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Southwestern Biofuels Policy Summit
April 13 & 14, 2010
Embassy Suites Hotel & Spa
Albuquerque, New Mexico

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Tuesday, April 13

Plenary Session

7:00 - 9:00 am   

Registration

 

8:00 am

Welcome - The Honorable Senator Jeff Bingaman, video address  
8:15 am Introduction of Keynote - Terry Brunner, New Mexico State Director, Rural Development, United States Department of Agriculture
8:30 am

Next Steps to Market - The Honorable Dallas Tonsager, U.S. Rural Development Under Secretary of Agriculture, USDA

9:00 am

New Mexico’s State Plan for Biofuels Leadership

Moderator: Tim Zenk, Executive Vice President, Sapphire Energy
  • Science, Research & Development and Sustainable Feedstocks

Dr. Jose Olivares, Deputy Division Leader, Bioscience Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory

Dr. Margaret McCormick, General Manager of Bio-based Materials Group, Targeted Growth

  • Economic Sustainability and Feedstock Transformation

Dr. Steve Loring, Associate Director, Agricultural Experimental Station, NMSU

  • Production and Distribution

Jeff Trucksess, Advisor & Founder, Green Earth Fuels

Dr. Van Romero, Vice President of Research & Economic Development, NM Tech

  • Workforce Development, Education and Outreach

Brendan Miller, Green Economy Manager, NM Economic Development Department

10:30 am

Break


10:45 am

Building a Biofuels Industry:  Good Politics and Sound Science

12:00 pm

 Luncheon - Keynote Address

The Honorable senator Tom Udall, video address

 

  Policy Track Technical Track
1:00 pm

New Crops / New Challenges:  Agriculture & Biofuels
Moderator:  Julie Maitland, Agricultural Programs and Resources, NMDA

  • Dr. C. Meghan Starbuck, Assistant Professor of Economics & International Business, NMSU
  • Dr. Terry A. Coffelt, Research Geneticist & Lead Scientist, New Crops, USDA-ARS-USALARC
  • Dr. Steve Loring, Associate Director, Agricultural Experimental Station, NMSU
  • Dr. James Richardson, Agricultural & Food Policy Center, Department of Agricultural Economics, Texas A & M University

Algal Biofuels
Moderator:  Anthony Martino, Biofuels Manager, Sandia National Laboratory

3:00 pm

Break


Break
3:15 pm

Future Markets / Present Challenges
Moderator:  David Hadley, Business Development Executive, Los Alamos National Laboratory

2:45 pm 

Algal Biofuels
Moderator:  Dr. José A. Olivares, Deputy Division Leader, Bioscience Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory

5:00 pm

Adjourn & Reception 

(Poster Session)

Adjourn & Reception 

(Poster Session)

Wednesday, April 14

8:00 am Federal Biofuel Status & Prospects for Advancement
Moderator:  Tim Zenk, Vice President of Corporate Affairs, Sapphire Energy, 
  • Ben McMakin, Van Ness Feldman:  Congressional Action on Biofuels
  • Terry Brunner, USDA NM State Director:  Administration Policies & Forecast
  • David Bradley, ASTM:  Biofuels Standards
  • Richard Wynne, The Boeing Company:  The National Aviation Market
Biofuel Oil Seed Crops 
Moderator:  Dr. Steve Loring, Associate Director, Agricultural Experimental Station, New Mexico State University
10:00 am Break

 

10:30 am Break

 

 

10:15 am

Formulating Policies for Sustainable Use of Resources
Moderator:  Maria Zannes, Outreach Director, SWBA

  • Doug Lynn, Executive Director, CEHMM: Cutting the Regulatory Red Tape

  • John D'Antonio, NM State Engineer:  Water Rights & Biofuels In New Mexico

  • Claudia Hertzog, Waste Management:  Making Use of Solid Waste as a Feedstock

  • Chris Cassidy, National Business Renewable Energy Advisor, USDA 

10:45 am

Lignocellulosic Biofuels & Sustainable Use of Resources 

Moderator: Dr. Terry A. Coffelt, Research Geneticist & Lead Scientist, New Crops, USDA-ARS-USALARC

12:00 pm

LUNCHEON -Keynote Address
The Honorable Congressman Martin Heinrich, video address

 

1:00 pm Investing in New Mexico:  A Focus on Stimulus Awards and their State Impact
Moderator: The Honorable Fred Mondragon, Secretary of New Mexico Department of Economic Development

ARRA Recipient Organizations Describe Their Award-Winning Projects

3:30 pm Adjourn

 

 

**First authors only are listed.  Please click on the title link for each technical session presentation to see full list of authors abstracts

 
     
   
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