Northlands Farm & Ranch Show has been serving Western Canada’s agriculture industry for over 45 years, and this year promises to be bigger and better than ever. The Northlands Farm & Show will provide attendees with the opportunity to shop and compare prices, as well as take in dynamic information sessions and demonstrations presented by Alberta agriculture industry experts.http://www.farmandranchshow.com/general-info
Join business leaders, policymakers and sustainability experts at GLOBE 2012 to explore the issues and define the opportunities that will propel us towards a sustainable future. http://2012.globeseries.com/
Join us for this important international conference that will examine the latest developments in the innovation commercialization, technology, economics and applications of greener materials and biocomposites in automotive, building and packaging sectors. The conference will include oral, panel and poster presentations as well as industrial exhibitions. This is also an excellent, opportunity for networking with academia, industries, government and colleagues from around the world.
Date: May 6- 8, 2012
Location: Niagra Falls, Ontario
Register at: http://www.regonline.com/Register/Checkin.aspx?EventID=1017049
For more information: http://www.biocomposites-toronto.com
Alberta Building Products and Technologies Mission to
International Builders Show
Presented by the National Association of Home Builders, the International Builders’ Show is recognized as the largest residential building industry trade show in the world. An estimated 50,000 delegates and 1,000 exhibitors displaying innovative building products, practices and technologies are expected to attend. The Government of Alberta in cooperation with the Canada Green Building Council-Alberta Chapter will have a exhibit in the Canada Pavilion, and invites your participation. Visit: www.buildersshow.com
Date: February 9 - 11, 2012
Location: Orlando, Florida
International Builders Show Associate Exhibitor Opportunity Program
This ABDC seminar will focus on advancing the applications for biocomposites. We will hear perspectives from both research experts and industry representatives about new opportunities and applications. The event will include a tour of DIRTT - Environmental Solutions. DIRTT is an innovative Calgary-based company that provides sustainable modular construction interiors who are always on the lookout for better materials.
February 9, 2012
DIRTT Environmental Solutions
Calgary, Alberta
RSVP by February 6, 2012 to ruth.desantis@gov.ab.ca or 403-948-8516.
Biocomposites Advancing Applications Poster
AgChoices is a one day conference designed to connect the agriculture industry with people, ideas, and information on changing markets and consumer demands that strengthens, adds value or helps adapt their agricultural farm business. ARD’s Growing Forward project leads are presenters in a series of concurrent sessions at the afternoon forum called the Ag Info Market; ABDC will be presenting here.
Date: Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Location: Holiday Inn on 67th Street, Red Deer
For more information & to register: AgChoices 2012
Shaping Alberta’s Future: Report of the Premier’s Council for Economic Strategy states: “the agriculture and forestry sectors are well placed to move into profitable new business providing the biomass and fibre used in the production of advanced materials, chemicals, drugs and nutraceuticals” (p. 46). With these identified Alberta advantages, this ABDC seminar will focus on the role of fibre processing to drive innovative opportunities for biofibre. Join us for a day of presentations, discussions and a tour of Alberta’s fibre processing facility.
Date: January 19, 2012
Time: 8:30 am - 3:30 pm
Location: Pomeroy Inn & Suites & Alberta Innovates-Technology Futures
Vegreville, AB
RSVP by January 16, 2012 to ruth.desantis@gov.ab.ca or 403-948-8516.
BioFibre Innovation & Opportunties Program
CMHC International in partnership with the Ontario Ministry of Economic Development and Trade and the Canadian Embassy in Moscow will be organizing a Construction and Building Products Mission to MosBuild 2012, Moscow. The mission package will be available for distribution in January 2012. For more information about the show, please visit the MosBuild 2012 website. http://www.mosbuild.com/Default.aspx?lang=en-GB
If you are interested in participating, please contact: betty.jandewerth@gov.ab.ca
