2011 Annual Conference

The 2011 PFI Annual Conference was held from July 24-26 at the Sawgrass Marriott Resort in Ponte Vedra Beach, FL.

Conference Program

Conference Presentations

Monday, July 25, 2011

Welcome and Opening Remarks, Scott Jacobs, PFI President

Pellet Data: What it Means for the Industry, Seth Walker, RISI

Pellet Plant Optimization and Efficiency
Clyde Stearns, Zilkha Biomass Energy/Buhler, Inc.
Cole Martin, Dieffenbacher

Increasing Pellet Plant Safety
Gordon Murray, Wood Pellet Association of Canada
Stephen Chaplin, BC Forest Safety Council

Status Report: PFI Standards Program, Chris Wiberg, PFI Standards Committee Co-Chair

Tuesday, July 26, 2011

Fire Prevention at Mills
Derek Duval, National Fire Protection Association
Andy Scholes, Firefly
Clyde Stearns, Zilkha Biomass Energy/Buhler, Inc.

Pellet Exporting Trends
Harold Arnold, Fram Renewable Fuels
Joanne Littlefair, US Department of Commerce
Seth Walker, RISI

Standards Program Symposium

Developing a Written Quality Management Program, Chris Wiberg, PFI Standards Committee Co-Chair

Developing an Internal Laboratory, Bob Sourek, PFI Standards Committee Co-Chair

External Laboratory Testing, Michael Albright, University of New Brunswick

Auditing, Chris Barber, Timber Products Inspection

Accreditation Body, John McDaniel, American Lumber Standard Committee

Platinum Sponsors:

Gold sponsors:

Silver Sponsors:
Thomas Enterprises, Inc.