U.S. Biochar Initiative Conference

Date/Time:	Monday, 28 Jun 2010 from 7:30 am to 9:00 pm
Location:	Scheman Building
Cost:	$200-$475
URL:	http://www.biorenew.iastate.edu/events/b...r2010.html
Contact:	MaryAnn Sherman,
Phone:	515-294-8473
Channel:	Research
Categories:	Conferences
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The U.S. Biochar Initiative Conference is designed to advance our understanding of the science and policy issues related to biochar as both an agent for carbon sequestration as well as an amendment for soils. On June 27-30, join scientists, engineers, policymakers, policy analysts, producers and users at this event and learn of recent advances in biochar science, technology, and policy.

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Sunday, June 27

2 - 8 pm, Registration

2 - 6 pm, Exhibit Set-up

3 - 5 pm, Preconference Symposium
U.S. Focused Biochar Report: Assessment of Biochar's Benefits for North America

6 - 8 pm, Reception and Char-beque

6 - 8 pm, Exhibits Open


Monday, June 28

7:30 am, Continental Breakfast

8 am, Welcome

8:15 am, Plenary
"What's New": Anthropological Biochar

9:30 am, Plenary
Latest Developments in Biochar Production and Characterization

10:45 am, Break and Exhibits

11:15 am, Plenary
Carbon Valuation and Policy

12:30 pm, Lunch and Plenary
The Coming of Age of Biochar

1:45 pm, Breakout Session 1
Production and Characterization
-- Biochar Production Feedstocks
Agriculture, Forestry, Soil Science and Environment
-- Biochar Soil and Nutrient Management I
Markets and Business Opportunities
-- Biochar Market Systems

3:15 pm, Break

3:45 pm, Breakout Session 2
Production and Characterization
-- Biochar Production Processes II
Agriculture, Forestry, Soil Science, and Environment
-- Biochar: Soil and Nutrient Management II
Markets and Business Opportunities
-- Biochar Products and Co-Products

5:15 pm, Break

5:30 - 7:30 pm, Reception and Poster Session

7:30 - 9 pm, Networking and Advocacy Roundtable (USBI)

7:30 - 9 pm, IBI Biochar Material Characterization Effort for the Industry: Update and roundtable discussion



Tuesday, June 29

7:30 am, Breakfast

8 am, Plenary
Creating Positive Community/Social Impacts with Biochar Projects

9:30 am, Break

10 am, Breakout Session 3
Production and Characterization
-- Biochar Production Standards
Agriculture, Forestry, Soil Science, and Environment
-- Impacts of Biochar Quality on Plants and Soils
Markets and Business Opportunities
-- Biochar Hardware

11:30 am, Lunch and Plenary
Sustainable Land Management: Integrating Community, Ecology and Profit

1:15 pm, Breakout Session 4
Production and Characterization
-- Specialized Characterization Methods for Biochar
Agriculture, Forestry, Soil Science, and Environment
-- Biological Responses to Biochar Amendments
Agriculture, Forestry, Soil Science, and Environment
-- Crop Responses to Biochar Amendments
Policy and Economics
-- Economics and Policy Perspectives of Biochar

2:45 pm, Break and Exhibits

3:15 pm, Breakout Session 5
Production and Characterization
-- Laboratory Characterization of Biochar
Agriculture, Forestry, Soil Science, and Environment
-- Biochar Sorportion of Contaminants
Markets and Economics
-- Greenhouse Gas Protocol development for Biochar

4:45 pm, Transportation to BioCentury Research Farm

5:15 - 8 pm, Walking Dinner and Tours


Wednesday, June 30

7:30 am, Continental Breakfast

8 am, Breakout Session 6
Production and Characterization
-- InSitu Soil Characterization of Biochar
Agriculture, Forestry, Soil Science, and Environment
-- Impacts of Biochar Amendments on GHG Emissions
Other Topics in Biochar
-- Securing and Handling Biomass Feedstocks

9:30 am, Break and Exhibits

10:30 am, Plenary
Biochar Utilization Field Trials: Results from Around the Globe

Noon, Lunch and Closing Plenary
Public Policy and Biochar Report with Call to Action

2 - 5 pm, Conference Adjourns
Optional Instrumentation and Bench Scale (Fast Pyrolyzers and Reactors) Lab Tours