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Kiln Drying Workshop
Kiln Drying Workshop
January 8-11, 2007
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
Hurry! $445 prior to December 21st! $495 after December 21st.
Pay ONLINE with Visa or Mastercard (no American Express). Your registration will be processed immediately
and securely online when you pay online.
Print the Meeting Brochure and mail or fax your registration with a check payable to "SUNY Research
Foundation", or with a purchase order or voucher.
Mailing Address: ESF Outreach, 221 Marshall Hall, SUNY-ESF, 1 Forestry Drive, Syracuse, NY 13210. Phone: (315) 470-6817, Fax: (315) 470-6890, email:
mwakefield@esf.edu or call William Smith (315) 470-6832, email wbsmith@esf.edu.
Agenda: (Registration includes: Group dinner on Monday, Continental Breakfast on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Lunch and breaks on Tuesday and
Wednesday and parking at Irving parking garage, drying textbooks and workshop materials). Please indicate if you are a vegetarian, vegan or if you have other
special dietary needs. Thank you.
Day
Time
Activity
Location
Monday
January 8
9:00 - 9:30
Registration and sign in
Baker Lobby
9:30 - 5:00
Wood Fundamentals
Room 139, Baker Hall
5:00
Group Dinner BBQ (provided)
Room 184, Baker Hall
Tuesday
January 9 8:00
Continental Breakfast
Room 139, Baker Hall
8:15-5:00
Managing Drying Operations
5:00
Dinner on your own
8:00
Continental Breakfast
8:15-5:00
Dry Kiln Operation and Maintenance
Room 139, Baker Hall
5:00
Dinner on your own
8:00
Continental Breakfast
8:15-3:30
Lumber Quality
Room 139, Baker Hall
3:30
Course Concludes
Wednesday
January 10
Thursday
January 11 Lodging:
A block of rooms is reserved at the Parkview Hotel, 713 E. Genesee St., Syracuse, NY 13210. To reserve a room at a special rate of $82 per night, call 800365-4663 (cut off date for this room rate is December 15, 2006) and please mention the Kiln Drying workshop to receive the discounted rate. Check in time is
3:00 PM; check-out time is 12 noon.
Rooms are also available at the Sheraton University Hotel, 801 University Ave. within walking distance. Call 800-395-2105 and ask for the Kiln Drying
Workshop rates of $114 for a single and $124 for a double.
ESF OUTREACH
SUNY College of Environmental
Science & Forestry
ESF Outreach
SUNY College of Environmental Science & Forestry
Syracuse, New York 13210-2784
Kiln Drying: Drying Quality
Lumber for Profit
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January 8 - 11, 2007
SUNY-ESF
Syracuse, NY
Kiln Drying Workshop
This course will provide practical knowledge about how wood is effectively kiln
dried, and scientific background on related wood properties and drying processes. It will have value for novice as
well as experienced kiln operators, and
sales, purchasing, marketing and manufacturing managers. Instruction, by university professors and various industry
experts, will be in the classroom and
through hands-on lab exercises using our
modern kiln.
Instructors:
Dr. Bill Smith, Wood Products Engineering, SUNY-ESF
Dr. Bob Meyer, Wood Products Engineering, SUNY-ESF
Bob Pope, USNR Irvington-Moore
Peter Garrahan, Forintek, Canada and
Additional Industry Drying Experts
Preliminary Program Topics
Monday, January 8
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
9:00-9:30pm Registration in Baker Lobby
NON-PROFIT ORG.
U.S. POSTAGE
PAID
SYRACUSE, N.Y.
