Archives: May 2008

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29 May 2008

Conference for Sustainable Biofuels & Local Climate Change Solutions

June 2nd, 2008
Fox Valley Technical College
Appleton, WI

Grain and livestock farmers, agriculture professionals, government offices, policy makers, educators and biofuels enthusiasts are invited to attend the Sustainable Biofuels and Local Climate Change Solutions seminar at Fox Valley Technical College in Appleton next month. The forum takes place June 2 at 8:30 a.m., and is being hosted by Wisconsin Farmers Union, Great Lakes Ag Energy, the Consortium for Education in Renewable Energy Technology, and Fox Valley Technical College. Experts and leaders in the biofuels field will present information on how to make and use biofuels in today’s changing global climate.

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21 May 2008

Conference examines market relationships, infrastructure needs of bioeconomy

A unique mix of industry leaders, senior-level government officials and academics doing cutting-edge research on risk and infrastructure issues of the bioeconomy will be featured at the June 24-25 conference, Transition to a Bioeconomy: Risks, Infrastructure and Industry Evolution.

“The bioeconomy is generating new market relationships and infrastructure needs that have impacts across the global economy,” says Farm Foundation Vice President Steve Halbrook. “This conference is an opportunity to broaden understanding of how those new relationships and needs are developing and how they might influence business strategies and public policy development.” (more…)

6 May 2008

Bioenergy: A Vision for the Future May 15th

TOPIC: Bioenergy: A Vision for the Future
SPEAKER: Doug Cameron Chief Scientific Officer, Khosla Ventures
WHEN: Thursday, May 15th from Noon - 1:15 pm
WHERE: Ebling Symposium Center, 1220 Microbial Sciences, 1550 Linden Drive, Madison, WI

Sponsored by the Wisconsin Bioenergy Initiative and the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences.