Results, Metal Chelation, Antioxidant Activity, and Iron-2 Reducing Activity for some Flavones and Chromones: Towards an Understanding of Factors Important for Organic Wood Preservatives - Nursen Binbuga, Chris Ruhs, Julia Hasty, William Henry, and Tor Schultz, Mississippi State University

  • Discolorations in Southern Hardwood Logs: Biological and Non-biological Staining Control Practices - Nathan Irby and Terry Amburgey, Mississippi State University

  • 20-Year Results with Borate-Pretreated Crossties Dual Treated with Creosote or Copper Naphthenate - Mike Sanders and Terry Amburgey, Mississippi State University

  • Development of an Integrated Subterranean Termite Control System Coupling Non-biological Soil Amendments with Termite Repellent Plant Tissues - Shane Kitchens, Mississippi State University

  • TOR: A Waterborne Water Repellent That Gives Wood Enhanced Dimensional Stability - Tor Schultz, Darrel Nicholas, and Jenny Shi, Mississippi State University

  • Storage of Untreated Wood Products in Coptotermes Formosanus Zones - Kevin Ragon and Brian Lindsey, Mississippi State University

  • Effect of Photoperiod on Wood Consumption of Coptotermes Formosanus using AWPA Standard E1 Methods - Briand Lindsey and Kevin Ragon, Mississippi State University

  • Ground-Contact Durability of Borate-Copper Treated Wood - Stan Lebow, Bessie Woodward, and Patricia Lebow, USDA Forest Products Laboratory

  • The Effects of Collection Material and Geographic Location on the Variability of Control Samples used in the AWPA E1-06 Jar Test - Jay Curole, Todd Shupe, Qinglin Wu, Dennis Ring, and Matt Voitier, Louisiana State University

  • Conductive Conditions for Termite Attack in Wood Framed Houses:  A Louisiana Educational Program - M. Voitier, D. Ring, G. Wilson, J. Curole, C. McCown, T. Shupe, and Q. Wu, Louisiana State University

 

Tuesday, May 8

8:00 am to 11:30 am:  Technical Session II - The Colley-Hartford Memorial Lecture and Research Symposium.  Coordinator:  William B. Smith, State University of New York, Syracuse

The 2007 Colley-Hartford Memorial Lecture, entitled "Improving the Safety of Residential Decks and Balconies" will be presented by Dr. Joseph Loferski of Virginia Tech University. 

The Research Symposium consists of the following papers:

  • Penta Analysis:  Is XRF Good Enough? - Mike Barnes and G.B. Lindsey, Mississippi State University; Craig McIntyre, McIntyre Associates, Inc.; David Bullock, KMG-Bernuth, Inc.; and Mike Freeman, Independent Wood Scientist

  • Characterization of Fire and Structural Performance of Fire Retardant Treated Oriented Strand Board - Jerry Winandy and Robert White, USDA Forest Products Laboratory; and Q. Wang, NEFU-China

  • 20-Year Results with Borate-Pretreated Crossties Dual Treated with Creosote or Copper Naphthenate - Mike Sanders and Terry Amburgey, Mississippi State University

  • Silver for Wood Preservation - Jeffrey Ellis, Consultant

  • Effect of Year and Season on the Variability of Control Samples Used in the AWPA E1-97 Standard Method for Laboratory Testing to Determine Resistance to Subterranean Termites - Jay Curole, Todd Shupe, Qinglin Wu, Ennis Ring, and Matthew Voitier, Louisiana State University

  • Finite Element Analysis of Tapered Wood Laminated Composite Poles With Biomimicking Features and Gluelines - Cheng Piao and Todd Shupe, Louisiana State University; Chung Hse, USDA Forest Service; and R.C. Tang, Auburn University

  • Developing a New Wood Preservative and Potential Fire Retardant - Craig McIntyre, McIntyre Associates, Inc.; and Mike Freeman, Independent Wood Scientist

  • Developing Moisture Meter Correction Factors for Treated Wood - William B. Smith, SUNY ESF Wood Products Engineering

  • Enhancement of Treated Wood Performance with Non-Biocidal Additives - Lehong Jin and Alan Preston, Viance LLC

  • Updated Testing on the Fungicide Folpet Including New Insecticidal Discoveries - Mike Freeman, Independent Wood Scientist; Bill Woods and Karen Winkowski, ISP Corporation

11:30 am to 1:00 pm:  Lunch break (on your own)

1:00 pm to 4:30 pm:  Technical Session III - Utility and Other Industrial Interests.  Coordinator:  Bob Baeppler, FPRL

  • Wood Pole Service Life...How Will Aging Poles Impact the Reliability of T&D Systems? - Bob Butera, Osmose Utilities Services, Inc.

  • The Increasing Value of Utility Pole Inspections - Wade Hunt, Utilimap Corporation

  • Pole Maintenance and Remedial Treatment: Inspection Technique and Currently Available Products - Mike Freeman

  • The Future of Creosote - David Webb, The Creosote Council 

  • Inspection, Replacement, and Remediation of Crossties - Ken Koff, Balfour Beatty Rail, Inc.

  • RTA Research Initiatives on Alternative Wood Preservatives:  A Comparative Test of Preservative Performance in Commercially Produced 7"x9" Crossties - Jim Gauntt, Railway Tie Association

  • Effect of External Barriers on Moisture Uptake of Western Redcedar Poles Butt Treated with Pentachlorophenol or Copper Naphthenate - Jeffrey J. Morrell and Connie S. Love, Oregon State University

6:30 pm to 7:00 pm:  Reception

7:00 pm to 9:30 pm:  Banquet, Awards, Officer Installation, and Entertainment by Buzz Sutherland

 

Wednesday, May 9

8:00 am to 12:00 noon:  Technical Committee Meetings - Schedule to be determined by April 1. (Agendas and proposals are posted to subcommittee web pages as they are received)

  

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FORMS AND
ANNOUNCEMENTS

Registration Form
Suppliers' Showcase Registration Form
Pickler's Prance 5K Fun Run Registration
Spouse Program Invitation
Full Meeting Annoucement
 
   

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