SESSION 1 – KEYNOTE ADDRESSES

1. Smallwood Harvesting: What Future?  (A. Kirkland, N.Z.F.S)
2. Industry User Point of View (R. Scott, Pan Pacific Ltd)

SESSION 2 – INTRODUCTION TO SMALLWOOD HARVESTING

1. Smallwood Harvesting – Some Definitions (G.C Wells, LIRA)
2. Industry Smallwood Harvesting Intentions (G.C Wells, LIRA)
3. Silvicultural Influences in Smallwood Harvesting (W.D Sewell, NZ Forest Products Limited)

SESSION 3 – EXPERIENCE WITH SMALLWOOD HARVESTING DEVELOPMENTS

1. Experiences from the Forest Research Institute (C.J Terlesk, A. Twaddle, M. Mc Conchie, Forest Research Institute)
2. Some Aspects of Mechanical Harvesting in Queensland’s Slash Pine Plantations (A.V Williams, Woodlands Limited)
3. The Evolution of Harvesting Methods to Thin Pine Plantations in N.S.W (C. Humphreys, Newsprint Mills Ltd)

SESSION 4 – Mechanisation

1. Mechanisation of Smallwood Harvesting in NZ (R.D Gordon, LIRA)
2. Alternative Concepts for Development in Mechanisation (Bill Kerruish, CSIRO)
3. Management and Cost Implications of Mechanised Smallwood Harvesting (Ron O’Reilly, University of Canterbury)

SESSION 6 – LABOUR

1. Techniques and Equipment for Improving Productivity of Bushmen (J.G Gaskin, LIRA)
2. Technology, The Work Environment, and Industrial Relations (Barry N.P Smith, Forest Research Institute)
3. Training (M.J Newbold, Logging and Forest Industry Training Board)

SESSION 7 – SPECIAL PROBLEM AREAS

1. Smallwood Harvesting from Steep Country (V.F Donovan, LIRA)
2. Accumulating Small Pieces in Logging (J.E Galbraith, NZ Forest Products Limited)
3. Smallwood Handling at the Mill (C.J Kerr, Tasman Pulp & Paper Co. Ltd)
4. Energy Implications for Smallwood Harvesting (J.R Tustin, Forest Research Institute)

SESSION 1 – PLANNING CONSTRAINTS

1. Earth Science Information for Logging Planning –Who, Where, Who? (Andrew J. Pearce, Forest Research Institute)
2. Planning Constraints – The Crop (B.A Liley, J.G Groome & Associates)
3. Planning Constraints – The Management (G.R Hampton, Carter Holt Central Limited)

SESSION 2 – PART 2 – ROADING AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

1. Soil and Water Values with Particular Reference to Logging and Roading (K.W Steel, R.M Priest, LIRA)

SESSION 4 – SELECTION AND DESIGN OF HARVESTING SYSTEMS

1. Principals of Selection and Design of Harvesting Systems (V.F Donovan, LIRA)
2. Planning for Log Extraction Using Helicopters (J.E Gaskin, LIRA)
3. Planning for Steep Country Thinning (D. Lamberton, NZ Forest Products Limited)
4. Planning Principals for F.M.C Skidders (S.P Vari, Kaingaroa Logging Co.)
5. Planning for Mechanised Operations (G.C Wells, LIRA)
6. New Technology in Forest Harvest Planning (S.E. Reutebach, Forest Research Institute)
7. Skidders and Tractors on Steeps Country – A Planning Option (R.D Gordon, LIRA)
8. Planning for Tractor Skidder and Simple Cable Systems (V.F Donovan, LIRA)

SESSION 6 – CASE STUDY PRESENTATIONS

1. Marlborough Sounds (L. Vaughan, N.Z.F.S)
2. Mangatu Forest, Case Study (R.D Black, Hawke’s Bay Catchment Board)
3. Small Woodlot Planning (F.P Wallis, P.F Olsen & Co. Ltd)

SESSION 9 – PRINCIPALS AND SUMMARY

1. Principals of Planning for Planning Forest Harvesting (P.J Hill, Forestry Training Centre)

SESSION 1 – BACKGROUND ON USE OF HELICOPTERS IN LOGGING IN NEW ZEALAND

1. Helicopter Thinnings Extraction (W.M. Blundel, N.Z.F.S)
2. Post Extraction from Radiata Thinnings (J.E Gaskin, LIRA)
3. Sawn Timber Extraction (John Beachman, N.Z.F.S)
4. Kauri Pole Stand Thinning (John Beachman, N.Z.F.S)

SESSION 2 – PLANNING REQUIREMENTS

1. Turn Making for Helicopter Logging (J.C Halkett, J.G Beachman, N.Z.F.S)
2. Helicopter Planning Requirements (W.J Funnel, Helicopters (NZ) Ltd)
3. Planning, Environmental, Management and Economic Aspects of Helicopter Logging (J.C Halkett, NZFS)

SESSION 4 – OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS

1. Criteria for Selection of Helicopters (J.K.K Spiers, LIRA)

SESSION 1 – Keynote Addresses

1. Research and Development Principal Applied to Logging Mechanisation (J.L Wilson, J.G Groom & Associates)
2. Prediction of Machine Requirements (Viv Donovan, Tasman Forestry Ltd)

SESSION 3 – WHAT LEVEL OF MECHANISATION

1. Mechanisation of Felling and Delimbing in New Zealand (A.P Gleason, LIRA)
2. The Development of Mechanisation in Australian Pinus Radiata Harvesting (A.A Twaddle, Forest Research Institute)

SESSION 4 – GETTING THE BEST FROM WHAT WE’VE GOT

1. Fuels and Oils (P.K Williams, Mobil Oil (NZ) Ltd)
2. Tyres and Traction (R.N Tillman, Firestone)
3. Tracks (Owen Wellington, Gough Gough and Hammer Ltd)
4. When to Rebuild or Replace (Graham C. Bennett, Clyde Industries (NZ) Ltd)
5. Getting the Best from our Hydraulic System (I.R Cooper, Industrial Hydraulics Ltd)

SESSION 7 – THE MACHINE AND THE SYSTEM – UNDERSTANDING PRODUCTIVITY

1. Operating Cycles – Man/Machine Relationships (C.W Smithies, N.Z.F.S)
2. Downtime and Utilisation of Equipment (L. Geddes, NZ Forest Products Limited)
3. Factors Influencing Machine Productivity (W.M Blundell, Forest Research Institute)
4. Matching Machines in Systems (R.N O’Rielly, University of Canterbury)
5. Rigging for Breaking Out (R.L Prebble, LIRA)
6. Management Constraints on Machine Productivity (G.D Eager, Kaingaroa Logging Company Ltd)

