Bioenergy Solutions for Community Sustainability Workshop

Exploring Economic Diversification options for Communities Impacted by the Mountain Pine Beetle

Resources North, FORREX and Green Heat Initiative invite you to attend a 3 day workshop starting with a field tour to local facilities on March 2, 2010.

Workshop topics will include:
•     The New Low Carbon Economy: Where does Energy Development through Forest Fibre fit in?
•     Overview of Biomass Conversion Systems
•     Access to Forest Fibre
•     First Nations Perspective - Implications of Title & Rights in relation to access to fibre
•     Case Studies - Small and large scale Biomass Conversion Systems
•     Partnership Models
•     Review of Technologies
•     Securing funding for your project

Participants will be taken to the locations by bus and will be departing from the Prince George Civic Centre. The number of participants is limited.

Agenda:

WORKSHOP – Tuesday, March 2, 2010: Field Tours
8:30am – 4:00pm – Depart from the Prince George Civic Centre, Prince George, BC
 
WORKSHOP – Wednesday, March 3, 2010: Biomass Conversion Systems
8:30am – 4:15pm – Prince George Civic Centre, Prince George, BC
4:30pm – 6:30pm – Wine and Cheese/Mini-Trade Show Prince George Civic Centre
 
WORKSHOP – Thursday, March 4, 2010: Turning Ideas into Action
8:30am – 4:00pm – Prince George Civic Centre, Prince George, BC
 

To register, please visit the registration website or contact Gord Austin, FORREX (250) 371-3923, gord.austin@forrex.org.
     
For more information on these workshops, please view our Poster Announcement and the Preliminary Agenda or visit, www.resourcesnorth.org, under the Bioenergy tab.  Contact Karyn Sutherland at FORREX regarding agenda questions at 250-828-4967, karyn.sutherland@forrex.org or Zandra Wycotte-Ross for general inquiries at (250) 963-9291, zross.fdms@gmail.co