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Third Liquid Fuels Conference

Dear Colleague:

 I want to bring your attention to an important conference dealing
with biomass fuels to be held in 1996.  The third conference on
Liquid Fuels and Industrial Products from Renewable Resources will be
held September 15-17, 1996 in conjunction with Bioenergy '96 in
Nashville, Tennessee.  This conference will highlight recent advances
in research on biomass fuels from several disciplines including
agronomy, engineering, chemistry, economics, and conversion
technology.  The first conference was held in Nashville in 1992 and
was followed by a well attended second conference in Kansas City in
1994.  A proceedings from each conference was published by the
American Society of Agricultural Engineers.  A similar proceedings
will be published for the third conference.  I have summarized the
conference announcement and call for papers below.  If you would like
a copy of the call for papers contact me or any of the conference
organizers listed in the announcement.

 If you are interested in the science and technology of renewable
fuels, I encourage you to attend this conference.  

Matt A. Sanderson
Texas A&M University Agricultural Research and Extension Center
Rt. 2 Box 00
Stephenville, TX 76401
TEL: (817)-968-4144
FAX:(817) 965-3759
m-sanderson@tamu.edu


 Third Liquid Fuel Conference
 Liquid Fuels from Industrial Products from Renewable Resources

Sept. 15-17, 1996 (Jointly with Bioenergy '96, Sept. 15-19, 1996)
Opryland Hotel, Nashville, TN
Sponsored by Am. Soc. Agric. Eng.

PURPOSE:  Activity in the research and development of biomass
continues to increase.  This conference will provide an update of
current technology for liquid fuels and ancillary industrial products
from biomass.  More importantly, it will provide an opportunity for
the variousdisciplines to interact and consider how their
contribution to the overall system (production, harvest, delivery,
conversion, marketing) interrelates with other efforts.

SESSION TOPICS:  Speakers will submit directly to the session
organizers.  All abstracts must be received by March 1, 1996.

Feedstock Production, Harvest, Storage, and Delivery: Representing
Am. Soc. Agronomy-
Matt A. Sanderson, Texas Agricultural Experiment Station, Rt 2 Box
00, Stephenville, TX 76401.

By-Product Utilization (utilization of food waste is emphasized): Dr.
Conly Hansen, Utah State University, UMC-87, Logan, UT 84322.

Biodiesel: Representing National Biodiesel Board: Earle E. Gavett,
2608 Bowling Green Drive, Vienna, VA 22180-7027.  Representing
National Center for Advanced Transportation Technologies: Dr. Charles
L. Peterson, Univ. of Idaho, Dept. of Agric. Engineering, JML 81-B
620 E. Palouse River Drive, Moscow, ID 83843

Economic Analysis/Sustainable Rural Development: Representing
American Agricultural Economics Association:  Dr. Donald L. Van Dyne,
Univeristy of Missouri, 200 Mumford Hall, Columbia, MO 65211. 
Representing USDA Office of Energy: Dr. Hosein Shapouri, USDA Office
of Energy, 1301 New York Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20005.

Fuel Ethanol:  Representing USDA National Program Staff: Dr. Lamar
Harris, USDA-ARS National Program Staff, Room 236, Building 005,
BARC-West, Beltsville, MD 20705.

General Papers: Submit to one of the co-chairman for the joint
conference:
Dr. John S. Cundiff, Virginia Tech, Dept. of Biological Systems Eng.
Blacksburg, VA 24061-0303; or, Mr. Phillip C. Badger, TVA/SERBEP,
P.O. Box 1010, Muscle Shoals, AL 35660-1010.

PROGRAM DEADLINES:
1.  Paper proposals and abstracts must be received by March 1, 1996.

2.  Notification of acceptance/rejection by March 26, 1996.

3.  Instructions for preparing papers sent March 26, 1996.

4.  Advance Program and registration forms mailed by May 1, 1996

5.  First draft of manuscript received by session chair May 15, 1996.

6.  Critiqued manuscripts returned to authors by June 15, 1996.

7.  Camera-ready manuscripts received by July 15, 1996

8.  Proceedings distributed at Conference on September 15, 1996.

Manuscripts are limited to 10 single spaced pages including tables
and figures.  Manuscripts will be reviewed by the editor for format
and one technical reviewer for content.  The proceedings should not
be represented as being peer-reviewed.

For other information contact the conference chairs, session chairs
(listed above) or
ASAE Meetings and Conferences Dept.
2950 Niles Road
St. Joseph, MI 49085-9659
Tel:616-429-0300
FAX:616-429-3852
e-mail:buntjer@asae.org