The 2008 National Biodiesel Conference & Expo is officially underway in Orlando at the beautiful Gaylord Palms resort. Registration actually got started Saturday with early birds participating in the 2008 Golf Tournament sponsored by BASF. Pre-conference sessions were held Sunday afternoon on Train the Trainer/Biodiesel 101, Biodiesel Plant Feasibility and benefits of NBB membership. Also on Sunday was the Sustainable … Read More
Do You Know This Man?
Well, if you don’t, you will by the end of the 2008 National Biodiesel Conference & Expo in Orlando, Florida next week. I’ll be there with Cindy Zimmerman covering the event for DomesticFuel.com and posting on the conference blog as well. One of the items I hope to see (and bring to you) is a press event that will highlight … Read More
Ready To Rock In Orlando?
It’s time to look ahead once again to the next National Biodiesel Conference. Orlando sure sounds good in the winter. Once again you’ll find all the sights and sounds of the greatest show in the industry right here on the Conference Blog. We’re looking forward to it. If you haven’t registered then “git er done.”
Dividing Line Between Conferences
This is the dividing line post in between content from the 2007 Conference and the 2008 Conference.
What a Fantastic Conference
Once again the National Biodiesel Conference was bigger and better. The last official registration total was 3,800 which is a big gain over last year. It’s been fun being your Biodiesel Blogger again this year and I hope to see you in Orlando, FL next year. Keep in mind that you can scroll back through all the posts from this … Read More
James Carville & Mary Matalin on Stage
At our general session this morning we got the political perspective from both sides of the aisle. On hand were James Carville and Mary Matalin. The couple have figured out how to get along even though they look at life through very different political eyes. After their presentation they conducted a short question and answer session with the press and … Read More
Influencer Award – Bill & Cindy Mack
Each year the National Biodiesel Board bestows the “Eye on Biodiesel†awards, designed to recognize individuals and groups who have advanced the board’s mission of public education and industry growth. The awards were presented by NBB Chairman Darryl Brinkmann (left) and NBB CEO Joe Jobe (right). Award for: Influencer – Bill and Cindy Mack. Bill and Cindy Mack, known and … Read More
Innovation Award – Gene Hemphill
Each year the National Biodiesel Board bestows the Eye on Biodiesel awards, designed to recognize individuals and groups who have advanced the board’s mission of public education and industry growth. The awards were presented by NBB Chairman Darryl Brinkmann (left) and NBB CEO Joe Jobe (right). Michael Peterson is pictured in the hat. Award for: Innovation “Gene Hemphill/New Holland Co., … Read More
Inspiration Award – Brie Mathews & Mike Ferry
Each year the National Biodiesel Board bestows the “Eye on Biodiesel†awards, designed to recognize individuals and groups who have advanced the board’s mission of public education and industry growth. The awards were presented by NBB Chairman Darryl Brinkmann (left) and NBB CEO Joe Jobe (right). Award for: Inspiration – Brie Mathews and Mike Ferry/San Francisco Fire Department. The San … Read More
Impact Award – Steve Levy
Each year the National Biodiesel Board bestows the “Eye on Biodiesel†awards, designed to recognize individuals and groups who have advanced the board’s mission of public education and industry growth. The awards were presented by NBB Chairman Darryl Brinkmann (left) and NBB CEO Joe Jobe (right). Award for: Impact – Sprague Energy – Steve Levy. A progressive Northeastern petroleum distributor … Read More
Industry Partnership Award – Rod Lawrence
Each year the National Biodiesel Board bestows the “Eye on Biodiesel†awards, designed to recognize individuals and groups who have advanced the board’s mission of public education and industry growth. The awards were presented by NBB Chairman Darryl Brinkmann (left) and NBB CEO Joe Jobe (right). Award for: Industry Partnership – Rod Lawrence/Magellan Midstream Partners LP, Manager of Quality and … Read More
AllThingsBiodiesel.com
The National Biodiesel Board has launched a one-stop marketplace for biodiesel interests to do business over the Internet. It’s AllThingsBiodiesel.com, and was introduced at the Conference. AllThingsBiodiesel.com takes its place as the world’s largest biodiesel marketplace, focusing on products, services and industry-related companies. A variety of services assembled within it include online ads and classified ads, the biodiesel store and … Read More
John Deere Perspective
I want to thank our sponsor for this year’s Biodiesel Conference Blog, John Deere, represented here by Don Borgman. The conference is winding down with the NBB Board meeting and a few workshops still taking place. I’m headed home but have a number of posts that I’ll add within the next day, including all the Eye on Biodiesel award winners. … Read More
Biodiesel Willie
The Emily Richards concert is over now and in case you missed it we have some audio and video for you. Last year Emily performed a Biodiesel Willie song which she remixed for this year with her new band. I’ve got the live version for you here in both video form and audio. Listen to the Biodiesel Willie Song live … Read More
New Biodiesel Willie Song From Emily Richards
Emily Richards and her band came by the media room this afternoon in advance of their performance tonight which I’ll be attending. We sat down for a group interview in which I found out why they’re involved. Listen to my Emily Richards Band (2012AM) interview here: Emily Richards Interview (6 min MP3) Listen to the Biodiesel Willie Song here: Biodiesel … Read More
Keynote Speaker Dr. John Stoessinger
The keynote speaker here at the Conference today was Dr. John Stoessinger. He is an author of books like “Why Nations Go To War.” I think he has a very interesting story to tell and I interviewed him about his message to this audience. One of the things he focuses on is summed up by the word “gratitude.” He has … Read More
Chairman’s Report
NBB Chairman Darryl Brinkmann took to the stage today and gave us a great overview of what the organization is doing. He mentioned that the word biodiesel is now in the dictionary for the first time. You can learn a lot about what NBB is doing, especially in the area of quality control. Darryl talks about the growth of the … Read More
DaimlerChrysler Announcement
DaimlerChrysler representative Deb Morrissett was on hand again this year and spoke at this morning’s general session. She made an announcement that the company would provide a nice purchase incentive for NBB board and staff members as a way to show support and thanks for all the work they do to help further the promotion and development of biodiesel. I … Read More
Governing Board
The Governing Board of the National Biodiesel Board was honored on stage this morning. These people represent all segments of the biodiesel industry and were featured in a very well done video presentation where they basically provided testimony to what the organization is doing in a personal way. Biodiesel Conference Blog sponsored by