| 8:00 a.m. |
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Coffee/Breakfast |
| 9:00 a.m. |
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Overview of the Energy Biosciences Institute and the Biofuels Law and Regulation Program
Dr. Jay Kesan, Professor, The University of Illinois College of Law and EBI Biofuels Law and Regulation Program Co-PI |
| 9:15 a.m. |
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Welcome and Introduction
Dr. Steve Sonka, Vice-Chancellor for Public Engagement, The University of Illinois |
| 9:25 a.m. |
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An Overview of Current Issues in Biofuels Law and Regulation
Eli Hopson, Union of Concerned Scientists, Washington, DC (confirmed) |
| 10:00 a.m. |
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Coffee Break |
Session 1: Incentivization Schemes for Second-Generation Biofuels
Moderator: A. Bryan Endres, Assistant Professor of Agricultural Law, The University of Illinois |
| 10:10 a.m. |
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Federal Biofuels Infrastructure Incentives in the 2008 Farm Bill and 2007 EISA
Brent Yacobucci, U.S. Congressional Research Service, Washington, DC, USA (confirmed) |
| 11:00 a.m. |
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The Brazilian Success Story at Building a Successful Legal Infrastructure for Biofuels
Dr. Carlos Henrique de Brito Cruz, Scientific Director, São Paulo State Foundation for Scientific and Technological Research (FAPESP), São Paulo, Brazil (confirmed) |
11:50 p.m.
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Questions, Answers, Brainstorming |
| 12:00 p.m. |
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Lunch and Keynote Speaker
Legal Considerations of Value-Added Biofuels Co-Product Facilities
Dr. Hans Blaschek, Professor and Director, Center for Advanced BioEnergy Research (CABER), The University of Illinois (invited)
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Session 2: Case Studies in Second-Generation Biofuel Infrastructure Development
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| 1:15 p.m. |
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Case Study: Regulatory Obstacles to the Successful Establishment of a Cellulosic Fuel Production Facility
Jennifer M. Owen, Esq., Van Ness Feldman, P.C., Washington, DC (confirmed) |
| 1:55 p.m. |
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A Comprehensive, Integrated Regulatory Model to Overcome Obstacles to the Development of a biomass-based economy
Gavin Maxwell, Coofin Partnership, Ireland (confirmed) |
| 2:35 p.m. |
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Questions, Answers, Brainstorming |
| 2:45 p.m. |
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Coffee Break |
Session 3: Other Areas of Biofuels Infrastructure Development Law
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| 2:55 p.m. |
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The Outlook for a Federal Low Carbon Fuel Standard
Ruth Scotti, BP, Chicago, Illinois, USA (confirmed) |
| 3:35 p.m. |
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How Laws Can Accelerate the Availability of Biofuels to the Consumer
Kristy Moore, Director, Technical Services, Renewable Fuels Association, Illinois, USA (confirmed) |
| 4:15 p.m. |
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Questions, Answers, Brainstorming |
| 4:25 p.m. |
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Wrap-up (Moderator) |
| 5:30 p.m. |
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Speakers' Reception/Dinner |
