{"492321":{"#nid":"492321","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Track speakers announced for RBI conference","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech\u0027s Renewable Bioproducts Institute will hold its annual executive conference April 5-6, entitled\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EReimagining Bioproducts Industries: New Ideas \u2014 New Opportunities.\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/em\u003EThe event\u0026nbsp;will be held at the Paper Tricentennial Building on the Atlanta campus.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EExperts from public, private and academic sectors will engage during three\u0026nbsp;concurrent tracks:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003EOperational Excellence in Advanced Pulping, Paper and Packaging \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EThe Future of Biocomposites and Nanocellulose\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ENew Opportunities in Biochemicals\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOutstanding keynote speakers will complement faculty and student presentations for each of these tracks\u2014Soydan Ozcan, Oak Ridge National Lab, for biocomposites and nanocellulose; Gregg Beckham, National Renewable Energy Lab, for biochemicals; and John Rager, RISI, for pulp, paper and packaging.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFaculty and students funded by RBI\u2019s unique $44 million endowment will share their research and ideas about future opportunities to develop the forest bioproducts industries.\u0026nbsp; The endowment funding enables RBI to contribute significantly to the body of knowledge on priority topics of interest to the industry and share results in an open discussion forum.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThroughout the two days, company leaders will discuss with expert researchers and students how RBI can make its work more relevant to industry objectives. \u0026nbsp;Companies will learn more about how Georgia Tech\u2019s\u0026nbsp;innovation and\u0026nbsp;commercialization centers can provide insights, techniques and tools to support their strategies in these areas. \u0026nbsp;RBI will use the conference as an opportunity to showcase itself as a portal into pertinent research being conducted on campus. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMore than 30 students will participate in the popular poster session mirroring the three tracks.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor more detailed information about the agenda, track descriptions, speakers and venue information, visit the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.rbi.gatech.edu\/2016-executive-conference\u0022\u003Econference home page\u003C\/a\u003E in the coming weeks.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIf you haven\u2019t already registered, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/2016-rbi-annual-executive-conference-registration-20893571234\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003Eclick here and sign up today \u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/em\u003Eorcontact Lavon Harper at \u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:lavon.harper@rbi.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Elavon.harper@rbi.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E or Kelly Smith at \u003Ca href=\u0022\/\/\/C:\\Users\\Kathleen\\AppData\\Local\\Microsoft\\Windows\\INetCache\\Content.Outlook\\223F6BNH\\kelly.smith@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ekelly.smith@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Meeting will focus on new ideas, opportunities in its core research areas"}],"uid":"28159","created_gmt":"2016-01-28 13:28:10","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:20:12","author":"Kelly Smith","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2016-02-11T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2016-02-11T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"388391":{"id":"388391","type":"image","title":"RBI executive conference-group","body":null,"created":"1449246288","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 16:24:48","changed":"1475894403","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:40:03","alt":"RBI executive conference-group","file":{"fid":"75473","name":"dsc_0022.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/dsc_0022.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/dsc_0022.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":4284122,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/dsc_0022.jpg?itok=4VYDV0Hs"}},"388471":{"id":"388471","type":"image","title":"RBI exec conference, poster session","body":null,"created":"1449246288","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 16:24:48","changed":"1475894349","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:39:09","alt":"RBI exec conference, poster session","file":{"fid":"75479","name":"dsc_0184.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/dsc_0184.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/dsc_0184.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":5030999,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/dsc_0184.jpg?itok=_qQv5bxB"}}},"media_ids":["388391","388471"],"groups":[],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"141","name":"Chemistry and Chemical Engineering"},{"id":"133","name":"Special Events and Guest Speakers"},{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"},{"id":"145","name":"Engineering"},{"id":"149","name":"Nanotechnology and Nanoscience"}],"keywords":[{"id":"119211","name":"biochemicals"},{"id":"1270","name":"conference"},{"id":"113891","name":"nanocellulose"},{"id":"142641","name":"pulp and paper"},{"id":"124931","name":"Renewables"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39471","name":"Materials"},{"id":"39491","name":"Renewable Bioproducts"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:kelly.smith@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ekelly.smith@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E \u2022 404.894.6700\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["kelly.smith@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}