INTERNATIONAL LOG BUILDERS ASSOCIATION 35 th Annual Conference - Whitefish Montana

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2 REGISTRATION PACKAGE April 3 rd to April 6 th 2008 Our conference theme this year is Built by hand our inheritance, our legacy. This is a time for the Best Builders in the world to gather and explore the evolving log and timber building industry; a time to share ideas and solutions; a time to develop new skills. This year we have prepared a program of seminars and presentations that highlight the next generation of builders and customers. The workshops concentrate on new techniques and skills focused on the latter and give participants the opportunity to try new techniques. Pre-conference workshops will provide you with hands-on training, networking time and ample opportunity to foster new industry growth. Your conference team is excited to announce that we have secured well known Wood Sculpture, Artist, and Lecturer, Toshio Odate as our Keynote Speaker and as a guest facilitator for a workshop during conference. Toshio has over 50 years of woodworking experience and has taken part in many woodworking workshops, conferences and shows. His teaching experience in Sculpture and Traditional Japanese Woodworking includes such institutes as the Pratt Institute, the Brooklyn Museum Art School and Cooper Union in New York, NY. Toshio has also been featured in such programs as Martha Stewart Living, CBS, and has been featured in many publications and magazines showcasing his talents. We have some new facilitators coming on board and are bringing back many of your favorite facilitators from previous conferences. We look forward to seeing you at conference this year and promise to make it a memorable experience for you.

3 PRE-CONFERENCE Three courses to choose from! DEADLINE FOR REGISTRATION IS MARCH 15 TH 2008 CHAINSAW CARVING Beginner to Advanced Pre-conference With Mike McVay and Susan Miller Everyone knows what chainsaw carving is. For years it was represented by scruffy rustics carving splintery bears at fairs or in vacant lots. It was a curiosity, whose appeal was the speed with which a person wielding a power saw could produce a product rather than the carving itself. It was more performance art than fine art, more race than sculpture: noisy, messy and the result was best left outdoors among the flowers and grass, and was certainly nothing you'd want to bring into the house. All that changed with the arrival of small saws and special carving bars which allowed woodcarvers to do detailed work on a scale much larger than anything they could accomplish with a hammer and chisel. Affordable small electric tools like die-grinders, angle grinders, and orbital sanders with a huge variety of accessories simplified the detail-carving and finishing process. What remained were the noise, exhaust, and hazard of a gasoline-powered chainsaw used for the initial carving. It is still an outdoor activity. Enter the new electric chainsaw; small, light-weight, fairly quiet and easy to start. Its drawback was the lack of speed and a tendency to overheat, but being able to use it indoors was a tradeoff to standing outside in the rain. Also, it can be taken up on a scaffold or ladder and used to carve a log-end that was already in place. The rustic has been somewhat gentrified and log house ornamentation is becoming much more common, returning as it were, to its Scandinavian roots. For the Montana Conference we will be offering two levels of carving workshops: The beginner workshop will focus on figures carved into the ends of logs. We'll cover grain and stress in the log and follow up with the design and layout of two popular figures the bear head and the eagle head. We'll scale them to fit the log, make patterns, then carve and finish them using power tools (including chainsaw, die grinder, angle grinder, and orbital sander. If you have these tools, bring them along). The intermediate - advanced class will be divided into teams for the construction of patio furniture: a "tiki bar" with a variety of furniture pieces such as bar stools, benches and tables. This should result in some interesting and spirited work. The allotted 3 1/2 days should give everyone a good grasp of the skills and plenty of ideas for carvings to complete at home. As well, I expect we'll open the heart of an artist or two in the process. This workshop starts March 31 st (8:00 am Monday morning and runs through to Thursday noon. Your fee includes box lunches for Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.) Cost to attend is $ USD/CDN or foreign equivalent.

