Dates, locations set for RISI's 2009 North American and Latin American conferences

BOSTON, MA, 9 March 2009 - RISI today announced the dates and locations for their 2009 conferences in North America and Latin America.

The 24th North American Forest Products Conference will take place September 14 - 16, 2009, at the Westin Gaslamp Quarter in San Diego, California, USA. The 4th annual Latin American Pulp and Paper Outlook Conference will occur November 15 - 17, 2009, at the Renaissance Hotel in São Paulo, Brazil. Both conferences feature regional and global industry forecasts presented by RISI economists and engineers, plus guest speakers from leading forest products companies.

Rhiannon James-van Beuningen, Senior Vice President, Marketing Services at RISI commented, "In these uncertain economic times it is even more important to keep abreast of what is going on in the markets and respond to the trends strategically. Our goal is to provide people with the pertinent information and business connections they need to accomplish this."

Registration is currently open for the North American Conference at www.risiinfo.com/na_conf.

Details about the Latin American Pulp and Paper Outlook Conference will be available soon.

For registration or program information email events@risiinfo.com.

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About RISI

RISI is the leading information provider for the global forest products industry. The company works with clients in the pulp and paper, wood products, timber, tissue, nonwovens, printing and publishing industries to help them make better decisions.

Headquartered in Boston (Bedford), Massachusetts, RISI operates offices in Brussels, Belgium; Atlanta, Georgia; San Francisco, California; Portland, Oregon; São Paulo, Brazil; Shanghai, China; Singapore; Helsinki, Finland; and Charlottesville, Virginia. More information can be found at www.risiinfo.com