Subcontractors and Collaborators Workshop
November 7-9, 2001
Adam’s Mark Hotel
Memphis, Tennessee

The purpose of this meeting is to enhance communication among collaborators and provide relevant, national-level information on bioenergy to collaborators.

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Tuesday, November 6

7:00 – 9:00 p.m. On-site registration and Reception, Adam’s Mark Hotel, Light fare and cash bar

Wednesday November 7

Breakfast on your own

7:30 – 8:00 On-site registration near meeting rooms

8:00 – 8:30 Welcome from Program Managers – Janet Cushman, Fuels Program; Lynn Wright, Power Program

8:30 – 9:00 U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Fuels Development, – John Ferrell

9:00 – 9:30 U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Power Technologies, Biopower Program – Paul Grabowski [PPT (825 KB), PDF (682 KB)]

9:30 – 9:50 Break (Coffee, doughnuts, bagels, etc.)

9:50 – 10:20 Researching the Agricultural Community: Designing an Outreach Program for the National Biofuels Program, – Jim Gresham and Bob Giblin, Morgan&Myers, Inc., Minneapolis

10:20 – 10:50 Crop Residues: Soil Organic Matter, Biofuel, Both? – Wally Wilhelm, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Lincoln, Nebraska [PPT (20 MB), PDF (2 MB)]

10:50 – 11:20 Forest Products Industry Certification Process – Jake Eaton, Potlatch Corp. [PPT (13.5 MB), PDF (1.7 MB)]

11:20 – 11:35 Bioenergy Feedstock Development Program Organization – Lynn Wright, Power Program; Janet Cushman, Fuels Program

11:35 – 11:45 Working session logistics and goals – Lynn Kszos, Bioenergy Feedstock Development Program

11:45 – 12:45 Lunch Buffet at Adam’s Mark

1:00 – 5:30 Break out into task areas

Environmental sustainability

Woody crops

Herbaceous crops

Engineering strategies and Project scale-up

Analysis subcontractors will float

5:30 Adjourn, Dinner on your own

Thursday, November 8

9:00 – 10:15 Break out into task areas

Environmental sustainability

Woody crops

Herbaceous crops

Engineering strategies and Project scale-up

Economics subcontractors will float

10:15 – 10:30 Break (Coffee, doughnuts, bagels, etc.)

10:30 – 12:00 Task break out sessions continue

12:00 – 1:30 Lunch on your own

1:30 – 2:45 Task Summaries and Report-out (15 min each)

Analysis

Residues

Systems Engineering

Woody Crops

Herbaceous Crops

2:45 – 3:00 Break (soda and cookies)

3:00 – 3:30 Task Summaries and Report-out continued (15 min each)

Environmental Sustainability

Project support and evaluation

3:30 – 3:50 USDA Bioenergy National Program – Don Erbach, USDA

3:50 – 4:10 Biomass R&D Initiative – John Ferrell, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Fuels Development

4:10 – 4:30 Office of Fuels Development Renewable Diesel Program – John Ferrell

4:30 – 4:50 Office of Industrial Technologies – Mark Paster, Agriculture Industries of the Future Product Program [PPT (3.3 MB), PDF (2.7 MB)]

4:50 Closing comments and adjourn. Dinner and field tour provided by Agri-Center International at their location 6 miles away in West Memphis (transportation provided from hotel)

Friday, November 9

7:30 a.m. Depart for tour of Ames Plantation

3:00 p.m. Bus drop at airport

4:00 p.m. Bus returns to Adam’s Mark