4 Timber Frame Design with Google Sketchup / Timber Frame Layout and Cutting / Integrating Round and Square With Clark Bremer and Egils Artmanis Clark Bremer and Egils Artmanis are the presenters of this three and ½ day, hands-on pre-conference workshop that will introduce you to Sketch-up, have you creating useable drawings, then taking the drawings and applying them to Timber Frame Layout and building. The project you will be working on is one of the winning designs from the Silver Park Bench Shelter Design Contest. Google Sketchup is a 3D drawing program available free from Google. It s a great tool for modeling timber frame designs in 3D, and you can't beat that price! You can create simple drawings where timbers are represented as simple rectangular solids. This is often all you need to demonstrate to your clients what their frame will look like. But Sketchup is capable of doing much more. You can actually make a highly detailed model that includes all of your joinery design. You can then create accurate shop drawings for laying out timbers in your shop. Workshop Overview Clark will begin by teaching the basics of Sketchup to build a simple timber frame model from scratch. We will then discuss how to customize Sketchup for timber framing using Ruby plugins (developed by the instructor). Each student will install them on his/her computer.

5 Finally, we will go through a detailed example of how to create a timber frame model that can be used for creating shop drawings. The following broad points will be covered: Timber Component Libraries. Discuss and demonstrate the use of component libraries to quickly assemble a frame from pre-defined timber components. Joinery Libraries. Discuss and demonstrate how to create new timber components using pre-defined joinery components, which are used to expand the timber component library. Joinery Creation. Discuss and demonstrate how to create new joinery components for expanding the joinery library. Shop Drawings. Discuss and demonstrate how to create precise, four-sided shop drawings automatically. We will then polish them off with dimensions, and shop notes. With drawings completed, Clark and Egils will take participants through a series of steps for completing the layout for both timber and log components. Finishing off the workshop, participants will work with the tools of the trade to fabricate the pieces to plan specifications. Participants will leave the seminar with a list of resources, including: - Where to find general tutorials for using Sketchup - Where to get the latest timber frame ruby scripts - Where to get joinery and timber libraries - Where to share their timber and joinery components with the rest of us - Detailed steps for completing layout - Hands on fabricating experience What to Bring: This is a hands-on practical workshop. Bring: Laptop computer Safety Gear This workshop starts March 31 st (8:00 am Monday morning and runs through to Thursday noon. Your fee includes box lunches for Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. Cost to attend is $ USD/CDN or foreign equivalent.

6 hsbcad User Meeting and Program Orientation Pre-Conference With Santiago Burbano and Craig Colomb HSB will host a meeting for both existing users and interested persons on Wednesday April 2nd from 9AM to 4PM at The Grouse Mountain Lodge, Whitefish Montana. HSB Version 13 is due for release and new features will be introduced including the new Multi-page Shop Drawings. Existing users are encouraged to bring samples of their work. An open discussion of current practices and difficulties users are experiencing will be the main subject of the meeting. Additionally suggestions for future development of HSB-Log are welcome. Anyone with current or possible interest in hsbcad is welcome to attend. For more information or to submit requests for meeting content cc@hsb-cad.com. SPECIAL EVENTS Mill Demonstrations Thursday April 3rd, 2008 Arrive early for conference and spend time with Jay Brand of Brand X Sawmills, a new ILBA Member and Sponsor who will have a number of mills on site to demonstrate new mill technologies and features. Log Builder Games Thursday April 3 rd 12:30pm to 4:30pm This event is a great way to show off your skills, and demonstrate job site efficiency with other builders. It s safe, fun and well organized with official rules. The Grand Champion will go home with a great prize package; will it be you? Safety gear must be worn to compete and you are encouraged to bring your own equipment. Please indicate your desire to participate by ticking the appropriate box located at the bottom of the main conference registration form. This event is open to all ILBA members attending the full conference. The Log Builder awards will be given out on Saturday evening.

