2004 AWPA Annual Meeting

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Meeting Schedule

Saturday, May 15

1:00 pm to 5:00 pm:  Registration Desk Open – Crystal Pavilion Foyer

9:00 am to 10:00 am:  General Chairs Meeting – Governor General Suite A

10:00 am to 11:00 am:  Committee on Committees Meeting – Governor General Suite D

11:00 am to 5:00 pm:  Executive Committee Meeting – Governor General Suite D

Sunday, May 16

8:00 am:  Pickler’s Prance 5K Fun Run/Walk – Meet at the Fountain in the Atrium

9:00 am to 4:00 pm:  Registration Desk Open – Crystal Pavilion Foyer

1:00 pm to 1:45 pm:  P-4 UCS Task Group Meeting (Manfred Jung) – Governor General Suite B

1:00 pm to 3:30 pm:  P-3 PXTS Task Group Meeting (Bob Baeppler) – Governor General Suite C

2:00 pm to 4:00 pm:  North American Wood Pole Council Meeting (for NAWPC Members) – Governor General Suite B

3:30 pm to 4:00 pm:  T-3 Copper Naphthenate Task Group Meeting (Jim Brient) – Governor General Suite C

4:00 pm to 5:30 pm:  UCS Task Group Meeting (Andy Zahora) – Governor General Suite C

4:00 pm to 5:30 pm:  N1/N3 Task Group Meeting (Lehong Jin) – Governor General Suite B

6:00 pm to 6:45 pm:  New Member Reception (New members, Executive Committee, and General Chairs) – Governor General Suite D

7:00 pm to 9:00 pm:  President’s Reception (Members, Guests, and Spouses – badge required) – Terrace/Café Pacifica

Monday, May 17

7:00 am to 8:30 am:  Association Coordination Meeting – Gazebo I

8:30 am to 4:30 pm:  Registration Desk Open – Crystal Pavilion Foyer

9:00 am to 10:15 am:  Opening Session – Crystal Pavilion

·         Welcome—John Ruddick

·         Invocation—Norm Sedillo

·         Anti-Trust Reminder—Colin McCown

·         Approval of Minutes of the 2003 Annual Meeting—John Ruddick

·         2004 Awards of Merit—Terry L. Amburgey and H. Michael Barnes  (Introduction by Darrel Nicholas)

·         President’s Report—John Ruddick

·         First Vice President’s Remarks—Scott Conklin

·         General Committee Reports—Lehong Jin, Peter Laks, and Andy Zahora

10:15 am:  Spouse Tour and Luncheon – Motorcoach Tour boards in front of the hotel.

10:15 am to 12:00 noon:  Technical Session I, “100 Years of Wood Preservation in North America”  Session Chair – John Ruddick – Crystal Pavilion

·         Early AWPA Meetings and Issues—Jeff Morrell, Oregon State University

·         RTA and the AWPA: 100 Years—Jim Gauntt, The Railway Tie Association

·         Koppers and Its Impact—David Webb, Webb Inc.

·         Forest Products Laboratory—Lee Gjøvik, Gjøvik Consulting

·         Characters of the AWPA—Darrel Nicholas, Mississippi State University and Pete Gaskin, GMR & Associates

12:00 noon to 1:30 pm:  Lunch break

12:00 noon to 1:30 pm:  AWPA/ALSC Coordination – Governor General Suite A

1:15 pm to 2:45 pm:  Technical Session II,  “Utility Poles”   Session Chair: Norm Sedillo – Crystal Pavilion

·         Radiata pine poles —Craig McIntyre, McIntyre Associates

·         Efficacy and Diffusibility of Copper Borate—Wesley Wall, Genics Inc.

·         Treated Wood Disposition —Tammy Isenhour, Duke Power

3:00 pm to 5:00pm:  Technical Session III, “New Developments in Wood Preservation”   Session Chair: Darrel Nicholas – Crystal Pavilion

·         Wood Modification—Joris Van Acker, University of Ghent

·         Thermal Treatment of Wood—Tero Lallukka, Stellac, Inc.

·         Organic Preservatives—Alan Preston, Chemical Specialties Inc. 

·         Protection of Composites—Peter Laks, Michigan Tech University

·         Protection of Wood Surfaces—Phil Evans, University of British Columbia

·         Mold issues and protection—Jeff Morrell, Oregon State University

5:00 pm to 6:00 pm:  Poster Session (Coordinated by Terry Amburgey and Elmer Schmidt) – Crystal Pavilion Foyer, Cash Bar

·         Bora-Care Resistance to Formosan Subterranean Termite Tubing Over Concrete—Ramsay Smith, Jeff Lloyd, and Jay Curole

·         Copper Naphthenate: The Perfect Treatment Option for Wood Fence Posts—Mike Freeman, Randy Gross, and Jim Brient

·         Creosote Movement from Treated Wood Immersed in Fresh Water—Sung-Mo Kang, Jeff Morrell, John Simonsen, and Stan Lebow

·         Increasing the Fire Resistance and Durability of Covered Wooden Bridge Components—Mike Sanders, Terry Amburgey, and Mike Barnes

