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2008 Conference of the International Biochar Initiative
Biochar, Sustainability and Security in a Changing Climate
Newcastle, United Kingdom, September 8 - 10, 2008 |
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Please join the IBI for the 2008 International Biochar Initiative Conference "Biochar, Sustainability and Security in a Changing Climate" to be held at the Newcastle Civic Center in Newcastle, United Kingdom. The IBI Conference will bring together experts from around the world to review progress on biochar production and utilization; biochar research, development, and demonstration breakthroughs; discuss policy and educational progress and gaps; and develop strategies for accelerating the development and deployment of biochar to help mitigate global warming.
More information on the conference focus, the agenda, speakers, sponsorship opportunities, registration, and travel and visa information is coming soon.
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Keynote speakers include:
, author of The Weathermakers: How Man is Changing the Climate, and What it Means for Life on Earth
Ron Oxburgh, Department of Earth Sciences, Cambridge; Chairman of D1 Oils formerly Chairman of Shell Transport and Trading
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Conference Press Release |
| The IBI Conference in Newcastle is part of the International Year of Planet Earth (IYPE) a world-wide program to ensure greater and more effective use by society of the knowledge accumulated by the world's 400,000 Earth scientists. The Year's ultimate goal is to help build safer, healthier, and wealthier societies around the globe. For more information on IYPE, please visit their website at: International Year of Planet Earth. |
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2008 IBI Conference Organizing Committee Members
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