Biofuels...
A Pennsylvania
Reality
One-Day Conference
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Monday, Oct. 23, 2006
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York, PA
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Agenda
Draft Only - not
finalized
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Time
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Topic
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Speakers
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Moderator
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Place
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8:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.
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Breakfast & Registration
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8:30 a.m. - 8:45 a.m.
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Welcome & Conference
Overview
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Russ Montgomery,
REDDI
Tom Tuffey, Governor's
Agricultural Renewable
Energy Council
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Ballroom of the
Roses
York Holiday Inn-
Holidome
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8:45 a.m. - 9:15 a.m.
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The Economic Impact
for Renewable Fuels in
PA
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Jon Urbanchuk, LECG,
LLC
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Ballroom
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9:15 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.
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Why Renewable Energy
in Pennsylvania: &
Renewable Energy
Legislation in Motion
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Tom Tuffey, Governor's
Agriculture Renewable
Energy Council &
PennFuture
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Ballroom
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9:45 a.m. - 10:05 a.m.
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Refreshment Break and
Exhibitor Networking
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Royalty Meeting
Rooms adjacent to
Ballroom
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10:05 a.m.-10:45 a.m.
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The Future of
Renewable Fuels in the
U.S.
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Robert Dinneen,
Renewable Fuels Assoc.
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Ballroom
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10:45 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.
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State and Federal
Incentives and Funding
Programs
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Cheryl Cook, Pa. Dept.
of Agriculture Deputy
Secretary
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Introduced by:
Tom Tuffey
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Ballroom
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11:20 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
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LUNCH & SPECIAL
RECOGNITION
PROGRAM
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Champions of
Renewable Energy
Awards Presentation-
Sec. of Agriculture
Dennis Wolff
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Harrigan's Dining
Room
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12:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
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KEYNOTE PROGRAM:
Biofuels Public Policy
Panel Discussion
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1 PA sec. of Ag. Dennis
Wolff
2. Eric Thumma, PA
Dept. of
Environmental
Protection
3. Andrew McAloon,
Cost Engineer, Crop
Conversion Science
and Engineering
Research Unit,
Eastern Regional
Research Center,
USDA
4. Phillip Lampert,
Executive Director,
National Ethanol
Vehicle Coalition
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The Honorable
John Brenner,
Mayor, City of
York
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Ballroom
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2:00 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.
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Short Break & Exhibitor
Networking. Please
proceed to breakout
areas: Biodiesel (Main
Ballroom) & Ethanol
(Harrigan's)
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Meeting Rooms 3-6
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Ethanol Track:
Harrigan's
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Biodiesel Track:
Ballroom
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Ethanol Track:
Harrigan's
Biodiesel Track:
Ballroom
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2:15 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.
(20 minute
presentation with 10
minutes for Q&A)
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Ethanol Industry Trends
and Research updates:
Kevin Hicks, Research
Leader: Crop
Conversion Science &
Engineering Research
Unit, USDA, ARS,
Eastern Regional
Research Center,
Wyndmoor, PA
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Biodiesel Trends and
Research Updates:
Michael J. Haas,
Research Biochemist,
Fats, Oils, and Animal
Coproducts Research
unit, USDA, ARS,
Eastern Regional
Research Center,
Wyndmoor, PA
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Moderators:
Ethanol Track:
Susan Summers,
PA Dept. of
Environmental
Protection
Biodiesel Track:
Michael Pechart,
PA Dept. of
Agricultiure
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Ethanol Track:
Harrigan's
Biodiesel Track:
Ballroom
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2:45 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
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Issues, Barriers and
Challenges to Ethanol
Production
Speakers: Jeffrey
Dershem, Green
Holdings, LLC and
Samuel McConnell,
BioEnergy International,
LLC
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Biodiesel Use in Student
and Public
Transportation
Speakers: Joe Biluck,
Director of Technology
and Operations, Medford
School District, Medford,
NJ and Arleen
Shulman, Chief, Mobile
Sources Section, Bureau
of Air Quality, PA Dept.
of Environmental
Protection
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Ethanol Track:
Harrigan's
Biodiesel Track:
Ballroom
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3:30 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.
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Refreshment Break and
Exhibitor Networking
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Meeting Rooms 3-6
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Ethanol Track:
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Biodiesel Track:
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3:45 p.m. - 4:45 p.m.
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Biomass Ethanol
Research:
Speakers: Greg Roth,
Pennsylvania State
University, Barley
Feedstock Research
and Tom Richard,
Pennsylvania State
University, Ethanol from
Cellulose: Toward a
Sustainable
Bioeconomy.
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Biofuels Uses in City,
State and Heating Oil
Industries:
Speakers: Rich Farr,
Exec. Director,
rabbittransit, York, PA;
Mike McClurkin, Pa.
Turnpike Commission;
and Len Zvorsky,
Worley & Obetz,
Manheim, PA
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Ethanol Track:
Harrigan's
Biodiesel Track:
Ballroom
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4:45 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
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Conference Wrap Up
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Ballroom
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5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
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Biofuels Networking &
Evening Reception
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Royalty Meeting
Rooms
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