Exploring Sustainable Bio Resource Production in Southeast Arkansas

Friends of Green Valley:
Information and Registration for an important conference on “Exploring Sustainable Bio Resource Production in Southeast Arkansas” is now at www.greenvalleynetwork.com. See banner ad at the bottom of the home page. Feel free to forward this link along to anyone who may have an interest in AR Bio Resource Production.

Agenda follows:
Exploring Sustainable Bio Resource Production in Southeast Arkansas

Tuesday, September 16
11:00am Introduction: State Representative Allen
Maxwell
11:20am Arkansas Land Trust-Tax Incentives
Carol Williams-Executive Director
11:30am Dedicated Energy Crops-Bio Fuels Production
Jim Wimberly-President BioEnergy Systems
12 Noon Lunch UAM Spencer Gallery
Please RSVP 870.367.3076
12:30pm Transportation Infrastructure
Representative Allen Maxwell
12:45pm Forestry Bio Mass Potential
Dr. Matthew Pelkki-UAM School of Forestry
Endowed Clippert Chair Professor
1:15pm Lignite/Coal/Coal Bed Natural Gas
Ed Ratchford-Senior Petroleum Geologist-
State of Arkansas
1:45pm Spatial Technology
Dr. Robert Weih-Professor Geometrics
Director Spatial Information Systems/Director
Spatial Laboratory
2:15 Break
2:30pm Algae Bio Fuels Production
Bill Horton-President DFI Energy Group
3:00pm Green Sustainability Concepts
Dan Sanker-President & CEO Case Stack
3:30pm Roundtable Discussion
All Attendees
4:15pm Tour Woodchip and Sawmill Demonstration
Price Industries-Monticello
5:00pm Adjourn


Wednesday, September 17
7:00am Tour Begins
MUST RSVP (870) 367-3076
Tour Start Location TBD Based on
Participation
Transportation vans provided
7:30am Tour on Farm Demo-Production, Harvesting,
Water Issues TBD
9:00am Tour Jerome Bio Refinery/Catfish Ponds
Phil Baugh-Jerome, AR
9:30am Tour Yellow Bend Port/Mississippi River
Kenny Gober-Bill Bowman
10:15am Tour Potlatch Paper Mill
Tommy Smith-Arkansas City
11:30am Lunch-Pecks South East
Representative Robert Moore
1:00pm End Tour-Depart Arkansas City, Return to
Monticello

For more information, please email.


Kathryn Hunt
Fayetteville Economic Development Council
479-442-8885
www.fayetteville.com