SESSION 8 –ECONOMICS AND COSTS

1. Economics and Costs – Essentials of Costing Formula (R.A Johnston, Forest Research Institute)
2. Repair and Maintenance Costs of Logging Machinery (M.J Lucas, NZ Forest Products Limited)
3. Economics and Costs – Insurance (R.S Caulton, Industrial and General Insurances Ltd)
4. Methods of Financing Logging Machinery (P.A Butt, UDC Finance Ltd)
5. Economics and Costs (T.W Johnston, N.Z.F.S)

SESSION 9 – IMPORTANCE OF TRAINING

1. Training – European Approaches (J.E Gaskin, LIRA)
2. The Importance of Training – The Military Approach (J.R Sherriff, Caxton)
3. The Importance of Training – Training of Operators and Mechanics (G.P.T Byron, NZ Forest Products Limited)

SESSION 10 – DEVELOPMENT AND INNOVATION

1. Review of Development and Innovation for New Zealand (J.L Wilson, J.G Groome & Associates)

INTRODUCTION

1. Guidelines for Windthrow Salvage

SESSION 1 – FOREST OPERATIONS

1. Windthrow Salvage in Kaingaroa Forest (R.F Boyle, NZFS)
2. A Summary of 1982 Windthrow Recovery Operations (G.D Eager, Kaingaroa Logging Company)
3. Summary of Tauhara Forest Windthrow Salvage Operations (G. Sperry, Tasman Central)
4. Salvage of Easter Windblow at NZFP (W.D Sewell, NZFP)
5. Windthrow Recovery Operations at Tarawera Forest (V.F Donovan, Tasman Northern)
6. Windthrow Salvage Operations by Pan Pac (A.G Porteous, Pan Pacific)
7. Kaingaroa Windthrow Salvage 1982 “Factors Influencing Annual Production Levels”  (W.M Blundell, Forest Research Institute)
8. LIRA Accident Reporting Scheme (R.L Prebble, LIRA)
9. Windthrow Safety Control (J.F Maxtone, NZFS)
10. Felling Techniques for Windthrown Trees (B Vincent, L.F.I.T.B)

SESSION 2 – UTILISATION

1. Quality Losses of Windthrow Trees (R.W Bailey, NZFS)
2. Wood Preservation Techniques – Tasman Central (G. Sperry, Tasman Central)
3. Windthrow Salvage – Waipa Sawmill (R.J Black, Waipa Sawmill)
4. Pulpwood Utilisation of Windthrown Logs (W.J Mitchell, Tasman)
5. Marketing Windthrown Logs (P.J Horn, NZFS)

SESSION 1 – RESOURCES

1. Is New Zealand Ready for Steep Country Logging? (Dr Ward Carson)
2. Forest Resources: Implications of the New Crop (John Tustin, Forest Research Institute)
3. Identifying Manpower, Machinery and Finance for Harvesting of New Zealand’s Forests (A.G.D Whyte & G.H Alexander, University of Canterbury)

SESSION 3 – STEEP TERRAIN WORKING GROUP

1. Plan for Steep Country Logging (C.J Terlesk, Forest Research Institute)
2. A Brief Review of Cable Logging in New Zealand (W.B Liley, LIRA)
3. Ground-Based Systems (J. Gaskin, LIRA)

SESSION 4 – HARVESTING THE EASY TERRAIN

1. Kaingaroa Logging in the 1950s (R.Y Collins, Minginui Forest)
2. Harvesting the Easy Terrain (T.W Johnson, N.Z.F.S)
3. Impact of Harvesting on Site Productivity (G. Murphy, Forest Research Institute)
4. The Man in the Logging System – Research Needs (R.N O’Reilly, University of Canterbury)
5. Impact of Harvesting on Value recovery (G. Murphy, Forest Research Institute)

SESSION 6 –EVENING

1. Skogsabeten (Logging Research Foundation) – Some Swedish Logging Systems (Ingemar Nordansjo & Klas Norin, Swedish Logging Research Foundation)

SESSION 7 – SMALLWOOD HARVESTING WORKING GROUP

1. New Zealand’s Exotic Smallwood Resource – 1983-1992 (L.W Vaughan, LIRA)
2. Constraints on Smallwood Harvesting (Alan Gleason, LIRA)
3. Smallwood Harvesting Systems and their Relative Cost (Alan Gleason, LIRA)
4. Manpower and Training in the Smallwood Harvesting Industry (A Larsen, NZ Farm Forestry Association)
5. The Future of Smallwood Mechanisation in New Zealand (Brian Cochrane, ex-Contractor; Alan Gleason, LIRO; Neil Lawson, Mechanical Engineer; Alistair Twaddle, F.R.I)
6. Difficult Terrain (F. Field, Henderson & Holland)
7. Flat Country Easy Terrain Logging (M.C.P Nicholls, Tasman Forestry)

SESSION 8 – TRANSPORTATION WORKING GROUP

1. A review of the Future Log Resource and its Transportation Needs (J.E Galbraith, NZ Forest Products Limited; J.A Stulen, LIRA)
2. Log Load Securing Devices on Trucks (P.H Baas, Product Development Group)
3. Current Innovations & Future Requirements in Road Transport (N.T Petersen, Road Runner Trailers Ltd)

SESSION 9 – TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER

1. Technology Transfer – What the Industry Wants (G.M Peacock, LIRA)
2. The Principals of Technology Transfer (J.G Fletcher, HERA)
3. How to Get Results Applied? (Ingemar Nordansjo, Swedish Logging Research Foundation)
4. The Logging and Forest Industry Training Board (A Brief Summary of its Position) (M.J Newbold, Logging and Forest Industry Training Board)
5. University Education in Forest Harvesting (A.G.D Whyte, University of Canterbury)
6. Transfer of Technology – Forestry Training Centre (W. Reekie, Forestry Training Centre)
7. Transfer of Technology – Whose Role (G.P.T Byron, NZFP)
8. Transfer of Technology – LIRA’s Role (J.E Gaskin, LIRA)

SESSION 1 – RESOURCES

1. Estimating Future Manpower Needs for harvesting New Zealand Forests (H.H Levack, N.Z.F.S)
2. Manpower Planning in Logging (T.W Johnson, N.Z.F.S)
3. The Importance of Labour Turnover in the Logging Industry (W.B Liley, LIRA)
4. Training Achievements and Objectives (W.J Evans, NZFP)

