LORC International Symposium
Kameoka-city (Galleria Kameoka), Japan, March 8th 2010
Theme: Biochar Utilization in Agriculture and Its Contribution to the Revitalisation of Local Society – Citizens Participation in the Global Warming Countermeasures.
Special lecture by Attilio Pigneri, ANZ biochar researchers network committee member.
The aim of this symposium is to disseminate the message that charcoal can be a useful and important tool for promoting environmentally friendly local regeneration. In the symposium, international trends of the evaluation of biochar in agriculture and the current states of utilisation and standardisation of charcoal in Japan are first discussed, followed by the introductions of some practical activities of Kameoka Carbon Minus Project that involve local citizens.Host organisation: Local Human Resources and Public Policy Development System Open Research Centre (LORC), Ryukoku University
Information
about the LORC can be found at the at this
link.
State of the Art on Renewable Energy
Department of Chemical Engineering, Universidad Iberoamericana in Mexico City,
The goal of this event is to lecture students, professors, and specialists related to Chemical Engineering. The subject will be viewed from political, social, technological, economic, and scientific perspectives with the purpose of showing the importance and situation of renewable energy worldwide.
Guest lecture by Adriana Downie, ANZ biochar researchers network committee member.
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Massey University, Manawatu Campus from 11 February 2010 to 12 February 2010
There
is to
be a Biochar Workshop at Massey University, Manawatu Campus from 11
February
2010 to 12 February 2010.
Australian Bioenergy Conference
Radisson Resort Gold Coast, Queensland, from 9 - 10 December 2009
Biochar
session to be part of the Bioenergy Australia Conference 2009
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From Opportunity to Implementation. Information about the
conference can be found at the Bioenergy
Australia website
Australian Delegates Attend US Biochar Conference
An overview of the conference from the perspective of the Australian delegates in attendance can be downloaded here: US Biochar Conference 2009, Australian Overview.
E-versions of some of the presentations will be made available through the conference website. However, they can be provided by any of the Australian attendees of this conference.
Asia Pacific Biochar Conference Information
Gold Coast Australia 17 – 20 May, 2009
The Australia and New Zealand Biochar Researchers Network and the Japanese Biochar Initiative are pleased with the success of the first Asia Pacific Biochar Conference, which was held at the Watermark Hotel, Gold Coast Australia 17 – 20 May, 2009. We would like to express out thanks to the conference organisers and sponsors, along with all of the presentors and participants.
The conference proceedings can be downloaded from the following link: AP Biochar Conference 2009, Proceedings. The proceeding include:
- the conference program,- abstracts of all work presented at the conference,
- and conference sponsor information.
We are in the process of gathering the presentations from the conference. Conference Presentations are available here.