Forestry Innovation Day 2018

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8:30 am - 9:00 am - Bio-Economy Business Development Workshop Onsite Registration

Bio-Economy Business Development Workshop (9:00 am - 3:00 pm) Welcome & Setting the Stage - Defining the 'Bio-Economy'. Bill Dawson, NL Forest Industry Association Clean Technology Funding Opportunities. Kieran Hanley, Newfoundland Environmental Industry Association  The Inside Story on Fast Pyrolysis. Peter Fransham, Abritech  Fly Ash from Corner Brook Pulp and Paper Ltd. Doreen Churchill, Natural Resources Canada  What is the Value Proposition of a Bio-refinery Industry for Nova Scotia. Rod Badcock, BioApplied Innovation Pathways (NS Innovation HUB)  Opportunities and Challenges for Diesel Substitutions. Christoph Schilling, FPInnovations  Biochar and its Potential Application Across Industries. Joinal Abedin, PhD, P.Ag, School of Science and the Environment, Grenfell Campus  

- Break and “Cutting Edge” Dinner Meeting Registration

"Cutting Edge" Dinner Meeting (3:30 pm - 7:30 pm)

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Introduction & CWF Update. Peter Robichaud, Canadian Woodlands Forum  An Introduction to the NL Forest Industry Association. Bill Dawson, NL Forest Industry Association  Practical Uses of Technology for Day-to-day Forestry Applications. Anne LeBrun Ruff, FPInnovations  Opportunities to Reduce Transportation Costs - Overview of Technologies and Best Practices to Reduce Forest Haul Trucking Costs. Bruce Chisholm, Canadian Woodlands Forum  NL Cross-Province 'Check-up'. Eric Young - Department of Fisheries and Land Resources  High Performance Logging - Forestry Machine Operator Training. Peter Robichaud, Canadian Woodlands Forum 

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