| Monday, August 18, 2008 |
Pre-conference tour to the Ames, Iowa area to view riparian and field border conservation practices with biomass and wildlife habitat improvement, as well as agricultural and forestry energy crop production systems (all day). |
Tuesday, August 19, 2008 |
7:30 am – 5:00 pm |
Registration in the Foyer |
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8:30 am |
Welcome |
Bryce Stokes, USFS
Al Levine, Dean, UMN
Ian Nicholas, IEA |
8:45 am |
8:45 am Plenary Session I – Renewable Energy: A Challenge to Succeed
8:45 Rep. Collin Peterson (Invited)
9:05 Governor Tim Pawlenty (Invited) |
(20 min. each followed by question & answer) |
9:45 am |
Break |
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10:15 am |
Plenary Session II – Putting Energy in Perspective
Marilyn Buford, Moderator
10:15 John Ferrell, DOE
10:35 Gale Buchanan, USDA
10:55 Ann Bartuska, USFS |
(20 min. each followed by 15 min. Q & A) |
11:30 am |
Lunch (Included on site) |
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12:50 pm |
Concurrent Session I: Implications of Sustainable Biofuels
A. Breeding and Genetics (Larry Smart, Moderator)
B. Woody Production Systems (Jake Eaton, Moderator)
C. Production System Logistics (Richard Hess, Moderator)
D. Ecosystem Services (Dean Current, Moderator) |
Volunteered Papers, (5 speakers, 20 min. each) |
2:30 pm |
Break |
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3:00 pm |
Concurrent Session II: Implications of Sustainable Biofuels
A. Social Factors and Policy Issues (Michele Schoeneberger, Moderator)
B. Costs and Operational Feasibility (Tim Rials, Moderator)
C. Phytotechnologies (Larry Abrahamson, Moderator)
D. Bionergy Production Systems (Mark Downing, Moderator) |
Volunteered Papers, (20 min.) |
5:00 pm |
Poster Session & Mixer – Authors Present until 7:00 pm |
Volunteered Posters (21) |
7:00 pm |
Adjourn – Dinner on your own |
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Wednesday, August 20, 2008 |
7:30 am – 5:00 pm |
Registration in the Foyer |
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8:00 am |
Welcome and Overview |
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8:15 am |
Special Session I: Herbaceous Biomass: State of the Art
Rob Mitchell, Moderator
8:15 Herbaceous Biomass: State of the Art – Ken Moore
8:45 Development of Switchgrass into a Biomass Energy Crop – Ken Vogel
9:15 Sugar/Energy Canes as Feedstocks for the Biofuels Industry – Ed Richard |
Invited Papers (30 min.) |
9:45 am |
Break |
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10:15 am |
Resume Special Session I: Herbaceous Biomass: State of the Art
Hans Jung, Moderator
10:15 Canadian Agricultural Biomass Inventory – Lawrence Townley-Smith
10:45 Bioenergy: Agricultural Crop Residues – Jane Johnson
11:15 Illinois Studies of Miscanthus × giganteus for Biomass Feedstock Production – Tom Voigt
11:45 Alfalfa – JoAnn Lamb |
Invited Papers (30 min.) |
12:15 pm |
Lunch (Included on site) |
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1:30 pm |
Special Session II: Woody Biomass: State of the Art
Ron Zalesny, Moderator
1:30 Commercializing Willow Biomass Crops in the Northeastern and Midwestern
United States – Tim Volk
2:00 Genetic Improvement of Hybrid Poplar for the Renewable Fuels Industry: A Pacific Northwest Perspective – Brian Stanton
2:30 Agroforestry and Cellulosic Ethanol from Sustainable Poplar Tree Farms – Jake Eaton
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Invited Papers (30 min.) |
3:00 pm |
Break |
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3:30 pm |
Resume Special Session II: Woody Biomass: State of the Art
Rick Hall, Moderator
3:30 Woody Biomass Crops in the Midwestern United States – Bill Berguson
4:00 Purpose-grown Trees as a Sustainable Renewable Energy Source – James Mann
4:30 Poplar and Willow Short Rotation Intensive Culture in Western Canada – Cees van Oosten
5:00 Production of Biomass for Energy from Sustainable Forestry Systems: Canada and Europe – Jim Richardson |
Invited Papers (30 min.) |
5:30 pm |
Adjourn – Dinner on your own |
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Thursday, August 21, 2008 |
7:30 am – 12:00 pm |
Registration in the Foyer |
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8:00 am |
Welcome and Overview |
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8:15 am |
Special Session III – Panel Discussion – Sustainable Bioenergy Production Systems: Feast, Famine, or Folly for the Producer
John Doornbos, Moderator
8:15 Impacts of Biofuel Production on Grassland Birds in Wisconsin – David Sample
8:25 Herbaceous Crops – Roger Samson
8:35 Woody Bioenergy Systems in Canada – Ken van Rees
8:45 Woody Bioenergy Systems in the U.S. – Rick Hall
8:55 Economic and Social Aspects of Bioenergy Systems – Mark Downing
9:05 Putting it all Together – Ron Zalesny & Rob Mitchell |
Invited (10 min. each followed by 45 min. Q & A) |
10:00 am |
Break |
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10:30 am |
Plenary Session III – A Global Perspective on Bioenergy
Jim Richardson, Moderator
10:30 Socially Responsible Expansion of Brazilian Ethanol – Gerd Sparovek
11:00 Water Perspectives on Large Scale Bioenergy – Göran Berndes
11:30 George Weyerhaeuser Jr. (Invited) |
Invited (30 min. each) |
| 12:00 pm |
Student Poster Awards – Jill Zalesny
Closing Remarks – Bryce Stokes |
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1:00 pm |
Depart for Tour (Lunch included on the bus) |
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6:00 pm |
Return from Tour – Dinner on your own |
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Friday, August 22, 2008 |
Post-conference tour to the Alexandria, Minnesota area to view agricultural and forest biomass plantations (all day). |
