COUNCIL  ON   FOREST  ENGINEERING

International COFE Meeting?

The topic of having an international COFE Meeting was discussed.  Suggestions were: 1) more COFE members attending international meetings would be beneficial in that it would have a positive impact and possibly enhance COFE’s international membership, 2) it would be beneficial to attend FORMEC, an organization that meets in Europe and is similar to COFE and focuses on forestry mechanization, 3)  COFE should still hold annual meetings in North America and perhaps be active in promoting an international conference every four years, 4) combining a COFE meeting with an FEC meeting after 2014.  No conclusion was reached concerning this topic. 

 

Regional Groups

Financial and activity reports were given for WR.COFE (Jeff Wimer), NER.COFE (Jeff Benjamin), and SR.COFE (Tom Gallagher).

 

 

Future Annual Meetings Scheduled

COFE 2013

 Location: Missoula, Montana

 Host: University of Montana

COFE 2014

 Location: Illinois (or Maine)

 Hosts: John Deere & University of Minnesota

COFE 2015

 Location: Maine or Kentucky

 Host:  (tba)

 

2012 Awards

The International Forest Engineering Achievement Award winner was Bryce Stokes. The Student Communication Award, which includes two free years of membership, $300 toward travel expenses to attend the Annual Meeting, and a waiver of registration fee, was given to Storm Beck (Oregon State University).

 

 

(See Page 3 of this Newsletter for complete awardee vitae.)

 

Awards Committee

Jeff Benjamin will replace Dale Greene as Chair of the Awards Committee.

 

Business & Executive Meeting Highlights June 2012

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Nominations for 2013 Achievement, Operator, and Student Awards

Papers submitted for the Student Communication Award need to be received before April 15, 2013.  Nominations for the International Forest Engineering Achievement Award and the Operator Award need to be received before April 15, 2013.  Send nominations and student papers to Jeff Benjamin (jeffrey.g.benjamin@maine.edu).

COFE Committee Members

Awards Committee

Jeff Benjamin (Chair), Woodam Chung, Loren Kellogg, Robert Rummer, Bryce Stokes, and Billy Watson.

 

Membership Committee

Mathew Smidt (Chair), Elizabeth Dodson, John Garland, and Jingxin Wang.

 

Scholarship Committee

Joe McNeel and Mike Duncan.

 

Website Committee

Dale Greene (Chair), Awatif Hassan, Joe McNeel, and Tom Reisinger.

 

Proceedings Internet Distribution Committee

Rien Visser (Chair), Shawn Baker, Chad Bolding, and Daniel Guimier.