Welcome to the NEKDA

Jeremy Jacquet, 2009 President
Caledonia Kiln Corp.
Rte. 5 North, PO Box 266
St. Johnsbury, VT 05819

William B. Smith, Executive Secretary
1 Forestry Drive
Construction Management & Wood Products Engineering
SUNY College of Environmental Science & Forestry
Syracuse, NY 13210
wbsmith@esf.edu

• 2009 Fall Meeting - November 4 & 5, at the Holiday Inn in Tewksbury, MA www.tewksburyhotelandevents.com
• Plant tour of Holt & Bugbee, Tewksbury, MA
• Meeting Program
• Meeting Registration Form
• Meeting Topics -
• Dry Kiln Operator’s Clinic
  Industrial Vendor Displays; banquet
  Kiln Samples – Selection and Use for Standard and Mixed Loads
  Managing Energy to Save Money during Lumber Drying and Processing
  Operating Wood-Fired Boilers at Varying Loads
  Managing Hardwood Lumber and Drying Quality, Starting in the Air Yard
  Operations Management of a Kiln Drying and Manufacturing Facility
  Heat Treatment and Kiln Drying of Firewood
• 2009 Officers and Board Members (PDF)

NEKDA News

• NEKDA Membership Directory - Our 2009 NEKDA Membership Directory is now available.

• Spring Meeting - We had a successful spring meeting in beautiful Lake Placid, NY. Ward Lumber hosted an interesting and informative tour of their white pine mill and drying operations. And we had a number of excellent technical presentations, along with our stimulating Kiln Operator's Clinic questions and discussion.
• Spring Meeting Technical Presentations - Click here to view the technical presentations from our spring meeting.
• Useful books and articles on Lumber Drying, Wood Properties and Manufacturing, and Wood Science.
• Dry Kiln Workshop.
• Our 2009 Jim Catterick Award was presented to Tom Graber, Baillie Lumber, Smyrna, NY, by NEKDA 2009 President Jeremy Jacquet (below).

• Our 2009 Bill Rice Acheivement Award was presented to Scott Ferland, Cersosimo Lumber, Brattleboro, VT, by NEKDA Life Member, former President, former Executive Secretary, and Professor Emeritus Dr. Bill Rice (below).

• NEKDA Student Scholarship Award Applications - Click here for an NEKDA 2009 student scholarship award application.
• 2009 Fall Meeting - Please contact Bill Smith at wbsmith@esf.edu if you have any ideas or suggestions for topics, tours or locations for our fall 2009 or other upcoming NEKDA meetings.

April 7-8, 2009, Lake Placid, NY

• meeting program
• meeting registration form

Email wbsmith@esf.edu or call 315/470-6832 with questions or for registration information.

Our NEKDA Spring Meeting will be April 7 and 8, 2009, at the Crowne Plaza Resort in beautiful Lake Placid, New York www.lakeplacidcp.com . We will tour Ward Lumber in Jay, NY, and have an excellent technical program for our meeting. Please get out your pen and mark your calenders, call the Crown Plaza at 518/523-2556 or 800/874-1980 to make reservations and mail in your meeting registration. We look forward to seeing you in Lake Placid!

Check out the Spring Meeting page for more information.

2009 Dues

Dues for 2009 are payable with the enclosed notice at the rate of $60 for Supporting Member Firm Membership or $20 for an Individual Membership. Your membership and contributions are most appreciated and enable the NEKDA to maintain its activities, mission and service to the wood drying and processing industry. Your prompt mailing of the updated membership forms and payment will insure correct listing in the 2008 Membership Directory. Please note the information about your products and services being requested to make our Directory more useful to customers and suppliers. Also, to facilitate electronic communication, please provide email addresses.

• Download the 2009 NEKDA Dues Notice and Form (PDF)