2008 Annual Conference

Hilton Head, SC

Conference Program

Conference Presentations

Welcome and Opening Remarks
Bruce Lisle, PFI President

Government Affairs Outlook
Charlie Niebling, New England Wood Pellet, and Seth Voyles, PFI Manager of Government Affairs

European Market Update
John Swaan, Wood Pellet Association of Canada
Christian Rakos, proPellets Austria

Commercial Boilers
Bob Rice, Biofuel Technologies

Pellets and the Green Movement
Tom Stroud, Senior Manager for Codes and Standards, PFI
T.J. Morice, Marth

Torrefaction and Pellet Production
John Swaan
Joe James, Agri-Tech Producers

An Update on Biomass and Renewable Energy
Bill Holmberg, ACORE

PFI Standards Committee Update
Scott Smith, Shaw Resources

Grassroots Heating Solutions for Commercial Food Growers
Devon Dartnell, Georgia Forestry Commission
Scott Jacobs, Ozark Hardwood Products