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Carbon Markets & Credits ...policy and programs affecting Ontario landowners A NNUAL C HRISTMAS F OREST S EMINAR Moderator: Joseph Anawati Canadian Forest Service 08:15 Registration and Coffee 9:00 Traditional Welcome by: Henry Lickers, Mohawk Council of Akwesasne Welcomes by: John Pineau, National President & Katalijn McAfee, Chair (CIF/OVS) Jim McCready, President EOMF 9:20 to 09:30 Introduction to Carbon Credits Peter HallEOMF Director & CIF 9:30 to 10:00 Trading Forest Carbon and Crystal Balling Tony RotherhamT.Rotherham Forest Consulting Inc. 10:00 to 10:30 Provinical Policy Direction Gary Nielsen—Climate Change Specialist, OMNR 10:30 to 10:45 Coffee Break 10:45 to 11:15 Challenges & Opportunities in the Afforestation Carbon Market Rob Keen, RFP—Director of Operations, Trees Ontario 11:15 to 11:45 Carbon Credits in Action Michael Rosen, RPF—President, Tree Canada 11:45 to 12:00 EOMF’s Emerging Role around Carbon Credits Mark Richardson, RPFGeneral Manager, EOMF 12:00 to 12:30 Open Audience Discussion, Announcements, & Closing 12:30 onwards Social with cash bar and hot buffet luncheon Both EOMF and CIF thank you for joining us, and wish you a joyous holiday season and Happy New Year! WHEN: Wednesday December 15, 2010 WHERE: Purvis Hall Kemptville Campus (U of Guelph) See maps on next page. REGISTRATION: Please pre-register with Mary @: 613-258-8241 or online @: [email protected] COST: $30.OO (includes hot turkey buffet lunch, morning coffee & baked goodies) Links: www.eomf.on.ca www.cif-ifc.org Carbon credits are credits that landowners can receive in exchange for establishing and managing vegetation on land which results in high levels of carbon sequestration. These credits are then sold in an open market set up for that purpose. This seminar will review the concept, describe the involvement of land managers in eastern Ontario and present an example of carbon credits in practice. We hope you’ll join us!

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Carbon Markets & Credits ...policy and programs affecting Ontario landowners

ANNUAL CHRISTMAS FOREST SEMINAR

Moderator: Joseph Anawati Canadian Forest Service 08:15 Registration and Coffee 9:00 Traditional Welcome by: Henry Lickers, Mohawk Council of Akwesasne Welcomes by: John Pineau, National President & Katalijn McAfee, Chair (CIF/OVS) Jim McCready, President EOMF 9:20 to 09:30 Introduction to Carbon Credits Peter Hall—EOMF Director & CIF 9:30 to 10:00 Trading Forest Carbon and Crystal Balling Tony Rotherham—T.Rotherham Forest Consulting Inc. 10:00 to 10:30 Provinical Policy Direction Gary Nielsen—Climate Change Specialist, OMNR 10:30 to 10:45 Coffee Break 10:45 to 11:15 Challenges & Opportunities in the Afforestation Carbon Market Rob Keen, RFP—Director of Operations, Trees Ontario 11:15 to 11:45 Carbon Credits in Action Michael Rosen, RPF—President, Tree Canada 11:45 to 12:00 EOMF’s Emerging Role around Carbon Credits Mark Richardson, RPF—General Manager, EOMF 12:00 to 12:30 Open Audience Discussion, Announcements, & Closing 12:30 onwards Social with cash bar and hot buffet luncheon

Both EOMF and CIF thank you for joining us, and wish you a joyous holiday season and Happy New Year!

WHEN:

Wednesday

December 15, 2010

WHERE:

Purvis Hall

Kemptville Campus

(U of Guelph)

See maps on next page.

REGISTRATION:

Please pre-register

with Mary @:

613-258-8241

or online @: [email protected]

COST:

$30.OO

(includes hot turkey

buffet lunch, morning

coffee & baked goodies)

Links:

www.eomf.on.ca

www.cif-ifc.org

Carbon credits are credits that landowners can receive in exchange for establishing and managing vegetation on land which results in high levels of carbon sequestration. These credits are then sold in an open market set up for that purpose. This seminar will review the c o n c e p t , d e s c r i b e t h e involvement of land managers in eastern Ontario and present an example of carbon credits in practice. We hope you’ll join us!

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EOMF as shown above is located within the MNR building shown below. Continue on Campus Drive and turn left on Stinson Street to Purvis Hall as shown below.

Kemptville Campus Map (University of Guelph) - Kemptville, Ontario