The meeting will include keynotes, technical, general, and poster presentations on the meeting theme.

Meeting Schedule

Time	Room	Activity and Sessions
Monday, May 18, 2026 (Arrival Day)
1:00 – 5:00 PM		Tour (Biochar Now, 19500 County Road 7, Berthoud, CO 80513)
5:30 – 6:30 PM	Atrium	Reception, Networking, and Poster Setup in Salon II & III
6:30 – 8:00 PM	Salon I & V	Dinner
Tuesday, May 19, 2026 (Day 1)
7:00 – 8:00 AM	Salon II & III	Breakfast and Poster Setup. Breakfast station in Atrium
8:00 – 8:15 AM	Salon II & III	Opening Remarks: Dr. Eric Toman
8:15 – 9:00 AM	Salon II & III	Keynote Speech: Dan Gibbs
9:00 – 10:00 AM	Salon II & III	Panel 1: Emerging and New Markets for Forest Products and Shifting Market Risks and Challenges
10:00 – 10:30 AM	Salon II & III	Networking Break and Poster Session 1
Concurrent Sessions		Salon IV	Salon VI	The Rams Room
10:30 – 12:00 PM	Salon IV, VI, and Rams Room	Session: 1. Forest Product Markets: Price Dynamics, Policy Impacts, and Market Behavior	Session: 2. Forest Product Industry Structure and Mill Dynamics	Session: 3. Economic Impacts of Natural Disturbances
12:00 – 1:00 PM	Salon II & III	Lunch. Lunch station in Atrium
Concurrent Sessions		Salon IV	Salon VI	The Rams Room
1:00 – 2:30 PM	Salon IV, VI, and Rams Room	Session: 4. From Stand Dynamics to Decision Support: Innovations in Forest Management	Session: 5. Environmental & Economic Tradeoffs	Session: 6. Forest-Based Climate Mitigation
2:30-3:00 PM	Salon II & III	Networking Break and Poster Session 2
Concurrent Sessions		Salon IV	Salon VI	The Rams Room
3:00 – 4:30 PM	Salon IV, VI, and Rams Room	Session: 7. Economic and Social Dimensions of Wildfire Management	Session: 8. Lightning Session (7 minutes)	Session: 9. Private Forest Landowners: Behavior, Adoption, and Policy Engagement
5:00 PM		Dinner (on your own)

Time	Room	Activity and Sessions
Wednesday, May 20, 2026 (Day 2)
6:00-7:30 AM: Wellness Activity (Short hike & Sightseeing at the Horsetooth Reservoir); Meet at hotel lobby and carpool (transportation is not provided)
7:30 – 9:00 AM	Salon II & III	Breakfast and Business Meeting
9:00 – 10:00 AM	Salon II & III	Panel 2: Innovative Financing Mechanisms of US Forestry Projects: Trends and Future Implications
10:00 – 10:30 AM	Salon II & III	Networking Break and Poster Session 3
Concurrent Sessions		Salon IV	Salon VI	The Rams Room
10:30 – 12:00 PM	Salon 4, 5, and Rams Room	Session: 10. Trade Policy and International Forest Product Markets	Session: 11. From Policy to Practice: Conservation Outcomes and Stakeholder Responses	Session: 12. Ecosystem Services, Conservation Finance, and Stakeholder Engagement
12:00 – 1:00 PM	Salon II & III	Lunch. Lunch station in Atrium
Concurrent Sessions		Salon IV	Salon VI	The Rams Room
1:00 – 2:30 PM	Salon IV, VI, and Rams Room	Session: 13. Forest Biomass and Bioenergy Markets	Session: 14. Wildfire Prevention, Mitigation, and Socioeconomic Consequences	Session: 15. Forest Management and Silviculture Economics
2:30-3:00 PM	Salon II & III	Networking Break and Poster Session 4
Concurrent Sessions		Salon IV	Salon VI	The Rams Room
3:00 – 4:30 PM	Salon IV, VI, and Rams Room	Session: 16. Wood Supply Optimization, and Life Cycle Impacts	Session: 17. Spatially explicit data, modeling, and decision-support tools	Session: 18. Integrating Economics, Ecology, and Climate in Forest Management
4:30- 5:00 PM	Salon II & III	Closing and Awards
5:00 PM		Dinner (on your own)
Thursday, May 21, 2026 (Departure Day)

Please contact Srijana Baral at Srijana.Baral@colostate.edu or Raju Pokharel at raju2020@msu.edu for additional information.