PERMIT NO. 248
Sponsored By
Wood Fundamentals, Room 139, Baker Lab
State University of New York
College of Environmental Science and Forestry
Faculty of Construction Management
and Wood Products Engineering
Wood Utilization Service
New York Center for Forestry
Research and Development
9:30 am- 5:00 pm
Wood-Water Relations
Wood Structure and Anatomy
Moisture Determination
In cooperation with
New England Kiln Drying Association
12:00 Lunch in Room 184
Wood Shrinkage
Drying Degrade
Lab exercise – kiln operation
5:00 pm BBQ in Room 184
Registration Form
Kiln Drying Workshop: Drying Quality Lumber for Profit
AM
- 5:00
PM
Managing Drying Operations
8:00am Continental breakfast
Managing Drying Operations
Air and Predrying
Kiln Instrumentation
Controlling Kiln Operation
Kiln Schedules; Use and Modification
12:00pmLunch in Room 184, Baker Lab
Steam Basics and Utilization
Steam Kilns
Dehumidification Kilns
Vacuum Kilns
Lab exercise – kiln operation
5:00pm Dinner on your own
Wednesday, January 10
8:15
AM
- 5:00
Lumber Quality
8:00am Continental breakfast
Maximizing Lumber Quality
Preventing stain and discoloration
Control of warp
Checking, splitting, honeycomb
12:00pmLunch in Room 184, Baker Hall
Lumber Storage
Redrying Wetted Lumber
Lab exercise - kiln operation
Open discussion, Questions
3:30pm Course concludes
Please PRINT clearly (one name per form)
Name ___________________________________
Organization _____________________________
Rooms are available at the Sheraton University
Hotel, 801 University Ave. within walking distance. Call 1-800-395-2105 to arrange a room at
the overnight single rate $114, double $124.
Address _________________________________
City _________________State ____ Zip _______
To Register:
Phone ( ___ ) _________ Fax ( ___ ) _________
By Credit Card ONLINE or complete and mail
the attached registration form with your
registration fee or fax to (315) 470-6890.
email: ____________________________________
Workshop Fees:
Register me for the Kiln Drying Workshop on
January 8 -11, 2007.
Dietary or special needs:____________________
PM
Dry Kiln Operation and Maintenance
8:00am Continental breakfast
Equilization and Conditioning
Kiln Operation and Maintenance
Drying Maple and White Woods
Drying Oak
Air velocity
Kiln Buildings and Maintenance
12:00pmLunch in Rm 184, Baker Lab
Lumber Stacking
Kiln Loading
Moisture meters
Lab exercise – kiln operation
5:00pm Dinner on your own
Thursday, January 11 8:15 - 3:30 PM
Lodging:
A block of rooms is reserved at the Parkview
Hotel, 713 E.Genesee St., Syracuse, NY 13210.
To reserve a room at a special rate of $82 per
night, call 1-800-365-4663 and mention the Kiln
Drying workshop.
Registrations received by December 21 are
$445. If received after December 21, the
fee is $495. The workshop fee includes BBQ
dinner on Monday, lunch on Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thursday, break refreshments, parking at Irving Garage and drying
textbooks and workshop materials.
Fees:
o received by December 21:
$445
o received after December 21: $495
Secure and FAST! Two ways to Pay:
•
Pay ONLINE with Visa or Mastercard (no
American Express) at http://www.esf.edu/
outreach/pd/2007/kiln/. Your registration will
be processed immediately and securely online
when you pay online with a credit card.
Refunds:
Participants who wish to cancel must give
written notice two weeks prior to the event
date to receive a refund minus an administrative fee of $50. Cancellations cannot be
taken by phone. Substitutions are permissible
any time. SUNY-ESF reserves the right to
cancel a program in the event of insufficient
registrations. A full refund will be given if a
program is cancelled due to insufficient
registrations.
•
Check - Please make checks payable to "SUNY
Research Foundation". Mail or fax your registration form to:
ESF Outreach, 219 Bray Hall, SUNY
College of Environmental Science &
Forestry, Syracuse, NY 13210-2784,
FAX: 315-470-6890
Questions? Check our program on the web!
We must receive both registration information and payment
to confirm a reservation. Registrations received less than 10
days before the scheduled event will not be confirmed. SUNY
ESF reserves the right to cancel a program due to insufficient
enrollment and in such cases a full refund will be given.
For program updates visit us on the web at
www.esf.edu/outreach/pd/2007/kiln. Call
ESF Outreach (315) 470-6817 about registration
questions or phone Bill Smith at (315) 470-6832.
Hurry! Space is limited!
Tuesday, January 9 8:15
Kiln Drying Workshop
Drying Quality Lumber for Profit