SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Continuing Education Credits are pending approval. This schedule is tentative and subject to change.
February 6, 2023
February 7, 2023
February 7, 2023
5:30 pm - 7:00 pm EDT
GFA Board of Directors & GFF Trustees Social
The Georgian Terrace / Piedmont Ballroom
Invite only event. RSVP required before Jan. 27. Contact Michele Lawson at michele@gfagrow.org.
6:00 - 7:00 PM
Emerging Leaders Social Event
The Painted Pin
737 Miami Circle NE, Atlanta, Georgia
Session Sponsor:
February 6, 2023February 7, 2023
7:30 am - 8:30 am EDT
Breakfast
The Georgian Terrace / Piedmont Ballroom
7:45 am - 10:30 am EDT
Emerging Leaders Capitol Experience
Joint Session with UGA's Advancing Georgia's Leaders in Agriculture and Forestry (AGL)
Schedule of Events
- 7:45 AM: AGL and EL distribute Chicken Biscuits to Legislators at Capitol
- 8:15-9:00 AM: Meeting with Rep. David Huddleston “Day in the life of a Policy Maker”
- 9:00-9:30 AM: Tour of Georgia's State Capitol Building
- 9:30-10:00 AM: Tour of the Office of Governor Brian Kemp
- 10:00-10:25 AM: Return to Georgian Terrace
This session is not broadcasted virtually
8:30 am - 10:00 am EDT
Board of Directors Session
The Georgian Terrace / Grand Ballroom
The Board of Directors Session is open to in-person attendees
This event will be broadcasted LIVE for virtual attendees
10:00 am - 10:25 am EDT
Break
10:30 am - 11:30 am EDT
General Session I
2023 Macroeconomic Trends
Forest Product Markets
The Georgian Terrace / Grand Ballroom
11:35 am - 11:45 am EDT
Break
11:45 am - 12:30 pm EDT
General Session II
Foreign Ownership of Land
The Georgian Terrace / Grand Ballroom
David Bergvall will be attending virtually
12:30 pm - 1:45 pm EDT
Lunch
The Georgian Terrace / Piedmont Ballroom
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm EDT
General Session III
Clearing Barriers to Housing Affordability
Georgia's Housing Economy
The Georgian Terrace / Grand Ballroom
John Hunt will be attending virtually
3:30 pm - 4:15 pm EDT
Shuttles Depart Hotel for Capitol
3:30 p.m. shuttle pickup at the corner of Peachtree & Ponce. Look for directional signs in the hotel lobby. Last shuttle will depart at 4:15 pm
The shuttle will drop attendees off at the Capitol Building for a photo opportunity
It is a short five minute walk from the Capitol to the Blue Room
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm EDT
Forestry Day at the Capitol Legislative Reception
Georgia Railroad Freight Depot - Blue Room
65 Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive, Atlanta, GA 30312
This event is not broadcasted for virtual attendees
6:30 pm - 7:00 pm EDT
Shuttles Depart Blue Room Back to Hotel
First shuttle leaves for The Georgian Terrace at 6:30 p.m. The second and last shuttle leaves at 7:00 p.m.
