2009 AAIC Program
Saturday, November 14
Arrival to
Stay at the
40 rooms have been reserved
7:00 PM Dinner on your own
Sunday, November 15
11:00 AM Bus leaves Hotel Plaza San Francisco to Termas
the
01:30 PM visit Winery and tour (lunch provided)
06:00 PM arrival to the hotel Gran Hotel Termas de Chillan or Hotel Pirimahuida
07:00 PM Registration
08:00 PM Dinner and Welcome Reception
Keynote speaker: ‘The next generation of
biofuels’ - Wayne Seames,
Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering,
He is currently leading a team to develop aviation biofuel and other products from crop oils. He is also the principal investigator on a $2.5 million grant to advance understanding of the way trace metals are formed during coal combustion. Seames has also worked on commercializing some of the research projects he's been involved with, and is a co-inventor on six provisional patent applications within the last two years.
Monday, November 16
Plenary Session and technical and posters sessions (Oilseeds, Fiber and Rubber, General Crops)
Development of industrial crops for arid lands in Argentina, Dr. Damian Ravetta, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina
Development of industrial crops in Chile., Dr. Marisol Berti, Universidad de Concepcion, Chile
Lesquerella, a possible model for new crop development and commercialization, Dr. David Dierig,
USDA, ARS, National Center for Genetic Resources Preservation, Ft.Collins, CO
Oilseeds section
Lunch
Fiber and cellulosic crops
Rubber
General crops
Dinner (included in room rate)
Tuesday, November 17
8:00-12:00 Bioenergy symposium
Keynote speaker: 'Second generation biofuels' - Benjamin A.. Thorp,III, Renewable Energy Consultant, Past President Flambeau River BioRefinery
Ben is a leader in renewable energy, a former leader in pulp and paper associations, and retired director pulp & paper engineering, Georgia-Pacific Corp. In addition Ben was an officer with Chesapeake Corp. James River Corp., BE&K, Poyry-BEK and Huyck Corp. Ben graduated from the University of Maryland, College Park, MD with a bachelor’s degree in physics. He completed advanced studies in Mechanical Engineering, Management, and Marketing. He is currently serving on 3 company and 3 non profit boards. He is a past board member of several organizations. Honors awarded to Ben include being named a TAPPI Fellow in 1986, being awarded the TAPPI Paper & Board Division Leadership Award in 1994, receiving the PIMA Glen T. Renegar Award in 1999 and the 2002 PIMA-CPBIS Management Excellence award. Thorp is the holder of six U.S. Patents with others pending submission.
'Bioenergy and composites from Chilean forestry industry’ - Dr. Alex Berg, UDT, Universidad de Concepcion
Technical and poster sessions (Bioenergy)
Lunch
Afternoon visit:
Bus leaves after lunch at 2:30 PM
Universidad de Concepción, Experimental Station, Chillán.
Paper mill processing plant
Dinner at Hotel
Wednesday, November 18
Medicinal and aromatics plants symposium
Invited Speakers: ‘Issues and Trends in the Global Botanical Market’ - Mr. Mark Blumenthal (American Botanical Council)
Mark is the founder and executive director of the American Botanical Council (ABC), the editor/publisher of HerbalGram, and the senior editor of three of ABC’s books. He represents ABC in the media, to ABC stakeholders, and in dozens of appearances at conventions, conferences, and other appearances. He has guided ABC strategically since its founding.
Technical and posters sessions (medicinal and nutraceutical crops)
Lunch
Awards dinner
Thursday, November 19
Breakfast at the Hotel
Board meetings
Bus
leaves to
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Stop at the airport for passengers flying that night
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