SESSION 2 – ACCIDENTS AND SAFETY

1. A Review of Logging Accident Statistics in New Zealand (R.L Prebble, LIRA)
2. Forestry Accidents in New Zealand (Iain MacFarlane, Orthopaedic Surgeon; John B. Brommel, Order of St. John)
3. The Logger’s Back – A Physiotherapists Impression (Karen Sweetman, Taupo)
4. The Cost of Logging Accidents (G P Horgan, FRI)
5. Development of Safety Programmes in Logging (M. Henderson, Commonwealth Institute of Health)

SESSION 3 – SAFETY CODES AND STANDARDS

1. Safety Codes and the Law (L J Cope, Department of Labour)
2. Application of the Bust Code (P.J O’Sullivan, Logging Contractor)
3. Scientific Input into the Code (John Stulen, LIRA)
4. A Background to the Standards Association of New Zealand (SANZ) (J.S Dearsly, SANZ)

SESSION 4 – ERGONOMICS

1. Physical workload in Australian Hardwood Fallers – Implications for Human Error (Mel Henderson, Sydney University)
2. Impact of the Terrain on Human Effort in Forest Operations (Tore Vik, Norwegian forest Research Institute)
3. Logic in Machinery Design (John Stulen, LIRA)
4. Progress in New Zealand (J.E Gaskin, LIRA)

SESSION 5 – MANAGEMENT AND MOTIVATION

1. Managing People (Dr. J.H.K Inkson, University of Auckland)
2. Incentives and Contracts (R.L Peterson, NZFS)
3. Management or Leadership (Allan Harvey, Winstone Samsung Industries Ltd)
4. Motivation of a Forestry Worker (R.H Kimpton, Alex Harvey Industries)

SESSION 6 – INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS

1. Industrial Relations – Logging Industry Patterns (A.B. Downey, MARAC Holdings Ltd)
2. Common Interest Programme or Quality Circles – A Comparison (G. Lea, NZ Forest Products Limited)
3. Worker Involvement – A Freezing Worker’s Co-operative (P. Chadwick, Whakatu Afforestation trust)

SESSION 7 – TRAINING THE INDUSTRY

1. Training the Logging Industry – A Proposal (J. Spiers, LIRA)

KEYNOTE ADDRESS

1. The Small Scale Forest Resource (W.B Liley, LIRA)
2. A Survey of Limited Scale Logging Operations (W.B Liley, LIRA)

SESSION 1 – REGIONAL DESCRIPTIONS

1. Limited Scale Logging in Southland’s Exotic Forests (P. Wright, J.E Watson & co. Ltd)
2. Limited Scale Logging in Northland (D. McCluggage, Forest Developments Ltd)
3. Limited Scale Logging in Canterbury (R.R Millar, Canterbury Forestry Foundation)
4. Limited Scale Export Logging (P. Stitt, Tasman Forestry Limited)

SESSION 2 – RESOURCE MANAGERS

1. Overview from the National Water and Soil Conservation Authority (D.G Knowles, Water and Soil Directorate MWD)
2. The Requirements of Soil Conservation Retirements in the Wairarapa (S. Blakemore, Wairarapa Catchment Board)
3. Control of Logging Operations (J.H Simmons & D.P Crequer, Waikato Valley Authority)
4. The Wyssen Hauler (M. Bloomberg, Marlborough Catchment Board; W.B Liley, LIRA)
5. Logging the Farm Forest – The Owner’s Viewpoint (R.N Davies-Colley, New Zealand Farm Forestry Association)
6. Minimum Scale Logging (J.A Larsen, NZ Farm Forestry Association)
7. The Small Grower and the Forest Industry – A Marriage of Long-term Commitments and Obligations is Required (J.T Lewis, NZFS)
8. Agroforestry (R.L Knowles, F.R.I)

SESSION 3 – EQUIPMENT AND METHODS

1. One Machine Does it All (Alan P. Gleason, LIRA)
2. Forwarders – Their Role in Limited Scale Logging (J.E Gaskin, LIRA)
3. Hauler Options (John W. Simpson, LIRA)
4. Hydraulic Excavator Based Log Loaders (J.F Langford, NZ Forest Products Limited)
5. Transport Options in Limited Scale Logging Operations (J.A Stulen, Road Runner Trailers Ltd)

SESSION 4 – THE ECONOMIC PROBLEM

1. Economies of Scale in Logging (T. Fraser, Chandler Fraser Keating)
2. The Economic Problem – A Wood Buyers Perspective (L.J Ellis, Henderson & Pollard Ltd)
3. The Economic Problem – Costing & Finance (C.P.J Savage, Consultant)

SESSION 5 – RESEARCH

1. Limited Scale Logging – Relevance of Harpce Model and Cost of Shifts (W. Blundell & P. Cossens, Forest Research Institute)
2. The Effect of Tract Size on Harvesting Costs (William B. Stuart, Forest Research Institute)
3. Value Recovery (A. Twaddle, Harvest Planning Group)
4. LIRA Roading Project (P. Farley, NZ Forest Service)

SESSION6 – HUMAN RESOURCE

1. Safety in Limited Scale Logging (Ian Taylor, Department of Labour)
2. Training the Loggers from Limited Scale Operations (M.J Newbold, Logging and Forest Industry training Board)

SESSION 7 – PLANNING

1. Harvest Scheduling (W. Gimblett, Farm Forestry Association)

SESSION 1 – TECHNICAL PAPERS

1. Logging Roads Standards Project – Review Phase Overview (J.A Kennedy, LIRA)
2. Impressions of Roading in New Zealand (Dr. William B. Stuart, F.R.I)
3. Roading Research of Interest to the Forest Industry (D.R Lovatt, Ministry of Works and Development)
4. Forest Road Staffing: NZFP Experience (W.W Yardley, NZ Forest Products Limited)
5. A Review of Research into Logging Truck/Road Interaction (J.E Galbraith, LIRA)
6. Truck Performance and Prediction (R. McCormack, CISRO)

SESSION 1 – THE CROP

1. Characteristics of the NZ Forest Service New Crop Resource (Bruce Manley, F.R.I)
2. The Nature of New Crop Clearfell Trees in Tasman Forestry Limited Forests (M.C.P Nicholls, Tasman Forestry Limited)
3. The Effect Production Thinning has had in the NZ Forest Products Limited New Crop (P.J Thode, NZ Forest Products Limited)
4. Projected Changes in Thinning Regimes and Thinning Frequencies of Radiata Pine of the Decade 1986-1995 (L.W Vaughan, LIRA)

