IBCE T Canada’s Bioeconomy Northern BC is a research intensive uni-versity connected by research networks to the innovation capacity of all BC uni-versities, and by partnerships with busi-nesses in the bioenergy industry. The conference runs from June 13 to 15, 2012 at the Prince George Civic Centre. The theme for this year’s conference is “Growing the Bioeconomy.” It will include a focus on timely topics affecting British Columbia and global bioenergy stake-holders, including: • Forest Products and Bioenergy: Industries in Transition • Around the World in Half a Day: Global Game Changers • The Integrated Biorefinery • Developments in the BC Bioeconomy • Carbon: the International Experi-ence Distributed Energy – Partners, Payback, and Potential • Technologies for Today, Technolo-gies for Tomorrow The conference will once again feature an International Partnerships Forum and Business-to-Business meetings, bring-ing together businesses from Europe and Southeast Asia with their Canadian coun-terparts to engage in detailed discussions about potential and emerging business opportunities. A more detailed program is expected in early 2012. The Northern Bioenergy Partnership, Canfor Pulp Lim-ited Partnership, University of Northern British Columbia, and Transtrata have already confirmed their participation as sponsors. Look for more on the conference in future issues of Canadian Biomass , as well as online at www.canadianbio-massmagazine.com. • • Update he International Bioenergy Confer-ence and Exhibition is Canada’s lon-gest-running conference devoted to the global bioenergy sector and provides opportunities for bioenergy experts, ex-isting businesses and organizations, and new entrants to explore leading-edge concepts and current applications in bio-energy. Conference host city Prince George is located in British Columbia, a province that has a natural abundance of wood fibre and is the largest producing and exporting region in Canada for forest and bioenergy products. Prince George is a North American leader in bioenergy, whose businesses have a record of indus-trial achievement, entrepreneurial activ-ity and leadership in bioenergy technol-ogy and forest fibre management. The BC Interior is the largest pellet-producing region in the world and the University of 28 Canadian BIOMASS JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2012
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