For Immediate Release
Yvonne
M. Psaila
Director
of Marketing & Communications
Keystone
Symposia
(970)
262-2676
Keystone Symposia
to Hold First Energy Conference on “The Future of Biofuels”
SILVERTHORNE,
CO, April 1, 2009 – Keystone Symposia on Molecular and Cellular Biology will
convene its first conference on the “The Future of Biofuels” in Snowbird, Utah,
April 4-8, 2009. The Colorado-based non-profit has
been conducting scientific conferences in the life sciences – including plant
sciences – for many years, but this will be its first specifically in the
energy arena.
The
three-day conference will bring together experts from industry, academia,
government and the nonprofit sector to share a broad perspective defining the
critical needs for biofuels and to highlight cutting-edge research and
development efforts defining the next generation of biofuel product and process
advances. One major deficiency in the advancement of biofuels is the lack of
integrated, cross-disciplinary research. The conference aims to bridge this gap
and help enable and advance biofuel research efforts globally.
It
will begin on the evening of Saturday, April 4 with keynote addresses by Jason
Clay of the World Wildlife Fund discussing “How do we Define Sustainability”
and Judy Siegel of Energy and Security Group sharing insights on “Biofuels and
Developing Countries.”
Other
speakers over the next three days will include experts from the auto and energy
industries debating needs versus wants in the biofuels value chain, experts
from academia presenting on “Next-Generation Advanced Biofuels” and “Enablement
of Cellulosic Fuels,” and researchers from both academia and industry
discussing “Biofuel Feedstock Choices and Modifications” and “Novel
Fermentation Strategies.”
In
addition to these plenary sessions, there will be workshops on “Current
Technology Trends” and “Regional Research Efforts.” Conference speakers represent
countries on the leading edge of alternative energy research and development:
Australia, Brazil, Israel, Japan, Taiwan, the UK and United States.
Concluding
addresses will be delivered on Tuesday evening by Lee Rybeck Lynd of Dartmouth
College and Armory B. Lovins of Rocky Mountain Institute.
The
scientific organizers of the meeting are William D. Provine of DuPont Company,
Chris R. Somerville of Energy Biosciences Institute, Doug Cameron of Piper
Jaffray & Co. and Jay D. Keasling of the University of California at
Berkeley.
According
to lead organizer Dr. Provine, DuPont BioFuels Venture Manager, “My work in the
biofuels sector today involves regular discussions with a variety of thought
leaders who have brilliant and unique perspectives on how to create an energy-diverse
future. There is no question in my mind that the greatest minds and most
creative personalities are involved in the biofuels sector today. I look
forward to showcasing this dialogue that we commonly share at the upcoming
Keystone Symposia meeting on The Future of Biofuels.”
For
more information about the conference, visit www.keystonesymposia.org/9D4.
About Keystone
Symposia
Keystone
Symposia on Molecular and Cellular Biology, a 501(c)3
non-profit organization, has been conducting internationally renowned, open
scientific conferences since 1972 and has been headquartered in Summit County,
Colorado since 1990 when it left the University of California at Los Angeles.
Annually, Keystone Symposia holds more than 50 meetings involving more than
13,000 scientists from around the world.