Nordic Wood Biorefinery Conference 2011

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Nordic Wood Biorefinery Conference 2011 22-24 March, 2011

Book October 23-25, 2012 in your calendar for the 4th NWBC in Helsinki, Finland!

Hotel Clarion Sign, Stockholm, Sweden

» Registration and fee information
» Press release December 2010
» Program - Oral presentations and evening events
- Posters

Side/evening events

» Visits to Demonstration and Pilot Biorefineries 21/3
» A buffet reception, hosted by the City of Stockholm at the beautiful Stockholm City Hall, venue for the Nobel Prize banquet, 22/3, 18:00 (Register when registering to NWBC or afterwards via email to MCI)
» FTP Biorefinery Task Force meeting at Clarion Sign 22/3, 21:00 (for the Task Force members only)
» Canada event at Clarion Sign 23/3 17.00-19.00 (separate registration, see Invitation)
» Conference dinner with entertainment at Clarion Sign 23/3, 19:00 (900 SEK. (Register when registering to NWBC or afterwards via email to MCI)
» AFORE Workshop 24/3 16.30-19.30 (separate registration, see Invitation)

» Accomodation
» General information
» Folder
» Instructions for speakers and poster presenters
» Information in Japanese - この会議の情報を日本語で見る (翻訳会社Ulatusによって提供。)

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The next NWBC − the leading event where research and industry meet to discuss recent wood-based biorefinery developments − is scheduled for March 22-24, 2011.

The 3rd Nordic Wood Biorefinery Conference will present the latest ideas and developments in biorefinery separation and conversion processes as well as new biobased products from the wood biorefinery: energy, chemicals and materials. NWBC will gather expert speakers from the chemical, energy, pulp and paper industry as well as recognized representatives from the global research community.

Optional site visits will be organized on March 21, 2011 to several biorefinery demonstration/industrial plants. The evening program will include a buffet reception, hosted by the City of Stockholm at the beautiful City Hall of Stockholm (where the Nobel Prize Banquet is held) and a dinner evening at Clarion Sign. Do also ake the opportunity to "meet Canada" at an event te evening of March 23. Directly after the conference March 24, you can stay for the AFORE Workshop 16.30-19.30 with cocktail and snacks (separate registration, see above).

The venue, Clarion Sign Hotel, is Stockolms largest and newest conference facility and full-service hotel, situated in the very heart of Stockholm, close to the Central Station and the Arlanda Express Airport Train.

NWBC is arranged as a cooperation between Innventia, Sweden and VTT, Finland. The City of Stockholm, Processum and Solander Science Park are also co-organizing the event 2011. The last conference day is a joint NWBC 2011 and ILI Forum 9 event with lignin theme.

Contacts

Birgit Backlund

+46 8 676 7226

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Peter Axegård

Director Business Area Biorefining

+46 8 676 7221

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Organizing Committee

Peter Axegård, Innventia (Chairman)
Birgit Backlund, Innventia
Klaus Niemelä, VTT
Niklas von Weymarn, VTT

Program Advisory Committee

Alfred Abaecherli, International Lignin Institute
Thore Berntsson, Chalmers Technical University
Jorge Colodette, Federal University of Visçosa
Rikard Gebart, ETC
Bjarne Holmbom, Åbo Akademi University
Ulrika Rova, Luleå Technical University
Herbert Sixta, Aalto University
Louise Staffas, Södra
Hans Theliander, Chalmers Technical University
Annita Westenbroek, KCKP
Sune Wännström, Sekab
Karin Öyaas, PFI