SESSION 2 – FELLING AND DELIMBING

1. Expected Changes in Felling Techniques for New Tree Crops (Boy Biddle, Tasman Forestry)
2. Early Attempts at Mechanised Felling/Delimbing in New Zealand (Bob Gordon, Research Engineer)
3. Mechanised Pine Felling & Delimbing (O.H Raymond, APM Forests Pty. Ltd)

SESSION 3 – SKIDDER PERFORMANCES

1. Factors Affecting Skidder Performance (Gary Higgins, Tasman Forestry Limited)
2. The Development of Double Drum Winches on Skidders in Thinning (W. Lowe, Logging Contractor)
3. The Potential of Grapple Skidders in the New Crop (Rasmussen, Tasman Forestry Ltd)
4. Advantages and Disadvantages of Wide Tyres on Skidders (T.M Burrows, NZFS)

SESSION 4 –TRACTORS AND TRACKED SKIDDERS

1. Factors Affecting the Performance and Productivity of Tractors and Tracked Skidders (D.C Seymour, NZ Forest Products Limited)
2. The Performance on Steep Country at Whitford Forest of a Leibherr 721 Owned by Ralph Dixon (F.B Field, Henderson & Pollard)
3. The Potential of Using an FMC Skidder on Clay Soils in Steep Terrain (M. Harvard, Logging Contractor)
4. Logquip Smart Arch – Development of the Concept (W. Linton & N.R Pritchard, Logquip Supplies Ltd)

SESSION 5 –OTHER MACHINES

1. Forwarder Extraction (O.H Raymond, APM Forests Pty. Ltd)
2. The Versatility of the Bell Logger (D. King, Logging Contractor)
3. The Use of a Wheeled loader as an Extraction Machine (L. Gilsenan, Gilsenan Logging Co. Ltd)

SESSION 1 – THE TRANSPORT FRAMEWORK

1. Heavy Vehicle Dimensions – Background to Proposed Legislation (J.P Edgar, Ministry of Transport)
2. Public Road System in New Zealand – Financial and Planning Constraints (Murray Riley, Ministry of Works and Development)

SESSION 2 – AVAILABLE TRUCKS, TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT

1. Truck Types – Availability and Selection (Brian Pritchard, Pan Pacific Limited)
2. FERIC Research in Logging Truck Characteristics (Gordon Franklin, FERIC)
3. Truck Simulation Packages for Personal Computers (Robin Goldsack, LIRA)
4. Network Planning (Trevor Butler, FRAME Group)
5. Computer Packages for Road Design (P. Richardson, FRAME Group)
6. Haulage Development and Road Standards in Sweden (Lennart Radstrom, Forest Operations Institute Sweden)

SESSION 3 – PRACTICAL PLANNING PREDICTION AND ESTIMATING

1. Economic Analysis – The Basis and Available Tools (Brian W. Kramer, Oregon State University)
2. Economic Analysis of Spur Road Extension (W.B Liley, LIRA)
3. Geotechnical Aspects of Harvest Planning (R. Coker, Forest Research Institute)
4. Planning for Logging and Transportation (Loren Kellogg & Don Robinson, LIRA)
5. Economic Analysis of Log Manufacturing Locations in Steep Terrain Plantations (G. Murphy, Forest Research Institute)

SESSION 4 – ROAD CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE

1. Geotextiles: Practical Techniques (Andrew Peddie, NZFP Forests Limited)

SESSION 5 – NEW AND ALTERNATIVE TECHNIQUES

1. Landing Layout (Keith Raymond, LIRA)
2. Tangoio Forest Roading & Trucking (Peter Reid, C.H.H Forests Limited)
3. Central Tyre Inflation (Colin Ashmore, USDA Forest Service; Ed Gililland, San Dimas Equipment Centre)
4. Driver Influence on Power Requirements in Logging Trucks (Gordon Franklin, FERIC)

SESSION 1 – RECORD KEEPING

1. Record-Keeping – A Contractors Perspective (Q. Tombleson, Logging Contractor)
2. Logging Business Record-Keeping – The Accountants Perspective (T. David Steele, Public Accountant)
3. Record-Keeping – A Company Perspective (G. Manners, Tasman Forestry Ltd)
4. Machine Costing (W. Liley, Groome Poyry Limited)
5. Productivity and Logging (Jon Dey, Forme Consulting Services Ltd)
6. Potential Difficulties with the Machine Costing Method (W. Liley, Groome Poyry Limited)

SESSION 2

1. Machine Financing Options (R. Church, UDC Finance Limited)
2. Short Term Finance (L. Young, National Bank of New Zealand Limited)
3. Re-Investment of Surplus (G. Rasmussen, Contractor)
4. The Inland Revenue (D. Graham, Public Accountant)
5. Annual Cash Flow (R.L Peterson, Timberlands)
6. Machine Repair or Replacement Decision (Michael Duggan, LIRA)

SESSION 3

1. Labour Costs (Michael Duggan, LIRA)
   • Absenteeism, Accidents and Turnover – The Hidden Costs of Labour (John Gaskin, LIRA)
2. Payroll Seminar (Lesley Davis, Computer Solutions, Ltd)
3. Insurance (A. Davidson, NZ Insurance Ltd)
4. Going out of Business (Jane Riordan, Kirk Barclay Limited)
5. Source of Assistance Public Accountants (Stuart B. Burns, Kirk Barclay Limited)
6. Sources of Assistance: LIRA (John Galbraith, LIRA)
7. Sources of Assistance (T. Whiston, Waiariki Polytechnic)
8. Sources of Assistance Advisors (P.F Olsen, P.F Olsen & Co Ltd)

SESSION 1 – PROGRESS AND RESOURCES

1. What’s Happened in Cable Logging (VivDonovan, Tasman Forestry Limited)
2. Resources for Cable Logging (P.F Olsen, P.F Olsen & Co)

SESSION 2 – FELLING AND PROCESSING

1. Practical Aspects of Processing Logs at the Stump (Doug Peacock, Logging Contractor, Oregon)
2. Mechanised Felling and Processing in Cable Operations (Keith Raymond, and Maryce Johnstone, LIRO)