·         MSU Formosan Termite Field Research Facility—Mike Sanders, Terry Amburgey, and Mike Barnes

·         Quantification of Quaternary Ammonium Compounds in ACQ Solutions by Potentiometric Titration—Cheddie Raghunath

·         Procedures for Inspection and Field Treatment of Timber Bridge Components—Mike Sanders, Terry Amburgey, and Mike Barnes

·         Permanence and Diffusion of a borax-copper hydroxide remedial preservative applied to unseasoned pine posts—Doug Crawford, Stan Lebow, Mike West, and Bill Abbott

Tuesday, May 18

7:30 am to 10:00 am:  Spouse Hospitality & Breakfast – Port/Starboard (followed by sushi making lessons)

8:30 am to 4:30 pm:  Registration Desk Open – Crystal Pavilion Foyer

9:00 am to 12:00 noon:  Technical Session IV, “Industry Update”   Session Chair: Scott Conklin – Crystal Pavilion

·         ACQ—Kevin Archer, Chemical Specialties Inc.

·         CA-B—Roger Fox, Arch Chemicals Inc.

·         Borates—Mark Manning, U.S. Borax

·         Copper HDO—Manfred Jung, BASF

·         Impralit KDS-Polymeric Betaine—Luis Ruzo, PTRL West

·         Copper Naphthenate—Jim Brient, Merichem Chemicals and Refinery Services

·         Controlling New Preservative Systems - Management Through Computer Processing Control—Scott Beardsell, Osmose, Inc.

·         Registered Uses of CCA:  An EPA Guidance Document—Connie Welch, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

·         Corrosion Issues—Phil Schneider, Arch Chemicals, Inc.

12:00 noon to 1:30 pm:  Lunch break

12:00 noon to 1:30 pm:  Past Presidents’ Wives’ Luncheon – Gazebo I

12:00 noon to 1:30 pm:  Past Presidents’ Luncheon – Governor General Suite A

1:30 pm to 2:00 pm:  Business Session – Crystal Pavilion A

·         Treasurer’s Report – Randy Deweese

·         Membership Committee Report – Wayne Ryland

·         Vote on Proposed Amendments to By-Laws – John Ruddick

·         Resolutions Committee Report – Alan Ross

·         Election Results – Colin McCown

2:00 pm to 4:45 pm:  Session V, “Colley Research Symposium"  Session Chair: Stan Lebow – Crystal Pavilion A

 Colley/Hartford Memorial Lecture:  Field Testing-A Perspective—Paul Morris, Forintek

 Presentations on Current Research in Wood Preservation:

·         L-joint Results for Millwork Formulations After 9 Years of Exposure at the University of Minnesota—Elmer Schmidt (presenting) and Brian Jordan

·         Performance of Zinc-Based Systems—H. Michael Barnes (presenting), Terry Amburgey, and Mike Sanders

·         Exposure Studies With Above-Ground Preservatives—Futong Cui

·         Fastener Corrosion and ACQ Treated Wood—Newsha Ashari, Sofya Solodkin, and John N.R. Ruddick (presenting)

·         Metals Migration from ACZA Treated Wood in Above Ground Exposures—Jeffrey Morrell (presenting), H. Chen, and John Simonsen

·         Speciation of Arsenic Leached from CCA Treated Southern Pine—Weining Cui (presenting), Lisveth Del Flores, Tom Voice, and D. Pascal Kamdem

·         Amine Copper Treated Decking - A Field  Assessment—Pablo Chung and John N.R. Ruddick (presenting)

·         Characterization of Pore Size of Wood by Mercury Porosimetry—Jun Zhang

·         Effect of Meter Type on Moisture Readings in ACQ Treated Wood—Andy Zahora

·         Correlating 20 Year-Old Dricon FRTW to the ASTM High Temperature Testing Protocol—Scott Hoffman

·         Phytoremediation Applications at Two Former Wood Treating Sites - PAH and CCA Constituents—Les Brewer (presenting) and Tom Richardson

·         Borehole Placement of Geochemical Reactive Barriers for Hexavalent Chromium Reduction—Jim Rouse

·         Louisiana House:  A House Protected for the Future—Ramsay Smith and Claudette Reichael

6:30 pm to 7:00 pm:  Reception – Crystal Pavilion Foyer (Cash Bar)

7:00 pm to 11:00 pm:  Banquet and Entertainment

·          Banquet

·          Awards

·          Recognition of Past Presidents and Life Members

·          Installation of Officers

·          Adjourn the 100^th Annual Meeting

·          Entertainment

Wednesday, May 19

Technical Committee Meetings – Governor General Suite C/D

·          7:00 am to 7:30 am:  P-4 Subcommittee Meeting

·          7:30 am to 9:00 am:  P-5 Subcommittee Meeting

·          9:00 am to 10:00 am:  T-2 Subcommittee Meeting

·          10:00 am to 12:00 noon:  P-3 Subcommittee Meeting

·          1:00 pm to 2:00 pm:  T-8 Subcommittee Meeting

·          2:00 pm to 3:00 pm:  N-5 Subcommittee Meeting

7:30 am to 12:00 noon:  Executive Committee Meeting – Port/Starboard Room

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