AGENDA > MONDAY, SEPT. 18, 2017: PRE-CONFERENCE DAY 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Annual General Meeting Open to all WPAC members Board meeting to follow AGM from 11:00 a.m. to 12 p.m. Location: Albert Room, Ottawa Marriott Hotel 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. IEA Bioenergy Task 32 Business Meeting IEA Task Force members only 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Workshops Location: Capital/Carleton Room, Ottawa Marriott Hotel 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Community Biomass Heating Workshop -Government of Ontario and Ecostrat Topics include: • Bioheat in Ontario -regulatory environment • Biomass supply chain risk • Evolution of biomass heating in Europe and lessons for Ontario • Wood supply challenges and opportunities • Biomass boiler and micro generation • Biomass experience in Ontario schools • Biomass successes and challenges in Northeast U.S. • Quality certifications • Heating with wood pellets 12:00 P.M. -1:00 P.M. -LUNCH 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 pm Sustainable Biomass Program -Carsten Huljus and Simon Armstrong, SBP Topics include: • Why do we need sustainability certification? • What is the Sustainable Biomass Program? • The SBP framework -key concepts • Data tracking system • Getting certified • Costs • Key players -SBP, ASI, certification bodies • Organization of SBP -roles of the board, advisory board, and stakeholder committee Workshop pre-registration is required; spaces are limited. 12:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Tour of Lauzon Recycled Wood Energy and Nearby Biomass Heating Installations Explore Okofen Boiler heating system in a Church in Papine -auville, Que., followed by the Lauzon pellet plant tour. Tour pre-registration is required. Transportation and lunch will be provided. 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Pellet Party: Celebrating 150 years of sustainable energy in Canada Join us at the Mill St. Brewery to kick off WPAC and celebrate Canada’s 150th birthday in the nation’s capital! YOUR CHOICE FOR WOOD CHIP DRYING Our Rotary Drying Systems can be custom-built to create a variety of fuels and products, which we’ve done for more than 30 years, all over the world. BIOMASS WOOD FIBER • CELLULOSE • AGRICULTURAL MEAT PROCESSING FERTILIZER BIOSOLIDS CATTLE & HOG BLOOD MEAL • BONE AND FEATHER MEAL • EGG SHELLS AMMONIUM SULFATE • POTASH MUNICIPAL SLUDGE • INDUSTRIAL SLUDGE • DAF SOLIDS • POULTRY MANURE www.uzelacind.com ( 414 ) 529-0240 22 Canadian BIOMASS CBM_Uzelac_JulyAug17_CSA.indd 1 JULY/AUGUST 2017 2017-07-05 3:38 PM PROUDLY GROWING IN GREENDALE, WI, USA Consultations are FREE.