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Conference Registration will be held in the Gateway Center Second Floor Lobby - Refreshments in the South Prairie Room
The dress code is casual; however, open-toed shoes and/or skirts are not allowed on the Lincolnway Energy ethanol plant tour. In addition, your shoes and clothing may get soiled.
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| 10:00 a.m. |
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Conference Registration
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| 11:30 a.m. |
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Board and Depart in Buses for Tours
First Stop is the Iowa Energy Center's BECON Facility in Nevada, Iowa
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| 12:00 p.m. |
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Lunch and Welcoming Remarks at Iowa Energy Center's BECON Facility
Helen K. Mirza
Community Affairs Program Director, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
Floyd E. Barwig
Director, Iowa Energy Center
Bill Couser
Owner Operator of Couser Cattle Company and one of the founders of Lincolnway Energy, LLC, currently serving as Board President
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| 1:30 p.m. |
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Tours of the Iowa Energy Center's BECON Facility and Lincolnway Energy's Ethanol Plant in Nevada, Iowa
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Knowlege Resources during the Tours
Larson B. Dunn, Jr. Ph.D.
Plant Manager, Lincolnway Energy
Keith Kutz
Administrative Specialist, Iowa Energy Center
Norman K. Olson, P.E.
BECON Facility Manager, Iowa Energy Center
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Knowledge Resources available in the Tent
William Haman, P.E.
Industrial Program and Alternate Energy Revolving Loan Program Manager, Iowa Energy Center
Dennis Harding
Business Services Administrator, Iowa Farm Bureau
Lucy Norton
Managing Director, Iowa Renewable Fuels Association
LaVon Schiltz
Executive Director, Nevada Economic Development Council
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| 4:30 p.m. |
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Buses Return Final Tour Groups to Gateway Center
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Networking Reception will be Held in the Central Prairie Room
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| 4:00 p.m. |
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Networking Reception Sponsored by the Iowa Bankers Association
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Breakfast Buffet will be in the South/Central Prairie Room
Dress code is business attire.
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| 7:00 a.m. |
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Registration with Iowa Breakfast Buffet
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Morning sessions will be held in the Garden Room
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| 8:00 a.m. |
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Welcoming Remarks
Steven W. Kuehl
Consumer Regulations Director, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
Michael T. Blouin
Director, Iowa Department of Economic Development
Dan Krieger
Chairman, Iowa Bankers Association & President and CEO of Ames National Corporation
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| 8:15 a.m. |
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Sustainable Agriculture, Biofuels Development & Rural Economic Growth
Introduction of Dr. Miranowski
Helen K. Mirza
Community Affairs Program Director, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
Dr. John Miranowski
Professor of Economics and
Director of Iowa State Institute of Science & Society
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| 9:15 a.m. |
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Making Sense of Alternative Energy
Introduction of Dr. Brown
Craig Lang
President, Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Dr. Robert C. Brown
Iowa Farm Bureau Director of the Office of Biorenewables Programs at Iowa State University
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| 10:00 a.m. |
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Break
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| 10:15 a.m. |
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Renewable Energy Conversation
Dr. Robert C. Brown - Host and Moderator
Bill Couser
Owner Operator of Couser Cattle Company and one of the founders of Lincolnway Energy, LLC, currently serving as Board President
Willis M. Hansen
President and Director, State Bank of Lawler
David Miller
Director of Research and Commodity Services, Iowa Farm Bureau
LaVon Schiltz
Executive Director, Nevada Economic Development Council
Thomas A. Wind, P.E.
Owner, Wind Utility Consulting based in Jefferson, Iowa
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| 11:45 a.m. |
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Break
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Lunch will be held in the South/Central Prairie Room
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| 12:00 p.m. |
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Lunch and Keynote Address
Introduction of Jack Schultz
Dan Krieger
Chairman, Iowa Bankers Association & President and CEO of Ames National Corporation
Keynote Address - "Hometown Entrepreneurs"
Jack Schultz
CEO of Agracel and author of the book, Boomtown USA - The 7 1/2 Keys to Big Success in Small Towns
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| 1:15 p.m. |
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Break
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Afternoon Sessions will be Held in the Garden Room
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| 1:30 p.m. |
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Community Revitalization Conversation
Introduction of Chuck Offenburger
Sandy Ehrig
Community Development Division Administrator, IDED
Chuck Offenburger - Host and Moderator
Well known Iowa writer and Iowa rural life proponent & board member of strategic planning group Iowans for a Better Future
Angie Dethlefs-Trettin
Director, Iowa Council of Foundations
Thomas D. Guzman
Manager of the Iowa Downtown Resource Center, IDED
Matt Randall
Vice President of Government Affairs, Ames Chamber of Commerce and activist promoting young professionals' involvement in Iowa communities
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| 2:45 p.m. |
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Ice Cream Social with Networking
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Closing Remarks and Adjourn
Helen K. Mirza
Steven W. Kuehl
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