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Wednesday
April 3, 2024

Breakfast Buffet

6:30 a.m. — 8:00 a.m.

On your own.

Location: MAX Restaurant and Lounge, Mirabeau Park Hotel

Conference Registration

7:00 a.m. — 4:00 p.m.

Location: East Lobby

Trade Show

7:00 a.m. — 5:30 p.m.

Trade show, Vendors, Outdoor Equipment Show

Location: East Lobby, North Lobby, Ponderosa Room, Parking Lot, Demo Lot

Welcome and Opening Ceremony

8:00 a.m. — 8:30 a.m.

Location: Tamarack & Spruce Rooms

ILC Welcome & Opening Ceremonies

  1. Spokane Valley Chamber of Commerce

    Presented by: Lance Beck, President & CEO

  2. Pacific Logging Congress Welcome
    Presented by: Roger Smith, Director

  3. Intermountain Logging Conference President
    Presented by: Mac Lefebvre, 2024 ILC President - Mast Reforestation, Grangeville, ID

Equipment - Industry Updates

8:30 am - 10:00 am

  • Schaeffer Oil - Jim Ferguson, Spokane Valley, WA

  • Western States - Mike Dickenson — Caterpillar

    - Dirk Neilson - Weiler

  • Triad Machinery

  • Pape’ Machinery - Rob Hansen - John Deere Forestry

  • Torgerson’s

    Moderator:

    Kevin Kanduch - KLM Contracting, Anaconda MT

Diversificaton with Cable Assist Technology

10:15 am - 11:30am

  • Technical Forest Solutions -

    Vince Wilbur - Frank Chandler

  • Modern Machinery / Falcon Forestry -

    Russ Smith

  • Summit Equipment -

    Eric Krume

    Moderator:

    Jesse Hunt - Jesse Hunt Logging, Kamiah, ID

Lunch

12:00 p.m. — 12:30 p.m. 

Location: Tamarack & Spruce Rooms

Cost: $20 if NOT registered attendee

Keynote SpeakeR: CHACE Barber

12:45 p.m. — 1:45 p.m.

Location: Tamarack & Spruce Rooms

Speaker: Chace Barber – Edison Motors - Electric Log Truck Technology

Coordinator: Doug Nelson — Nelson Timber Management & Consulting LLC, Kamiah, ID

Trials of new Technologies

2:00 p.m. — 3:30 p.m.

  • Idaho Logging Advisors - Wayne Lynn

  • Kodama Systems - Autonomous Skidder - Merritt Jenkins

  • Eagle Carriage - Steven Shipman

Moderator: Tim McEntire - Montana Logging Association, Whitefish, MT

Competitions and Entertainment

3:30 p.m. — 5:00 p.m.

Location: Outside Demo Lot

  • Chainsaw Artist Performing - Aaron Chavez, Carving Artist

  • University of Idaho Simulators

  • Pape’ Simulators

  • Demo Competition - Sponsored by Pape’ and Budco

  • Hospitality Tent

Equipment dealer's tailgate appreciation Meet & Greet

6:00 p.m. — 10:00 p.m.

Location: Tamarack & Spruce Rooms

Sponsored Spirits & Appetizers.

Daily Credits: ID-IPL(6.75); MT-ALP(5.25); OR-OLP(5.25); WA-MLP(5.75); CFE(5.25)