Wednesday, February 7, 2007: 8:30 AM
Marriott Hotel, Univ. Ballroom 3-4, First Floor
15: Public Policy: Economic and Social Implications
8:30 AM			Introductory Remarks
8:35 AM			Potential Miscanthus' Adoption in Illinois: Information Needs and Preferred Information Channels. María B. Villamil, UIUC, Anne Heinze Silvis, UIUC, Germán A. Bollero, UIUC
8:55 AM			Potential Adaptation Options for U.S. National Forests to Climate Change. Linda Joyce, USDA Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station, Geoffrey M. Blate, AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellow located at EPA's Global Change Research Program, Susan Julius, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Global Change Research Program, Steven McNulty, USDA Forest Service, Southern Research Station, Constance Millar, USDA Forest Service, Sierra Nevada Research Center, Susanne Moser, Institute for the Study of Society and the Environment, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Ronald P. Neilson, USDA Forest Service, David L. Peterson, USDA Forest Service, Pacific Wildland Fire Sciences, Jordan M. West, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Global Change Research Program
9:15 AM			A Biomass Future for the North American Great Plains. Brian Finley, Syngenta Seeds Inc.
9:35 AM			Agriculture in the Climate Change and Energy Price Squeeze. Bruce McCarl, Department of Agricultural Economics, Texas A&M University, Jerry Cornforth, Department of Agricultural Economics, Texas A&M University, Wen You, Department of Agricultural Economics, Texas A&M University, Darius Adams, Department of Forest Management, Oregon State University, Ralph Alig, USDA Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station, Greg Latta, Department of Forest Management, Oregon State University, Brian Murray, Duke University
9:55 AM			Refreshment Break
10:15 AM			Stratified Regional Baselines for Land Use Change and Forestry Projects. Jayant A. Sathaye, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Kenneth Andrasko, Environmental Protection Agency
10:35 AM			Multipurpose, Diversified Biomass Feedstock Systems: Farm Carbon with a Twist. Michele Schoeneberger, USDA-FS (Forest Service), Dean Current, Center for Integrated Natural Resource & Agricultural Management (CINRAM), Gary Bentrup, USDA FS/NRCS National Agroforestry Center, Sara Scherr, Ecoagriculture Partners
10:55 AM			Potential Environmental & Economic Benefits to a National “Cap & Trade” System and Bioenergy: Kansas Agriculture Case Study. Charles W. Rice, Kansas State University, Richard G. Nelson, Kansas State University, Jeffery R. Williams, Kansas State University, Amare Retta, Kansas State University
11:15 AM			Helping the Carbon Market Work for the Rural Poor in Developing Countries: The Potential for Public &Ndash; Private Partnerships to Overcome Current Barriers. Jonathan D. Haskett, Independant Consultant
11:35 AM			Adjourn

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