7 Showcase Slideshow Thursday April 3 rd 8:00pm INTERNATIONAL LOG BUILDERS ASSOCIATION This is a great opportunity to share and showcase your work with members. Send your CD of photos (max 15 photos). CDs should be sent in advance (by March 15th, 2008) to Patti LeFrancois, 2021 High Schylea Drive, Kamloops, BC V2E 1L4, Canada. You can also Patti with your digital files: plefran@shaw.ca. Small projects are welcome, we want to see a variety come share your creative skills. Please indicate your intent to participate in this event by ticking the appropriate box on your Main Conference Registration form, and be there on Thursday evening to present your photos Patti will have these organized in advance, all you have to do is be there. 5th Annual ILBA Design Project Expo On display throughout conference We encourage you to enter your company s work and details in the People s Choice Design Expo at the ILBA 35 th AGM & Conference in Whitefish, Montana. This is a great opportunity to display your talent, and/or to vote for your favorites. Please drop off your entry at the Registration Desk upon your arrival. Take a look at our diverse industry and cast your vote. The winners will be announced on Saturday evening. Please indicate on your registration form your intent to participate. We look forward to seeing your entries in this exciting event! Benefit Auction With Tom Terry and assisted by John Boys and Lloyd Beckedorf Friday April 4 th Viewing begins at 7:30pm and bidding begins at 8:00pm Get ready for a great evening of entertainment with John and Lloyd as they cajole you into buying those tools and other thingies that you just can t be successful log builder without. Thanks to the generosity of our sponsors and suppliers we are looking forward to an auction that will knock your socks off! Justify your craving for tools and benefit your association at the same time. You can expect some very generous donations from all our sponsors and fellow delegates. For those of you who are going to make the leap into computer design and drafting, we have generous software contributions hsbcad. The fine folks of the log home publications will grace our conference again; it does pay to advertise! Here is your opportunity to test the waters of magazine advertising. Check our website as we move closer to conference we will keep you up to date on our sponsors and some of the items you can expect to bid on at auction. Prepare your wish list and don t forget to bring your donation for auction. All proceeds raised at Auction go to the coffers of the ILBA make sure you attend the AGM so you can have a say in how you d like proceeds to benefit our membership.

8 Annual General Meeting Saturday April 5 th 3:30pm to 5:00pm INTERNATIONAL LOG BUILDERS ASSOCIATION Our 35 th Annual General Meeting is your opportunity to contribute to your association, and your attendance and contributions will help define the direction and future of the ILBA. Please start preparing now by forwarding to Ann at the Association office, any topics or issues you would like to see on the agenda of the AGM now. Trade Show Thursday April 3 rd - 5:00pm to Saturday April 5 th 8:00pm Our association is fueled by the participation and support of our industry sponsors. They are hosting receptions on Thursday, Friday and Saturday night from 5:00pm-6:30pm and there will be lots of opportunity to see their product throughout the weekend. Thank you to our loyal sponsors. Make sure to stop by their booths and support those who are supporting our industry! Receptions Our Thursday, Friday and Saturday Receptions are being held in the Tradeshow area with our sponsors from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm on Thursday and 5:00 pm 6:30 pm. Join our sponsors and fellow delegates for a time of fellowship and networking. Designers Roundtable During Lunch Saturday April 5 th Architects, designers, engineers and others interested in the issues surrounding log home design are invited to join Mira Jean Steinbrecher, AIA, for a lunch table networking session. Saturday Night Jam Session Bring your instruments and voices and enjoy a good old fashion jam session and social. Bus Tour Sunday, April 6, 2008 from 10:00 am to 2:00pm. Pat Clark has put together a great line-up of log building projects in the Whitefish area and will be your tour guide. Stay tuned for details of this tour.

9 Key Note Address INTERNATIONAL LOG BUILDERS ASSOCIATION "The Human Nuance in Woodworking and Handling Wood as Living Material Presented by: Toshio Odate Saturday April 5 th 7:30pm Toshio Odate is an avid highly skilled and experienced wood worker having completed a 5 year apprenticeship in the early 1950 s jump-starting his life-long passion. Over his extensive 50+ year career Toshio has taken part in numerous wood-working specialty courses both as pupil and professor. His teaching experience in Sculpture and Traditional Japanese Woodworking includes such institutes as the Pratt Institute, the Brooklyn Museum Art School and Cooper Union in New York, NY. He has also put on numerous presentations about his work, and taught his skills to people across the globe. This has had Toshio featured as a guest lecturer on many occasions. On top of his busy teaching and presentation schedule, Toshio has been featured in such programs as Martha Stewart Living CBS, and has been featured in many publications and magazines showcasing his talents. We are lucky to have Toshio as our Keynote speaker at this year s ILBA conference. We look forward to Toshio share his experience, skills and art. Toshio Odate Keynote Speaker Toshio s address "The Human Nuance in Woodworking and Handling Wood as Living Material will expound on the fact that great skill comes from one s heart and mind, There fore even a simple set of hand cut dovetail joints has the possibility to create human touch.

