AGENDA 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 Tarčon, 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 Tarčon, 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
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