Improving our environmental performance across the forest industry brings both challenges and rewards. For the first time, our Environmental Forestry 2022 Conference will bring together a wide range of foresters working on improving industry outcomes.
Environmental Forestry 2022
Overview
Improving our environmental performance across the forest industry brings both challenges and rewards. For the first time, our Environmental Forestry 2022 Conference will bring together a wide range of foresters working on improving industry outcomes.
We seek to facilitate speakers and delegates to share successes and learnings among peers across a range of forest management companies for large and small forest estates. As a result, delegates can make positive change and learn from each other to establish and improve best practices. We will also encourage participation and contributions from national and regional regulatory agencies.
What's Planned?
We plan to include a range of case studies across the forest production cycle from harvest planning to post-harvest audits and impact assessments. Best practices and recent developments will be discussed through shared learnings among industry professionals. A cross-section of forest operations will be included in the range of professional presentations.
The conference agenda will appeal to regional council staff and management from forest company professionals, from small to large forest companies as well as regulatory and policy staff from local councils, Ministry for Primary Industries, NZ Forest Service and the Ministry for the Environment.
Health & Safety
The health and safety of everyone who participates in this event is our top priority. Click here to learn more about how we host safe events and why you can book with confidence.
Covid-19 and Vaccination Certificate
Public health guidelines as advised by the Ministry of Health will strictly be adhered to by the event organisers, the Forest Industry Engineering Association (Innovatek Ltd). As directed by the NZ Government, all attending this event will be required to be vaccinated (unless a COVID-19 vaccination exemption by the Director-General of Health or the Minister for the COVID-19 Response has been granted).
Everyone attending or working at the event venue, will need to have with them on arrival, a vaccination certificate or vaccination exemption (either digital or paper). This will be scanned for verification before entering the venue. Click here for further details.
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Conference Scope
- Keynote Address / Overview / Background / Scene-Setting
- Slash Management – From Challenge to Opportunity
- Case Studies – Leading Best Practice Exemplars
- Focus on Specific Operations and Woodlots to Meet Standards
Who Will Attend?
- Environmental foresters from large and small forest management companies
- Senior operation managers from forest companies
- Regulatory and compliance staff from regional councils and local government agencies
- Staff from both policy and management groups at national government agencies
- Owners and senior operations staff from forest engineering contracting companies
Programme
We have worked closely with a wide range of New Zealand, Australian and international companies, service suppliers, researchers and government bodies to develop a strong and innovative programme. If you have any questions, please contact John Stulen on john.stulen@fiea.org.nz or (+64) 7 921 1382.
Environmental Forestry 2022 Programme
10-11 May 2022, Rotorua, New Zealand + Virtual OnlineDAY 1 Tuesday 10 May 2022 | Workshop & Networking Function
1.00pm - 4.30pm
Pre-Conference Workshop
In conjunction with the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI)5.00pm - 7.00pm
Conference Icebreaker 'Meet and Greet' Function
In Exhibitors AreaDAY 2 Wednesday 11 May 2022 | Conference Programme
Session 1 | Welcome, Overview & Background
Session Chairperson: John Stulen
8.15am
What are Forestry's Environmenal Challenges & What Must Change for More Sustainable Outcomes - Industry Perspective
Phil Taylor, Port Blakely
8.55am
Leading Aratu post-Tolaga Changes in Erosion, Sediment and Slash Practices
Neil Woods, CEO, Aratu Forests
9.35am
Erosion, sedimentation and slash – Is the Sector doing Enough to Manage this Trifecta?
Oliver Hendrickson, Director Forestry & Land Management, Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI)
10.00am
Morning Tea
Session 2 |Key Environmental Issues - Today's and Future Industry Challenges
Session Chairperson: To be confirmed
10.30am
NZFOA Environment Committee Overview - Key Challenges for Environmental Harvesting
Sally Strang, Environmental Manager, Manulife
11.15am
From Today to Harvest 2050 – What Needs to Change and When Between Now and Then
Young Foresters Panel Session
Chair: Campbell Harvey, University of Canterbury, PhD Candidate
12.00pm
Lunch + Networking
Session 3 | Case Studies - Best Practice Exemplars
Session Chairperson: Bill Wheeler
1.25pm
Case Study 1: How do you manage slash in waterways and cutovers in practice?
