Investing Globally in Forestland Summit - A World Forest Institute Conference

Now open for on-line registration http://wfi.worldforestry.org/invest/

Institutional investors are searching for alternatives to the equity market, and seeking diversification and returns from lesser known areas such as forestland. While most of the investment activity has been into the U.S., there is also growing interest in forestlands overseas. The local nature of real estate means that there are many structural differences—from ownership to tax issues to land availaibility and growth rates—that must be considered when investing overseas. Join us at the World Forest Institute for a two-day conference focusing on the potential benefits and challenges to investing in forestland, directed both to investors in U.S. properties and to issues encountered by investors in acquiring offshore properties.

Don't miss this special event at the World Forestry Center campus in Portland.

• Why are investors choosing to invest in forestland, and why go overseas?
• What is the size of the investable forestland market worldwide?
• Where are the major opportunities and challenges of investing in the US and of investing overseas?
• Why are accurate timberland appraisals so critical and what should you look for in an appraisal?
• Which countries are opening up forestlands to foreign investors?
• How do tax treatments affect timberland transactions?
• What legal issues need to be considered when foreigners invest in the U.S. and when Americans invest overseas?
• Will greenhouse gases and other eco-services emerge as new forestland markets?

Speakers include representatives from:

• DANA Ltd.
• Forest Systems
• The Forestland Group
• Fountains
• Global Forest Partners
• GreenWood Resources
• INDUFOR
• International Forestry Investment Advisors
• International Woodland Company
• James W. Sewall Company
• John Hancock Bond and Corporate Finance Group
• Musselman & Assoc., Inc
• Sullivan & Worcester
• Sutherland Asbill & Brennan
• TIAA-CREF
• Warnell School of Forest Resources
• World Forest Investment

Sponsors:

• Forest Capital Partners
• The Forestland Group
• Green Crow
• Green Diamond Resource Company
• Hancock Timber Resource Group
• John Hancock Bond and Corporate Finance Group
• RMK Timberland Group
• Royal Bank of Scotland
• Stimson Lumber Company
• Stoel Rives
• Sutherland Asbill and Brennan
• TimberWest

View a full agenda, and register, on-line at http://wfi.worldforestry.org/invest

To Register by phone, call Michelle Docy Tel: 503-226-4562 Fax: 503-226-2515

For inquiries about sponsorships or speaking, call Sara Wu Tel: 503-488-2130 or email swu@worldforestry.org

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