ASSOCIATION OF BC FOREST PROFESSIONALS

Purpose

The Forest Professionals BC conference provides forest professionals with a one-stop opportunity to earn professional development credits and is key to supporting our mission of protecting the public by ensuring British Columbia has skilled, knowledgeable, and accountable forest professionals. Our 2026 conference is scheduled for February 4-6 at the Sheraton Wall Centre in Vancouver and is planned as a hybrid event offering opportunities to participate either in-person or virtually. Our target is to draw 500 people for the in-person portion and 1,500 for the virtual component. The 2026 conference will feature a combination of plenary and breakout sessions discussing the key issues and policies affecting the practice of forestry and the management of British Columbia's forested land base. Indigenous perspectives on forest management are incorporated throughout the conference sessions. Individual sessions are all scheduled for 90 minutes. In total, 13 sessions are scheduled providing a total of 19.5 hours of learning. The conference also includes the Forest Professionals BC annual general meeting and a keynote address from British Columbia Forest Minister Ravi Parmar.