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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 14:30 | |||||||||
| 15:00 | |||||||||
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| 15:40-16:10 Coffee break | 15:40-16:10 Coffee break | 15:40-16:10 Coffee break | |||||||
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| 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 |
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| 16:30 | |||||||||
| 17:00 | |||||||||
| 17:30 | 17:30-19:00 Poster session |
17:30-19:00 Poster session |
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| 18:00 | |||||||||
| 18:30 | 18:30-21:30 Welcome reception |
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| 19:00 | 19:00-21:00 Wine tasting and boat trip |
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| 20:00 | 20:00-0:00 Conference dinner |
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| 21:00 | |||||||||
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| 22:00 | |||||||||
| 22:30 | |||||||||
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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.