Welcome
Agenda
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Wednesday, May 20 |
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| 11:00 a.m. | Registration Open | Regency Hall |
| Exhibitor Setup | Imperial Hall | |
| Student Poster Setup | Salon B | |
| 1:00 p.m. | Opening Session | Salon C |
| Conference Overview Andy Whittington, MBREC President |
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| Welcome Mayor Gene McGee, City of Ridgeland |
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| 1:30 p.m. | Opening Keynote Message Ted Abernathy, Southern Growth Policies Board Renewable Energy Technology and Systems |
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| Moderator Sumesh Arora, Mississippi Technology Alliance |
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| 2:00 p.m. | Cellulosic Ethanol Vincent Chornet, Enerkem |
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| Algae Oil Gordon LeBlanc, PetroSun |
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| Biodiesel Jeff Breeden, Biodiesel Logic, LLC |
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| 3:00 p.m. | Break with Exhibitors and Student Posters | Imperial Hall and Salon B |
| 3:25 p.m. | Green Fuels Hayes Dent, Limerick Energy Inc. |
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| Bioenergy Dr. Art Wiselogel, Antares Group Inc. |
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| Solar Will Hegman, Mississippi Solar, Inc. |
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| Hydrokinetic Mark Stover, Hydro Green Energy |
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| 5:30 p.m. | Networking Reception and Student Poster Voting | Salon B |
| 7:00 p.m. | Dinner on your own | |
Thursday, May 21 |
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| 7:00 a.m. | Breakfast Buffet | Salon B |
| Registration | Regency Hall | |
| 8:15 a.m. | Welcome and Overview Andy Whittington, MBREC President |
Salon C |
| Government and Private Sector Perspectives on Energy Policy | ||
| Moderator Brent Baily, 25x‘25 Initiative |
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| 8:30 a.m. | Bioenergy and Energy Alternatives Robert Fireovid, USDA-ARS |
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| 9:00 a.m. | Bioenergy Montgomery Simpson, Weyerhaeuser |
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| Carbon/GHG Regulation Todd Wooten, Nicholas Institute |
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| Energy Efficiency Alex Tapia, Southeast Energy Efficiency Alliance |
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| Biofuels Mark Warner, Gulf Coast Energy |
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| 10:20 a.m. | Break with Exhibitors and Student Poster Voting | |
| 10:45 a.m. | Patrick Sullivan Office of the Governor |
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| Commissioner Lynn Posey Mississippi Public Service Commission |
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| Senator Billy Hewes Mississippi Senate |
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| Representative Greg Ward Mississippi House of Representatives |
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| Marcia Weaver City of Vicksburg |
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| 12:00 noon | Lunch Buffet | Salon B |
| Luncheon Comments David Waide, Mississippi Farm Bureau |
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| Sponsor Recognitions | ||
| Student Scholarship Award | ||
| Student Poster Awards (Presentation by winners) | ||
| Project Planning and Funding Options | ||
| Moderator Dr. Joe Jordan, MSU Industrial Outreach Service |
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| 1:30 p.m. | Dr. Betty Norman Mississippi Development Authority-Energy Division |
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| Dr. Randy Goldsmith Mississippi Technology Alliance |
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| Dr. Anthony Crooks USDA-Rural Development |
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| Dr. Randy Powell BioDimensions |
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| 3:30 p.m. | Concluding Remarks Andy Whittington, MBREC President |
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| 3:45 p.m. | Adjourn | |
| 4:00 p.m. | Annual Membership Meeting of the Mississippi Biomass and Renewable Energy Council, Inc. | |
