Malaysian biochar conferences - update

There are now three conferences in quick succession that include biochar related tracks or sessions. Biomass-SP have found it necessary to shift the date of their Seminar on Commercialization of Sustainable Biochar from March to April. This seminar is targeted to Malaysian SME's but due to strong regional interest, they have now introduced a biochar track to their annual conference and provided the following announcement...
“We regretfully inform that the Seminar on Commercialization of Sustainable Biochar is intended specifically for selected Malaysian Biomass SMEs under the EU-Malaysia Biomass Entrepreneurs Nurturing Program (EUM-BENP), which is a flagship project under Biomass-SP. However, given unexpected interest in our seminar, we have decided to dedicate a special track to Biochar at our upcoming annual Biomass Asia Conference 2013, which will be taking place on the 20 - 22 of May 2013 in Kuala Lumpur. We believe this conference would be a more suitable platform for our international participants as it focuses on regional biomass / biochar developments, and we gladly invite presentations and participation from interested parties.”

They have provided the following information on BAC 2013

• Tentative Programme https://dl.dropbox.com/u/52700813/Tentative%20Programme%20-%20Biomass%20Asia%20Conference%202012.pdf
• Speaker Interest Form https://dl.dropbox.com/u/52700813/Speaker%20Interest%20Form%20-%20BAC%202013.doc

The new (still tentative) dates for the Seminar on Commercialization of Sustainable Biochar are 18 and 19 April. This will overlap with the Soils 2013 conference but should allow attendance at both the Soils biochar track (Session 3) and the seminar in KL. So, in summary,

• Soils 2013: 16-18 April (Session 3 - Biochar and Biofertilizers)
• Commercialization of Sustainable Biochar: 18-19 April (new tentative dates)
• Biomass Asia Conference: 20-22 May (biochar track penciled in)