CONFERENCE COMMITTEES
Conference Executive Committee
Conference General Chairman
Prof. Josef Spitzer
Joanneum Research Austria
Chairman of IEA Bioenergy Implementing Agreement
Executive Committee Members
J. Spitzer, Joanneum Research, Graz, Austria
J.-L. Bal, ADEME, Paris, France
D. Baxter, European Commission - DG JRC, Petten, The Netherlands
A. Grassi, ETA-Florence Renewable Energies, Florence, Italy
G. Grassi, EUBIA, Brussels, Belgium
P. Helm, WIP - Renewable Energies, Munich, Germany
H. Ossenbrink, Joint Research Centre, European Commission, Institute for Energy, Ispra, Italy
W.P.M Van Swaaij, University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands
Technical Programme Coordination
H. Ossenbrink, Joint Research Centre, European Commission, Institute for Energy, Italy
Coordination of National Issues
J.-L. Bal, ADEME, Paris, France
C. Pouet, ADEME, Angers, France
International Advisory Committee
O. Benchikh, UNESCO, Paris, France
M. da Graça Carvalho, Member European Parliament, Brussels, Belgium
P. Dechamps, Bureau of European Policy Advisers, European Commission, Brussels, Belgium
P. Grabowski, US Department of Energy, Washington DC, United States of America
M. Kaltschmitt, German Biomass Research Centre, Leipzig, Germany
C. Roy, ADEME, Paris, France
J. Schmid, IWES, Hanau, Germany
and further personalities
Scientific Committee
Topic Organisers
E. Alakangas, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, Jyväskylä, Finland
D. Asplund, BENET Oy, Jyväskylä, Finland
D. Baxter, European Commission - DG JRC, Petten, The Netherlands
A.V. Bridgwater, Aston University, Birmingham, United Kingdom
J.E. Carrasco, CIEMAT, Madrid, Spain
M. Christou, CRES - Centre for Renewable Energy Sources, Athens, Greece
J.-F. Dallemand, European Commission - JRC, Ispra, Italy
I. Echeverría Goñi, CENER-Spanish Renewable Energy Centre, Sarriguren, Spain
T. Fjällström, Efokus AB, Solleftea, Sweden
U. Fritsche, Oeko-Institute, Darmstadt, Germany
G. Grassi, EUBIA, Brussels, Belgium
P. Helm, WIP - Renewable Energies, Munich, Germany
H. Hofbauer, Vienna University of Technology, Austria
E. Hogan, National Resources Canada, Ottawa, Canada
P. Holubar, University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences BOKU, Vienna, Austria
B. Krautkremer, IWES, Kassel, Germany
K. Kwant, NL Agency, Utrecht, The Netherlands
S. Kyritsis, Agricultural University of Athens, Greece
E. Langer, C.A.R.M.E.N. e.V., Straubing, Germany
W. Leal, Hamburg University of Applied Sciences, Germany
J. Lindstedt, SEKAB E-Technology, Sweden
K. Maniatis, European Commission, Brussels, Belgium
P. Mitchell, University of Aberdeen, United Kingdom
I. Obernberger, Graz University of Technology, Austria
W. Ortinger, Bavarian State Ministry of Food Agriculture & Forestry, Munich, Germany
H. Ossenbrink, European Commission - JRC, Ispra, Italy
M. Otto, United Nations Environment Programme, Paris, France
J. Pels, Energy Research Centre of Netherlands, Petten, The Netherlands
W. Prins, University of Ghent, Belgium
T. Ranta, Lappeenranta University of Technology, Finland
J. Saddler, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
P. Schild, European Commission DG Research, Brussels, Belgium
K. Sipilä, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, Espoo, Finland
D.J. Stevens, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, United States of America
P. Thornley, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
F. Van Stappen, CRAW-Wallon Agricultural Research Centre, Gembloux, Belgium
W.P.M. Van Swaaij, University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands
F. Vogel, Paul Scherrer Institut, Villigen, Switzerland
A. Wellinger, Nova Energie, Aadorf, Switzerland
J. Witt, German Biomass Research Centre, Leipzig, Germany
J. Woods, Imperial College London, United Kingdom
Paper Reviewers
E. Autret, ADEME, Angers, France
M. Ballesteros, CIEMAT, Madrid, Spain
A. Bauen, Imperial College London, United Kingdom
L. Benedetti, GSE, Rome, Italy
G. Berndes, Chalmers University of Technology, Göteborg, Sweden
