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AFCA announces AUSTimber2020 event and co-ordinators

The Australian Forest Contractors Association (AFCA) has announced the appointment of a new AUSTimber2020 event coordinator. Source: Timberbiz

Business partners Brooke Adams and Kristen Smith have been appointed to the role of event coordinators.

Together Brooke and Kristen will be responsible for the delivery of the biggest forestry show in Australiasia, AUSTimber2020. They have a combined 30 years’ experience in the events industry having each worked with several high-profile non-profit organsations.

They have extensive experience coordinating a diverse range of national and international events.

Brooke and Kristen are passionate about creating a vibrant and engaging program, bringing the forestry community together and ensuring the event has something to offer all those interested in the forest industry.

“We are excited to have engaged an experienced events team with great enthusiasm and ideas and I look forward to working with them to grow AUSTimber2020,” Stacey Gardiner, General Manager, Australian Forest Contractors Association said.

“They have hit the ground running and will be meeting with the AUSTimber Steering Committee shortly to share ideas and take planning of the event forward.”

With the event just over 2 years away, an AUSTimber2020 launch will be held in around 8 weeks.

The launch will be held on the Flynn Site in Latrobe Valley on Monday 26 March 2018 and Brooke and Kristen are focusing their initial energy on finalising arrangements for this date. Further announcements will provide more details of the launch.