EDUCATION SESSIONS [Download education session descriptions and times] (subject to change)

• Disaster Planning and Debris Management
• SWAP/EMS Update
• Walking on Broken Glass:  Glass Pulverizing at DMCRSWC
• Midwest Assistance Program Small LF Carbon Credit
• A Look into Iowa Ground Water Statistics
• Practical Considerations for Groundwater Sampling at MSW Landfills &Selecting Pumps for Landfill Leachate and Condensate Removal
• Siting Solid Waste Facilities--Iraq
• Rediscovering the Importance of Regulatory Oversight Through Personal Experiences of Environmental Disasters in a Caribbean Neighbor
• Recycling Markets Update
• Tapping the untapped Resource-Commercial Recycling
• C&D Recycling and the Community- Why Salvage Works
• Successful Recycling Efforts at Green Building Construction Sites
• High School Rehab
• RFID Technology Enhances Collection and Increases Recycling
• Single Stream:  Keeping Glass in the Mix
• Navigating a Carbon Contained World:  How Green is your Business
• Greening Tomorrow's Neighborhoods
• Recycling Legislation in 50 States-What has Worked?
• Update on Product Stewardship in Iowa
• Product Stewardship-What’s in it for Local Governments
• Is Disaster Planning Part of your Business?

KEYNOTE PRESENTATION
Michael Ott, Executive Director, BIOWA will present “The Past, Present and Future of Biofuels,” addressing the real advantages and drawbacks of making biofuels. The presentation addresses many of the myths about biofuels and focuses on how corn based ethanol is the basis for future, better fuels.

There are technological challenges to be met and Mr. Ott will highlight past successes as an indicator of future promise.  BIOWA works with many interesting technologies and is seeing a shift from ag-to-fuel towards waste-to-energy.  All of these technologies will be necessary to meet our future needs.

Michael Ott is the Executive Director of BIOWA, a trade association and consulting group for biobased products.  BIOWA works with all parties involved in the bioeconomy, including farmers, entrepreneurs, researchers and investors.  BIOWA focuses on next generation biofuels and partnerships necessary to advance development of new feedstocks, methods and technologies.