Program
WEDNESDAY, MAY 27th, 2015
8:00 a.m. Bus departs from Four Points by Sheraton Edmundston, 74 Canada Road
8:00 a.m. – 4:45 p.m. Technology Demonstrations Off-site transportation and lunch are included.
Group 1
Group 2
Evening
6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. Industry-Research Connector Event and Cocktail Reception at the Edmundston Convention Centre. Join us as we match challenges in the bio-resource industries with the region’s best and brightest minds.
THURSDAY, MAY 28TH, 2015 AT EDMUNDSTON CONVENTION CENTRE*
Registration Opens at 7:45 a.m (Assomption Foyer)
8:45 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Welcome Remarks (Assomption Hall 1,2,3)
9:00 a.m. – 10:40 a.m. Speaker Session (Assomption Hall 1,2,3)
10:40 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Nutrition Break (Foyer Assomption).
11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Speaker Session (Assomption Hall 1,2,3)
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Lunch (République A,B)
12:30 p.m. – 2:10 p.m. B2B Partnering Meetings (Petit Témis/Mont Farlagne)
2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Speaker sessions (Assomption Hall 1,2,3)
4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. B2B Partnering Meetings (Petit Témis/Mont Farlagne)
3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Poster viewing and Trade Show reception (Lobby Republique)
6:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. Networking Dinner with entertainment by André Picard.
FRIDAY, MAY 29TH, 2015 AT CCNB (Université de Moncton Edmundston Campus Simon-Larouche Pavillon)*
Registration Opens at 8:00 a.m
8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Speaker session (Salle multi)
10:00 a.m. – 10:20 a.m. Nutrition Break
10:20 a.m. – 11:50 a.m. Speaker session (Salle multi)
11:50 a.m. – 12:50 p.m. B2B Partnering Meetings
11:50 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Lunch (Cafeteria)
1:00 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. Panel Session: Advancing Regional Opportunities in Biorefining (Salle multi)
2:45 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Closing remarks from Mike Allen, Member of Parliament for Tobique-Mactaquac
*Simultaneous French/English translation will be available
lunch and nutrition breaks will be provided
Updated May 8, 2015
WEDNESDAY, MAY 27th, 2015
8:00 a.m. Bus departs from Four Points by Sheraton Edmundston, 74 Canada Road
8:00 a.m. – 4:45 p.m. Technology Demonstrations Off-site transportation and lunch are included.
Group 1
- 9:30 a.m. Groupe Savoie Inc., Saint-Quentin
- 11:30 a.m. COGERNO, Rivière-Verte
- 1:00 p.m. Biorefinery Technology Scale-up Centre, Grand Falls
- 3:00 p.m. Laforge Bioenvironmental, Saint-André
Group 2
- 8:30 a.m. COGERNO
- 11:00 a.m. Groupe Savoie Inc., Saint-Quentin
- 1:30 p.m. Laforge Bioenvironmental, Saint-André
- 3:00 p.m. Biorefinery Technology Scale-up Centre, Grand Falls
Evening
6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. Industry-Research Connector Event and Cocktail Reception at the Edmundston Convention Centre. Join us as we match challenges in the bio-resource industries with the region’s best and brightest minds.
THURSDAY, MAY 28TH, 2015 AT EDMUNDSTON CONVENTION CENTRE*
Registration Opens at 7:45 a.m (Assomption Foyer)
8:45 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Welcome Remarks (Assomption Hall 1,2,3)
9:00 a.m. – 10:40 a.m. Speaker Session (Assomption Hall 1,2,3)
- Nicholas Savoie “Use of biomass at Twin Rivers Paper”
- Jonathan Levesque
10:40 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Nutrition Break (Foyer Assomption).
11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Speaker Session (Assomption Hall 1,2,3)
- Hans Van Klink “CHEMBEET: Direct processing of organic materials, introduction of sugar beet cultivation for green products”
- Chris de Visser “Design, development and experimentation with an application centre for renewable resources in the Netherlands”
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Lunch (République A,B)
12:30 p.m. – 2:10 p.m. B2B Partnering Meetings (Petit Témis/Mont Farlagne)
2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Speaker sessions (Assomption Hall 1,2,3)
- Chris Hooper "Cellufuel: Our View of the Future of Biofuels & Bioenergy"
- Eric Camirand "Biogas project development fundamentals (large or small)”
4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. B2B Partnering Meetings (Petit Témis/Mont Farlagne)
3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Poster viewing and Trade Show reception (Lobby Republique)
6:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. Networking Dinner with entertainment by André Picard.
FRIDAY, MAY 29TH, 2015 AT CCNB (Université de Moncton Edmundston Campus Simon-Larouche Pavillon)*
Registration Opens at 8:00 a.m
8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Speaker session (Salle multi)
- Simon Barnabé “Community-scale resource recovery and biorefining approach”
- Ben Forward "Marine Bacteria, What are they Good for?"
10:00 a.m. – 10:20 a.m. Nutrition Break
10:20 a.m. – 11:50 a.m. Speaker session (Salle multi)
- Marco Volpé “Groupe Westco: Reducing environmental footprint and generating profit through efficient biomass management.”
- Jean A. Bourque
- Presentation of Poster Award
11:50 a.m. – 12:50 p.m. B2B Partnering Meetings
11:50 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Lunch (Cafeteria)
1:00 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. Panel Session: Advancing Regional Opportunities in Biorefining (Salle multi)
- Ron Coles
- Allan Eddy
- Joey Volpé
- Kevin Shiell
- Moderator : Ken Magnus
2:45 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Closing remarks from Mike Allen, Member of Parliament for Tobique-Mactaquac
*Simultaneous French/English translation will be available
lunch and nutrition breaks will be provided
Updated May 8, 2015
