Thursday Jan. 28, 2010

8-8:30am Registration

8:30-9:00 am Introduction Hal Debor, SSEA president

9:00 -9:45 am Dr. Morris Bitzer, Exec. Secretary NSSPPA, Professor Emeritus and Sweet Sorghum Breeder, College of Ag, University of Kentucky “The growth and development of the sorghum plant.”

9:45-10:30 am Peter Sandfort, KATZEN International, “KATZEN commercial sweet sorghum plant observations”

10:30-11:15 am Laurence Culliford Eng, Green Yeast, “The production of yeast from vinasse”

11:15am -12:00 am Mr. Lee McClune, Sorganol, “On-the-farm ethanol production system: sustainable & carbon neutral”

12:00-1:15 pm Lunch break/Networking (Lunch is not provided)

1:15-2:00 pm Dr. Yoganand Barve, Praj Industries Ltd, India, “Praj Industries commercial experiences on sweet sorghum”

2:00-2:45 pm Dr. Randall Powell, BioDimensions, ”Development of sweet sorghum ethanol in the Mid-South Mississippi Delta.”

2:45-3:30 pm Roland Holou, Ph.D. Student at the University of Missouri-Delta Research Center, "Production risk management associated with nitrogen fertilization and the soil type for biofuel production from sweet sorghum".

3:30-4:15 pm Mr. Tim Jost, Fulton Iron Works,"The sweet sorghum milling process."

4:15-5:00 pm Jeffrey D. Brenner M.D. Solar Fruits Biofuels, Salisbury, MD, “Sweet sorghum to ethanol in Maryland; successes and missteps”.

5:00-6:00 Social Hour

6:00-7:30 pm Banquet dinner

7:30-9:30 pm SSEA Membership Meeting


Friday Jan. 29, 2010

8:30-9:15 am Spencer Swayze, CERES, “Development of sweet sorghum for biofuels and biopower”

9:15-10:00 am Zacarias Alvaro, Manufacturera de IMPLEMENTOS, Mexico, “Technology for juice extraction equipment”

10:00-10:45 am Billy Lawson, Case New Holland, "Development of a sweet sorghum harvester"

10:45-11:30 am Belum VS Reddy, ICRISAT India, “Sweet sorghum for food, fodder and fuel: ICRISAT experiences”

11:30 am-12:15 pm Rhys T. Dale, Bio-Process Innovation, “Process technologies and design for an integrated sorghum and bagasse bio-refinery system”

12:15-1:15 Lunch break/Networking (Lunch is not provided)

1:15-1:45pm Dr. Robert Schaffert, Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (EMBRAPA). "Embrapa energy sorghum research and development update"

1:45-2:15pm Warren Turner, Vice President SSEA, “A Report on Next Generation Biofuels Feedstock Crops from the Greenpower Conference, and their relativity to the present and future role of sweet sorghum as a biofuel and bioderivatives crop.”

2:15–3:30pm Sweet Sorghum Ethanol Projects Panel Discussion (Representatives from a wide range of sweet sorghum to ethanol projects will be available for a question and answer session and discussion.) Panelists TBA at conference