Third annual GCN workshop – Within Saskatoon 2010
Transfers & Transformations – Our Evolving Biosphere
June 20-24, 2010
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Thursday, June 23rd, 2010
Time |
Program |
8:30 to 9:30 |
Plenary Session: Life Cycle Assessments (LCAs) in Agriculture |
| Central Topic: What are LCAs, concepts, benefits & case studies Anatomy of a LCA: Implications for bioenergy crop systems Goretty Dias, Network Manager, NSERC Bioconversion Network, Senior Scientist University of Guelph TBA |
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10:00 to 12:00 |
Sustainable Bioeconomies: International aspects of crop production |
| Central Topic: What is a sustainable bioeconomy? The bioeconomy, food security and optimal economic sustainability Cesar Miranda, EMBRAPA-Labex USA Bioenergy Using biomass wisely: reflecting on the long-term prospects Henry Janzen, AAFC-Lethbridge, Canada Combined effects of metal stress and elevated CO2 on crops: advantages and disadvantages Shirong Tang, Deputy Director, Institute of Agro-Environmental Protection, Ministry of Agriculture, China Ecosystem services in the bioeconomy: balancing sustainable development priorities Matt McCandless, Sustainable Natural Resources Management, International Institute for Sustainable Development |
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1:00 to 2:15 |
International Agriculture |
2:45 to 3:45 |
Agriculture & Climate Change |
| Central Topic: Future Challenges & Directions Climate Change and Agriculture: The Road Ahead Donald Smith, Scientific Director, Green Crop Network Agriculture and climate change – The tole of biorefining Warren Mabee, Assistant Professor, Director, Queen’s Institute for Energy and Environmental Policy |