The schedule for the upcoming "Global Demand for Biofuels" workshop has been updated. Please note the times and places for the workshop below.

The Global Demand for Biofuels
International Agriculture Workshop for Teachers
Sponsored by the Center for Global Studies, University of Illinois

Location: Hilton Garden Inn Conference Center, 1501 S. Neil Street (corner of Kirby and Neil)

Thursday, June 19
3:00-4:00 Registration
Graduate Credit Logistics, Heather Miller, Continuing Education
4:00-5:00 Welcome by Edward Kolodziej, Director, Center for Global Studies
The Biology Behind Biofuels, Andrew Leakey, Plant Biology

5:00-6:00 Reception

6:00-8:00 Dinner and Keynote Lecture
The Food vs. Fuel Debate: Food Security and International Policy, Burton Swanson

Friday, June 20

8:30-10:00 AM
Standard and Alternative Raw Materials for Biofuels, John Santas, Frank Dohleman, Lance Schideman, Eric Rund

Coffee Break

10:30-11:45
Biological Processing Options and Byproducts, Vijay Singh
Thermochemical Processing and Utilization of Biomass, Ted Funk

12:15-1:15
Lunch at Illinois Waste Management and Research Center
Impacts of Biofuel Production on Water Resources, George Czapar

1:30-3:00
Tour of biodiesel lab
Adoption of Biofuels Technologies from an Innovation Diffusion Perspective, Tim Lindsay (at Waste Management Center).

3:00-5:00
Tour of miscanthus test plot, Frank Dohleman

Dinner on your own

Saturday, June 21

8:30-9:30
Impacts of Biofuel Production in Developing Nations on Local Lifestyles, Alex Winter-Nelson

Coffee Break

10:00-11:00
Biofuels and World Commodity Markets, Dr. Chris Hurt, Purdue University

11:00-1:00(working lunch)
Teacher-led discussion on bioenergy course development, Jesse Faber and Parker Bane, Pontiac High School

1:00-3:00
Lesson Planning

Workshop co-sponsors:
Center for the Study of Global Change, Indiana University
Institute for Global Studies, University of Minnesota