2020-07-22 03:11:07
Hello Everyone!
Due to COVID-19, we are holding this year’s WPAC Conference and AGM as an online event. Hopefully by next year we will be able to hold a physical event again so that we can reconnect face-to-face and enjoy all the social activities that are traditionally part of our conference.
This year, together with our media partner, Canadian Biomass magazine, we have put together a condensed program to take place in short bursts over three days from September 22-24, 2020. The live conference will take place over three hours on September 22; the AGM – open to all WPAC members – will be on September 23 for oneand- a-half hours; and there will be a board meeting for one-and-a-half hours on September 24. In addition, we have loads of pre-recorded presentations available for conference registrants.
Although our live conference program is only three hours – including a break at the halfway point – we will still be able to pack in a lot of information. We will cover global and domestic pellet markets, WPAC’s new sustainability messaging initiative, recommendations for policy changes to improve domestic wood pellet consumption, progress on reforming Canadian biomass boiler pressure regulations, and how we’re making our industry safer by implementing critical control management. We will leave plenty of time for questions and answers after each presentation.
This year we are not charging a fee to participate. We only ask that participants register online at CanadianBiomassMagazine.com/WPAC2020. Although costs are lower than normal, we will still incur expenses, so we are most grateful for our sponsors who are making this event possible. I would particularly like to express my appreciation to the first four sponsors to confirm:
• FWS Group of Companies
• Biomass Energy Lab
• Bliss Industries
• CSE Bliss Manufacturing
I invite you all to join us and I look forward to an excellent event!
All the best,
Gordon Murray Executive Director Wood Pellet Association of Canada
AGENDA
WPAC Conference & AGM - A Virtual Event
Responsible, Renewable Clean Energy for a Cooler Planet
DATES: SEPTEMBER 22-24, 2020
> TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2020 8:00-11:00 A.M.
Live Content:
8:00 a.m. to 8:15 a.m
Welcome and Opening Remarks
Speakers: Gordon Murray, WPAC, and Vaughan Bassett, Pinnacle Renewable Energy and WPAC Chair
Minister’s message: Honourable Doug Donaldson
8:15 a.m. to 8:45 a.m.
Global and Domestic Market Review
Speaker: Dr. William Strauss, FutureMetrics
8:45 a.m. to 9:05 a.m.
Canadian Wood Pellets: Responsible, Renewable Clean Energy
Speaker: Jason Fisher, Pinnacle Renewable Energy
9:05 a.m. to 9:20 a.m.
Break
9:20 a.m. to 9:50 a.m.
Wood Pellets in Canada’s Low Carbon Energy Future
Speaker: Dr. Jamie Stephen, TorchLight Bioresources
9:50 a.m. to 10:20 a.m.
Reforming Canada’s Biomass Boiler Pressure Standards: Progress Report
Speaker: Dr. Harry “Dutch” Dresser, consultant, biomass heating, market development and regulatory review
10:20 a.m. to 10:50 a.m.
Implementing Critical Control Management for a Safer Pellet Industry
Speaker: Cherie Whelan, BC Forest Safety Council
10:50 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
Final Thoughts
Speaker: Vaughan Bassett, Pinnacle Renewable Energy
On Demand Content:
The Potential Heat Market for Wood Pellets in Canada (1 hour)
Speaker: Dr. Jamie Stephen, TorchLight Bioresources
Japan Biomass Outlook: Overview and Analysis in the Context of a Changing Power Market Confirmation (1 hour)
Speaker: Annette Bossler, FutureMetrics
Launch of the SBP Standards Development Process (30 minutes)
Speakers: Carsten Huljus, Simon Armstrong and Adam Harrison, Sustainable Biomass Program
Best Practices in Managing Combustible Gas (7 minutes)
Video content by WPAC, the BC Forest Safety Council and the UBC Biomass and Bioenergy Research Group
Wood Pellet Safety Essentials (1 hour)
Speaker: Dr. Fahimeh Yazdan Panah, WPAC
> WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2020
WPAC Annual General Meeting: 8:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.
Open to all WPAC members
8:00 a.m.: Call to order, introductions, review and approve agenda, competition policy
8:05 a.m.: Confirmation of directors and officers
8:10 a.m.: Executive director’s report
8:30 a.m.: Financial report
8:40 a.m.: Appointment of auditors for next year
8:45 a.m.: Safety committee chair’s report
8:55 a.m.: Research director’s report
9:05 a.m.: Business plan summary for next year
9:30 a.m.: Meeting adjourns
> THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2020
WPAC Board of Directors Meeting: 8:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.
8:00 a.m.: Call to order, additions or changes to agenda, new competition policy
8:05 a.m.: Business plan for next year
9:05 a.m.: Financial plan
9:15 a.m.: Any other business, date of next board conference call
9:30 a.m.: Meeting adjourns
*Agenda is subject to change. All times are PST.
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