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The Timber
Measurement Society
The Main
body of the Society (the Central
Committee) is made up of Timber Measurement proffessionals, primarily
from the Western US and Canada, but also members from Europe
and New Zealand. The Central Committee meetings are held in the fall and
are typically
two-day meetings, with workshops
and presentations on various facets of timber measurement. There
are also district meetings held in the spring and these are more
focused on technical and practical applications. The goal of the organization is
to inform
and educate the membership and to promote
uniform measurement of timber.
In addition, the organization is an excellent network of knowledge and
provides a forum for cooperation and exchange of
information. Anyone interested in starting a chapter outside of the
current regions
is encouraged to contact the secretariat with a proposal. All people
with an interest in the measurrement of timber are invited to become
members. Contact the
Timber
Measurement Society.
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The Timber
Measurement
Society held the 2008 Central Meeting at Harrah's Resort in Reno
Nevada on October 28-29, 2008
You can learn more about the meeting and download the
presentations, which covered the latest technology for measuring logs and
trees, and more. Some of the topics covered were: drive through log volume
scanning, pulpwood measurement techniques, log scanners that can accurately
measure log volume inside bark and measure/map internal defects, new handheld
technology, choosing the best sampling system for timber inventory, technology
and techniques for measuring stock piles such as chips, the economic forecast
for the forest products industry, measuring and utilization of wood based
biofuels, getting more value from log scaling, the new Idaho scaling handbook,
software to predict product recovery and an introduction to modeling break-even
log values (RTL).
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Hoo Hoo Club/Intermountain Timber Measurement Society meeting held in Colville, Washington 27-28 March, 2008
The Timber Measurements Society Intermountain
District teamed up with the NEW Hoo Hoo Club for their 43rd
Annual Scaling School on March 27-28th, 2008. The meeting was attended by 45 scalers from the region. To veiw the minutes of the meeting click here.
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Timber Measurement Society held their Fall Meeting
in Longview/Kelso, Washington, 17-18 October, 2007; Expert
Speakers from four countries (Canada, New Zealand, Sweden, US) gave presentations on measuring logs and trees.
The meeting
attracted more than 70 attendees. Topics ranged from methods of Scaling logs
in Sweden, New Zealand (3-D, JAS) automated log scaling and tree length
merchandizing, programs for reducing financial loss from logging damage, insect
pests and timber, NWLRAG scaling procedures for oversize knots and frost
cracks, the newest techniques and equipment for cruising, scaling accuracy
under artificial light conditions, and loss of lumber recovery and quality from
sweep and oval logs. The second day included a scaling and cruising field
trip. To view the minutes, all of the presentations and photos from the
meeting, go to the Longview
meeting page to view the
presentations.
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Intermountain meeting, Coeur d'
Alene, Idaho, 4-5 April, 2007
The
meeting was a big success with 71 log scaling and cruising
professionals from the Western US and Canada representing
industry, government and tribal agencies. More
information copies of the presentations, photos, etc. and the
minutes of the meeting are available by clicking here.
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Central Committee meeting,
Medford, Oregon, 18-19 October, 2006
The Timber
Measurement Society, Central Committee held its Central
meeting on October 18 -19 in Medford Oregon.
There was a
full day of presentations, a business meeting and
a log roll-out. Forty three measurements proffessionals were
in
attendance. To learn more about the meeting, see photos of the event
and view many of the presentations click here.
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- Minutes
of the Central Committee, Timber Measurement Society, October 18-19,
2006, Medford, Oregon
- Minutes
of the meeting and photo-journal of the Intermountain District, Timber
Measurement Society,
April 5-6, 2006, Columbia Falls, Montana
- Minutes
of the Central Committee, Timber Measurement Society, October 13-14,
2005, Post Falls, Idaho
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TMS Central Committee Officers and Contacts
Chairman: Matt Fonseca
Matthew.Fonseca@unece.org
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updated on 2008-11-19 |
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