10 SEMINARS AND WORKSHOPS Main Conference Preservation and Repair of Log Buildings With David Rogers Log buildings require assistance as time marches on. Developing an understanding of the forces at work will benefit us by: (1) furthering our ongoing education, (2) protecting our work product, (3) enabling our hard work to remain useful for generations to come, and (4) becoming better stewards of the resources we work with. On many levels, new construction and old construction share common aspects. However, old or existing construction presents certain additional aspects that are the result of the initial choices made, care given, and maintenance provided. It is far more cost effective and environmentally responsible to apply annual maintenance than it is to be forced to intervene with cosmetic or structural repairs down the road. When a need arises that requires repair or reconstruction of log members, the decisions made effect the structure, appearance, aesthetic value and future value of the structure. These decisions should be based on good information and sound principles. It is my intention, during this workshop, to discuss preservation principles and demonstrate some of the means and methods to remedy various maladies I have encountered. Log Structure Engineering With Jennifer Anthony PE In this course I will discuss engineering design considerations unique to log construction: Round section properties and differences in computing stresses full Section vs. sawn Round (maximum cut 0.3R) shear stress for round members shear at coped beam TPI (Timber Products Inspection Inc.) log grading values contact information to order TP log design values: (770) (information may not be reprintedyou must order directly from TPI and sign a release) other log grading agencies and contact information Design considerations handcrafted vs. milled logs log taper and average diameter notched log walls and offset coursing chinked vs. scribed log walls Shrinkage and settlement- design of screw jacks and detailing for settlement Types of screw jacks and ways to hide them Screw jack design Non bearing post and wall detailing Resisting Lateral loads (wind and seismic) in horizontal wall logs IBC Seismic design R value Load resisting methods- wood dowels, steel pins or pipes, through bolts, lag screws, oly or other log screws Typical and not so typical details roof framing, log floor framing, sub floor framing, foundation connections.

11 On-Site Worksheets Getting the Most from your Builders With Nick Berwian Planning ahead is everything! As production leader of our Russian daughter company Ladoga Log Home, I am in charge of several log structures being built at a time by individual Brigadas, or work crews. Increasingly, this supervising and instructing is accomplished from far away Germany, my native country. What I needed was a powerful device which would enable me to take control over the whole house-building process, even when not being physically on site. The answer was special on-site work-sheets which proved to be very helpful in this task. The idea is to create work plans which don t show individual walls as usual, but, much more practical for the builder, they show each succeeding round of logs on a separate worksheet. The plans contain all information the builder needs: Butt-Top- orientation, lengths of each individual log-piece, header- and sill locations, extended log ends for arches. The person in charge of the project can, by drawing these plans, do all the brain work involved within the log work beforehand ( sitting in his armchair ) and thus eliminate any obstacles which might occur during construction on site. The worksheets provide an almost idiot-proof device a builder can easily build with, no matter how complicated or big the log building is going to be. They are based on very simple windows-drawing devices virtually everybody has already installed on the computer. There is no CAD-knowledge involved at all! Producing those worksheets takes anywhere from 2-10 hours, depending on the project s size. This is time well spend and will pay tenfold out there where time is money! Log Grading With Ed Burke Ed Burke will be joining us again to review Log Grading specifications. Ed Burke has served as technical advisor and Grading Program Instructor for the Log Homes Council Grading Program since During this workshop, Ed will provide an overview of Log Grading specifications. Chainsaw Carving Ask Mike Questions and Answers and Demos With Mike McVay and Susan Miller In this workshop, Mike and Susan will discuss and demonstrate a variety of chainsaw carving challenges and solutions. They will share their knowledge of wood characteristics and reactions to carving; discuss grain stability when a carving is going to be made on a structural piece of wood. Come to this session with your carving questions and problems and let Mike and Susan show you how to turn your carving dreams into reality.

