International Sugarcane Biomass Utilization Consortium (ISBUC)

THIRD MEETING OF THE INTERNATIONAL SUGARCANE BIOMASS UTILIZATION CONSORTIUM (ISBUC)

MAURITIUS
28 June - 4 July 2009
Shandrani Resort & Spa, Mauritius

The Third Meeting of the International Sugarcane Biomass Utilization Consortium (ISBUC) of the International Society of Sugar Cane Technologists (ISSCT) was held in MAURITIUS at Le Shandrani Hotel, Plaine Magnien, Blue Bay from 28 June to 4 July 2009.

The welcoming address and introduction to the meeting were made by Jean Claude Autrey, General Secretary.

The following resource persons made presentations at the Meeting:

Eric Larson, Princeton University, USA
Manoel Régis Lima Verde Leal, Centro de Energias Alterantives e Meio Ambiente (CENEA), and ISBUC Facilitator
Suleiman José Hassuani, Centro de Technologia Canavieira (CTC), Brazil
Luis Augusto Barbosa Cortez, Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP), Brazil
Philip Hobson, Queensland University of Technology, Australia
David Harris, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO), Australia
Tim Eggeman, Zeachem, USA

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The Report of the Meeting has been submitted to the ISSCT Executive Committee and has been sent to members of ISBUC and participants at the Meeting. The Meeting was sponsored by ISBUC and by the five milling groups of Mauritius, namely: Omnicane, Flacq United Estates Ltd, Harel Frères Ltd, CIEL Agro-Industry and Medine Sugar Estate Company Ltd.