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NOW SOLICITING PRESENTERS FOR 2008

Partial list of speakers for 2007. Check back for updates on 2008 speakers and please contact us if you would like to do a presentation.

  • Sam Anderson,   Biofuel Technologies
    • Oilseed Technologies
    • Feedstock Panel
  • Bob Armantrout, Biodiesel Industries
    • Biodiesel Quality Control
    • Business Planning and Issues for Small Producers
    • Friday Evening Intro Talk
  • Gary Beers, Colorado DNR
    • Waste Water Issues
  • Graydon Blair, Utah Biodiesel Supply
    • Quality Testing for Small Producers
  • Kyle Bohnensteil, Small Farm Project w/ Camelina
    • Case Study / Panel Presenter
  • Jason Burroughs, DieselGreen Fuels
    • Case Study / Panel Presenter
    • Regulatory Issues for Small Distributors
  • Rachel Burton, Piedmont Biofuels
    • Case Study / Panel Presenter
    • Quality Control and Testing
  • Michelle Cornell, Ysleta del Sur Pueblo
    • Case Study / Panel Presenter
  • Maud Essen, St. Louis Biofuels Club
    • Methanol Recovery
  • Steve Fugate, Yoderville Biodiesel Collective, Flying F Biofuels
    • Case Study / Panel Presenter
    • Grease Collection
    • Regulatory Issues and Waste Streams
  • Tom Judd, Colorado Biodiesel
    • Cold Weather Strategies
    • Mechanics
  • Gene Leach, Dynamite Biofuels Co-op
    • Case Study / Panel Presenter
  • Frankie Abralind, Pogoil, BiodieselSmarter
    • Case Study / Panel Presenter
  • Jonathan Meuser, Colorado School of Mines
    • Agricultural Feedstock Resource and Technology of the High Plains
  • Michael Mullins, DieselGreen Fuels
    • Case Study / Panel Presenter
    • Grease Collection and Logistics for Small Operations
  • Jay Nance , Dynamite Biofuels Co-op
    • Case Study / Panel Presenter
  • Elizabeth Patrick, DieselGreen Fuels
    • Case Study / Panel Presenter
    • Business Planning
  • Jerry Robock, Hudson Valley Co-op
    • Case Study / Panel Presenter
    • Third World Projects
  • Will Seigler, Ysleta del Sur Pueblo
    • Case Study / Panel Presenter
  • Dick Wolfe, Colorado DNR
    • Wastewater Issues
  • Terri Zeman, St. Louis Biofuels Club
    • Methanol Recovery



LAST YEAR'S PRESENTERS:

-Methanol recovery for homebrewers (Maud Essen and Terry Zeman, St Louis Biofuels Club, Missouri)

-Disposal of Sidestreams: Wash Water, Magnesol, and Glycerine (Matt Rudolph, Piedmont Biofuels Cooperative, North Carolina)

-Cold Weather Strategies for Biodiesel Users (panel discussion)

-Biodiesel Distribution Experiences (panel discussion including Kai Curry of Biodiesel Blue Distribution, Minnesota, and members of Biofuel Oasis, California)

-Gas Chromatography Testing of Biodiesel (Bob Armantrout, Rocky Mountain Biodiesel)

-Excise Tax and Legal Issues Affecting Small-scale Production of biodiesel (panel discussions)

-Biodiesel Calculator and Batch Tracking Software demo (Rick Harrison, Omaha PSD Club)

-Magnesol and other washing alternatives (presenter TBA)

-Putting Together a Biodiesel Educational Event (panel discussion)

-Teaching Homebrew Classes (Jennifer Radtke and Maria 'Mark' Alovert and other presenters TBA)

-Quality Testing and Quality Control factors (Maria 'Mark' Alovert, Biodieselcommunity.org)

-Involving Women In Your Biodiesel Group (Maria 'Mark' Alovert, Biodieselcommunity.org)

-Oil Collection Strategies (presenter TBA)

-Feedstock and competion for WVO- Co-op strategies? (presenter TBA)

-Working with Volunteers (Matt Rudolph, Piedmont Biofuels Cooperative, and others)


-Case Studies presentations from biodiesel educational, homebrewing, and distribution co-ops and groups :

NW Biofuels Network (Washington),
St Louis Biofuels Club (St Louis, MO),
Berkeley Biodiesel Collective (California),
Breathable Bus Coalition (Washington),
Alameda Biodiesel Coop (California),
Boulder Biodiesel (CO),
Wilson College biodiesel group (Pennsylvania),
Yoderville Biodiesel Coop (Iowa),
Austin Biodiesel Coop (Texas)
Biofuel Oasis (California)
Utah Biodiesel Coop (Utah)


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