Personal Invitation from the BCSFA Leadership
BCSFA Members:
On behalf of the entire BCSFA Board & Conference Organizers, I invite you to our 2012 BC Sawfiler’s Association Conference this year in Prince George, BC. This will be a two day Conference that will include our AGM, guest speakers and an open forum for discussion that will involve sawfilers, managers, and suppliers.
The value our Conference brings to all Sawfilers, and in turn, the saw mill’s they represent, is enormous. Our primary focus, as always, is educational.
Our trade will lose a large percentage of its experienced workforce through retirement in the next five years along with countless years of filing experience. There is much to learn at our Conferences through conversations, in seminars, small group discussions, or one on one discussions. In order to minimize the effect of this, the new generation of filer (of any age) needs to rub shoulders with experienced filers, have meaningful discussions, glean their knowledge and experience. Additionally, we must use tools, such as the internet, to keep those discussions ongoing, and not be constrained by geography or the many companies we represent.
As the Executive of the BC Sawfiler’s Association we would like to thank all of our filers and their employers, the manufacturers and suppliers for their continued support.
We look forward to seeing filers, mill managers, and our suppliers at this year’s conference.
Thanks,
Bruce Doroshuk, past Pres. BC Sawfiler’s Association.
AGENDA
2012 Saw Filer’s Association AGM April
20-21, 2012
Friday April 20;
12:30pm. Open for
registration.
1:00pm-
7:00pm. Trade show open. 5:00pm-7:00 luncheon and meet and greet.
Saturday, April 21;
8:30 am. Doors open for
registration and coffee on.
9:00 am. Annual AGM
10:00am. Break
10:15 am. Key note
speaker. Dan Bowes, Division Manager from Western Forest Products
Topic:
“Importance of details in the Filing Room”
11:00am. Break
11:15 am. Larry
Richardson, RTO. Update on the apprenticeship program.
12:00pm. Simonds
International luncheon
1:00pm. Dave Halstead.
“Line-ups”.
1:45pm. Break
2:00pm. Eric Gabara.
“Filing room maintenance”.
2:45 pm. Break.
3:00pm. Bruce Lehmann.
“High speed circular sawing”.
3:45pm. Break.
4:00pm. Open forum
discussion. Open mike discussion on filing problems/successes. Input
from filers and suppliers.
Conference LocationTo be announced as preparations are developed for 2012
Featured Suppliers at the 2012 AGM(click on images for larger view) 
