The 4th Annual Commonwealth of Virginia Energy Symposium (COVES) will be held Oct. 7-8, 2009, at VMI in Lexington, VA. Check-in/Registration will be in Marshall Hall. Join energy professionals from the public and private sectors to exchange energy information and technologies and to build new and enhance existing partnerships.

VBEG & PPV will be hosting the Biomass Track at COVES, kicking off the festivities the evening before - Oct. 6 - with an informational session on forestry in Moody Hall: 7–8pm, Woody Biomass for Energy: Status of Emerging Issues
Dr. Janaki R.R. Alavalapati, Dept. Head, Forest Resources & Env’l Conservation, Virginia Tech

The biomass-centric programs are listed below:
Wed., Oct. 7
Session B 12:15 – 2:15 Technology: Maximizing the Impact of Available Resources

Moderator – John English, English Boilers; Presenters - Chris Lindsey, Antares, and Bradley Schneider, Biomass Gasificiation

Session C 4:00 – 5:15 pm Are Government Facilities in the Lead?

Moderator – Scott Klopfer, Virginia Tech; Presenters - Richard Bratcher, Longwood University, and Tom Inge, Ward Burton Foundation

Thurs., Oct. 8
Session D 10:30 – 11:45 am Financing Biomass Energy Today

Moderator – Dillon Franks, President, VBEG; Presenters - Brandon Ogilvie, Intrinergy, Inc., and Michael Schewel, McGuireWoods

For more details on these and other presentations at COVES, go to http://www.vmi.edu/show.aspx?tid=27297&id=40203&ekmensel=8f9c37c3_643_715_btnlink. You can register at that website.