8th biennial srwc operations working group conference
Short rotation woody crops in a renewable energy future:
challenges and opportunities
Sheraton Syracuse University Hotel and Conference Center
Syracuse, New York, USA
October 17-19, 2010
Short rotation woody crops (SRWC) are being developed as a sustainable supply of woody biomass for the production of bioenergy, biofuels and bioproducts as well as for traditional solid wood and fiber products. Interest in SRWC has developed in the past because of multiple environmental and rural development benefits associated with their production and use, and most recently because of increasing concerns about dependence on and impacts associated with the consumption of fossil fuels.
As a result of increasing interest in SRWC the amount of related activity is expanding rapidly. The 8th Biennial Short Rotation Woody Crops Operations Working Group conference is an excellent forum to learn about the latest developments in the science, production, harvesting, use and policies related to SRWC. The conference will also explore challenges and opportunities of successful commercialization of SRWC as a source of fiber or as an energy feedstock material. Please join us to learn more about SRWC and their role in the growing renewable energy economy and traditional forest industries.
Field Tours: A field trip included in the conference will highlight a demonstration of the SRWC single pass cut and chip harvesting system that has been developed by Case New Holland and a stop at a large scale alternative cover project using shrub willows. Post-conference tours (October 20-21, 2010) will include stops at a pellet manufacturing facility, a wood-fired combined heat and power facility and hybrid poplar and willow plantations in New York State and Ontario, Canada.
Conference Venue: The conference will be held adjacent to the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry campus in Syracuse, NY at the Syracuse University Sheraton Hotel and Conference Center; 801 University Avenue, Syracuse, NY 13210; (315) 475-3000 or (800) 395-2105. Room rates are $99.00 US (single) and $109.00 US (double) until September 12, 2010.
Registration, hotel, and tour information is available at http://www.esf.edu/outreach/pd/2010/srwc/
If you have any questions contact Maura Harling Stefl (Program Specialist, Outreach Office, SUNY-ESF) at mhstefl@esf.edu or +1 (315) 470-6817.
Topic Areas
1. Production Systems and Operations
2. Environmental and Landscape Processes and Benefits
3. End Use Applications
4. Regional Feedstock Partnerships
5. Commercializing SRWC: Linking Feedstock Production with End Use and Policy Considerations
Abstract Submission: Please submit abstracts (maximum of 300 words) in English using MS Word or Rich Text format to Ron Zalesny. The abstract submission deadline is Wednesday, June 30, 2010. The abstract should be typed in 11-point Times New Roman font with 1.9-cm margins. Please provide the title in bold, followed by authors’ names (indicate each corresponding author with an asterisk) and their institutional affiliations on separate lines, and the body of the abstract – all in 1.5-line spacing. Below the body, list keywords, complete contact information of the corresponding author, and your preferred topic area (1-5 above) and presentation format (oral or poster). An example abstract is attached. Authors will be notified of presentation formats during mid July.
Please submit abstracts to:
Ronald S. Zalesny Jr.
Team Leader, Genetics and Energy Crop Production Unit
Research Plant Geneticist
U.S. Forest Service
Northern Research Station
Institute for Applied Ecosystem Studies
5985 Highway K
Rhinelander, WI 54501, USA
Phone: +1 (715) 362-1132
Fax: +1 (715) 362-1166
Email: rzalesny@fs.fed.us