U.S. Biochar Initiative Conference
| Date/Time: | Monday, 28 Jun 2010 from 7:30 am to 9:00 pm |
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| Location: | Scheman Building |
| Cost: | $200-$475 |
| URL: | http://www.biorenew.iastate.edu/events/b...r2010.html |
| Contact: | MaryAnn Sherman, |
| Phone: | 515-294-8473 |
| Channel: | Research |
| Categories: | Conferences |
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Sunday, June 27
2 - 8 pm, Registration
2 - 6 pm, Exhibit Set-up
3 - 5 pm, Preconference Symposium
U.S. Focused Biochar Report: Assessment of Biochar's Benefits for North America
6 - 8 pm, Reception and Char-beque
6 - 8 pm, Exhibits Open
Monday, June 28
7:30 am, Continental Breakfast
8 am, Welcome
8:15 am, Plenary
"What's New": Anthropological Biochar
9:30 am, Plenary
Latest Developments in Biochar Production and Characterization
10:45 am, Break and Exhibits
11:15 am, Plenary
Carbon Valuation and Policy
12:30 pm, Lunch and Plenary
The Coming of Age of Biochar
1:45 pm, Breakout Session 1
Production and Characterization
-- Biochar Production Feedstocks
Agriculture, Forestry, Soil Science and Environment
-- Biochar Soil and Nutrient Management I
Markets and Business Opportunities
-- Biochar Market Systems
3:15 pm, Break
3:45 pm, Breakout Session 2
Production and Characterization
-- Biochar Production Processes II
Agriculture, Forestry, Soil Science, and Environment
-- Biochar: Soil and Nutrient Management II
Markets and Business Opportunities
-- Biochar Products and Co-Products
5:15 pm, Break
5:30 - 7:30 pm, Reception and Poster Session
7:30 - 9 pm, Networking and Advocacy Roundtable (USBI)
7:30 - 9 pm, IBI Biochar Material Characterization Effort for the Industry: Update and roundtable discussion
Tuesday, June 29
7:30 am, Breakfast
8 am, Plenary
Creating Positive Community/Social Impacts with Biochar Projects
9:30 am, Break
10 am, Breakout Session 3
Production and Characterization
-- Biochar Production Standards
Agriculture, Forestry, Soil Science, and Environment
-- Impacts of Biochar Quality on Plants and Soils
Markets and Business Opportunities
-- Biochar Hardware
11:30 am, Lunch and Plenary
Sustainable Land Management: Integrating Community, Ecology and Profit
1:15 pm, Breakout Session 4
Production and Characterization
-- Specialized Characterization Methods for Biochar
Agriculture, Forestry, Soil Science, and Environment
-- Biological Responses to Biochar Amendments
Agriculture, Forestry, Soil Science, and Environment
-- Crop Responses to Biochar Amendments
Policy and Economics
-- Economics and Policy Perspectives of Biochar
2:45 pm, Break and Exhibits
3:15 pm, Breakout Session 5
Production and Characterization
-- Laboratory Characterization of Biochar
Agriculture, Forestry, Soil Science, and Environment
-- Biochar Sorportion of Contaminants
Markets and Economics
-- Greenhouse Gas Protocol development for Biochar
4:45 pm, Transportation to BioCentury Research Farm
5:15 - 8 pm, Walking Dinner and Tours
Wednesday, June 30
7:30 am, Continental Breakfast
8 am, Breakout Session 6
Production and Characterization
-- InSitu Soil Characterization of Biochar
Agriculture, Forestry, Soil Science, and Environment
-- Impacts of Biochar Amendments on GHG Emissions
Other Topics in Biochar
-- Securing and Handling Biomass Feedstocks
9:30 am, Break and Exhibits
10:30 am, Plenary
Biochar Utilization Field Trials: Results from Around the Globe
Noon, Lunch and Closing Plenary
Public Policy and Biochar Report with Call to Action
2 - 5 pm, Conference Adjourns
Optional Instrumentation and Bench Scale (Fast Pyrolyzers and Reactors) Lab Tours