{"399181":{"#nid":"399181","#data":{"type":"event","title":"RBI to host Annual Executive Conference March 10-11","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Renewable Bioproducts Institute will host dozens of industry executives in March to discuss emerging research needs and trends in the bioeconomy.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe annual spring meeting, entitled \u201cDeveloping and Advancing Opportunities in the\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBioeconomy,\u201d will be held at the Paper Tricentennial Building, March 10-11.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThis year three concurrent tracks moderated by leading experts in their fields of research will feature faculty presentations on research directions and opportunities in key strategic areas.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAfternoon workshops will follow, along with discussion regarding the translation of these advances into real-world opportunities within the developing bioeconomy. The three tracks are\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cCatalytic Advances in Biochemical Production,\u201d \u201cBiocomposites and Nanocellulose\u201d and\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cOperational Excellence in Advanced Paper and Packaging.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EVerdezyne Corporation Chief Business Officer Ray Miller will deliver the keynote address, offering a case study in commercialization of biobased products.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe are approaching the conference in a slightly different way this year,\u201d said Norman Marsolan, RBI executive director. \u201cWe felt we wanted to emphasize the opportunity for company input, allowing these executives to hear the current research and participate in a full afternoon of brainstorming and discussion on that particular track topic. It gives industry and faculty the ability\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003Eto concentrate their energies in a focused area throughout their time here.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMarsolan is encouraging companies to send multiple representatives so as to engage in the discussion of more than one topic.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cIt\u2019s a unique opportunity for companies. There are few conferences out there with this type of upclose interaction with those directing research. The ability to take advantage of and influence our endowment-sponsored student research is another distinction.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ERBI\u2019s endowment sponsors about 50 PhD students, and more than 30 are registered to participate in the annual poster competition. Six students will be featured speakers during the conference. Attendees will have an opportunity to meet these students, and discuss how their research could be valuable or made more relevant to their companies. Finally, the conference allows companies to influence the future research conducted at RBI.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cDuring the discussion sessions, we listen to the input, and that input has a direct impact on how we tailor our programs and future research projects to create opportunity for their business.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor more information, visit \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.rbi.gatech.edu\/conference\/2015\/about\u0022\u003Ethe RBI conference site.\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Conference focuses on challenges, opportunities within industry"}],"uid":"28159","created_gmt":"2015-04-24 13:06:15","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 01:48:07","author":"Kelly Smith","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2015-03-10T01:00:00-04:00","event_time_end":"2015-03-11T01:00:00-04:00","event_time_end_last":"2015-03-11T01:00:00-04:00","gmt_time_start":"2015-03-10 05:00:00","gmt_time_end":"2015-03-11 05:00:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2015-03-11 05:00:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"299211":{"id":"299211","type":"image","title":"Renewable Bioproducts Institute","body":null,"created":"1449244552","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 15:55:52","changed":"1475895000","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:50:00","alt":"Renewable Bioproducts Institute","file":{"fid":"199489","name":"14c10769-p1-001.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/14c10769-p1-001_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/14c10769-p1-001_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":3166611,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/14c10769-p1-001_0.jpg?itok=wolJ_eVq"}}},"media_ids":["299211"],"groups":[{"id":"372221","name":"Renewable Bioproducts Institute (RBI)"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[{"id":"10377","name":"Career\/Professional development"},{"id":"1789","name":"Conference\/Symposium"}],"invited_audience":[{"id":"78761","name":"Faculty\/Staff"}],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}