Fall Virtual Conference




Registration is CLOSED.

Contact: [email protected]

 

Spend the full day, or any part of the event you wish, with your ACF friends and colleagues for this engaging and informative event. Participate in a combination of ACF's most popular virtual events all without leaving your home or office.

We'll start the event with a Good Morning, Foresters: Coffee, Consultants & Conversation networking session. Next will be a series of Flash Sessions focused on insurance, risk management, and federal business reporting regulations led by insurance and compliance experts. Then improve your leadership skills during a special afternoon TreeLearn webinar focused on leadership and group dynamic topics applicable at any stage of your career. We'll end the day with a unique opportunity to hear special association announcements, where ACF is headed in the coming year and ask any questions you may have for Shannon McCabe, Executive Director and Rick Barnes, President during a town hall style Ask Us Anything session.

Don't miss this great opportunity to network, earn continuing education credits, enhance your understanding of importance risk management topics, and elevate your ACF membership engagement!

Registration

  • Online Registration Form *CLOSED*
  • Price: $35
  • Registration Deadline: October 28, 2024
  • This event has been approved for 4.5 SAF CFEs.

Schedule of Events (All Times Eastern)

9:30am - 9:45am  |  Welcome & Overview

9:45am - 10:45am  |  Good Morning Foresters: Coffee, Consultants & Conversation

10:45am - 11:15am  |  Flash Session - Insurance Coverage for Forestry Activities 101 - 0.5 Category 1 CFEs
Presented by Hub International
This session will cover the types of insurance coverage you may need for various forestry activities.

11:15am - 11:30am  |  Break

11:30am - 12:30pm  |  Flash Session - New Federal Reporting Requirement for Beneficial Ownership Information - Is Your Firm in Compliance? - 1.0 Category 1 CFEs
Presented by Perfect Form
This session on the Corporate Transparency Act (the “CTA”) – a new federal law that took effect on January 1st of this year and requires most entities (LLCs, Corporations, etc.) to file Beneficial Ownership Information Reports with the federal government by year’s end – will cover the following topics: Background and purpose of the CTA, Who must file and who is exempt, Information required to be reported and ongoing compliance obligations, Reporting deadlines and penalties for noncompliance, Updates from FinCEN – clarity we have gotten on open questions and questions that still remain, and How to report and how Perfect Form can help.

12:30pm - 1:00pm  |  Flash Session - How to Shop for Insurance Like a Pro - 0.5 Category 1 CFEs
Presented by Hub International
This session will help you determine where risk lies and understand insurance timelines and best value.

1:00pm - 1:15pm  |  Break 

1:15pm - 3:15pm  |  TreeLearn Session - Exploring Ways to Improve Your Leadership Abilities - 2.0 Category 1 CFEs
Presented by Leslie Boby, Southern Regional Extension Forestry Coordinator
During this interactive workshop, you will develop a new awareness of how you lead, group dynamics, and more, at any stage of your career.  This session will help you understand the basics of leadership theory and practice, be aware of ways to assess your strengths and weaknesses, and know more about group dynamics and ways to be inclusive.

3:15pm - 3:30pm  |  Break 

3:30pm - 4:15pm  |  Flash Session - Risk Management & Contracts - 0.5 Category 2 CFEs
Presented by Hub International
This session will cover how to develop and implement safety policies and understand contractual obligations.

4:15pm - 5:00pm  |  Ask Us Anything About ACF
(Featuring ACF President Rick Barnes and Executive Director Shannon McCabe)