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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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The IBI is pleased to post the final agenda and presentations of the recent 2008 Conference "Biochar, Sustainability and Security in a Changing Climate" to be held at the Newcastle Civic Center in Newcastle, United Kingdom. The conference had over 225 attendees from 31 different countries, over 70 presentations (both oral and poster) and three full days of sessions where attendees discussed and reviewed progress on biochar production and utilization; biochar research, development, and demonstration breakthroughs; policy and educational progress and gaps; and strategies for accelerating the development and deployment of biochar to help mitigate global warming.
The final conference agenda contains links to oral presentations from the event.
Links to poster presentations can be found here.
Additionally, Professor Tim Flannery spoke to a packed auditorium on "Charcoals to Newcastle: A Solution to the Climate Problem". Click here for an open letter by Tim Flannery.
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Announcing Upcoming IBI Conferences
At Newcastle, IBI agreed that IBI international conferences will be held on an 18 month cycle with regional conferences in 6 month gaps in the interim. Upcoming planned conferences include:
May 2009: Regional Conference of the IBI (Asia-Pacific Region) Australia
August 2009: Regional Conference of the IBI (Americas Region) Boulder, CO USA
June 2010: International Conference of the IBI 2010, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
September 2011: International Conference of the IBI 2011, Kyoto, Japan (tentative)
Date TBD: Regional Conference of the IBI Rome, Italy
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2008 IBI Conference Organizing Committee Members
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| 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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