Biofuels Law and Policy Conference - June 2011 -- Ottawa Canada

This conference, Designing Law and Policy for the Transition to Sustainable Energy: The Case of Biofuels, will take place at the Faculty of Law, University of Ottawa, Canada, on June 9 and 10, 2011. This two-day conference tackles the issues of designing law and policy that can both enable and adapt to renewable opportunities, minimize risks and ensure an orderly transition to a susutainable energy future in Canada. Information about the program and speakers and registration are now available.

The Ottawa conference will also feature a special dinner event at which we will be launching the Facuty of Law's new Centre for Sustainable Law and Global Sustainability. David Runnalls, Fellow at Sustainable Prosperity and former CEO of the International Institute of Sustainable Development will be the keynote speaker.

The two-day conference will include the following topics:

• Costs and Benefits of Biofuels -- Economic, Environmental and Social
• Biofuels and Climate Change
• Challenges of Effective Science-Based Legal Policy
• Environmental Impact Assessment
• Lifecycle Analysis and Labelling
• Standards and Baselines
• Implementation and Enforcement Models and Tools
• Designing and Ensuring Effective and Fair Public and Private Investment in Biofuels

Speakers include:

Ken Field, GreenField Ethanol
Anita Ronne, University of Copenhagen
Paul Martin, University of New England, Australia
Terry McIntyre, Technology and Industry Branch, Environment Canada
Melissa Powers, Lewis & Clark Law School, Oregon
Jeremy de Beer, University of Ottawa
Warren Mabee, Queen's University
David Runnalls, University of Ottawa
Matt McCandless, International Institute for Sustainable Development
Plus experts from Brazil, the Philippines, South Africa, Canada and the USA.

Please note the full program is available here.

Pre-conference field trip
A pre-conference field trip will be held on Wednesday, June 8th (1:00 - 5:00 pm) including a tour of the GreenField Ethanol Plant, Johnstown , Ontario and group dinner (5:00 - 9:00 pm) will be hosted by GreenField. There is no additional cost but we would ask you to pre-register as space will be limited. Please let us know at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. if you would like to attend this session and we will provide additional information

Online Registration
To register for this confernece, please access our secure on-line payment system. You can also contact directly our Conference Registrar at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

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Hotel Accommodation
We have made arrangements for accommodation in Ottawa, if required.

Accommodation is available for the nights of June 8th, 9th , and/or 10th (W-F) at:

• the University of Ottawa campus residences. There are a range of room offerings available, with the premium level being a two-bedroom suite at $100 Cdn. Please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or telephone at 613-564-5400 and be sure to mention the Conference you will be attending.

Please make your arrangements as soon as possible to ensure your accommodation