Welcome to the conference Welcome to the 7th International Bioenergy Conference and Exhibition. Over the three days of the conference, there will be many opportunities to learn more about the industry here in British Columbia as well as the latest global trends in technol-ogy, project development, and regulations. We are pleased you can join us in the centre of one of the largest biomass fibre baskets in the world. On Wednesday, June 15, we will be featuring the 5th Inter-national Partnerships Forum and business-to-business meetings. By bringing together some of the world’s leading bioenergy companies and organizations in an intensive, relationship-fo-cused business environment for one day, we offer you the chance to get more done, more efficiently, and for less cost. Thursday, June 16 features a delegate favourite, the execu-tive panel exploring the key issues facing the bioenergy indus-try, followed by a “big picture” panel, An Industry in Transition: Global Overview, looking at trends in North America, Europe and Asia. Keynote speaker Jeff Rubin, former chief economist at CIBC World Markets will share his insights, followed by panel discus-sions regarding the role of the bioenergy industry in the war on climate change, fibre availability and access, and the key issues facing the pellet industry globally and domestically. Friday will kick off with keynote speaker Jim Lane, editor and publisher of The Digest , with sessions examining finance and investment, local success stories, the evolution of bioprod-ucts, and the innovation of technology in the woody biomass sector to follow. We’ll wrap up the day with an informative walking tour, taking delegates to the base of operations of the Prince George District Energy System, which supplies thermal heat to public buildings in downtown Prince George using wood residues from the local Lakeland Mills sawmill, as well as to the six-storey Wood Innovation and Design Centre, a showcase for industrial and commercial wood construction. And of course, we look forward to hosting you at a number of social and networking events on tap at this week’s confer-ence, including the welcome reception on Wednesday evening at British Columbia’s Green University, University of Northern BC and the gala dinner sponsored by Pinnacle Renewable Ener-gy at the Prince George Civic Centre on Thursday night. Again, welcome to Prince George. Thank you for attending, and we look forward to meeting and talking with you. Greg Stewart, Co-Chair Michael Weedon, Co-Chair biomassenergylab.com EN Plus Auditing and Consulting ISO 17025 Accredited for ASTM and CEN/EN Standards Certificate of Analysis for Pellet/Biomass Export TIMBER PRODUCTS INSPECTION Accredited by the American Lumber Standard Committee as a Testing Laboratory and an Auditing Agency for the Pellet Fuels Institute’s Densified Biomass Fuel Standards Program. 1641 Sigman Road Conyers GA 30012 218-461-2579 Canadian BIOMASS 19
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