Effingham County: IFA Annual Meeting

Start
10/05/2012
1:00 PM
End
10/06/2012
3:00 PM
Location
Effingham & Altamont, Illinois

Registration

A1. Friday-only Individual Registration – $15.00
Includes Friday Tour of John Boos & Co., Friday Dinner, and "Forestry in Afghanistan" presentation. Charge is per person.
A2. Friday-Only Couple Registration – $25.00
Includes Friday Tour of John Boos & Co., Friday Dinner, and "Forestry in Afghanistan" presentation. Charge is per couple.
B1. Saturday-only Individual Registration – $15.00
Includes IFA Annual Meeting, Saturday Lunch, and afternoon programs at Ballard Natre Center in Altamont. Charge is per person.
B2. Saturday-Only Couple Registration – $25.00
Includes IFA Annual Meeting, Saturday Lunch, and afternoon programs at Ballard Natre Center in Altamont. Charge is per couple.
C1. Full Two-Day Individual Registration – $25.00
Includes both Friday and Saturday sessions, Friday dinner, and Saturday lunch. Charge is per person.
C2. Full Two-Day Couple Registration – $35.00
Includes both Friday and Saturday sessions, Friday dinner, and Saturday lunch. Charge is per couple.

Online registration can be paid for through PayPal with your credit/debit card or your PayPal account. Within the registration process, click on "Pay Online" and then click on the invoice for this event.

Meeting Highlights

Tour of World Famous Butcher Block Manufacturer
Discussion of Forestry in Afghanistan
Presentation on Illinois' Biggest Trees
Program on Illinois' Urban & Community Forestry
Program on the Economic Value of Forests to Illinois
IFA Annual Meeting with Awards and 2012 Highlights
University experts, forestry professionals, and landowners all in one place!
Chance to meet the IFA lobbyists

John Boos & Company Owner Joe Emerich has agreed to open his factory doors, which rarely happens, to show IFA members what makes his company the leading manufacturer of butcher block and other products for the kitchen as well as gourmet and celebrity chefs. Watch video of Rachel Ray discussing her Boos Board at bottom below.

Southern Illinois University Professor John Groninger will discuss his trip to advise Afghanistan natural resource managers on forest management.

And lots more including 2012 Illinois forestry highlights, awards, and really BIG trees. Illinois legislators have been invited; they have attended in past years.

Plus, come learn how our forests, forestry, and wood production contributes to Illinois' economy.

Schedule: Friday, October 5, 2012
in Effingham, Illinois

1:00pm	Depart Sacred Heart Church¹ for the John Boos² Industry Tour (car-pooling)
4:00pm	Tour of John Boos & Co. Ends
4:15pm	Social Hour³ (cash bar)
6:00pm	Dinner at Sacred Heart Church¹
7:00pm	Program: Forestry in Afghanistan

¹ Sacred Heart Church, 405 S. Henrietta,
     Effingham, IL 62401 (map at http://goo.gl/maps/TZN39)
² John Boos & Company, 3601 S. Bander St.,
     Effingham, IL 62401 (website: www.johnboos.com)
³ at either Knights of Columbus or Tuscan Hills Winery -
     both in Effingham

Schedule: Saturday, October 6, 2012
   at Ballard Nature Center, Altamont, Illinois⁴

9:00am	Registration
9:30am	Welcome & Opening Remarks
9:45am	IFA Business Meeting
11:45am	Lunch
12:45pm	Program: Illinois Big Tree Register
1:30pm	Program: Illinois' Urban & Community Forestry
2:15pm	Program: Economic Value of Forests to Illinois
3:00pm	Adjourn

⁴ Ballard Nature Center, 5253 East US Highway 40,
Altamont, IL 62411 (Phone: 618-483-6856)
(Directions on web: CLICK HERE)

Lodging Options: Go To Effingham Visitors Bureau

Registration Particulars:

Advance Registration was Required by Oct. 1, 2012
It is too for online registration
To register at this date, contact Roy Bailey at the phone number below.
Or download form (428 KB) for mail registration
$15/person for Friday only
- $10 additional for spouse/companion
$15/person for Saturday only
- $10 additional for spouse/companion
$25/person for both Friday and Saturday
- $10 additional for spouse/companion

Door Prizes will be awarded.

Questions: contact Roy Bailey at 217-821-9778

Video of Rachel Ray and Boos Butcher Block: