New FPS Vision and Mission – AND Give us Your Thoughts on a New Organizational Name
The FPS Executive Board is seeking input on draft Vision and Mission statements that resulted from the Visioning and Strategic Planning process. These statements reflect a future Society that will focus broadly on wood, but also on other renewable materials; be a more internationally active and engaged organization; and coordinate with other global organizations focused on wood and renewable resources to have greater impact on shaping public opinion and natural resources policy.
What do you think of the new Vision and Mission? What does it mean for the Society? How will it impact the scope of our work, our member audience, and our branding? To answer questions like these, we have created an online feedback form. We will also have booths at upcoming FPS conferences, including the 65th International Convention, that will contain an “idea box” to collect possible new names for the Society that reflect the new Vision and Mission.
If you have not done so already, please review the new Vision and Mission, and submit your comments to us today. We want to hear from you!
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Forest Products Journal Online – Your Feedback Requested
FPS Headquarters is considering moving the Forest Products Journal from a print publication to an online publication. Making this shift would help FPS manage the rising costs of printing and mailing the Journal, while bringing added value to subscribers by providing the capability for full-text searches, mobile device compatibility, ease of use, and other benefits.
For some of you this may be a welcome change that you have been waiting for, while others may be very much attached to the paper format. Please know that we are committed to continuing to provide a paper Journal for those who will wish to continue this; however, recent actions by the US Postal Service may force our hand to move more rapidly toward an electronic format.
We only learned of the postal changes recently so we are still in early stages of exploring the electronic publication concept, but we want to hear from you! Please take two minutes and complete a short survey to let us know what you think.
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Showalter Steps Down as Editor of Wood Design Focus
 Buddy Showalter has stepped down as Editor of the well respected Wood Design Focus. Buddy has served as the creative force and Editor for 10 years, and we thank him immensely for his excellent, sustained effort and dedication to the publication and to FPS. Published quarterly by the Forest Products Society, Wood Design Focus provides a communications update for design professionals, architects, educators, researchers, building code officials, and manufacturers and users of engineered wood products.
FPS is seeking a highly qualified individual to serve as Editor for the technical publication. If you or someone you know may be interested in the opportunity, please contact Stefan Bergmann, FPS Executive Vice President.
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2011 FPS Elections Go Online
Watch your email Inbox! This year, the Forest Products Society is conducting its annual elections process via the Internet. Within the next two weeks, you will receive an email with information about the candidates and a link to a secure, confidential online ballot. On the ballot this year will be candidates for the positions of Vice President and President Elect, as well as candidates for the next year’s International Nominating Committee. In addition, the Northwest Region and the East Central Region will each be selecting Regional Representatives to sit on the FPS Executive Board.
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USDA Forest Products Laboratory Director to Retire
 After a 35-year career, USDA Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory (FPL) Director Dr. Christopher Risbrudt has announced his retirement effective April 1, 2011. Risbrudt was named director of FPL in September, 2001. Under his direction, research at FPL focused on improving forest health and promoting the wise use of wood and wood products. Risbrudt streamlined the Laboratory’s work into five broad future-oriented areas (biorefining, nanotechnology, advanced structures, advanced composites, and underutilized woody biomass) and encouraged collaborative research efforts and technology transfer activities.
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Save the date! International Conference on Sustainable Disaster Relief Housing
Save the date! FPS Headquarters and the Eastern Canadian Section have partnered on an International Conference on Sustainable Disaster Relief Housing to be held on October 27-28, 2011 in Ottawa, Canada. This is a first of its kind international forum that will together bring experts from around the world during a day and a half of presentations and an exhibit showcase to discuss swift and durable construction solutions in support of disaster relief efforts.
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Webinar on Global Wood Flow
Forest Resources Association, Inc. will host a webinar on Global Wood Flow – 2011 and Beyond on April 13 at 3:00 pm Eastern time. Join the webinar to understand how offshore wood demand may affect US wood markets and get insights into new sources of competition for US wood products, the competitive position of emerging industries around the globe, and the impact of trade policies and incentives on world wood flow.
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Positions Available
Dean, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences/College of Forest Resources
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Director, Mississippi Agricultural & Forestry Experiment Station/Forest and Wildlife Research Center
Mississippi State University invites applications/nominations for the position of dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS) and the College of Forest Resources (CFR) and director of the Mississippi Agricultural & Forestry Experiment Station (MAFES) and the Forest and Wildlife Research Center (FWRfelectiC). The dean is the chief academic officer of the two colleges. The director is the chief administrative officer of MAFES and FWRC. The dean/director provides leadership for the two academic colleges and two research units by fostering excellence in teaching, research, outreach, and service to the community. The dean/director represents the colleges, the division, and the university to external agencies, constituents, and legislative leaders at the local, state, and federal levels. The dean/director actively participates in fundraising initiatives of the four units and works closely with other deans, department heads within the two colleges, and directors within the division and within the university.
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