Many of you will soon be joining us in Miramar Beach, Florida for HMA’s 2022 National Conference and Expo. If you have yet to finalize your participation in the March 23–25 event, I encourage you to act soon. The Expo promises to be a sellout, and HMA’s negotiated room rate at the Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort ends, soon.
Not an HMA member? No worries! Our National Conference and Expo is open to all industry stakeholders. And yes, this is the only HMA event where all Hardwood lumber producers and processors are welcome to attend. So, if you and your business colleagues would like an inside look at our unique Association, join up with us in Florida and experience what is standard operating procedure for our membership.
As I hope you already know, our Conference theme this year is Investing in the Future, and for the past several months, I’ve been sharing the event’s lineup of presenters and business session topics. Here is an update to the Conference agenda.
As previously announced, ITR Economist and Senior Forecaster, Connor Lokar, will be joining us, in-person, with a two-fold offering. His formal presentation titled, Plan and Prosper, will discuss business responses, tactics and strategies regarding the challenges, uncertainties and projected economic changes for 2022 and 2023.
Then, following that presentation, Lokar will conduct a 45-minute breakout session which he calls, ITR Methodology/Forecast 101. Don’t miss this. Discussion topics will include:
- General overview of ITR Economics’ Forecasting Steps
- Understanding how to calculate and use Rates-of-Change in your internal forecasting processes
- How to identify and properly use the Phases of the Business Cycle
- Actionable advice for each Phase of the Business Cycle
A Domestic Hardwood Market Update
In this session, Dan Meyer, Editor, Hardwood Publishing Company, Inc., will highlight and discuss price trends and potential opportunities for the domestic U.S. Hardwood industry.
Real American Hardwood Coalition Update
And if American Hardwood promotion is important to you, this session is a Must! Since its launch in 2019, much has been accomplished by the RAHC (Real American Hardwood Coalition)! You’ll want to hear what’s happening NOW and what the next steps will be for this industry-wide, promotion initiative!
Other business sessions on the Conference’s agenda include Backstage Pass, Joshua Davis, Farm Credit Mid-America Vice President of Food & Agribusiness, Advocacy and Representation, Hardwood Federation Executive Director, Dana Lee Cole, and Global Markets Update, American Hardwood Export Council Executive Director, Michael Snow.
All of the Conference details are available at www.HMAmembers.org. So, get on board, because the clock is ticking. See you in Florida!