12 Designing Small Homes With Mira-Jean Steinbrecher INTERNATIONAL LOG BUILDERS ASSOCIATION Designing a small home is an interesting challenge a challenge so many of us face when it comes to conceiving a home for ourselves. In these shifting times, it s also a task more and more clients ask us to perform as they realign their expectations with the realities of shrinking lot sizes, escalating construction costs and diminished resources. In this workshop, we ll outline the issues that arise while conceptualizing a smaller home and explore small home design strategies through a series of questions. How do we: a. select & optimize the site? b. prioritize needs? c. combine functions? d. keep it simple? e. adapt existing plans (especially to log or timber structures)? f. steward resources? g. make it green? h. plan for the future? Come with your thoughts, questions & plans in hand. This will be an interactive session! Tech Talk With John Boys Tech Talk has been a popular feature at conference for years. It is a chance for members to try different jigs and tools, show new techniques and exchange ideas. This year is no exception- we will demonstrate: A variety of milling equipment and accessories Power tool(s) for milling lateral grooves Square chain grinder Innovative timber fasteners Layout fixtures The latest in power tools from our sponsors and others. Shows off your latest invention, get feedback, give input. IT IS ALL ABOUT THE TOOLS! Sketch-up for Timber Framers With Clark Bremmer Google Sketchup is a cad program available free from Google, and is very well suited for modeling timber frame designs in 3D. These are great for demonstrating the design to clients, and for estimating costs. But it s also flexible and accurate enough to use for joinery design and creating shop drawings directly from your whole-frame models. Using custom extensions for Sketchup designed specifically for timber framers (by the

13 presenter), you can create timber frame models that can be used to automatically generate precise shop drawings. Both timbers and joints are represented as Sketchup components. Successful use of this system will require the user to build up a library of these components that represent the users own joinery style. In this session, we will use the presenter s library to build a sample timber frame including joinery. We will also demonstrate how to make your own timbers from scratch using existing joinery components, and finally, creating joinery components from scratch. The custom extensions also create timber lists for the models, which can be used to derive material lists and project checklists, for example. The timber frame-specific extensions are available at no charge from the presenter. His hope is that others will step forward to contribute their own customizations to create a fullfeatured suite for timber framers. Another goal is for timber framers to share their component libraries with the rest of the timber framing community. Part 2 of the workshop will address compound joinery. This presentation will not be describing the design of compound joinery, but rather how to draw compound joinery in 3D. We assume the attendee is already familiar with the concepts of compound joinery. We will develop the compound timbers and joinery in situ, stating with an existing simple 2-gable model (developed in the previous session), and adding a 3 rd gable bump-out with valleys. We ll start by drawing the actual valley, eave, and ridge lines, and then developing the 3D valleys from those reference lines. We will also verify that the angles on the resulting timbers match those obtained using the Hawkindale formulas. If time permits, we ll add some jack purlins with drop-in pockets. Timber Breakdown Techniques and Maximizing Timber Recovery With Jay Brand Jay will briefly address our present oversupply of logs due to massive bug kill, which will in turn lead to a shortage of same. The main course will cover how to identify and make the tension and compression sections of every log work for you and not against you. Where is the tension in each log? How did it get there and how much is there? Learn to predictably use a log's built-in natural strengths to your advantage for no wasted logs. Whether you are laying round logs or are milling precision timbers you have to know what a log is going to do before you open it up. Also covered will be how to convert #2 and #3 downgrade pieces, crooks, knobby tops etc. into high dollar archways, single natural edge trim, inlet columns, precision pac man corners and much more. Young Growth House Logs and Beams from Habitat Improvement on the Tongass National Forest With Allen Brackley and Scott Snelson Over 400,000 acres of timber has been harvested on the Tongass National Forest since the 1950s. Robust regrowth of stands from these harvested units diminishes habitat quality due to the dense canopy cover produced in these young stands. Forest managers are able to improve habitat quality for old growth dependant species when we thin these stands, allowing greater light and water penetration to the forest floor. The byproduct of this habitat improvement is of very high quality for the house log and beam market. If we can partner with the house log industry to capture the value of this thinning by-product, we will expand our ability to improve habitat while providing economic opportunity to local communities.

