The Forest Biorefinery Summit is organized by an international committee in conjunction with PaperWeek Canada, hosted by PAPTAC. It will be taking place during the week of February 2-5 2015 at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal (Quebec, Canada). The Forest Biorefinery Summit will feature:

- Oral presentations by eminent personalities;
- A panel on strategic reflection to facilitate the access to the market of forest-based bioproducts and biomaterials;
- Keynote presentations;
- A poster session as part of a networking event.

Key players from the forest, bio economy and chemical sectors will share their experience. Governments, academia and research institutes will also be represented.

Abstract submissions for oral and poster presentations will be accepted until October 10, 2014. Please send an abstract of 300 words maximum to Mariya Marinova at [email protected].

Topics of interest for submission include:

- Biorefinery resources and supply chain
- Biorefining technologies
- Bioproducts and biomaterials – from forest to market
- Market perspectives
- Integrated forest biorefineries
- Sustainability of the forest biorefinery
- Building links between the forest and the chemical industry
- Combining forest and agricultural biomass

The accepted abstracts will be selected according to level of quality and relevance.