Inverness College, UHI – 5pm start
Doors will open at 17:00 with food and refreshments and an opportunity to network until 18:00. Presentations will commence at 18:00 sharp with an approximate finish time of 20:00.
Speakers:
- Kenny Kortland, Forestry and Land Scotland – Update on protected species. Latest thinking on reconciling protected species with timber production.
- Andrew Kennedy, Scottish Woodlands – Soil Conservation. Legal obligations, soil pH and potential pitfalls to productivity.
- Juan Suarez, Forest Research – Digital Twin, a new paradigm of forest management – The example of the Forest of Dean. Digital Twins (DT) are virtual representations of physical objects, systems, or processes, designed to simulate, analyse, and predict their behaviours in the real world. These digital models are created using data collected from sensors and other sources, which can include real-time data, to mirror the physical counterpart as closely as possible. This allows for in-depth analysis, monitoring, and optimization of performance, as well as the ability to test scenarios and solutions in a virtual environment before applying them in reality.