Program

BEST FEST '12 PROGRAM
8:30 - 9:00 Registration and Coffee
9:00 - 9:30 Opening Remarks: David Kenney, President & Exec. Director, Oregon BEST
9:30 -10:30 Keynote Speaker: Karina Edmonds, Technology Transfer Coordinator,
U.S. Energy Dept.
10:30-11:00 Commercialization Case Study
11:15-12:15 Simultaneous Research Tracks: Profiling Innovative Research and
Understanding Commercial Activities
• Behavior Toward Efficiency
• District-Scale Technologies
• Energy Storage
12:15 - 1:30 Catered Lunch
12:30 - 1:30 Research Poster Session
1:30 - 3:00 Simultaneous Research Tracks: Profiling Innovative Research and
Understanding Commercial Activities
• From Fossil to Forest: New and Emerging Bioenergy Technologies
• Biomimicry: Innovation Inspired by Nature
• Demonstrating New Technologies: Lessons from the Field
3:30 - 4:45 Concurrent Sessions:
• Innovative Funding and Financing Approaches
• Topical Salons
• Innovative Commercialization Models
• Student Innovators
Student-Industry Project Presentations & Opportunities
4:45 - 5:15 Closing Plenary
5:15 - 6:00 Reception and Continuing Poster Session

