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Infocast's 3rd Annual Cellulosic Ethanol Summit Promises to Be Their Biggest Yet -- Boasting an Unprecedented Coalition of 70 Speakers, 20 Supporting Organizations, 11 Sponsors and 9 Media Partners

The 3rd annual edition of Infocast's Cellulosic Ethanol Summit -- hailed as the best cellulosic ethanol conference of its kind in the nation -- will take place November 17-19 at the Westin Colonnade Hotel in Coral Gables, Florida. Bob Dinneen, the President and CEO of the Renewable Fuels Association, will reprise his role as Chairman of the Summit.

Although the previous two editions of this popular event were held in Washington, DC, the transitional stasis of a federal election year and the accelerated ambition of the states to pursue their own alternative fuel programs, prompted a venue change to Florida which is rapidly proving to be a pioneer in the quest for renewable energy.

Therefore, it's fitting that two of the three Keynote Speakers for the Summit are key players in the sunshine state. Jeremy L. Susac, the Executive Director of Governor Charlie Crist's specifically mandated energy office, the Florida Energy & Climate Commission, will serve as the initial Keynote Speaker on the morning of Tuesday, November 18th. The Luncheon Speaker on that same day will be Charles H. Bronson, the esteemed Commissioner for the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services and the guiding force behind the highly acclaimed "Farm to Fuel" program. The Summit's third Keynote Speaker is Edward T. Schafer, the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, who is tentatively scheduled to appear on the morning of November 19th.

These three exceptional Keynotes will lead a roster of speakers who will address a variety of hot-topic issues including the impact of the biofuels debate on the industry, the burgeoning variety of feedstock supply lines, the growing interest from the financial sector in commercializing industry growth and a trio of reports from the frontline by leading developers from the biochemical, non-enzymatic and industrial biotech communities.

A Pre-Summit Briefing on "Developing A Sustainable Cellulosic Ethanol Industry" on Monday, November 17 will be co-chaired by Douglas Durante and Burl Haigwood, respectively the Executive Director and Director of Program Development for the Clean Fuels Development Coalition.

For more information please contact David Church at 818-888-4444 or visit the event's dedicated website at www.infocastinc.com/cell08.