SESSION 3 – CABLE LOGGING SYSTEMS

1. New Haulers Suitable for Logging New Crop (Rob Prebble, LIRO)
2. Financing Options for Haulers (Michael Duggan, LIRO)
3. The Economics of Yarding Small Logs with Big Yarders (Doug Peacock, Logging Contractor, Oregon
4. Adapting Large Mobile Haulers to the Second Crop Logging (Pat O’Sullivan, Logging Contractor)
5. Productivity and Costs of Grapple Yarding in British Columbia (Jim Bass, MacMillan Bloedel Ltd)

SESSION 4 – LANDING AND LOADERS

1. Loader Selection (Dallas Hemphill, Consultant Logging Engineer)
2. Landing Layout and Design – A Means to Reduce Hauling Delays (Myron Williams, NZFP Forests Ltd)
3. The Viability of Two-Stage Hauling in Cable Operations (Terry Burrows, Timberlands)
4. Use of the Bell 220 to Relieve Landing Congestion (Tony Hardy, Logging Contractor)

SESSION 5 – TECHNICAL CONSIDERATIONS

1. Multispan Guylines (Sheldon Drummond, Timberlands)

SESSION 6 – PLANNING

1. Computer Models to Assist Planners and Loggers in Decision Making (Glen Murphy, Forest Research Institute)
2. Planning Requirements for Grapple Yarding Operations (Jim Bass, MacMillan Bloedel Limited)
3. Meeting the Challenge: Highlead to Skyline (Jake de Boer, Timberlands)
4. Harvest Planning on the Coromandel Peninsula (Bruce Larsen, Timberlands)

SESSION 1 – HARVESTING EXPANSION – WHAT WILL BE REQUIRED

1. Planning Model Predictions (Bill Liley, Groome Poyry Limited)
2. Case Study 1 – Northland Forest Resource (Denis Albert, NZFP Forests Limited)
3. Case Study 2 – Hawke’s Bay Resource (Graeme Eager, Carter Holt Harvey Forests)

SESSION 2 – MANPOWER RESEARCH

1. Personnel and Organisational Development in Swedish Forestry (Klas Norin, Skogsarbeten, Sweden)
2. Manpower Management Research in the U.S.A (Bill Stuart, Virginia Polytechnic Institute U.S.A)
3. Manpower Management Research in New Zealand (Sandy Hampton, Carter Holt Harvey Forests)

SESSION 3 – THE WORKFORCE AS WE CURRENTLY UNDERSTAND IT

1. Characteristics of the Logging Workforce (Lisa Tapp, LIRO)
2. Characteristics of the Logging Supervisor (John Gaskin, LIRO)
3. Productivity in Harvesting since the 1970’s (Cedric Terlesk, Harvest Planning Group, Forest Research Institute)

SESSION 4 – LABOUR RECRUITMENT

1. Incentive Payment Systems (Michael Duggan, Tasman Forestry Ltd)
2. Productivity Changes in the Logging Workforce (John Schrider, Forme Consulting Services)
3. Company to Contractor Logging (Geoff Manners, Tasman Forestry Limited)
4. Changes in Responsibility and Productivity of Supervisors through Company Re-structuring (Bill Sewell, NZFP Forests Limited)

SESSION 5 – LABOUR RECRUITMENT

1. Workplace 2000 – A Programme of Action for Creating More Attractive Workplaces in Forestry (Klas Norin, Skogarsbeten, Sweden)
2. Recruitment, Development and Retention of Contractors in the Southern United States (Bill Stuart, Virginia State University and Polytechnic, U.S.A)
3. Logger Recruitment – A Contractor’s Perspective (Sam Webb, Sam Webb Logging Limited)
4. Recruitment of Logging Workforce in a New Area (Sheldon Drummond, Timberlands – East Coast

SESSION 2 – CURRENT HARVESTING SYSTEMS

1. Logging Machinery – What’s out there? (Craig Lyon, LIRO)
2. Production of New Zealand Hauler Operations (David Robinson, LIRO)
3. Tracked Skidders – Steep, Mud and Overstorey (Spencer Hill, LIRO)

SESSION 3 – ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL ASPECTS

1. Finance and the Logging Industry (Scott Laurence, AGC Limited, Rotorua)
2. Importing Logging Equipment from North America (Rob Prebble, Logging Contractor, Wanganui)
3. Challenges in Logging Business Management (Mark Blackburne, Iles & Campbell, Taupo)

SESSION 4 – TRAINING

1. Forest Industry Training in New Zealand (Mike Newbold, Logging and Forest Industry Training Board)
2. Operator Training in New Zealand (Brian Vincent, Logging and Forestry Industry Training Board)
3. Training in New South Whales: ERFIC’s Experience (Walter Taylor, Eastern Riverina Forest Industry Council, Australia)
4. New Zealand Machine Operator Training Needs Analysis (Walter Taylor, ERFIC, Tumut, New South Whales, Australia)
5. Forest Industry Training and Education Council (Rod McGowan, FITEC, Wellington)

SESSION 5 – DEVELOPMENTS IN MECHANISATION

1. New Harvesting Developments in Southern U.S.A (Bryce Stokes, U.S Forest Service, Auburn, Alabama, U.S.A)
2. Development of Mechanical Harvesting (Garry Leeson, G.N. & V.L Leeson Ltd, Rosedale, Victoria, Australia
3. Development of New Zealand Mechanised Logging Equipment (Dave Cochrane, Waratah Engineering Limited, Tokoroa)

SESSION 6 – MAINTENANCE MANAGEMENT

1. Trends in Servicing Hydraulic Machinery in Logging: From 1950 to 2000 (Wynne Cranston, Hydraulic Specialists Limited, Auckland; and Kevin Daly, Independent Hydraulics, Hamilton)
2. Used Oil Analysis – Its Use as a Maintenance Tool (Steve Streater, Caltex Oil (N.Z.) Ltd, Wellington)
3. Contractor Maintenance and Ownership Policies in Canada (Gordon Franklin, FERIC Exchange Researcher, Montreal, Canada)

SESSION 8 – FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS

1. Wood-Flow Systems in the Southern U.S.A (Everett Stephenson, Union Camp Corporation, Georgia, U.S.A)
2. The Forest King: Introduction of In-Woods Chipping to New Zealand (Gordon Franklin, FERIC Exchange Researcher, Montreal, Canada)
3. Mobile Delimber-Debarker-Chippers in New Zealand: Present and Future (Geoff Perfect, Wood Processors Limited, Rotorua)

SESSION 1 – SEMINAR OPENING

1. Harvesting in Difficult Terrain (Brent J. Sauder, MacMillan Bloedel Research)
2. Can We Get It Right? (Erle Robinson, Tasman Forestry Limited)
3. Difficult Terrain for Harvesting: What is it and Where is it? (Lindsay Vaughan, Ministry of Forestry)

