Scottish Forest and Timber Technologies - Autumn 2024 Event Series

All meetings start at 5pm for tea, coffee and networking. 

Next event in series:

Mid Scotland - 4th February 2025 - Forth Valley College, Falkirk Campus - More detail and booking

Past events:

North Scotland - 13 November 2024 - 30 The Square, Huntly

Speakers:
Molly Davidson, Entomology Forest Research - Tree Health Insights: Pest and Disease Updates for the North East
Ewan Robertson, Tilhill – A Market Update
Fiona Chirnside, Aberdeenshire Council – An overview of the Sma Wids project

Highlands & Islands - 27 November 2024 - UHI, Inverness

Speakers:
Kenny Kortland, Forestry and Land Scotland - Update on protected species. Latest thinking on reconciling protected species with timber production.
Andrew Kennedy, Scottish Woodlands - Soil Conservation. Legal obligations, soil pH and potential pitfalls to productivity.
Juan Suarez, Forest Research - Digital Twin, a new paradigm of forest management - The example of the Forest of Dean.
Digital Twins (DT) are virtual representations of physical objects, systems, or processes, designed to simulate, analyse, and predict their behaviours in the real world.  These digital models are created using data collected from sensors and other sources, which can include real-time data, to mirror the physical counterpart as closely as possible.  This allows for in-depth analysis, monitoring, and optimization of performance, as well as the ability to test scenarios and solutions in a virtual environment before applying them in reality.