PFI: Call for 2012 Conference Speakers
Abstracts are now being accepted for PFI’s Annual Conference for the following topic areas:
1. Regional, State and Local Initiatives in the Pellet Industry: What the pellet Industry can learn from Northeastern states. Presentations may address public policy, project development and/or community initiatives.
2. Marketing Strategies for the Promotion of Pellet Fuels: Best practices and new concepts to accelerate adoption and capture a larger consumer base.
3. Pellet Fuel Markets Beyond Residential: Using wood pellets for other thermal applications (e.g. greenhouses, Confined Animal Feeding Operations, institutional conversions from LP gas, coal, or oil, sustainable solutions for universities and public facilities).
4. Raw Material Resources: Accessing feedstock now and in the future (e.g. how federal regulations have impacted private landowners, long and short-term impacts of the downturn of the building industry on sawmill/plant residue, etc.).
5. The Future of Alternative Biomass Crops: How will the advent and increased usage of non-woody biomass impact the industry?
6. Open Category.
Submission Guidelines
1. All abstracts must be submitted on this form
2. Abstracts should not exceed 500 words and must be relevant to one of the six categories outlined.
3. The deadline to submit an abstract is March 23, 2012.
4. Those who submit an abstract should be available to present at the PFI Annual Conference on Monday, July 30th or Tuesday, July 31st
5. Abstracts should be sent to Jennifer Hedrick at
Hedrick@pelletheat.org or 703-522-0548 (fax).
Abstract Review and Notification
The PFI Conference Committee will review all abstracts. Notice of abstract acceptance will be made by May 4, 2012.
About the Conference
The PFI Annual Conference, held each July, highlights the various applications of densified biomass fuel and attracts a broad range of individuals from the public and private sectors, academia, and local, state and national governments from North America and beyond. The conference features two days of educational sessions as well as industry exhibits.
Abstracts are now being accepted for PFI’s Annual Conference for the following topic areas:
- Regional, State and Local Initiatives in the Pellet Industry: What the pellet Industry can learn from Northeastern states. Presentations may address public policy, project development and/or community initiatives.
- Marketing Strategies for the Promotion of Pellet Fuels: Best practices and new concepts to accelerate adoption and capture a larger consumer base.
- Pellet Fuel Markets Beyond Residential: Using wood pellets for other thermal applications (e.g. greenhouses, Confined Animal Feeding Operations, institutional conversions from LP gas, coal, or oil, sustainable solutions for universities and public facilities).
- Raw Material Resources: Accessing feedstock now and in the future (e.g. how federal regulations have impacted private landowners, long and short-term impacts of the downturn of the building industry on sawmill/plant residue, etc.).
- The Future of Alternative Biomass Crops: How will the advent and increased usage of non-woody biomass impact the industry?
6. Open Category.
Submission Guidelines
- All abstracts must be submitted on this form [link to pdf]
- Abstracts should not exceed 500 words and must be relevant to one of the six categories outlined.
- The deadline to submit an abstract is March 23, 2012.
- Those who submit an abstract should be available to present at the PFI
Annual Conference on Monday, July 30th or Tuesday, July 31st
- Abstracts should be sent to Jennifer Hedrick at Hedrick@pelletheat.org or
703-522-0548 (fax).
Abstract Review and Notification
The PFI Conference Committee will review all abstracts. Notice of abstract acceptance will be made by May 4, 2012.
About the Conference
The PFI Annual Conference, held each July, highlights the various applications of densified biomass fuel and attracts a broad range of individuals from the public and private sectors, academia, and local, state and national governments from North America and beyond. The conference features two days of educational sessions as well as industry exhibits.