SESSION 2 – PLANNING AND ECONOMICS FOR DIFFICULT TERRAIN

1. Case Study of Planning: Mangatu Forest (Harry Saunders, Forest and Land Management)
2. Planning for Re-Establishment (Rob van Rossen, NZFP Forests Limited)
3. The Costs and Returns of Difficult Terrain Logging (Chris O’Leary, CHHF)

SESSION 3 – ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS

1. A Review of the NZ Forest Code of Practice (J.H Simmons, Waikato Regional Council)
2. Regional Councils Role in Forest Harvesting Management (Robin Black, Hawke’s Bay Regional Council)
3. A Holistic Approach to Logging and Re-Establishment Operations (Phil Madill, Tasman Forestry Limited)

SESSION 4 – ROADING AND TRANSPORT OPTIONS FOR DIFFICULT TERRAIN

1. Improving Truck Technology for Difficult Terrain – Central Tyre Inflation, Twin Power Truck (Gareth Jones, LIRO)
2. Excavators for Road and Track Formation (Don Robinson, LIRO)
3. Access Options for River Crossings (Paul Richardson, APR Ltd)
4. Update of Off-Highway Vehicles (Sheldon Drummond, Juken Nissho Ltd)

SESSION 5 – HUMAN RESOURCES AND MANAGEMENT

1. Workload of Loggers in Difficult Terrain (Richard Parker, LIRO)
2. Planting Bare-Rooted Seedlings of Radiata Pine on Difficult Terrain (A.R.D Trewin & P.M Kirk, LIRO)
3. Constraints and Hazards on Steep Country – A Supervisors Perspective (Grant Cleaver, Carter Holt Harvey Timber Ltd)
4. Logging in Difficult Terrain: The OSH Perspective (Dr Keith McLea, Occupational Safety and Health Service)

SESSION 6 – AERIAL AND CABLE SYSTEMS

1. Tangoio Helicopter Logging (Patrick Kirk, LIRO)
2. Options for Small Landing Cable Hauler Operations (T. D Robinson, LIRO)
3. A Potential Skyline System for New Zealand (T.D Robinson, LIRO)
4. Chilean Experience with Mid-Sized Hauler Options (Glen Murphy, G.E Murphy & Associates)

SESSION 7 – GROUND-BASED SYSTEMS

1. Ground-Based Systems – An Overview (Bruce Larsen, Carter Holt Harvey Forests Limited)
2. Marginal Terrain – Some Factors Affecting the Productivity of Ground-Based Systems (Fraser Field, Carter Holt Harvey Timber Ltd)
3. Harvesting and Environmental Issues (Russell Coker, Forest Research Institute)

SESSION 8 – FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS

1. Continuous Improvement as a Method to Increase System Productivity (Bruce Easton, NZFP Forests Ltd)
2. Future Developments and Trends: Forestry Corporation of NZ Ltd’s Perspective (Ross Bawden, Forestry Corporation of NZ Ltd)
3. Major Breakthroughs as a Means of Progress
4. Large Scale Central Site Stem Processing Will We Ever Widely Adopt this Option? (Alastair Twaddle, LIRO)

SESSION 1 – KEYNOTE ADDRESSES

1. Quality Issues in Processing and Harvesting (Grant Carruthers, Carter Holt Harvey Limited)
2. Quality Requirements for Export Competitiveness (Lawrie Halkett, New Zealand Trade Development Board)

SESSION 2 – LOG PRODUCT PLANNING

1. Wood Quality: Now and in the Future (Dr. Dave Cown & Owen Cox, NZ Forest Research Institute)
2. The Effect of Log Grade on Sawmill Performance (John Doyle, Consultant Technologist)
3. Sawlog Grade Development in New Zealand – A Personal View (Jost Siegfried, Ministry of Forestry)
4. Log Grading to Match Forest Resources with Customer Needs (David G. Briggs, University of Washington)

SESSION 3 – RESOURCE ALLOCATION AND DISTRIBUTION

1. Processing at the Stump, CPY and Mill – A Personal Perspective (Mike Banks, Juken Nissho Limited)
2. Predicting and Controlling Log Out-Turn (Dr. Chris Goulding, NZ Forest Research Institute)

SESSION 4 – EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES AND ISSUES

1. Quality Certification Requirements for Log and Lumber Exports (Jim Maud Ministry of Forestry)
2. ISO 9000: How to get it Right the First Time (Tony Wilkinson, South Pine Ltd)
3. Internal Defect Scanning (Dr. Bob Chaplin, Massey University)

SESSION 5 – CUSTOMER REQUIREMENTS

1. Effect of Raw Material Quality on Pulp and Paper Industry (Myron Williams, Tasman Pulp and Paper Company Limited)
2. Effect of Raw Material Quality (Mike Corkin, Fletcher Wood Panels Limited)
3. Managing Production of Pruned Logs (Des Wilson, ITT Rayonier New Zealand Limited)
4. Quality Assurance A Necessity for Branded Products (Geoff Hipkins & Andrew Priest, Forestry Corporation of New Zealand Limited)

SESSION 6 – CONTROL OF LOG MAKING

1. Quality Improvement Tools (Jon Dey, Forme Consulting Services Limited)
2. Value Materialisation Opportunities in Harvesting (Michael Duggan, Tasman Forestry Limited)
3. Stress and its Effects on Log Making Performance (Richard Parker & Paul Cossens, LIRO)

SESSION 7 – ISO 9000 AND TQM CASE STUDIES

1. Quality Improvements at Multiwall Bags Ltd (Ian Allerby, Carter Holt Harvey Ltd)
2. ISO 9000 and Continuous Improvement at CHH Forests Limited, Kinleith Region (Roger Kay & Ian Maclennan, CHH Forests Limited)
3. Q-Base Quality Management System (Ross Johnson, TELARC)

SESSION 8 – MAKING IT HAPPEN

1. The Team Approach to Quality and Productivity Improvement (Barry Smith, LIRO)
2. Practical Lessons in Managing Change and Problem Solving (Peter Mitchell, Applied Resource Development Limited)
3. Education and Training for Quality in New Zealand (Dr. Bryan Wenmoth, Massey University)

