Conferences and Events
Forest sector events and conferences have been put on ice since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. As a service to our Tree Frog Forestry News readers, we started the following list of conferences (linked when possible to relevant websites) showing what’s been cancelled and what’s been rescheduled. We are grateful to readers who have shared additional listings with us, and will continue to update content as new information becomes available.
| Event | Old Date | Location | New Date |
| Paper 2020 | Mar 15-17 | New York, NY | Cancelled |
| ForestTECHx | Mar 17-18 | Vancouver, BC | Sept 1-2 |
| NAWLA Regional Meeting – Montreal | Mar 24 | Montreal, QC | Cancelled |
| Montreal Wood Convention | Mar 24-26 | Montreal, QC | Cancelled |
| International Mass Timber Conference | Mar 24-26 | Portland, OR | Mar 30, 2021 |
| SLMA & SFPA Spring Meeting | Mar 25-27 | New Orleans, LA | Cancelled |
| Hardwood Manufacturers Conference & Expo | Mar 25-27 | Nashville, TN | Aug 19-21 |
| BC Indigenous Forestry Career Fairs | Mar 26-Ap 15 | Multiple Sites, BC | Postponed TBA |
| Spring Cottage Life Show | Mar 26-29 | Toronto, ONT | Cancelled |
| COFI 2020 Conference | Apr 1-3 | Prince George, BC | Cancelled |
| Canadian Woodlands Forum Meeting | Apr 1-2 | Moncton, NB | Cancelled |
| Intermountain Logging Conference | Apr 1-3 | Spokane Valley, WA | Cancelled |
| NY State Mass Timber Symposium | Apr 1 | Syracuse, NY | Oct 28 |
| NY State Green Building Conference | Apr 2-3 | Syracuse NY | Oct 29-30 |
| BC College of Applied Biology Conference | Apr 2-3 | Kelowna, BC | Cancelled |
| Ontario Professional Foresters Association | Apr 7-9 | Allison, ONT | Cancelled |
| American Forest Resource Council AGM | Apr 14-16 | Stevenson, WA | Sept 16-18 |
| NAWLA Regional Meeting – Vancouver | Apr 9 | Vancouver, BC | Sept TBA |
| The Timber Measurement Society | Apr 7-9 | Coeur d’Alene, ID | Cancelled |
| Great Lakes Forest Health Showcase | Apr 9 | Sault St Marie, Ont | Cancelled |
| TAPPI’s PaperCon | Apr 27-30 | Atlanta, GA | Cancelled |
| Western Forest Insect Work Conference | Apr 27-30 | Edmonton, AB | Cancelled |
| National Wood Flooring Expo | Apr 29-May 1 | Milwaukee, WI | Online/virtual |
| Olympic Logging Conference | Apr 29-May 1 | Victoria, BC | Sept 16-18 |
| BC Saw Filer’s AGM and Trade Show | May 1-2 | Kamloops, BC | Cancelled |
| East Coast Sawmill & Logging Equip. Expo | May 1-2 | Richmond, VA | Oct 9-10 |
| Hoo-Hoo Club 48 Members Night | May 7 | Vancouver, BC | Sept 24 |
| BC Forest Safety Council’s Safety Conf. | May 7 | Kamloops, BC | Cancelled |
| BC Interior Logging Assoc. Conference | May 7-9 | Kamloops, BC | Cancelled |
| Quebec Forest Industry Congress | May 13-14 | Quebec, QC | Cancelled |
| American Institute of Architects Conference | May 14-16 | Los Angeles, CA | Cancelled |
| WRCLA Cedar Summit and Cedar School | May 13-15 | Victoria, BC | Cancelled |
| Northeastern Forest Products Equip. Expo | May 15-16 | Essex Junction, VA | Oct 16-17 |
| Forest Products Society Convention | May 18-20 | Austin, TX | June 22-25 |
| Forest Resources Assoc. Meeting | May 18-20 | Austin, TX | Cancelled |
| RISI Forest Investment Conference | May 19-20 | New York, NY | Cancelled |
| FSC Canada Annual Meeting | May 27 | Montreal, QC | Cancelled |
| BC Community Forestry Association AGM | May 27-29 | Nakusp, BC | Cancelled |
| PACWEST Conference 2020 | May 27-30 | Jasper, AB | Cancelled |
| Private Forest Land Owners Conference | Jun3-4 | Courtenay, BC | Cancelled |
| Maritime Lumber Bureau Conference | Jun 3-4 | Halifax, NS | Cancelled |
| Consulting Foresters of America Conference | Jun 6-9 | Austin, TX | Cancelled |
| Decorative Hardwoods Conference | Jun 7-9 | Hilton Head, SC | Oct 11-13 |
| Dubai Woodshow Global | Jun 9-11 | Dubai, UAW | Sept 7-9 |
| Canadian Bioeconomy Conference | Jun 10-11 | Prince George, BC | June 22, 2021 |
| Pacific Coast Builders Conference | Jun 10-11 | San Francisco, CA | Pending TBA |
| International Fiberboard Conference | Jun 11-12 | Chicago, IL | Oct 29-30 |
| Western Mensurationists Conference | Jun 14-16 | Spokane, WA | Online/virtual |
| Private Forest Landowners Conference | Jun 14-16 | Nashville, TN | Cancelled |
| Interior lumber Manufacturers Conference | Jun 14-16 | Osoyoos, BC | Cancelled |
| Global Softwood Log & Lumber Conference | Jun 17-18 | Vancouver, BC | Online Virtual |
| Pellet Fuels Institute Conference | Jun 24-26 | Milwaukee, WI | Virtual TBA |
| Festival of Forestry Teachers Tour | Jul 8-10 | Squamish, BC | Cancelled |
| Int. Society of Wood Science & Tech NEW! | Jul 13-15 | Slovenia | Virtual |
| American Forestry Conference NEW! | Jul 27-30 | NA | Virtual |
| Forest Products Society Int. Conf. NEW! | Jul 27-31 | NA | Virtual |
| International Woodworking Fair NEW! | Aug 23-26 | Atlanta, GA | Cancelled |
| Global Buyers Mission NEW! | Sept 10-12 | Whistler, BC | Virtual TBA |
| Hoo-Hoo International Convention | Sep 12-15 | Sacramento, CA | Cancelled |
| Canadian Institute of Forestry AGM NEW! | Sep 13-16 | Sault St. Marie Ont | Virtual Sept 15 |
| Demo International Conference/Expo NEW! | Sep 22-26 | Ottawa, ON | Sep 14-15, 2021 |
| National Hardwood Lumber AGM NEW! | Sep 23-25 | Louisville, Ky | Cancelled |
| Council on Forest Engineering AGM NEW! | Sep 27-30 | Corvallis, Or | Jun 6-9, 2021 |
| FSC General Assembly | Oct 11-16 | Bali, Indonesia | Cancelled |
| Federation of BC Woodlot Assoc. AGM NEW! | Oct 17-18 | Kelowna, BC | Cancelled |
| Sustainable Forestry Initiative | Oct 20-23 | Vancouver, BC | May 12-14, 2021 |
