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September 8-9, Iowa State University

The 2008 Growing the Bioeconomy Conference will focus on strategies to achieve the new federal cellulosic biofuels mandate and advance the Midwestern Governors Association energy and climate change platform.

The conference will feature:

• Cutting edge research on cellulosic feedstocks production and processing technologies; biomass harvest, storage, and transportation systems; biofuels and climate change; and human, social, economic, and policy dimensions of the bioeconomy; biofuels.
• Tours to learn about new biomass crops and cropping systems research at the Iowa State University New Century Farm
• Demonstrations of biomass harvest equipment prototypes at the Iowa State University New Century Farm

www.bioeconomyconference.org.