OPENING ADDRESS

1. Transport Systems Today and Tomorrow (Ed Lefebvre, Alberta-Pacific Forest Industries Inc)

SESSION 1 – MODES OF TRANSPORT

1. Practical Experience of Log Barging in Canada (Robert C. Stewart, Seaspan International Ltd)
2. Moving Forest Products by Rail (Mr B.P Quinn, Railfreight National Manager Forestry)
3. Airships: Worth a Closer Look (Peter Farley, FRAME Group Ltd)
4. Reaching Export Log Markets by the Sea (Bruce Eastern, Carter Holt Harvey Forests Ltd)

SESSION 2 – TRUCK CONFIGURATIONS

1. Economic Comparison of Log Truck Configurations (Neil Wylie & Gareth Jones, LIRO)
2. Speccing Trucks for Profit (Derek Dumbar, T.D Haulage Limited)
3. Road Trains and Off Highway Rigs (Bruce McIver, Road Transport Forum)
4. Self Loading Log Trucks (Warwick Wilshier, McCarthy & Wilshier Transport)

SESSION 3 – TRANSPORT LOGISTICS

1. Economic Evaluation of Log Truck Scheduling (Tim Robinson, LIRO)
2. Log Truck Dispatching – A Dispatcher’s View (Ray Theobald, Forestry Corporation of New Zealand Limited)
3. Computer-Aided Despatch (Les Wootten, General Automation (NZ) Ltd)
4. Close Encounters with Vehicle Scheduling (Bruce Benseman, Industrial Research Limited)

SESSION 4 – ROAD CONSTRUCTION

1. Bituminous Binders for Highly Stressed Chip Seal Pavements (Grant Bosma, Labtech Services Ltd)
2. Lime and Cement Stabilisation – Forest Industry Applications (Laurie McDonald, Fulton Hogan Waikato)
3. Corduroy Roads (Paul van der Voort, Forestry Corporation of New Zealand Limited)
4. Computer-Aided Road Design (Peter Broadbent, FRAME Group Limited)

SESSION 5 – A CODE OF CONDUCT FOR FORESTRY TRUCK DRIVERS

1. Public Attitudes to Trucking in Australia (Bruce McIver, McIver Corporation)
2. Forest Industries Road Transport Code of Conduct (Neil Wylie, LIRO)
3. Company Policy on Quality Systems (Bruce Nairn, CHH Forests Limited)

SESSION 6 – ROADING ISSUES

1. Off-Highway Experience Casts Doubt on the Fourth Power Rule (Greg Arnold, LIRO)
2. Fundamentals of Chip Seal Design for Forestry Roads and Pavements – Vehicle Interaction Research at CAPTIF Part 1 (Bryan Pidwerbesky, University of Canterbury)
3. Fundamentals of Chip Seal Design for Forestry Roads and Pavements – Vehicle Interaction Research at CAPTIF Part 2 (Bryan Pidwerbesky, University of Canterbury)
4. District Council Roading Issues (Dave Evans, Tasman Forestry Limited)
5. Environmental Impact of Forestry Transportation and Roading (Rien Visser, LIRO)

SESSION 7 – TRUCK ISSUES

1. Computer Monitoring of Truck Performance (Neil Weber, Pan Pacific Forest Industries)
2. Central Tyre Inflation Logging Industries’ Experiences (Ed Lefebvre, Alberta Pacific Forest Industries)
3. Higher Gross Weights and Truck/Trailer Dynamics (David White, Industrial Research Limited)
4. Heavy Vehicle Suspension Performance and Road Wear (John de Pont, Industrial Research Limited)

SESSION 8 – INFRASTRUCTURE – BUILDING FOR THE FUTURE

1. Potential of Waterways in Forestry Transportation (Rob Stewart, Seaspan International Limited)
2. Economics of Super Highways: An Industry View (Peter Olsen, P.F Olsen & Co.)

SESSION 1 – STRATEGIC/TACTICAL PLANNING

1. Strategic planning models – How much wood have we got? When should we cut it and what will it give us? (Bruce Manley – N.Z. FRI Limited, Rotorua)
2. Market and Operational Plan Interface – What stand do we cut next? (Spence McClintock – Forestry Corporation of New Zealand Limited, Rotorua)
3. Forest Description Systems – Linking crop and land information (Andrew Peddie – CHH Forests, Kinleith Region)
4. Planex: A system for Optimal Assignment of Harvesting (Andreas Weintraub – Departmento de Ingenieria Industrial, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile)

SESSION 2 – PLANNING TECHNOLOGY

1. Planning packages – Will the computer do it all? (Andreas Weintraub – Departmento de Ingenieria Industrial, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile)
2. Logging System Analysis Software Available and in Use in New Zealand (David Bennett – LIRO)
3. Planning forest roads with Computers (Greg Arnold – LIRO)

SESSION 3 – OPERATIONAL PLANNING

1. Kid Gloves Logging (Tom Broderick – CHH Forests, Southern Region)
2. Mechanised Logging in Practice (Ken Holmes – Logging Contractor, Rotorua)
3. The Impact of CTI on Roading Requirements (Neil Wylie, LIRO)

SESSION 4 – INDUSTRY’S INTERACTION WITH THE PUBLIC

1. Public Input into Harvesting – Whangapoua Forest (Chris Nelson – Ernslaw One Limited, Coromandel)
2. Forest Harvesting – What do the public think? (Shaun Kilvert – LIRO)

SESSION 5 – ROADING

1. Rehabilitation of Skid Sites and major Extraction Tracks – Preliminary Growth Trial Results (Peter Hall – LIRO)
2. Planning, Management and Environmental Concepts of Forest Road and Landing Construction (Kevin Barber – CHH Forests, Kinleith Region)
3. Post-Harvest Environmental Performance Monitoring (Jim Crotts, Harvest Services Manager, Cascade Timberlands, Weyerhaeuser, United States)

SESSION 6 – TRANSPORT

1. Planning for Log Transport Using an Aerial Cableway (Shane McMahon – LIRO)
2. Using Two-Stage Logging to Improve Logging System Performance (David Bennett – LIRO)

SESSION 7 – PERSONNEL

1. Integrating Production and Safety (Quentin Tombleson – Logging Contractor, Rotorua)
2. Training Harvest Planners (Bill Liley – Groome Poyry Limited, Auckland)

SESSION 1 – INTRODUCTION TO WOODLOTS

1. Woodlot Logging – The Resource (John Eyre – Ministry of Forestry, Wellington)
2. Alternative species – The Resource and the Markets (Richard Davies-Colley – Farm Forester, Whangarei)
3. Woodlot Harvesting and Marketing – A Corporate Perspective (Phil Shattock – Carter Holt Harvey Forests Limited, Tokoroa)
4. Marketing and Harvesting Woodlots from a Stock and Station Agency’s Perspective