14 Log Builder Support - Aging is a Myth With Ed Shure Back by Popular Demand!!! Some of us can no longer deny the toll that log building and business takes on our bodies. Ed Shure, log builder and timber-framer, is well respected for his knowledge of log and timber structures. In this timely (and unusual for us) workshop he shares his understanding of the structural make-up of our bodies, and takes us through a series of postures and exercises that will help us achieve the long term endurance that we require of our bodies as we plan for a long and healthy life of log building. Log Works Helper - Pricing Program With Dai and John LogWorks Helper is a program designed to produce fast, accurate material take-offs and costing/pricing data for scribed log homes. We know it can help you bid consistently profitable jobs with a high level of confidence. You will run the program in Microsoft Excel- a very powerful spreadsheet program (not included). The program was assembled using Microsoft Visual Basic and can be customized by any experienced Visual Basic/Excel consultant. A basic understanding of Excel is critical to the effective use of this program. While we have attempted to make it as simple to operate as possible there will be a learning curve as you integrate it into your business. Real-World Japanese Tools & Techniques With Takayuki Kida The genius of a carpentry tradition lives variously in builders and buildings, tools and trade secrets; flourishing momentarily here in a famous carpenter, there in an ancient shrine, living everywhere, abiding nowhere. In the tool realm, perhaps no other item so embodies the soul of the woodworker s art as does the Japanese plane. Seemingly a simple block of wood mated with a heavy slab of steel, the modern kanna is in truth the product of a millennium of evolution, a sophisticated and subtle instrument capable of taking shavings a thousandth of an inch thick and turning a board surface into a mirror. Close your eyes and hear the sibilant hiss as the revered temple carpenter pulls his perfectly tuned plane down a plank of flawless Hinoki. But what of the rest of us whose tools are not made by the masters of Miki City, and whose blessings do not include clear Port Orford with laser-straight grain? Tak s intention is to give us a bit of real world knowledge of set-up, maintenance and use of these tools. This session promises to show you not how to make superexpensive Japanese tools perfect, but rather how to make affordable ones perform well on the knotty irregular materials that most of us are working with. Tak will demonstrate techniques to flatten and tune blades and fit them to a plane body. He ll show us how he uses the tools to perform a variety of functions. You ll learn a bit about adapting planes for specialized situations, and celebrate these newfound skills with some informal handson work at the end of the class.

15 Slide Presentation Japanese Wood Sculpture With Toshio Odate INTERNATIONAL LOG BUILDERS ASSOCIATION Woodworking legend Toshio Odate, is well-known to many of you through his articles in woodworking magazines and his books on Japanese tools and shoji making. This lecture and slide show will introduce us to Odate's successful career as a sculptor and art professor, and an aspect of his work the woodworking world hasn't seen. Log Post and Beam - The Log Builders Hybrid With Pat Clark, Egils Artmanis and Ed Shure Log builders world-wide are experiencing an increasing demand for Post & Beam homes as this style of construction emerges as a major part of the log home market. Many home buyers that would never consider a full log stack home are now looking at Post & Beam for its versatility when decorating and remodeling, ease of finishing, high R-value insulation options, and the possibility of owning a custom handcrafted home at decreased overall cost. Through a slide presentation and panel discussion we will showcase what Post & Beam represents for us; fun joinery work with less time on the chainsaw, a non-settling frame that can be efficiently system-built, the utilization of shorter timber, and flat walls for color and flexibility in finish work. Learn how you can put your existing log building skills to work to meet the demands of this emerging market. Square Rule Layout Instruction With Joel McCarty, TFG This workshop will begin with a history/overview of the various layout systems followed by in-depth discussion and instruction on Square Rule Layout. We are still finalizing additional seminars and workshops so check the ILBA Web Site often for updates on the workshops and seminars that are still to come!

16 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION How to Get to Whitefish Grouse Mountain Lodge, Whitefish Montana You can travel to Whitefish by air, train or car. INTERNATIONAL LOG BUILDERS ASSOCIATION Considering Flying book your flights to arrive at Glacier Park International Airport, located near Kalispell, Montana where our host hotel, the Grouse Mountain Lodge complimentary shuttle will pick you up and bring you to Whitefish. Airlines flying into Glacier Park International Airport are Delta/SkyWest offering daily non-stop flights through Salt Lake City; Horizon Air (Alaska Airlines connection) offering daily service through Seattle, Northwest Airlines provides daily service through Minneapolis/St Paul, and United Airlines/SkyWest offering daily service through Denver and Seasonal weekend service through Chicago. Book your flights early for the best rates and travel options. Take the train -Whitefish is a major stop for Amtrak. Every day visitors arrive on the "Empire Builder" from points east and west via rail, including Portland, Seattle, Minneapolis, Spokane and Chicago. Once in Whitefish, a complimentary shuttle service from Grouse Mountain Lodge will bring you to conference. Lodging Our host hotel is the beautiful Grouse Mountain Lodge in Whitefish, Montana 2 Fairway Drive, Whitefish, Montana, USA Book your rooms by completing the attached Group Reservation Form and faxing it to the Grouse Mountain Lodge at (406) or call the hotel direct at Room Rates are: $95.00 US Single/double occupancy (Grouse Park/Golf-Nordic View Rooms) $ US single/double occupancy (Deluxe Rooms) $10.00 for the third and fourth guest per room/per night Children 12 and under stay free in parents room Sorry, no pets. WE HAVE NEGOTIATED VERY GOOD ROOM RATES TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF OUR CONFERENCE RATES YOU MUST BOOK YOUR ROOMS BEFORE March 3 rd, 2008

