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7th Annual Southern Bioproducts & Renewable Energy Conference
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Monday – April 14, 2008 |
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| 8:30 a.m. | Registration - Prefunction Lobby Exhibitor and Poster Set-up - Ballroom |
| 10:00 a.m. | Opening Session - Meeting Room 1-5 Conference Overview – Brent Bailey Welcome – Mayor John Robert Smith, City of Meridian |
| 10:30 a.m. | Opening Keynote Message Dr. Mark Jenner, Biomass Rules |
| 11:00 a.m. |
Policymaker Forum
Moderator – Brent Bailey Marie Thomas, Office of Governor Haley Barbour Commissioner Lester Spell, Mississippi Dept. of Agriculture and Commerce Commissioner Brandon Presley, Mississippi Public Service Commission Senator Perry Lee, Mississippi Legislature Representative David Norquist, Mississippi Legislature |
| 12:00 a.m. |
Luncheon/Keynote - Ballroom
Introduction - Dr. Vance Watson Gale Buchanan, USDA Under Secretary for Research, Education, and Economics |
| 1:30 p.m. |
Biomass Feedstocks Forum - Meeting Room 1-5
Moderator – Liam Leightley Wayne Tucker, Mississippi Institute of Forest Inventory Joe Bouton, The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation Eugene Columbus, Mississippi State University |
| 3:00 p.m. | Break with Exhibitors - Ballroom |
| 3:30 p.m. |
Biomass Harvest and Collection Forum - Meeting Room 1-5
Moderator – Sumesh Arora Christopher Wright, Idaho National Laboratory Dana Mitchell, U.S. Forest Service Dr. James Rawlins, USM Polymer Science |
| 5:30 p.m. | Networking Reception/Student Poster Voting - Ballroom |
Tuesday – April 15, 2008 |
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| 7:15 a.m. | Group Breakfast Buffet - Ballroom |
| 8:00 a.m. |
From Conception to Construction: Assessing Bio-Based Opportunities
Moderator – Les Goff Sam Shepard, Missing Link Technologies, LLC Stan Parton, The Parton Group Kenneth “Pete” Moss, Frazier, Barnes & Associates LLC |
| 9:00 a.m. |
Opportunities for Bio-Based Energy and Industries: Where do we go now? - Meeting Room 1-5
Marvin Burchfield, Decker Energy International |
| 9:30 a.m. |
Student Recognition Session - Ballroom
Student Poster Winners Student Scholarship Winner |
| 9:40 a.m. | Break with Exhibitors - Ballroom |
| 10:00 a.m. |
Morning Keynote - Meeting Room 1-5
Moderator – Andy Whittington Dr. Eric Clark, MS State Board of Community and Junior Colleges |
| 10:30 a.m. |
Woody Biomass Utilization in Mississippi: Opportunities for Bioenergy and Bio-Based Products
Moderator – Dr. Glen Hughes Dr. Donald Grebner, MSU Dept. of Forestry Dr. Philip Steele, MSU Dept. of Forest Products Dr. Randy Rousseu, MSU Dept. of Forestry |
| 11:45 a.m. |
Wrap up and Closing Remarks
Brent Bailey |
| 12:00 a.m. |
Mississippi Biomass Council Annual Meeting - Ballroom
Working Lunch for Mississippi Biomass Council Members Guest Speaker – Motice Bruce, MDA-Energy Division |
