SUN GRANT/DOE REGIONAL BIOMASS FEEDSTOCK PARTNERSHIP ANNUAL MEETING

FEBRUARY 15-17, 2011

CROWN PLAZA HOLIDAY INN

KNOXVILLE, TN

Distributed Documents

Regional Biomass Feedstock Partnership Status Report - Feb. 2011 (3 MB)

Tuesday, February 15

 8:30 – 9:00           Welcome and Introductions

                              Jim Doolittle

 9:00 – 9:30           DOE-EERE-OBP

                             John Ferrell/Laura McCann

 9:30 – 10:00        Sun Grant Association

                              Kevin Kephart/Terry Nipp

10:00 – 10:30        Break                                  

10:30 – 11:00        DOE-GO Office

                              Steve Thomas/Chris Lindeman

11:00 – 11:30        Data Status and KDF Update

                              Chris Abernathy/Aaron Myers

11:30 – 12:00        Feedstock Composition Analysis/Archive

                               Richard Hess

12:00 – 1:30 pm    Lunch & Individual Species Group Discussion Time

1:30 – 2:10          Feedstock Sustainability

                               Doug Karlen/Dave Muth

INDIVIDUAL SPECIES REPORTS – PROGRESS, CY 2011 PLANS

Woody Team

2:10 –   2:50          Poplar -- Berguson

2:50 –   3:30          Willow -- Volk

3:30 –   3:50           Break

Crop Residue Team

3:50 – 4:30              Corn -- Karlen

4:30 – 5:10              Cereals --Karrow

5:10 – 5:40              DAM Corn Project -- Pradip Das

6:30                          Reception

Wednesday, February 16

7:00 – 7:45  am        Breakfast

Feedstock Assessment Team - Abernathy

8:00 – 8:40               NE -- Woodbury

8:40 – 9:20               SE -- Jackson

9:20 – 10:00             SC -- Dicks

10:00 – 10:20             Break

10:20 – 11:00            NC – Wimberly/Chintala

11:00 – 11:40           W -- Daly

11:40 – 12:00           Education and Outreach – Jackson/Cassel                       

12:00 – 1:30 pm      Lunch and Partnership Discussion 2 year plan through crop year 2012

Herbaceous Team -- Owens

1:30 – 2:10                Switchgrass – Owens

2:10 – 2:50                Energycane – Baldwin

2:50 - 3:30                Sorghum -- Rooney

3:30 – 4:10                Miscanthus -- Voigt

4:10 – 4:50                CRP - Lee

4:50     Wrap-up and Adjourn

Thursday February 17

Field Tour of Switchgrass Production Fields and Demonstration Biorefinery