Conference to highlight market rebound, roadblocks and timing

WOOD MARKETS will host its second Vancouver conference on May 9, 2012. The Global Softwood Log & Lumber Conference will be held at the Hyatt Regency Hotel, Vancouver, BC, and will feature a cross-section of North American and international speakers examining developments in global softwood production and trade of logs and lumber. This is the follow-up to WOOD MARKETS’ very successful May 2011 global conference that attracted almost 200 delegates from 15 countries.

The 2012 Global Softwood Log & Lumber Conference will be the 12th industry/market conference that WOOD MARKETS has been involved in organizing. The 2012 one-day conference will offer timely and strategic perspectives to better determine when markets will rebound, where this will occur first, and where growth opportunities can be expected. Speakers will cover some of the following topics:

• Discussions and analysis of market challenges, opportunities, threats and issues in 2012 and beyond;

• Discussions about: the “lumber super-cycle,” China, and the Russian export tax; and

• Global timber and lumber market trends (including the role of plantations), i.e., supply, demand and price outlooks.

Of course, you can expect many direct networking opportunities, as some of the who’s who of the North American and international industry will be in attendance! The 2012 Global Softwood Log & Lumber Conference is set up in four sessions, each followed by a question-and-answer period:

1. Global Dynamics

2. Asia (Featuring China)

3. North America

4. Europe & Southern Hemisphere

Pricing, registration, speakers and conference agenda information is now available at www.woodmarkets.com. Register by March 31, 2012 to take advantage of our Early Bird Discount Prices (conference webpage for details or call