<html><head><base href="x-msg://2/"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Thanks for your initiative and invite Tom but we are not back to states, until the end of first week of Feb. <div>Kind regards,<br><div>Richard Stanley</div><div><a href="http://www.legacyfound.org">www.legacyfound.org</a></div><div><br></div><div><br><div><div>On Jan 9, 2013, at 11:54 PM, Tom Miles wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-family: Verdana; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: medium; "><div lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div class="WordSection1" style="page: WordSection1; "><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; ">Join us on Monday, January 28<sup>th</sup><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>at the Oregon State University Conference Center to keep the momentum as we build a vibrant Northwest biochar industry. This meeting will build on our November launch of Building Northwest Biochar Markets in Olympia. We hope you can attend.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>Please RSVP to</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><a href="mailto:nwbiocharwg@gmail.com" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; ">nwbiocharwg@gmail.com</span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; "><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; "><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; ">Our meeting will be held concurrent with the Harvesting Clean Energy Conference. Conference organizers hope that you’ll see the value in staying for the whole conference. Sessions will cover the whole range of rural renewable and efficiency opportunities. You will hear from on the ground practitioners and policy leaders.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; ">Full conference details and registration information at<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><a href="http://harvestcleanenergy.org/events/conference" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; ">http://harvestcleanenergy.org/events/conference</span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; ">.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black; text-align: center; "><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; "><o:p> </o:p></span></b></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; ">See you in Corvallis!<br>Moderators/Coordinators: Tom Miles<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><a href="mailto:tmiles@trmiles.com" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; ">tmiles@trmiles.com</span></a><span class="MsoHyperlink" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; "><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; ">and Marcus Kauffman<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><a href="mailto:marcus.kauffman@state.or.us" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; ">marcus.kauffman@state.or.us</span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; "><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black; text-align: center; "><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; "><o:p> </o:p></span></b></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black; text-align: center; "><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; "><o:p> </o:p></span></b></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black; text-align: center; "><b><span style="font-size: 14pt; ">Pacific Northwest Biochar Working Group Conference</span></b><span style="font-size: 14pt; "><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black; text-align: center; "><span style="font-size: 14pt; ">Monday January 28<sup>th</sup>, 2013 from 1:30 – 5:00 pm<br>Concurrent with the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://harvestcleanenergy.org/events/conference" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">Harvesting Clean Energy Conference</a></span><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: blue; "><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black; text-align: center; "><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: windowtext; ">Oregon State University Conference Center, Corvallis OR<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; "><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; ">Purposes:<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; ">1. Educational – what is biochar, what are biochar products, how are they used, what is their value<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; ">2. Project Development in key markets – planning projects to create and demonstrate markets<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; "><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; ">Posters of Biochar Projects will be displayed in meeting room<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; "><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black; "><b><i><span style="font-size: 11pt; ">1:30-2:00 Welcome and Introduction: Marcus Kauffman—Oregon Dept. of Forestry</span></i></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; "><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black; "><b><i><span style="font-size: 11pt; ">Biochar Market Overview: Tom Miles—TR Miles Technical Consultants</span></i></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; "><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; ">• Session overview and expectations—Marcus<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; ">• Biochar products, qualities, characteristics, specific biochar qualities for specific uses—Tom<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; "><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black; "><b><i><span style="font-size: 11pt; ">2:00-2:30 Biochar in Retail Garden and Nursery Markets: Renel Anderson—Biochar Supreme and Tom Grissom—International Tech Corporation (ITC)</span></i></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; "><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; ">• Renel will describe Biochar Supreme’s success in using biochar to grow flowers and vegetables as well as their efforts to market biochar for the retail garden and commercial horticulture markets. She will also outline needs for marketing and support in these markets.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; ">• Tom will describe ITC’s experience marketing biochar in the retail garden market and identify ideas for future growth in that market segment.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; "><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black; "><b><i><span style="font-size: 11pt; ">2:30-3:15 Biochar Integrated with Heat and Power—Jerry Whitfield—Whitfield Biochar, John Meidema—BioLogical Carbon and Dean Foor—EC Oregon, and Neil Walgren—Cool Planet Energy Systems</span></i></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; "><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; ">• Jerry will describe his technology and applications for integrated production of char, heat, and energy.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; ">• John and Dean will review the integration of biochar production at the Green Lane Energy anaerobic digestion facility in Junction City, Oregon.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; ">• Neil will describe their business model and ongoing biochar related research underway at Cool Planet.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; ">• All speakers will address the salient challenges and opportunities for advancing the biochar market.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; "><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black; "><b><i><span style="font-size: 11pt; ">3:14—3:45 Networking and Poster Session Break</span></i></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; "><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; ">• Mingling, conversation, and poster review<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; "><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black; "><b><i><span style="font-size: 11pt; ">3:45-4:30 Biochar Application in Stormwater, Commercial Landscaping and Erosion Control:</span></i></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; "><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black; "><b><i><span style="font-size: 11pt; ">Robin Cook—Permamatrix, Jeff Hart—Kennedy Jenks, Tom Miles—TR Miles Consultants, and Jim Archuleta—USDA Forest Service</span></i></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; "><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; ">• Robin will describe their recent experience using biochar for road bank stabilization, industrial roof and parking lot drains.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; ">• Jeff will address the opportunities and challenges of using biochar as media in specific stormwater markets.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; ">• Tom will review the WSU Demonstration Biochar in bioretention facilities for stormwater runoff.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; ">• Jim provide an update on efforts to coat native seed with biochar to improve germination and plant survivability in burned areas. He will also cover the cooperative research efforts underway with USDA and multiple partners.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; ">• All speakers will address the salient challenges and opportunities for advancing the biochar market.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; "><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black; "><b><i><span style="font-size: 11pt; ">4:30-5:00 The Pathway Forward—Facilitated Discussion: Marcus Kauffman—ODF</span></i></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; "><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; ">• Status of current market development efforts (notes/summary from Olympia)<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; ">• Feedback on the day’s presentations<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; ">• Market development pathway<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; ">• Key demonstration projects<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; ">• Ideas for moving forward<o:p></o:p></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0in; line-height: 17px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p> </o:p></p></div>_______________________________________________<br>Stoves mailing list<br><br>to Send a Message to the list, use the email address<br><a href="mailto:stoves@lists.bioenergylists.org" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">stoves@lists.bioenergylists.org</a><br><br>to UNSUBSCRIBE or Change your List Settings use the web page<br><a href="http://lists.bioenergylists.org/mailman/listinfo/stoves_lists.bioenergylists.org" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">http://lists.bioenergylists.org/mailman/listinfo/stoves_lists.bioenergylists.org</a><br><br>for more Biomass Cooking Stoves, News and Information see our web site:<br><a href="http://www.bioenergylists.org/" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">http://www.bioenergylists.org/</a><br><br></div></span></div><br></div></div></body></html>