World Forestry

The Canadian Woodlands Forum (CWF) and Canadian Bioenergy Association (CANBIO) will co-host the technical conference, "Bioenergy: Developing Trends and New Opportunities for a Changing Forest Industry".

This two day event will take place on September 16-17, 2008 in conjunction with the Canadian Woodlands Forum flagship event DEMO International® 2008 scheduled for September 18-20, 2008.

The "Bioenergy: Developing Trends and New Opportunities for a Changing Forest Industry" conference will provide the latest information on biomass supply, sustaining the forest resource, the economics of biomass harvesting, research and development, as well as some examples of regional facilities, timely updates on current demands (domestic and commercial) and emerging market trends. The program will also include a post-conference field excursion to existing facilities and woodlands operations. The program will be of interest to woodlot owners, forest product companies, suppliers and manufacturers of equipment, logging and silviculture contractors, financial investment firms, government, research organizations and academia.