3 September 2008

First Annual Conference on Cellulosic Biofuels at the University of Massachusetts Amherst on Friday September 19.

First Annual Conference on Cellulosic Biofuels at the University of Massachusetts Amherst on Friday September 19.

Early registration deadline has been extended.
Register by September 11 to take advantage of the special rate.

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. (more…)

19 August 2008

Call for Papers: Transition to a Bioeconomy Conference October 15-16, 2008

A conference sponsored by Farm Foundation, USDA Office of Energy Policy and New Uses and USDA Economic Research Service

October 15-16, 2008
Hyatt Regency St. Louis at Union Station
St. Louis, Missouri

The nation’s rapid transition to a bioeconomy has significant implications for agriculture, the food system, rural communities and the global economy.  Farm Foundation and USDA are sponsoring a series of conferences to inventory current knowledge, highlight lessons learned to date, identify future possibilities and determine what we need to know for the future.  These conferences and the products produced from them will provide government, industry, academic and community leaders with objective information and analysis they can use to make more informed decisions related to the bioeconomy in the next decade. (more…)

30 June 2008

Abstracts Sought for Meeting December 15-19

We are organizing a session at the fall meeting (15-19 December 2008) of the American Geophysical Union ( http://www.agu.org/meetings/fm08/) entitled B23: Environmental and Ecological Consequences of Deploying Second Generation Biofuels on the Landscape.  We encourage you to submit an abstract to this session (Online Submission Deadline - 10 September 2008; http://submissions3.agu.org/submission/entrance.asp). We are particularly interested in scientific results stemming from empirical, theoretical or synthesis studies examining the ecological or environmental consequences of converting current land uses to potential biofuel feedstocks. With your participation, this should be an exciting and highly visible session.

We look forward to seeing you in San Francisco.

17 March 2008

A Call for Papers has been issued for the conference, Transition to a Bioeconomy: Risk, Infrastructure and Industry Evolution.

A Call for Papers has been issued for the conference, Transition to a Bioeconomy: Risk, Infrastructure and Industry Evolution.

The conference, to be June 24-25 in Berkeley, Calif., is sponsored by Farm Foundation, USDA Office of Energy Policy and New Uses and USDA Economic Research Service.

Download a pdf of the Call for Papers.

7 January 2008

Participate in Inaugural International Biofuels Development Summit: Accelerating Innovation to Commercialization

We would like to invite you to take advantage of the opportunity to participate in our upcoming Inaugural International Biofuels Development Summit: Accelerating Innovation to Commercialization , scheduled from May 13-15, 2008 at the Sheraton Inner Harbor Hotel in Baltimore, Maryland.  Proposals are currently being accepted.  For more information, please visitwww.healthtech.com/2008/bfu. (more…)

8 October 2007

Call for Papers for Transition to a Bioeconomy Conference February 2008

A call for paper has been issued for “Transition to a  Bioeconomy: Integration of Agricultural and Energy Systems”. This conference will take place February 2008 and is organized by farm Foundation and USDA.

For questions, contact  Steve Halbrook, Vice President, Farm Foundation, steve@farmfoundation.org