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Please mark your calendars—the date has been set for the World Forestry **Center’s Who Will Own the Forest? 5 Summit: September 14-16, 2009 in Portland, Oregon**

Over the last 25 years, most of the publicly held forest products companies in the U.S. have either sold all, or most of their forestlands, or separated ownership of their forest assets from their manufacturing activities. Today, most of these forestlands are held either by Timber Investment Management Organizations (TIMOs) or Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITS), on behalf of large institutional investors such as public and private pension funds, private equity groups, endowments, hedge funds and foundations. These investors have flocked to forestlands, seeking alternatives to the roller coaster equity market. The trend is also developing on a more global scale, as cheaper land, faster growing species and emerging markets provide growing investment potential off shore.

Since 2003, the World Forestry Center has invited investors and the forest sector together to discuss the dynamic opportunities and implications of investing in forestlands, through the popular Who Will Own the Forest? Summit series, held in Portland, Oregon. Last year’s event attracted an unprecedented 375 attendees from the investment, conservation and forestry sectors. Registration had to be closed three weeks early due to oversubscription.

2009 is expected to bring new challenges and raise more questions. How has the credit crunch affected land deals? How will forestland values trend in this market? How should carbon, biofuels and other non-timber values impact forestland appraisals? Where are investors going in search of more affordable properties? Will investors stay the course?

We invite you to join us in this always interesting, ever-evolving discussion. This is the forestland event to attend in 2009. Please save the dates!

Sponsors:

Brookfield Asset Management
The Campbell Group
Equator
Fidelity National Title Insurance Company
Fleury Malheiros
Forest Capital Partners
The Forestland Group
Forestweb
Global Forest Partners
Green Diamond Resource Company
GreenWood Resources
Hancock Timber Resource Group
John Hancock Bond and Corporate Finance Group
International Forestry Consultants
The Lyme Timber Company
Molpus Woodlands Group
Morris, Manning & Martin
Moss Adams
NW Farm Credit Services
Realty Marketing/Northwest
Resource Management Service
Starker Forests
Stoel Rives
Sutherland
Timberland Investment Resources
US Bank
Verrill Dana

In cooperation with the University of Georgia's Center for Forest Business

Continuing Education Credits:
Foresters:
13.0 CFE Contact Hours, Category 1 for Society of American Foresters (at check-in attendees must sign SAF sign-in sheet to receive certificate of attendance)

CPAs:
13.0 CPE General Review Hours for Certified Public Accountants (Attendance certificates available--please check with your state rules to determine eligibility)

Appraisers:
Acceptable for appraiser continuing education credit from the Oregon Appraiser Certification and Licensure Board, with certificate of attendance

12.5 hours towards educational requirements for RCW 18.140 from WA State for real estate appraisers

Attorneys:
13.25 general credits for Oregon State Bar (at check-in attendees must submit their bar numbers)










	Please mark your calendars—the date has been set for the World Forestry *Center’s Who Will Own the Forest? 5* Summit: September 14-16, 2009 in Portland, Oregon Over the last 25 years, most of the publicly held forest products companies in the U.S. have either sold all, or most of their forestlands, or separated ownership of their forest assets from their manufacturing activities. Today, most of these forestlands are held either by Timber Investment Management Organizations (TIMOs) or Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITS), on behalf of large institutional investors such as public and private pension funds, private equity groups, endowments, hedge funds and foundations. These investors have flocked to forestlands, seeking alternatives to the roller coaster equity market. The trend is also developing on a more global scale, as cheaper land, faster growing species and emerging markets provide growing investment potential off shore. Since 2003, the World Forestry Center has invited investors and the forest sector together to discuss the dynamic opportunities and implications of investing in forestlands, through the popular Who Will Own the Forest? Summit series, held in Portland, Oregon. Last year’s event attracted an unprecedented 375 attendees from the investment, conservation and forestry sectors. Registration had to be closed three weeks early due to oversubscription. 2009 is expected to bring new challenges and raise more questions. How has the credit crunch affected land deals? How will forestland values trend in this market? How should carbon, biofuels and other non-timber values impact forestland appraisals? Where are investors going in search of more affordable properties? Will investors stay the course? We invite you to join us in this always interesting, ever-evolving discussion. This is the forestland event to attend in 2009. Please save the dates! Sponsors: Brookfield Asset Management The Campbell Group Equator Fidelity National Title Insurance Company Fleury Malheiros Forest Capital Partners The Forestland Group Forestweb Global Forest Partners Green Diamond Resource Company GreenWood Resources Hancock Timber Resource Group John Hancock Bond and Corporate Finance Group International Forestry Consultants The Lyme Timber Company Molpus Woodlands Group Morris, Manning & Martin Moss Adams NW Farm Credit Services Realty Marketing/Northwest Resource Management Service Starker Forests Stoel Rives Sutherland Timberland Investment Resources US Bank Verrill Dana In cooperation with the University of Georgia's Center for Forest Business Continuing Education Credits:** Foresters: 13.0 CFE Contact Hours, Category 1 for Society of American Foresters (at check-in attendees must sign SAF sign-in sheet to receive certificate of attendance) CPAs: 13.0 CPE General Review Hours for Certified Public Accountants (Attendance certificates available--please check with your state rules to determine eligibility) Appraisers: Acceptable for appraiser continuing education credit from the Oregon Appraiser Certification and Licensure Board, with certificate of attendance 12.5 hours towards educational requirements for RCW 18.140 from WA State for real estate appraisers Attorneys: 13.25 general credits for Oregon State Bar (at check-in attendees must submit their bar numbers)

Please mark your calendars—the date has been set for the World Forestry Center’s Who Will Own the Forest? 5 Summit: September 14-16, 2009 in Portland, Oregon

Please mark your calendars—the date has been set for the World Forestry **Center’s Who Will Own the Forest? 5 Summit: September 14-16, 2009 in Portland, Oregon**