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Monday, Oct. 23 — Sessions: Auditorium
Demos: Parking Lot, South
Lunch: Ballroom A
Poster Session/Reception: Ballroom B

Elected Officials Confirmed Atttending: Senator Jeff Sessions, Congressman Spencer Bacchus, Congressman Mike Rogers, Representative Mike Hubbard

Time

Topic

Speaker

7:30-8:15 a.m.

Breakfast (AUHDCC foyer)

 

8:15-8:30 a.m.

Welcome

Ed Richardson
AU President
(Introduced by Ralph Zee)

8:30-9 a.m.

A Perspective of the USDA in Advancing Bioenergy

Gale Buchanan
Under Secretary, USDA
Washington, DC
(Introduced by David Bransby)

9-9:30 a.m.

Conversion Technology

Anthony Cugini
Acting Director
Office of Research and Development, NETL
Washington, D.C.
(Introduced by Chris Roberts)

9:30-10:00 a.m.

25 x '25: A National Goal

Ernie Shea
Coordinator, 25 x '25 Campaign
Washington, DC
(Introduced by Gene Quick)

10-10:15 a.m.

Break

Instruction by Graeme Lockaby

10:15-11:30 a.m.

Displays/Demos - Parking Lot, South

Portable Biomass Power Generator,
Fuel Cell Powered by Hydrogen Fuel,
Diesel Engine Powered by Recycled Vegetable Oil,
Ag Tractor Powered by Biodiesel,
E-85 Vehicle,
Small Scale Ethanol Still - 5 gal/hr,
Small Scale Biodiesel Unit - 160 gal/day,
Truck Powered by Wood Gasifier,
Forestry Harvest Equipment,
Visit with Elected Officials

11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Lunch

Guest Speaker:
David Bransby

Keynote Speaker:
US Senator Jeff Sessions
(Introduced by President Richardson)

1:00 - 1:15 p.m.

From the Farmer's Prospective

Annie Dee
Farmer Organization
(Introduced by Paul Mask)

1:15-1:30 p.m.

From the Local Government's Prospective

Tony Petelos
Mayor of Hoover
(Introduced by Jane Goodson)

 

University/Sponsor Overview of Research in Alternative Energy

1:30-1:55 p.m.

Auburn University

Mike Moriarty
Associate Provost and Vice President for Research

1:55-2:20 p.m.

University of Alabama

Dan Daly
Director Technology Transfer

2:20-2:45 p.m.

Auburn University Montgomery

John Veres
Chancellor

2:45-3:00 p.m.

Break

  

3:00-3:25 p.m.

SAUBR

Liam Leightley
Chair of SAUBR and Professor of
Mississippi State University

3:25-3:50 p.m.

University of Georgia

Ryan Adolphson
Director of UGA Biomass Processing Center

3:50-4:15 p.m.

Alabama A and M University

Teresa Orok
Vice President for Institutional Research, Planning and Sponsored Programs

4:30-5:30 p.m.

Poster Setup

 

5:30-7:30 p.m.

Poster Session with heavy hors d'oeurves

Displays and Demos continue in Parking Lot South

Tuesday, Oct. 24 — Sessions: Auditorium
                               Lunch: Lawn of AU President's House

Time

Topic

Speaker

7:00-7:45 a.m.

Breakfast

 

7:45-2 p.m.

Partnering with Government and Industry to Promote Alternative Energy

7:45-9:00am
  Biomass Sources
    Session Moderators:
    Steve Taylor, AU
    Graeme Lockaby, AU

   

Production of Woody Biomass through Intensive Culture

Mark Coleman
USFS
Aiken, SC

 

Effects of Biomas Production and Harvesting on Environmental Quality

Erik Schilling,
National Council for Air and Stream Improvement
Gainesville, FL

 

To Use It, You Have to Move It: Harvest and Transport Issues in Biomass Production

Robert Rummer
Forest Service Engineering Research Unit, USDA

 

Issues in Producing and Harvesting Agricultural Biomass Feedstocks

David Wilson
Farmer
Lincoln, AL

9:00-10:15am
  Conversion-Large Systems
     Session Moderators:
     Chris Roberts, AU
     Harry Cullinan, AU

Biomass Gasification Technology

Eric Connor
Senior Vice President
Thermo Chem Recovery International
Baltimore, MD

 

Gas to Liquid Fuels Technology

Robert P. Wilson
Managing Director
TIAX, LLC
Cambridge, MA

 

Biomass Fractionation

Ed Lehrburger
President
PureVision Technology, Inc

 

Ethanol from Municipal Solid Waste

Timothy Judge
Vice President
Masada Resource Group
Sleepy Hollow, NY

 

Biorefining at Alabama River Pulp  

Greg Martin
Senior Vice President
Alabama River Pulp Co.
Perdue Hill, AL

 

Biodiesel from Soybean Oil

Joe Flippin
President, CEO 
Alternative Fuel Technologies, LLC 
Germantown, TN

10:15-10:30 a.m.

Break

  

10:30-11:30am
  Conversion - Small Systems
    Session Moderator:
    David Bransby, AU

    

Opportunities for Collaboration between Auburn University and the Gas Technology Institute

Vann Bush
Gas Technology Institute
Des Plaines, Ill./Birmingham, AL
 

Opportunities and Challenges for Mobile Bio-Oil Plants in the Southeast

Phillip Badger
Renewable Oil International
Florence, AL

 

Opportunities and Challenges for Small Scale Biomass Heat and Power Systems in Alabama

Dave Gamble
Green Energy Technologies
Moodie, AL

 

Progress and Needs Related to Small Scale Biodiesel Production

David James
Eastwood Christian School
Opelika, AL

11:30-12:45pm
  Policy, Education,
  Business, Partnership
    Session Moderator:
   Jane Goodson, AUM

    

Public Policy Considerations Relative to Alternative Fuels

Lenneal Henderson
Distinguished Professor of Government and Public Administration
University of Baltimore
Baltimore, MD

 

 

An Introduction to Economics of Bio-Fuels in Alabama - Capacity, Cost, Yield, Efficiency and Impact

M. Keivan Deravi
Professor of Economics
AUM
Special Assistant to the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs

Carel Ligeon
Assistant Professor of Economics, AUM

 

Alternative Fuels: Educating the Public

Janet S. Warren
Professor of Education and Dean, AUM

Jennifer Brown
Professor of Education and Associate Dean, AUM

12:45-2:00 p.m.

Lunch at President's House Lawn

2:00-4:00 p.m.

Summary and Planning for the Future
(Auditorium of AUHDCC)

Carlton Owen
Facilitator
The Environmental Edge Greenville, SC