H. Bewa, ADEME, Angers, France
D.N. Bird, Joanneum Research, Graz, Austria
M. Bolhàr-Nordenkampf, AE&E Austria GmbH & Co KG, Vienna, Austria
L. Boniface, ADEME, Angers, France
S. Bordebeure, ADEME, Angers, France
A.-C. Boucher, ADEME, Angers, France
G. Braccio, ENEA, Policoro, Italy
M. Brüntrup, German Development Institute, Bonn, Germany
S. Capaccioli, ETA-Florence Renewable Energies, Florence, Italy
D. Chiaramonti, University of Florence, Italy
L. Conti, University of Sassari, Italy
L.C. Corrêa Carvalho, Canaplan Consultoria Técnica, São Paulo, Brazil
M. Costa, Instituto Superior Técnico, Lisbon, Portugal
F. Cotana, Biomass Research Centre, Perugia, Italy
A. Walter, University of Campinas, Brazil
E. De Jong, Avantium Technologies BV, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
R. Diaz-Chavez, Imperial College London, United Kingdom
R. Edwards, European Commission - JRC, Ispra, Italy
X. Flotats, Centro Tecnológico GIRO, Mollet del Vallès, Spain
B. Gagnepain, ADEME, Angers, France
P. Galtier, ADEME, Toulouse, France
G. Geletukha, Institute of Engineering Thermophysics, Kiev, Ukraine
C. Hamelinck, Ecofys, Utrecht, The Netherlands
R. Janssen, WIP - Renewable Energies, Munich, Germany
B.M. Jenkins, University of California (Davis), United States of America
M. Junginger, Utrecht University, The Netherlands
G. Jungmeier, Joanneum Research Centre, Graz, Austria
J. Koppejan, Procede Biomass BV, Enschede, The Netherlands
B. Kerckow, FNR- Agency for Renewable Resources, Gülzow, Germany
J. Kiel, Energy Research Centre of Netherlands, Petten, The Netherlands
H. Knoef, Biomass Technology Group, Enschede, The Netherlands
S. Le Bastard, ADEME, Angers, France
A. Leip, European Commission - JRC, Ispra, Italy
D. Liu, Tsinghua University, Beijing, P.R. China
A. Lumicisi, Ministry for the Environment and Territory, Rome, Italy
E. Manning, EUBIA, Brussels, Belgium
L. Marelli, European Commission - JRC, Ispra, Italy
Y. Matsumura, University of Hiroshima, Japan
C. Millàn Chacartegui, Abengoa Zeroemissions Technologies, Sevilla, Spain
M. Mittelbach, Karl-Franzens-University Graz, Austria
J.R. Moreira, CENBIO - Brazilian Reference Center on Biomass, Sao Paulo, Brazil
S. Mudgal, Bio Intelligence Service, Paris, France
T. Nussbaumer, Verenum Research, Zurich, Switzerland
R. Overend, Biomass and Bioenergy, Ottawa, Canada
C. Panoutsou, Imperial College London, United Kingdom
L. Pari, CRA-ING, Monterotondo, Italy
V. Pignatelli, ENEA, Rome, Italy
P. Pizziol, European Commission - JRC/IPSC/MARS, Ispra, Italy
C. Rantien, ADEME, Angers, France
N. Scarlat, European Commission - JRC, Ispra, Italy
E. Scoditti, ENEA, Rome, Italy
N. Sharma, ENEA, Rotondella, Italy
D. Sidiras, University of Piraeus, Greece
R. Sims, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand
Y. Solantausta, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, Espoo, Finland
D. N. Subbukrishna, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India
S. Szabo, European Commission - JRC, Ispra, Italy
J.L. Toste De Azevedo, Instituto Superior Técnico, Lisbon, Portugal
G. Venturi, University of Bologna, Italy
M. Vitolo, University of São Paulo, Brazil
J. Vos, BTG, Enschede, The Netherlands
M. Wörgetter, BLT, Wieselburg, Austria
Linneborn Prize Committee
Chairman
W.P.M Van Swaaij, University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands
J. Spitzer, Joanneum Research, Graz, Austria
G. Grassi, EUBIA, Brussels, Belgium
R. Overend, Biomass and Bioenergy, Ottawa, Canada
P. Chartier, Syndicat des Energies Renouvables, Paris, France
S. Kyritsis, Agricultural University of Athens, Greece
W. Palz, WCRE, Brussels, Belgium
A. V. Bridgwater, Aston University, Birmingham, United Kingdom
J.R. Moreira, CENBIO - Brazilian Reference Center on Biomass, Sao Paulo, Brazil
B.M. Jenkins, University of California (Davis), United States of America
A. Grassi, ETA-Florence Renewable Energies, Florence, Italy
P. Helm, WIP - Renewable Energies, Munich, Germany

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