The Institute for Massachusetts Biofuels Research cordially invites you to attend the FIRST ANNUAL CONFERENCE on CELLULOSIC BIOFUELS at the University of Massachusetts Amherst on Friday September 19. Explore, Learn, Connect EXPLORE the opportunities for development of advanced biofuels in Massachusetts, New England, the northeast and beyond. LEARN about the latest in biofuels research at UMass Amherst, other universities and government labs. CONNECT with others from industry, academia, and government and expand your network of partners and collaborators. For more information, please follow the links below: CONFERENCE WEBSITE: http://www.ecs.umass.edu/timbr/conference.html FULL CONFERENCE PROGRAM [PDF]: http://www.ecs.umass.edu/timbr/timbr08_program_final.pdf REGISTER ONLINE: https://www.aux.umass.edu/forms/conferenceservices/biofuels/index.htm CALL FOR POSTERS: http://www.ecs.umass.edu/timbr/posters2008.html **Conference Highlights** Speakers: *Keynote*: "The Road to a Renewable Carbon Economy" -- Michael Ladisch, Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, Purdue University - Green Gasoline by Catalytic Fast Pyrolysis -- George Huber, Department of Chemical Engineering, UMass Amherst - A Novel Biocatalyst for Cellulosic Ethanol Production -- Susan Leschine, Department of Microbiology, UMass Amherst - The Clean Energy Biofuels Act: Promoting Advanced Biofuels in Massachusetts -- Dwayne Breger, Massachusetts Division of Energy Resources - The Institute for Massachusetts Biofuels Research -- Danny Schnell, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, UMass Amherst - The Advanced Biofuels Policy Environment: Framing the Debate and Laying the Foundation for Industry Expansion -- Andrew Schuyler, Northeast Biofuels Collaborative - Biofuels Research Opportunities in Thermochemical Conversion of Biomass -- Doug Elliot, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory - Fueling the Commercialization of Cellulosic Ethanol -- John Howe, Verenium International Industry Roundtable Discussion: - Jeremy Johnson -- Agrivida, Medford, MA - Jef Sharpe -- SunEthanol, Amherst, MA - Colin South -- Mascoma, Cambridge, MA - Corinne Young -- BioEnergy International, Norwell, MA - Bruce Vrana -- DuPont, Wilmington, DE Poster Session Networking Reception ---------------------- Loren Walker Research Liaison & Development University of Massachusetts Amherst tel: 413-577-3725 web: www.umass.edu/research/rld -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.hidden-tech.net/pipermail/hidden-discuss/attachments/20080828/f3c53d11/attachment.htm