17 Things for Your Partner and Children to Do: While in Whitefish, there are many sights and activities for those that choose not to attend the conference seminars. Downtown Whitefish offers blocks of unique gift stores, restaurants and displays sure to delight. As well, the Grouse Mountain Lodge offers in-room massage service, indoor pool and outdoor spas. For the Nordic Skier the lodge is located right next door to the scenic Whitefish Lake Golf Club which is transformed in the winter into a 10km well-groomed cross country skiing track. In the evening, skiers can enjoy 3.8 km of the course in the warm glow cast by hundreds of 10 watt bulbs. For the Downhill Skier in your group, check out Big Mountain, recognized by Skiing Magazine as "The best undiscovered resort in North America" which will still be open during conference. While the log builder in your family is attending pre-conference courses and seminars, take in the Mountain for a breathtaking day of blue skies and fantastic spring skiing.

18 Project Expo International Log Builders Association The Project Expo is an opportunity for our geographically extensive community to see the richness of the work being accomplished in the log building community and to study details of the exhibited projects. Conference attendees are encouraged to cast votes for a favorite project and the People s Choice Award is given to the project receiving the most votes. Renovations, bringing old log to new are also welcome. Entries are usually presented through display boards, but other forms of presentation such as photo albums, models, and sculpture are also welcome. Each entry should include the name of your company, the name of the project, the project date and the project location. Additional text is at your discretion. Priority for display space will be given to people who reserve them by returning the registration form by March 15, One project entry per person please. Please contact the ILBA office if you have questions about the Project Expo. We may be reached at , through ann@logassociation.org or fax to , or through paper mail (PO Box 775, Lumby, BC V0E 2G0). We all look forward to the Project Expo and hope that your work will be among those displayed. Project Expo Registration International Log Builders Association 35th AGM & Conference ILBA Member: Project Name: Telephone: Approximate Display Size: Please return this form by March 15, 2008 to Patti LeFrancois Fax:

19 Showcase Slideshow Show Case Slideshow REQUEST FOR SUBMISSIONS This is a great opportunity to share and showcase your work with members. Send your CD of photos (max 15 photos) as well as a digital copy of your company logo. Small projects are welcome; we want to see a variety come share your creative skills. Please indicate your intent to participate in this event by ticking the appropriate box on your Main Conference Registration form, and be there on Thursday evening to present your photos Patti will have these organized in advance, all you have to do is be there. CDs should be sent in advance (by March 15, 2008) to Patti LeFrancois, 2021 High Schylea Drive, Kamloops, BC V2E 1L4, Canada. Questions call Patti at or plefran@shaw.ca Log Builder Games - Start Training Now for the Log Builder Games

20 INTERNATIONAL LOG BUILDERS ASSOCIATION 2008 PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOP REGISTRATION Pre-conference March 31 to April 3, 2008 Main Conference April 3 to April 6, 2008 FINAL REGISTRATION DEADLINE: March 15th, 2008 INFORMATION: (Please complete and return one form for each workshop) Your Name(s): Telephone: ( ) Company Name: Facsimile: ( ) Street or P.O. Box: City: State/Prov.: Zip/Postal: Country: WORKSHOP: Chainsaw Carving Beginner to Advanced Timber Frame Layout hsbcad User Meeting DATES: Monday to Thursday Monday to Thursday Wednesday April 2, 2008 March 31 to April 3, 2008 March 31 to April 3, 2008 COST: $ CDN or USD $ CDN or USD $20.00 (for lunch) Workshop N/C (includes lunches) Names of Attendees Number Attending Sub-Total: $ $ $ Lodging Available On-Site Choose Lodging nights: Please book your own accommodation at the Grouse Mountain Lodge By calling or complete the hotel reservation form and fax it to Late Registration Fee: After March 15, 2008 $ TOTAL: CDN $ Mail check, fax (credit card registration only) to: ILBA 2008 PRECONFERENCE WORKSHOPS P.O. Box 775 Lumby, BC V0E 2G0 CANADA Phone: (250) Fax: (250) Cancellations & Refunds: 100% through Mar. 15th; 50% through March23rd. NO refunds after deadline. PAYMENT INFORMATION: (Cheque or M.O. preferred) Paid by: Cheque Money Order VISA MC Card No. Exp. Signature: Date: Name on Card:

