PAST EVENTS:

Video Conference - Bio-Diesel: Tuesday, March 17, 9.30 a.m. CDT

The NDSU Bio Energy and Product Innovation Center (BioEPIC) hosted a video conference seminar on "Bio-Diesel in North Dakota" on Monday, March 17 at 9:30 am CDT.  The one hour event began with a panel discussion followed by an opportunity for general discussion among participants.

Panel members were Terry Goerger (ND Bio-Diesel Task Force), Eric Mack (ADM Velva ND), Phil McClean (NDSU professor of plant sciences); the discussion was moderated by Ken Hellevang (NDSU professor of agricultural engineering).

The following sites participated in the seminar:  NDSU IACC 422 (Fargo), NDSCS Library 101 (Wapheton), Burleigh County Extension (Bismarck), Grand Forks County Extension, Logan County Extension (Napoleon), Hettinger Research Extension Center (REC), Langdon REC, Carrington REC, Central Grasslands REC (Streeter), Williston REC, North Central REC (Minot), and Dickinson REC.

The ND Bio-Diesel Task Force met by video conference immediately following the seminar.  More information about this meeting is available from Pat Downs (PDowns@ndarec.com)and Terry Goerger (tgrgr@rrt.net).

NDSU Personnel Workshop: Tuesday 4, March

We invite you to participate in a workshop on Tuesday, March 4, 2008 in the Prairie Room of the Memorial Union at NDSU.

During the May 17, 2007 NDSU BioOpportunities Workshop, we developed a list of opportunities related to the bio-industry, tasks required to seize those opportunities, and related challenges. We also gathered industry, agency and association or group input related to the topic areas of starch based energy and products, oil based energy and products, cellulose based energy and products, and high value / bioproducts / hydrogen. The information from each of the groups is on the Bio EPIC website under the BioOpportunities navigation link.

The purpose of the discussions on March 4th is to evaluate how things have changed and develop an updated plan detailing NDSU’s role and tasks in assisting North Dakota seize these opportunities. What needed research and education can we provide? How can we interact with industry? What funding opportunities exist?

Only one topic area will meet at a time to enable people interested in each of these areas to have an opportunity to participate. Following is the agenda for the day:

8:30 – 10:00     Oil Based Energy and Products
10:00 – 10:30   Break
10:30 - 12:00    Starch Based Energy and Products
12:00 – 1:00      Lunch Break (on your own)
1:00 – 2:30        Cellulose Energy and Products
2:30 – 3:00        Break
3:00 – 4:30        High Value / BioProducts / Hydrogen

Video Conference: February 8, 2008

NDSU Bio-Energy and Product Innovation Center (NDSU BioEPIC) is pleased to announce a video conference seminar will be held Friday, February 8 at several sites throughout North Dakota. The one-hour event will begin at 2:30 CST.

Seminar Title: The Future of the Bio-industry from a 30,000-foot Perspective
This seminar will be led by Dr. Cole Gustafson, NDSU Dept. of Agribusiness and Applied Economics, Dr. Scott Pryor, NDSU Dept. of Agricultural & Biosystems Engineering, and Mr. Eric Watts, ConAgra Foods, Global Trading Center.

Sites include:
*   Dickinson -- Research Extension Center  (701) 483-2348 ext 101
*   Williston -- Research Extension Center (701) 774-4315
*   Minot -- North Central Research Extension Center (701) 857-7679
*   Bismarck -- Burleigh County Extension Office (701) 221-6865
*   Carrington -- Research Extension Center (701) 652-2951
*   Langdon -- Research Extension Center (701) 256-2582
*   Streeter -- Central Grasslands Research Extension Center (701) 424-3606
*   Grand Forks -- Grand Forks County Extension Office (701) 780-8229
*   Fargo -- NDSU IACC 422 (701) 231-7470

NDSU/MBI Biomaterials Initiative Mini Symposium

October 12, 2007: To view presentations visit:

http://www.ndsu.edu/bioopportunities/events/symposium.html

NDSU Conversations across the Land

June/July 2007: President Chapman and other NDSU colleagues visited the NDSU/North Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station, Research Extension Centers at their annual field days.

Conversations Across the Land