15th Annual EPAC Conference on Biofuels June 12-14, 2005
"Spurring Ethanol into the Future"
The “Spurring Ethanol into the Future” Conference provided an opportunity to learn more about viable domestic renewable energy transportation fuels that can decrease our reliance on foreign oil, enhance rural economic development, and reduce pollution from transportation. Below is the agenda in the order presented. A speaker’s name is linked to available a biography and photo, if available. Presentation titles are linked to either a short summary or available Power Point presentations. This agenda does not necessarily follow previously printed schedules. A great thank you to the Conference sponsors that include: Aventine Renewable Energy, Inc. CHS (Cenex) Climate Solutions Delta T Department of Energy (DOE) National Clean Cities Program DOE Pacific Regional Bioenergy Program Partnership Fagen, Inc. General Motors Montana Dept of Environmental Quality Montana Wheat & Barley Committee National Ethanol Vehicle Coalition National Biodiesel Board National Park Service Renewable Fuels Association Rocky Mountain Farmers Union Toyota Sales USA USDA Agricultural Research Service USDA Biodiesel Fuel Education Program. USDA Office of Energy Policy and New Uses Wyoming Ethanol Xanterra Parks and Resorts
June 11, 2005: Tour of Yellowstone on the Biodiesel Bus Sunday, June 12: Meet the Speakers reception, Irma Hotel, Cody, Wyoming Monday, June 13 8:30 Conference opening – Shirley Ball, Executive Director, EPAC Welcome to Cody from Wyoming Senator Hank Coe 8:50 PANEL: Ethanol and the Region John Urbanchuk, Director, LECG, LLC ”Understanding the Numbers” PANEL New Technology--Improving the Process Moderator: Bill Paulson, Heartland Grain Fuels, Aberdeen, SD Larry Johnson, Business Development, Delta T Corporation, “Higher Technology Will Lower Your Risk” 11:00 PANEL: Advances in the Industry, and Improving the Process Julie Ward, R. J. O’Brien, Risk management, "What is Risk Management?" Doug Berven, Broin Companies, “Broin BPX Raw Starch Process” Howard Haines, Montana Department of Environmental Quality, “The NonEnvironmental Permits and Licenses for Ethanol Production” power point 12:00 Lunch – Speaker Nancy Peterson, Director, Montana Department of Agriculture 1:10 “Fueling Around in the Biofuels Marketplace” Roundtable discussion Mike Allen, Allen Oil Mike Derickson, Manager of Refined Fuels Marketing, CHS (Cenex)
Robert White, Vice Chair, National Ethanol Vehicle Coalition, (NEVC) Ron Lamberty, Vice President /Market Development Director, American Coalition for Ethanol 2:20 Biodiesel Panel: Kim Penfold, Energy Project Manager, U.S. Department of Energy, Western Regional Office, Moderator Jim Evanoff, Ranger, Yellowstone National Park “Yellowstone’s Biodiesel and Renewable History” {picture) Jim Hanna, Director of Environmental Programs for Yellowstone, Xanterra Parks and Resorts David Max, Vice President of Operations /Board Member at Sustainable Systems {picture) Kevin Mathews, Bison Engineering, “Environmental Permitting an Ethanol Plant” {biography) 4:15 PANEL” “Outside the Box – Non Traditional Marketing” Jim Redding, Vice President of Marketing, Aventine Renewable Energy, Inc. “Ethanol Demand Beyond 4 Billion Gallons" {picture, biography) Dan Schwartzkopf, Wyoming Ethanol “Ethanol as a RACING FUEL!” Adjourn 5:10 5:30 PM BBQ Follow-up JUNE 14, 2005 Barley to Ethanol Workshop Tuesday 7:15 – Breakfast sponsored by Toyota Sales 8:15 AM Mary Nickerson, National Marketing Manager for Advanced Technology, Toyota Sales, “Sustainability on a Global Scale” {picture typing bio)
9:00 AM PANEL: What these Organizations do for Biofuels. Phil Lampert, Executive director, National Ethanol Vehicle Coalition Sandy Shuptrine, Greater Yellowstone Teton Clean City Coalition
{picture)
Shirley Ball, Ethanol Producers And Consumers Executive Director
Ethanol Producers and Consumers (EPAC)
9:45 Break 10:00 PANEL: Worldwide Ethanol Production With a Focus on Small Grains Moderator, Richard Owen, Executive Vice President, MT Grain Growers Phil Madson, President, KATZEN International, Inc. “Fuel Ethanol Feedstock Chanllenges” Kevin Hicks, Research Leader, USDA-Agricultural Research Service’s Eastern Regional Research Center “Barley to Ethanol”
11:10 “How National Parks and Clean Cities can Spur Ethanol into the Future” Moderator, Jim Evanoff Bev Miller, Salt Lake City Clean City coordinator Lou Moore, MT DEQ
Steve Roseberry, WY DEQ