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| 7:00-8:00 | Registration Scheman Building |
| 8:00-9:00 | Welcome Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack |
| 9:00-10:00 | The End of Oil Paul Roberts, Author |
| 10:00-10:20 | Break Research posters and exhibits on display |
| 10:20-11:15 | The Role of Biomass in Meeting U.S. Energy Needs Lee Lynd, Engineering Professor at Dartmouth College |
| 11:15-12:15 | SBIR as a Funding Source for Commercializing New Bioproduction Technologies Randy W. Dipner , SBIR Consultant |
| 12:15-1:30 | Lunch Congressman Tom Latham |
| 1:30-3:00 | Session 1: SBIR as a Funding Source for Commercializing New Bioproduction Technologies - Q&A Session |
| Session 2: Developing Market Pull for Biobased Products Stephen A. Halsey, Gibbs & Soell Roger Conway, USDA FB4P Marvin Duncan, USDA FB4P |
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| Session 3: Iowa Biotechnology Byproducts Consortium Research Presentations
Brent Shanks, Iowa State University |
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| 3:00-3:30 | Break Research posters and exhibits on display |
| 3:30-5:30 | Session 1: Biorefineries: Opportunities for Business and Research Partnerships Jeff Stroburg, West Central Coop Bill Gong, BP Oil Sally Metz, Monsanto Daryl Haack, Little Sioux Ethanol, LLLP Carl Muska, DuPont |
| Session 2: Iowa State University's Center for Catalysis Research Presentations
Andreja Bakac, Iowa State University |
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| 5:30-7:30 | Reception and Poster Display |
| 8:00-8:15 | Welcome Stanley Johnson, Vice Provost for Iowa State University Extension |
| 8:15-8:45 | U.S. Department of Energy Priorities Doug Faulkner, Acting Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy |
| 9:00-10:20 | Breakout Sessions: Emerging Technologies and Business Propositions |
| Bioproducts from Crop Oils Facilitators: George Kraus and Lawrence Johnson Paul Bloom, ADM Oils Division Jeff Stroburg, West Central Coop Sevim Erhan, NCUAR |
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| Ethanol Efficiencies and DDGs Facilitator: Robert Brown Tom Robb, Abengoa Tim Swanson, ICM Matt Janes, VeraSun Energy Corporation |
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| Crop Residues and Dedicated Energy Crops Facilitator: Steven Fales Jim McLaren, StrathKirn, Inc. Jim Hettenhaus, cea, Inc. Mark Downing, ORNL, DOE |
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| Natural Fibers Applications and Composites Facilitator: Douglas Stokke Stephen Shaler, U. of Maine-Orono Shri Ramaswamy, U. of Minnesota Craig Shore, Creative Composites |
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| Manure as a Feedstock for Biobased Products Facilitator: Robert Burns Philip Goodrich, University of Minnesota John M. Sweeten, Texas Ag Experiment Station Greg Langmo, FibroMinn |
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| Soil and Water Conservation and the Bioeconomy Facilitator: Rick Cruse Rich Leopold, Iowa Environmental Council Mike Duffy, ISU Dept. of Economics David Laird, National Soil Tilth Lab John Laflen, National Soil Erosion Lab |
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| 10:20-10:40 | Break |
| 10:40-12:00 | Breakout Sessions: Emerging Technologies and Business Propositions |
| Bioproducts from Crop Oils Facilitators: George Kraus and Lawrence Johnson Paul Bloom, ADM Oils Division Jeff Stroburg, West Central Coop Sevim Erhan, NCUAR |
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| Ethanol Efficiencies and DDGs Facilitator: Robert Brown Tom Robb, Abengoa Tim Swanson, ICM Matt Janes, VeraSun Energy Corporation |
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| Crop Residues and Dedicated Energy Crops Facilitator: Steven Fales Jim McLaren, StrathKirn, Inc. Jim Hettenhaus, cea, Inc. Mark Downing, ORNL, DOE |
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| Natural Fibers Applications and Composites Facilitator: Douglas Stokke Stephen Shaler, U. of Maine-Orono Shri Ramaswamy, U. of Minnesota Craig Shore, Creative Composites |
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| Manure as a Feedstock for Biobased Products Facilitator: Robert Burns Philip Goodrich, University of Minnesota John M. Sweeten, Texas Ag Experiment Station Greg Langmo, FibroMinn |
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| Soil and Water Conservation and the Bioeconomy Facilitator: Rick Cruse Rich Leopold, Iowa Environmental Council Mike Duffy, ISU Dept. of Economics David Laird, National Soil Tilth Lab John Laflen, National Soil Erosion Lab |
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| 12:00 | Optional Natural Fibers Product Showcase and Tours of Kenaf, Switchgrass, and Flax Plots at ISU Coach bus provided for tours to ISU Agronomy Farm |
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