Lacey Act Conference Set for Jan. 31 in Las Vegas

December 22, 2009  by in UnCategorized   

By Home Furnishings Business in on December 23, 2009

The Sustainable Furnishings Council has partnered with World Market Center Las Vegas and numerous governmental and non-governmental organizations to host a one-day conference, "One Good World Ecocongress: Sourcing Legal Wood & Building Green Markets."

The conference will take place at World Market Center, Sunday, Jan. 31, the day before the start of the Winter Las Vegas Market, Feb. 1-5.

The final phase of the Lacey Act amendments goes into effect in April 2010, reinforcing the grounds for legal prosecution of anyone found guilty of importing, transporting, selling or purchasing any furniture using illegally harvested wood from the United States or abroad.

Panelists will represent major organizations from all points in the supply chain, including ranking staff from the U.S. government, academic institutions, forest landowners, Top 25 furniture manufacturers and retailers, interior design associations, and consumer media to discuss the impact of this legislation on the entire home furnishings industry and how to build markets for legitimately sustainable wood products.

The conference is structured as three plenary sessions on policy, manufacturing and consumer marketing, each consisting of a series of short presentations followed by in-depth panel discussions open to questions from all attendees. Sixteen speaker panelists will represent organizations that include the Global Forest & Trade Network, U.S. Department of Justice, Forest Stewardship Council, Weyerhaeuser, Savannah College of Art & Design, Century Furniture, Williams-Sonoma and Architectural Digest.

To register, contact susan@sustainablefurnishings.org.