November 18, 2013 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. • University of British Columbia Pellet Workshop – Marriott Pinnacle 8:30 to 11 a.m. • Visit to Fibreco Export wood pellet terminal – depart from Marriott Pinnacle 12 noon to 1 p.m. • Buffet lunch – Marriott Pinnacle (workshop participants and board members only) 1 to 5 p.m. • WPAC board meeting / annual general meeting – Marriott Pinnacle (board members and invited guests only) 6 to 8:30 p.m. • Cocktail reception – Marriott Pinnacle November 19, 2013: Conference Day 1 Session 1: 8 to 10 a.m. Canadian Wood Pellet Industry from Coast to Coast Chair: Robert Tarcon, General Manager, Premium Pellet, and President, Wood Pellet Association of Canada • WPAC – year in review – Gordon Murray, Wood Pellet Association of Canada • Integrating pellets with forestry, lumber, and energy – Robert Tarcon, Premium Pellet • Experiences of a Quebec pellet operator - André Bédard, Granules LG Wood Products • The resurrection of Scotia Atlantic Biomass – Michele Rebiere, Viridis Energy • What is necessary for a successful industrial wood pellet export project– William Strauss, Future Metrics 10 to 10:30 a.m. • Coffee break Session 2: 10:30 a.m. to 12 noon Sustainability in a Canadian Context Chair: Scott Jamieson, Editorial Director/Group Publisher, Annex Business Media (Canadian Biomass Magazine) • European biomass sustainability and advocacy issues – Seth Ginther, United States Industrial Pellet Association • Carbon accounting for wood pellets – Gordon Murray, Wood Pellet Association of Canada • The importance of sustainability to a U.K. generator - Richard Peberdy, Drax Power • Perspectives on the new European solid biomass sustainability requirements – Dave Patterson, Forestry Innovation Investment / Canadian Council of Forest Ministers 12 noon to 1 p.m. • Lunch Session 3: 1 to 2:30 p.m. Fibre Sourcing Chair: Brad Bennett, Vice President, Operations, Pacific BioEnergy • B.C. wood pellet fibre issues – Don Steele, Pacific BioEnergy • B.C. government perspectives on fibre sourcing for B.C. pellet operators – Dave Peterson, Deputy Minister, BC Ministry of Forest, Lands, and Resource Operations • Canadian wood pellet fibre sourcing – a regional review of volumes, methods, and costs – Dominik Roser, FP Innovations • Progress report on Canada’s first coal to wood pellets power plant conversion 2:30 to 3 p.m. • Coffee break Session 4: 3 to 5 p.m. Transportation and Logistics Chair: Michele Rebiere, CFO - Viridis Energy • Review of the Eastern Canadian Logistics Study • A railway perspective on improving Canadian wood pellet export - Uri Szyk, CN • Exporting from Northern B.C. – Pinnacle and the new Westview Wood Pellet Terminal – Vaughan Bassett, Pinnacle Renewable Energy • Ocean shipping challenges and opportunities – Ben Vandenberghe, CTL Westrans Ship brokers • Progress report on resolving IMO (International Marine Organization) shipping challenges – Fahimeh Yazdanpanah, University of British Columbia, Biomass and Bioenergy Research Group 5 to 6:30 p.m. • Cocktail reception November 20, 2013: Conference Day 2 Session 5: 8 to 10 a.m. Markets – Part 1 Chair: Jenna MacDonald, Director of Marketing, Belledune Port Authority • Global situation report – Ruth Sharpe, Argus Biomass Markets • European utility perspective – Jorrit Hachmer, RWE Supply and Trading • Rotterdam: a European biomass hub – Nicole Van Klaveren, Port of Rotterdam • A trader’s perspective on the pellet trade in Russia, Asia and Europe – Arnold Dale, Ekman • Review of the Canadian biomass cofiring study – David Butler, Canadian Clean Power Coalition 10 to 10:30 a.m. • Coffee break Session 6: 10:30 a.m. to 12 noon Markets – Part 2 Chair: Pierre-Olivier Morency, Wood Pellet Association of Canada / Quebec Wood Export Bureau • Growing North American pellet heating markets – Dutch Dresser, Maine Energy Systems • European pellet heat markets, Christian Rakos, European Pellet Council • Successful domestic commercial and institutional pellet projects – Michael Albright, University of New Brunswick, Canadian Bioenergy Centre • Implementing Enplus / CANplus pellet quality certification in Canada – Tamaki Kano, Control Union Canada End of Conference 1 to 3 p.m. • Tour of UBC Biomass and Bioenergy Research Group laboratory – depart from Marriott Pinnacle by taxi.