7:30 AM - 7:00 PM AST
Nova Scotia Foyer
Registration
CWSS and CSA
* All times are based on Canada/Atlantic ADT.
7:30 AM
Canada/Atlantic
8:00 AM
Canada/Atlantic
2 parallel sessions 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM AST
Nova Scotia B
CSA Biomass Symposium
8:00 am - 8:40 am - Biomass Symposium Meet & Greet 8:40 am - 8:50 am - Opening Biomass Symposium: Dr. Girard, Director General, AAFC 8:50 am - 9:00 am - Synergistic efforts to advance biomass research related to the Canadian bioeconomy: Dr. M. Cheema (CSA-SCA President) and Dr. D. Smith (CEO BioFuelNet) 9:00 am - 9:45 am - Bioenergy in the EU framework: updates on statistics, policy framework and exploitation models: BMS Keynote Speaker: Dr. Manolis Karampinis, Business Development and Membership Director, Bioenergy Europe 9:45 am - 10:30 am - Development of Sustainable Biomass Crops: BMS Keynote Speaker: Dr. M. Casler, University of Wisconsin (Professor Emeritus) 10:30 am - 11:00 am - Refreshments 11:00 am - 12:00 pm - BMS Session 1: Agricultural Waste as Biomass for the Bioeconomy 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm - Lunch 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm - BMS Session 2: Energy Crops as Biomass for the Bioeconomy 2:30 pm - 2:45 pm - Refreshments 2:45 pm - 3:45 pm - BMS Session 3: Biomass to Fuel the Bioeconomy 3:45 pm - 4:25 pm - BMS Session 4: Industry Perspectives 4:25 pm - 5:25 pm - Open Discussion: Facilitator, Dr. D. Smith
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM AST
Nova Scotia A
CWSS board meeting breakfast
CWSS Board of Directors
9:00 AM
Canada/Atlantic
5:30 PM
Canada/Atlantic
