The Symposia on Biotechnology for Fuels and Chemicals are the premier conferences on the use of biotechnology to improve the technology and economics of fuels and chemicals production. The 27th Symposium on Biotechnology for Fuels and Chemicals continued this highly successful series and provided a great opportunity for experts from around the world to gather and discuss the latest research breakthroughs and results. Researchers from academia, government, and industry met to discuss numerous approaches for improving the economics of bio-based fuels and chemicals production. A variety of formal technical sessions, poster sessions, and informal discussion groups afforded stimulating venues for the exchange of new information. There were many valuable opportunities for productive interactions with colleagues from both a national and an international perspective.
The 27th Symposium was held May 1-4, 2005, at the Marriott City Center Hotel in downtown Denver, Colorado.
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| Saturday 4/30/05 |
Plan to arrive Saturday or earlier to get a lower cost airfare, get acclimated to Denver's beautiful mountain setting and be ready to go, as the Symposium begins early Sunday afternoon. | ||
| Sunday 5/1/05 |
Registration | Session 1-A (Concurrent) Feedstock Supply and Logistics Session 1-B (Concurrent) Enzyme Catalysis and Engineering |
Welcoming Reception Poster Session A (Posters from Sessions 1A, 1B, 2 and 6 6:45-9:30) |
| Monday 5/2/05 |
Session 2 Today's Biorefineries |
Special Topic A (Concurrent) International Energy Agency (IEA) Task #39—Liquid Biofuels Special Topic B (Concurrent) "Outside of a Small Circle of Friends:" Changing Attitudes About Biomass as a Sustainable Energy Supply |
Poster Session B (Posters from Sessions 3A, 3B, 4 and 5 6:45-9:30) |
| Tuesday 5/3/05 |
Session 3-A (Concurrent) Plant Biotechnology and Feedstock Genomics Session 3-B (Concurrent) Biomass Pretreatment and Hydrolysis |
Open Afternoon | Session 4 Industrial Biobased Products |
| Wednesday 5/4/05 |
Session 5 Microbial Catalysis and Metabolic Engineering |
Session 6 Bioprocess R&D |
Banquet including Special Guest Greg Stephanopoulos speaking on "Metabolic Engineering: A Core Technology for Fuels and Chemicals in the Post-Genomic Era," presentation of C.D. Scott Award (MS Word 29 KB) to Lee Lynd, (PDF 50 KB) Best Student Poster Awards (MS Word 31 KB), and Entertainment. Download Adobe Reader |
| Thursday 5/5/05 |
Plan to leave Thursday (or later if you want to stay and enjoy Denver or the mountains), as the program features key sessions Wednesday and concludes with a great banquet Wednesday evening (allow one hour for shuttle to airport). | ||