International Wood Composites Symposium
in collaboration with
Northwest Advanced Renewables Alliance (NARA)
present
Managing the Woody Biomass Supply Chain -
Impact on Your Business
April 11-13, 2012
Red Lion Hotel on Fifth Avenue
Seattle, Washington
Keynote Speaker:
Mike Jostrom, Plum Creek Timber Company
Resolving feedstock conflicts between traditional and emerging industries
Mike Jostrom is the Director of Renewable Resources for Plum Creek Timber Company. Plum Creek owns and manages nearly 7 million acres of forest land in 19 states. Plum Creek also owns manufacturing facilities in Montana, including the largest Medium Density Fiberboard Plant in North America. Mike works in Plum Creek’s business development team and is responsible for securing a positive policy and business environment for growing the renewable energy business.
OVERVIEW
This year's International Wood Composites Symposium, in collaboration with the Northwest Advanced Renewables Alliance (NARA), offers an industry-driven forum for producers, suppliers, and researchers to focus on competing demands and opportunities in the woody biomass supply chain that impact business success.
Listen to resource managers, regulators, harvesters, recyclers, primary and secondary manufacturers in both wood and wood-based composite products and biofuel/bioenergy industries discuss the latest developments in their fields. Understand the impact this rapidly evolving Woody Biomass Supply Chain has on your business.
Wednesday & Thursday:
Keynote speakers, presentations, networking reception, Technical Forum poster session, and vendor displays.
AGENDA SESSIONS:
Future Demands for Woody Biomass
Composites: New Products, Markets, and Processes
Biofuels and Bioenergy: New Products, markets, and processes
Redefining Your Biomass Supply
Composites: Advances in Technology
Biofuels and Bioenergy: Pretreatment and Conversion Strategies
Friday:
Optional field trips
Tour Option #1: To zHome and Seattle Steam
Fee includes bus transportation from Red Lion to Seattle Steam and zHomes in Issaquah and return trip. Box lunch included. Minimum 15 participants required for tour to take place.
Organizing Committee:
Robert Tichy, Washington State University
Vikram Yadama, Washington State University
Randy Brooks, University of Idaho
Scott Leavengood, Oregon State University
Craig Rawlings, Forest Business Network
Eini Lowell, USDA Forest Service, PNW Research Station
Karl Englund, Washington State University
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Business Sponsors:
(as of 4/10/2012)
PLATINUM:
SILVER:
Be a Business Sponsor.
Increase your company's visibility during the Symposium. For more information and to reserve your sponsorship contact:
vyadama@wsu.edu
englund@wsu.edu
tichy@wsu.edu
or call:
Suzanne Hamada or
Wanda Terry, 509-335-2262
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