TAPPI's Forests for our Future Exhibit.

TAPPI's Forests For Our Future Exhibit at INNOVENTIONS at Epcot[R] to close. After a successful six-year run, TAPPI's Forests for our Future Exhibit at INNOVENTIONS at Epcot[R] at the Walt Disney World[R] Resort closed at the end of December. Originally scheduled to run for 21 months during the Millennium Celebration, the exhibit was extended several times with the support of the Weyerhaeuser Company Foundation, American Forest and Paper Association, International Paper, Mead Corporation Foundation, Westvaco Corporation, Temple-Inland Foundation, the Inland Foundation as well as hundreds of individual TAPPI members. Although industry support ended in June 2005, the team at INNOVENTIONS continued to operate the exhibit through the end of 2005.

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Since opening in October 1994, INNOVENTIONS has invited guests to travel down "The Road to Tomorrow" as they discover how science and technology simplify and enhance their lives. At the Forests For Our Future exhibit, guests from around the world were introduced to the forest products industry in a unique forest experience that combined discovery, entertainment, and family fun.

Key themes in the Forests for Our Future exhibit included sustainable forestry, recycling, environmental stewardship, and the importance of forest products in our lives. The 2,211 square foot exhibit consisted of a papermaking station where children and adults could enjoy making their own piece of paper from pulp; a Total Tree-Via game show area; three interactive "tree" kiosks where guests could test their forest product knowledge or design a tree; and a field research station containing a variety of forest-related props for guests to touch and feel.

"This has been a remarkable project for TAPPI and we are grateful the exhibit was open for six years," noted TAPPI President Wayne H. Gross. "We reached guests from across the globe with our positive message about the paper industry and how it meets society's needs while taking care of our natural resources. I'm thrilled we were able to keep the exhibit open so long."

Many individuals, companies, and organizations helped make Forests For Our Future an experience like no other. Whether providing props for the TAPPI Field Station, participating in cast training, providing industry information or hosting tours, the involvement of the entire forest products community enabled the TAPPI Foundation to tell the industry's story to guests from around the world.

Located in the heart of Epcot[R], INNOVENTIONS is a unique attraction filled with hands-on, interactive exhibits. Visitors from around the world discover how science and technology can simplify and enhance their lives today and tomorrow. This 100,000 square foot interactive playground provides guests with the opportunity to explore and discover innovative products and technologies from some of the world's finest companies and associations. From breakthroughs in farming and forestry to the latest in fire safety, plastics and home theatre products, INNOVENTIONS amazes guests as they experience how technological breakthroughs will change the way we live. For more information about INNOVENTIONS, contact: Stacia Wake, 407-560-1816 or [e-mail].