BioC: Notification of upcoming event

["Berton, Fernando" <FBerton@CIWMB.ca.gov>]

Good morning from California where the lights are on and the gas is still
flowing:

The California Integrated Waste Management Board, a state agency under the
California Environmental Protection Agency, will be sponsoring a 2-day forum
on conversion technologies for municipal residuals.  The forum will focus on
the role that technologies such as gasification and hydrolysis can play in
diverting post-recycled organic materials and paper from landfills and
converting them into energy, ethanol, and other products.  The forum will
focus on working sessions to identify barriers and develop potential
recommendations regarding these technologies.  However, the first morning
will feature speakers and panels.  The keynote speaker will be David Morris
of the Institute for Local Self-Reliance, author of "The Carbohydrate
Economy" and a member of the federal biomass R&D technical advisory
committee.  

The following is pertinent information regarding this event and if you are
interested, I would urge you to attend:

1.  Title: Conversion Technologies For Municipal Residuals Forum
2.  Date: May 3-4, 2001
3.  Location: Sacramento Hilton, 2200 Harvard Street, Sacramento, CA  95815
4.  Contact: Fernando Berton at 916-341-6590, email fberton@ciwmb.ca.gov

Registration materials will be available soon but I can tell you that the
registration fee is $75 until April 18th and is $125 thereafter.  The hotel
room rate is $95 per night plus local tax.  If you are interested, please
email me with you mailing address so we can send you a registration form.
_________________________________________
Fernando Berton, IWMS
Organic Materials Management Section
California Integrated Waste Management Board
1001 I Street
Sacramento, CA

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 4025, MS 13
Sacramento, CA  95812-4025
Phone: (916) 341-6590

Email:  fberton@ciwmb.ca.gov
Website:  http://www.ciwmb.ca.gov


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