SESSION 2 – MARKETING

1. Marketing and harvesting Woodlots – A farmer Co-operative Perspective (Alan Laurie – Aorangi Forestry Services, Waimate)
2. Specialist Inventory Services Available to Support Woodlot Marketing and Harvesting (Neil Woods – Groome Poyry Limited, Auckland)
3. Eastern Canada’s Experience with the Woodlot Resource (Joakim Hermelin – Hermelin-Silva, New Brunswick, Canada)

SESSION 3 – LOGGING BUSINESS MANAGEMENT

1. Value Recovery (Alastair Riddle – LIRO)
2. How to Select Consultants and Contractors (John Mackintosh – Farm Forester and Consultant, Matata, Bay of Plenty)

SESSION 4 – SAFETY AND TRAINING

1. Woodlots – What’s Different (Nelson Ede – Corporate and Woodlot Logging Contractor, Otago)
2. Safety and Health of Woodlot Loggers (Mark Fielder and Steve Williams – Occupational Safety and Health, Rotorua and Palmerston North)
3. Training for Woodlot Loggers (Greg Steele – FITEC, Rotorua)

SESSION 5 – WOODLOT LOGGING CASE STUDIES

1. Shovel Logging (Alastair Riddle – LIRO)
2. Woodlot Logging Contractor Survey (Richard Parker and Janelle Byers – LIRO)
3. Purchase Wood (an East Coast’s perspective) – In Search of Excellence (Paul Fitzgerald – Rayonier New Zealand Limited, Gisborne)

SESSION 6 – WOODLOT LOGGING CONSULTANTS

1. Did We Get It Right in the Whakamaru Bluffs? (Steve Harvey – Carter Holt Harvey Forests Limited, Tokoroa)
2. Logging Murchison Camping Ground (Arnie Richards – P. F. Olsen and Company, Richmond)

KEYNOTE ADDRESS

1. Enhancing Business Relationships via Inter-Organizational System (IOS) Information Technologies: Wood Products Sellers and Home Centre Buyers (Dr. Paul M. Smith, Pennsylvania State University; Dr. Richard P. Vlosky, Louisiana State University)

SESSION 1

1. Alternatives to Barcoding for Logging Operations (Les Wootten, Sanderson Computers)
2. Third-Party Logistics – Creating Strategic Alliances with Third-Party Providers (John Edhouse, John G. Edhouse & Associates Pty Ltd)
3. Supply Chain Analysis using Interactive Technologies to Streamline your Logistics (Chris Macquet, Deloitte Consulting)

SESSION 2

1. Technological Innovation and Electronic Commerce for the New Zealand Forest Industry (Ray Salter, Westpactrust)

SESSION 3

1. A Review of GPS Technology and its Applications for the Forest Industry in 1997 (Murray Kennedy, Geo-Systems Ltd)
2. Increasing Performance with Dynamic Fleet Management Systems (G McLeod, Dynamic Transport Management Pty Ltd)

SESSION 4

1. Electronic Data Interchange (EDI): Implementation Strategies in the Forest Products Industries (Dr. Paul M. Smith, Pennsylvania State University; Dr. Richard P. Vlosky, Louisiana State University)

SESSION 5

1. Using Object Orientated (OO) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) Technologies to Solve Complex Forestry Logistics Issues (Chris Macquet, CTJ Technologies)
2. Advanced Driver Training for the Forest Industry (John G. Edhouse, DECA Australia)
3. Tranz Rail – A logistics Provider to the Forest Industries (Paul Quinn, Tranz Link Forestry)

SESSION 1 – THINKING BUSINESS

1. Financing in Times of Change (Mark Kilmister, UDC Finance Limited)
2. The Carter Holt Harvey Forests Key Supplier Programme (John Galbraith, Carter Holt Harvey Forests)

SESSION 2 – THINKING SMARTER

1. Managing the Asian Crisis – A Company Perspective (Ian Williams, Wenita Forest Products Limited)
2. Money From Trees (Sheldon Drummond, Juken Nissho Limited)

SESSION 3 – THINKING INNOVATION

1. Transport Innovation – The Road to the Future (Warwick Wilshier, Williams & Wilshier Transport)
2. Steep Country Harvesting with a Difference (Dennis Glenn, Hawke’s Bay Forests Limited)
3. Forest Roading – The New Way (Paul Boocock, Forest Roading Services)
4. Some Trends an New Ideas on Logging and Transportation (Magnus Thor, The Forestry Research Institute of Sweden)

SESSION 4 – SMART PEOPLE

1. What Characteristics to Look For in Picking Top Performers (Tina Cummins, Human Factors Researcher)
2. How Top Performers Benefit Your Business (Tim Sandall, Hawke’s Bay Forests Limited)
3. Getting the Best Out of Your Team (Stephen Dewes, Logging Contractor)
4. Continual Change – How Do We Deal With the Impacts ( Mike Smith, OPRA Limited)

SESSION 5 – TECHNOLOGY TO GET SMARTER

1. Research to Leap Ahead (Bryce Heard, Forest Research)
2. Smart Techniques (Russell Burton, New Zealand Forest Research Limited)
3. “Buck Rodgers” Technology in the Forest – Fact or Fiction? (Richard Parker, LIRO)
4. New Developments in Stem Feature Recognition using Machine Vision (D.C Lane, Tian Xin & G.E Murphy, New Zealand Forest Research Institute Ltd)

SESSION 1 – THE INCENTIVE TO IMPROVING PEOPLE MANAGEMENT

1. A Global Issue (Sheldon Drummond, Juken Nissho Limited)
2. Recognising the Value of People (Mike Smith & Tane O’Rorke, OPRA Limited)

SESSION 2 – PEOPLE ARE PEOPLE NO MATTER WHERE THEY WORK

1. Shift Work and Occupational Health (Dr. Rob Griffiths, National health Committee)

SESSION 3 – THE TOOLS OF CHANGE

1. A Practical Solution – Methods to Improve Human Performance (Mike Smith & Tane O’Rorke, OPRA Limited)
2. Monitoring to Improve Harvesting Performance (Rien Visser & Tony Evanson, LIRO)

SESSION 4 – ON THE ROAD TO SUCCESS

1. A New Look at Safety Management (Ian Reade, Weyerhaeuser NZ Inc.)
2. Successful Man Management in Silviculture (Gary Smith, Wainui Silviculture)
3. Monitor and Manage (Rhys Carroll, Carroll Skyline Logging)