Scientific program

Invited speakers

Lars Berglund (KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden)
Biocomposites from small building blocks – learning from plant structures

Claudia Crestini (University of Rome, Italy)
Oxidative strategies in lignin upgrade

Wolfgang G. Glasser (VirginiaTech, USA)
Cellulosic composites – from low to high tech versions

Eveline Lecoq (European Comission, EU)
The bioeconomy – building competitive bio-based industries in Europe

Ramani Narayan (Michigan State University, USA)
The promise of bioplastics – understanding the value proposition for biobased and biodegradable-compostable plastics

Preliminary program

Please note that the schedule of the preliminary program may change. The final timetable with topics and presentations will be listed here later.

A preliminary schedule for oral presentations can be downloaded here:

Sunday
27 May
Monday
28 May
Tuesday
29 May
Wednesday
30 May
Thursday
31 May
7:00-8:30 Breakfast
8:30 8:30-8:45 Opening ceremony 8:30-9:15 Plenary lecture 8:30-10:00
Keynote lectures, FP7 projects
8:30-10:00
Oral presentations
8:30-10:00
Oral presentations
8:45-9:30 Plenary lecture
9:00
9:15-9:45 Keynote lecture
9:30 9:30-10:00 Keynote lecture
9:45-10:30 Coffee break
10:00 10:00-10:30 Coffee break 10:00-10:30 Coffee break 10:00-10:30 Coffee break
10:30 10:30-12:10
Oral presentations
10:30-12:10
Oral presentations
10:30-12:10
Oral presentations
10:30-12:10
Oral presentations
10:30-12:10
Oral presentations
10:30-12:10
Oral presentations
10:30-12:10
Oral presentations
10:30-12:10
Oral presentations
11:00
11:30
12:00
12:10-13:25
Lunch
12:10-13:25
Lunch
12:10-13:25
Lunch
12:10-13:25
Lunch
12:30
13:00
13:25-14:10 Plenary lecture 13:25-14:10 Plenary lecture 13:25-14:10 Plenary lecture
13:30
14:00 14:00-18:30
Registration
14:20-15:40
Oral presentations
14:20-15:40
Oral presentations
14:20-15:40
Oral presentations
14:20-15:40
Oral presentations
14:20-15:40
Oral presentations
14:20-15:40
Oral presentations
14:30
15:00
15:30
15:40-16:10 Coffee break 15:40-16:10 Coffee break 15:40-16:10 Coffee break
16:00
16:10-17:30
Oral presentations
16:10-17:30
Oral presentations
16:10-17:30
Oral presentations
16:10-17:30
Oral presentations
16:10-17:30
Oral presentations
16:10-17:30
Oral presentations
16:30
17:00
17:30 17:30-19:00
Poster session
17:30-19:00
Poster session
18:00
18:30 18:30-21:30
Welcome reception
19:00 19:00-21:00
Wine tasting and boat trip
19:30
20:00 20:00-0:00
Conference dinner
20:30
21:00
21:30
22:00
22:30
23:00

Presentation guidelines

Oral presentations

The length of keynote lectures is 45, while that of oral presentations is 20 minutes including discussion. Because of parallel sessions, time limits will be strictly enforced, please, prepare your presentation accordingly. Beamer and slide projector are supplied. If you need any other audiovisual equipment, please let us know in time.

Poster presentations

Poster dimensions are 160 cm in height and 90 cm in width. The poster should include a title, as well as the name and affiliation of the authors. Please, use lettering which is legible from 2 m distance.