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Press Release 27 October 2009

Announcement for 2010:

the 18th European Biomass Conference and Exhibition will take place
in Lyon, France

27 October 2009 - The Conference Executive Committee announces that next year’s 18th European Biomass Conference will take place in Lyon, France, from 3 – 7 May 2010. The Exhibition will take place in parallel from 3 – 6 May 2010.

The Conference will be chaired by Prof. Josef Spitzer, Joanneum Research, Austria, and IEA Bioenergy Executive Committee Chairman.

The Technical Programme Coordination will be supported by the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission - JRC.

The French national support and all activities of the host country will be coordinated by ADEME, the French Environment and Energy Management Agency. 

We look forward to welcoming at this most inspiring platform for the global Biomass sector the international scientific and industrial Community involved in all fields of Biomass development and deployment, conversion technologies for Biomass, Biofuels, Biomass based products, Market introduction and Policies. 

Event Background
For 30 years now, the European Biomass Conference and Exhibition (European BC&E) has combined a very renowned international Scientific Conference with an Industry Exhibition. Since 2007 the Conference and Exhibition takes place every year.

Next year’s 18th European Biomass Conference and Exhibition will be held in Lyon, France. The Conference is expected to attract about 1,500 participants from more than 70 countries.

The  European BC&E is held at different venues throughout Europe and ranks as the world's leading event in the Biomass sector. It is supported by the European Commission, ADEME - the French Environment and Energy Management Agency,  UNESCO - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, Natural Sciences Sector,  WCRE - the World Council for Renewable Energy, EUBIA - the European Biomass Industry Association.

For information on the Conference and for Exhibition enquires please contact ETA – Florence Renewable Energies at biomass.conference@etaflorence.it, Tel.: +39 055 500 21 74, focal person Ms. Angela Grassi, Executive Conference Director and visit http://www.biomass-conference.com