21 BUILT BY HAND INTERNATIONAL LOG BUILDER'S ASSOCIATION 35th Annual Conference and AGM April 3rd - April 6th 2008 OUR INHERITANCE - OUR LEGACY Your Name(s) Company Name Street or PO Box Grouse Mountain Lodge, Whitefish, Montana, USA Tel: ( ) Fax: ( ) City State/Province Zip/Postal Code OTHER COMPANY MEMBERS WHO WILL BE ATTENDING Lodging OTHER GUESTS OF MEMBER WHO WILL BE ATTENDING Guest Name (s) Spouse Name Children Names and Ages CONFERENCE FEES: Canadian dollars or equivalent foreign currency. (includes: Thursday evening snacks, all meals Friday/Saturday and Breakfast Sunday) Member Registration Family Members /Guests Additional Company Members *Regular conference fees applied to first two Company members. All additional company members or employees are eligible for this rate. $500. x = $375. x = $450. x = Children age 5 to 12 $ Children 4 and under N/C x = N/C Sub Total GST 6% TOTAL REGISTRATION FEES MAIL: (enclose cheque with form) to: ILBA AGM & Conference Box 775, Lumby, BC Canada V0E 2G0 FAX: (credit card registration only): Card No. Signature QUESTIONS CALL ANN Name on Card Registration Deadline: March 7,2008 Exp Please book your own rooms by calling The Grouse Mountain Lodge at: $95.00 US single/double occupancy (Grouse Park/Golf-Nordic View Rooms) $ US single/double occupancy (Deluxe Rooms) $10.00 for the third and fourth guest per room Children 12 and under stay free in parents room These cut off date for these room rates are March 3, 2008 so please book early. Please, let us know NOW if you will be participating in the following: log builder games design project expo participating in our annual slideshow bringing an item for auction Sunday bus tour participating in a pre-conference course

22 GROUP RESERVATION FORM (REQUEST FROM INDIVIDUAL) Grouse Mountain Lodge looks forward to welcoming you to Whitefish, Montana, for the following event: Group: International Log Builders Association Annual Convention 2008 Dates: 3/30/2008-4/6/2008 To ensure that you receive the rate listed below, please confirm your reservations prior to the cut-off date. Nightly Rate: $95.00 US single/double occupancy (Grouse Park/Golf-Nordic View rooms) + 9% tax $ US single/double occupancy (Deluxe Rooms) +9% tax Cut-off Date: 3/3/2008 You may either call reservations toll-free , complete the following information and return it to us by fax at , or mail this form to Grouse Mountain Lodge, 2 Fairway Drive, Whitefish, MT Please Print Clearly Name: Roommate: Address: City/State/Zip: Phone number: Number in Party: Adults Children (12 & under) Arrival Date: Departure Date: Credit Card Number: Exp Date Special Requests: King Double Queen (Special requests will be accommodated on availability only and cannot be guaranteed.) If you're arriving before or after the group block dates, reservations will be accommodated, as rooms are available. For complimentary airline or Amtrak pick-up, please provide the following information. Our shuttle will be there to greet you when you arrive. Please confirm your departure transfer with the front desk at least 24 hours prior to find out your departure time from the Lodge. Arrival Airline Flight Time Departure Flight Time For special room requests (suites) or changes in length of stay, please contact our reservation department via phone ( or ). Cancellation Policy One night s deposit is required when making a reservation and is non-refundable. Cancellations or changes in length of stay received less than 14 days prior to arrival will result in your credit card being charged the entire stay and is non-refundable. Please mail me confirmation Please fax me confirmation. Fax ( )