Speaker to be confirmed, Forest 360
2.00pm
Case Study 2: Northland Forestry Environmental Working Group – What it does and why it works
Zivana Pauling, Northland Regional Council
2.30pm
Case Study 3: Safeguarding NZ’s Waterways: Assessing performance of control practices for reducing sediment from forest harvestings
Jo Field, Environmental Planner, OneFortyOne New Zealand
3.00pm
Afternoon Tea
Session 4 | Focus on Specific Operations to Meet NESPF Standards
Session Chairperson: John Stulen, Innovatek
3.30pm
Managing woody residues on steep land sites. Where we agree, and where we should investigate further
Campbell Harvey, PhD student/Assistant Lecturer, University of Canterbury
4.00pm
A Personal Perspective – Moving from council consents and monitoring to forestry environmental manager
Nicki Davies, Environmental Manager, Ernslaw One
4.30pm
Presentation: Environmental management and woodlots – How do you keep track of it all when 100 are logged a year?
Myles Guy, Environmental & Land Use Business Manager, John Turkington
5.00pm
Conference concludes with Networking
Sponsorship & Exhibition Opportunities
The Environmental Forestry conference offers a tremendous opportunity for companies involved throughout the forestry sector. Exhibition spaces are always at a premium. FIEA has a well-deserved reputation of providing both sponsors and exhibitors with a unique platform for promoting their products and services to the industry in BOTH New Zealand and Australia.
We always receive strong interest in the sponsorship and exhibiting opportunities available. For a full range of sponsorship, exhibition and branding options, please contact Gordon Thomson, Marketing & Sponsorship Manager, (+64) 7 921 1384 or (+64) 27 275 8022, gordon.thomson@fiea.org.nz.
Event Supporters
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Registration Details
- The Conference Rate refers to your attendance in person at the Rotorua conference and exhibitions
- Pre and post-conference workshop registrations form part of the online event registration process. Details are being collected during your registration.
- Virtual Online registrations can be booked. These apply to companies from outside of New Zealand. This will ensure online attendance by Australian and other international companies.
- All prices exclude GST (15%). For virtual online registrations from outside New Zealand, GST does not apply.
- A credit card processing fee of 2.9% will be charged for all transactions.
- The Early Bird and Super Early Bird Rates applies only to the standard conference rate. To be eligible, registrations and payment must be received ON or BEFORE the listed dates above. All special discounts require payment at the time of registration and before the cut-off date in order to receive any discount.
- Forest Industry Engineering Association (FIEA) Member Discounts of 10-25% apply to the listed Standard Conference Rate. FIEA Membership Details and Benefits can be seen on www.fiea.org.nz Membership status and discounts available can be checked by calling our FIEA offices.
- For those attending the Rotorua event, the event registration payment covers morning and afternoon teas, lunches, refreshments, a conference handbook, post-event access to presentation PPT’s (electronic download of PDF’s, for those presentations where presenter approval has been given).
- For Virtual Online registrations, your registration payment covers live access to all conference presentations, post-event access to presentation PPT’s (electronic download of PDF’s, for those presentations where presenter approval has been given) and recorded presentations, for a limited time and where speaker approval has been given.
COVID-19 related information:
- The event organiser will work diligently to ensure that all instructions provided by the New Zealand Government and Health Authorities, relating to travel and the running of events because of COVID-19 are strictly adhered to. You can be sure that we will have all measures in place to safeguard your health and safety.
- It is the responsibility of the sponsor, exhibitor or delegate, if intending to travel to attend the Rotorua conference, to check on all updated health and Government guidelines for any specific entry requirements.
- Due to Government requirements, a vaccination certificate or vaccination exemption (either digital or paper) is required to attend this event.
- If for any reason the Rotorua venue was unable to be used because of COVID-19 restrictions that were imposed by the New Zealand Government, those registered to attend the physical event would be transferred to a new virtual online event that would be set up by the organisers.
- If for any reason registration numbers have to be reduced at the Rotorua venue under the new traffic light system (also known as the COVID-19 Protection Framework), any delegate registrations over the required limit set by the NZ Government will be transferred to a virtual online registration.
- Please refer to our full Terms and Conditions relating to any event related issues around COVID-19 and vaccination certificates.
Cancellation policy:
For cancellations on or before Friday 25 March 2022, a 10% administration fee applies. Cancellations received after this date are non-refundable but are transferrable. Please allow 30 days for refunds to be processed. If you wish to transfer your registration to another individual from within your company, please provide us with at least 24 hours advance notice.
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Venue
Rotorua, New Zealand
Distinction Hotel Rotorua
390 Fenton Street, Rotorua, New Zealand
With its beautiful garden setting and located just minutes from the city centre, Distinction Rotorua Hotel is the perfect place to relax and unwind after a big day at the conference. After the event, this hotel is also a great base to enjoy the wealth of attractions and activities Rotorua has to offer. Free car parking is available at the venue, however, spaces are limited and hotel guests take priority.
Special accommodation rates will be available soon.
