| Saturday, April 4 |
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3:00 - 7:30 PM
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Registration
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Ballroom Lobby
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6:30 - 7:30 PM
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Refreshments
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Ballroom Lobby
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7:30 - 9:30 PM
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Keynote Session: NGO Perspective on Biofuels
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Ballroom 3
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William D. Provine,
DuPont Company
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Jason Clay,
World Wildlife Fund
Biofuels—How do we Define Sustainability?
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Judy Siegel,
Energy and Security Group
Biofuels and Developing Countries
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| Sunday, April 5 |
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7:00 - 8:00 AM
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Breakfast
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Ballroom 1 & 2
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8:00 - 11:00 AM
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Biofuels Value Chain - Needs vs. Wants
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Ballroom 3
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Coleman Jones,
General Motors
An Automaker Perspective on the Biofuels Value Chain
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Paul A. Willems,
Energy Biosciences Institute
Talk Title to be Determined
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William D. Provine,
DuPont Company
Key Challenges for the Development of Advanced Biofuels
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Carlos Henrique de Brito Cruz,
São Paulo Research Foundation, FAPESP
Bioenergy in Brazil
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9:20 - 9:40 AM
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Coffee Break
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Ballroom Lobby
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11:00 AM -
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On Own for Lunch
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11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
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Poster Setup
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Ballroom 1 & 2
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1:00 - 10:00 PM
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Poster Viewing
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Ballroom 1 & 2
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2:30 - 4:30 PM
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Workshop 1: Current Technology Trends
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Ballroom 3
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Chris R. Somerville,
Energy Biosciences Institute
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Paul V. Harris,
Novozymes, Inc.
Stimulation of Lignocellulose Hydrolysis by Proteins of Glycoside Hydrolase Family 61 (GH61): A Protein Family in Search of a Function
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James Zhang,
Mendel Biotechnology Inc
Miscanthus Variety Development
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Ian Jepson,
Syngenta Biotechnology, Inc.
Conversion of Biomass using Plant-Expressed Cellulases
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Ziv Shani,
CBD Technologies Ltd.
Enhancement of Plant Biomass by Transgenic Expression of Proteins Active in the Cell Wall
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Robert Harlan Dahl II,
University of California, Berkeley
Transcriptomic Studies of the Response to Exogenous Exposure and Endogenous Production of Biofuel Candidates in E. coli
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4:30 - 5:00 PM
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Coffee Available
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Ballroom Lobby
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5:00 - 7:00 PM
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Next Generation Advanced Biofuels
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Ballroom 3
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Doug Cameron,
Piper Jaffray & Co
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Jay D. Keasling,
University of California, Berkeley
Engineering Microbial Metabolism for Production of Advanced Biofuels
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James A. Dumesic,
University of Wisconsin, Madison
Next Generation Products from Thermochemical Approaches
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Mark Huntley,
University of Hawaii at Manoa
Cellana's Renewable Fuel Production from Marine Photosynthetic Microbes
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7:00 - 8:00 PM
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Social Hour w/ Lite Bites
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Ballroom 1 & 2
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7:30 - 10:00 PM
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Poster Session 1
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Ballroom 1 & 2
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| Monday, April 6 |
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7:00 - 8:00 AM
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Breakfast
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Ballroom 1 & 2
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8:00 - 11:00 AM
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Biofuel Feedstock Choices and Modifications
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Ballroom 3
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Jay D. Keasling,
University of California, Berkeley
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Chris R. Somerville,
Energy Biosciences Institute
Overview of Feedstock Challenges
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Richard B. Flavell,
Ceres, Inc.
Dedicated Energy Crops
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Stephen P. Long,
University of Illinois
Thinking Outside the Lunch Box: Perennial Bioenergy Feedstocks Viable on Land Unsuited to Food Crops
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John Manners,
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation Plant Industry
From Sugarcane to Energycane
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9:20 - 9:40 AM
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Coffee Break
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Ballroom Lobby
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11:00 AM -
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On Own for Lunch
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11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
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Poster Setup
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Ballroom 1 & 2
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1:00 - 10:00 PM
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Poster Viewing
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Ballroom 1 & 2
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4:30 - 5:00 PM
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Coffee Available
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Ballroom Lobby
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5:00 - 7:00 PM
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Enablement of Cellulosic Fuels
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Ballroom 3
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Doug Cameron,
Piper Jaffray & Co
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Bruce E. Dale,
Michigan State University
Achieving Economic and Environmental Benefits from Biofuels: The Role of Innovation and Invention
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Tom Richard,
Pennsylvania State University
Feedstock Infrastructure: Another Gathering Storm
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7:00 - 8:00 PM
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Social Hour w/ Lite Bites
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Ballroom 1 & 2
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7:30 - 10:00 PM
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Poster Session 2
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Ballroom 1 & 2
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| Tuesday, April 7 |
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7:00 - 8:00 AM
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Breakfast
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Ballroom 1 & 2
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8:00 - 11:00 AM
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Novel Fermentation Strategies
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Ballroom 3
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Chris R. Somerville,
Energy Biosciences Institute
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Lonnie O. Ingram,
University of Florida
Engineering Biocatalysts for Renewable Fuel and Chemicals
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Harrison F. Dillon,
Solazyme, Inc.
Title to be Determined
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Frances H. Arnold,
California Institute of Technology
Enzyme Performance and Evolution Challenges in Support of Biofuels
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Stephen del Cardayre,
LS9, Inc.
Renewable Petroleum ™ Products and Technologies: Low Cost Fuel and Chemical Substitutes
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9:20 - 9:40 AM
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Coffee Break
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Ballroom Lobby
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11:00 AM -
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On Own for Lunch
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2:30 - 4:30 PM
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Workshop 2: Regional Research Efforts
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Ballroom 3
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Doug Cameron,
Piper Jaffray & Co
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Joseph B. Binder,
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Chemical Transformation of Lignocellulosic Biomass into Fuels and Chemicals
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Tuan-hua David Ho,
Academia Sinica
Discovery and Improvement of Enzymes and Microbes for Lignocellulosic Ethanol Production
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James Hartwell,
University of Liverpool
CAM Plants for Biofuel from Marginal Lands: Towards a Systems Biology Level Understanding of Yield in High-Productivity CAM Species
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4:30 - 5:00 PM
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Coffee Available
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Ballroom Lobby
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5:00 - 7:00 PM
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Visions for Future of Biofuels
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Ballroom 3
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William D. Provine,
DuPont Company
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Lee Rybeck Lynd,
Dartmouth College
Overcoming Obstacles to Large-Scale Production of Cellulosic Biofuels
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Amory B. Lovins,
Rocky Mountain Institute
Biofuels: Some Convenient Truths
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7:00 - 8:00 PM
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Social Hour w/ Lite Bites
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Ballroom 1 & 2
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8:00 - 11:00 PM
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Entertainment
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Ballroom 1 & 2
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| Wednesday, April 8 |
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Departure
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