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Enhancing your Business with Green Chemistry
The Green Chemistry Network, in conjunction with SCI's Yorkshire and the Humber Group and the Science and Enterprise Group are holding a joint event titled ‘Opportunities for Enhancing Your Business with Green Chemistry and Young Researchers Poster Competition’ on 2nd December 2009 at King’s Manor, one of York’s most famous and beautiful buildings, close to the Minster.
Date: 02 December 2009 13:00 - 18:30
Event Subject(s):
Biosciences
Education
Environment, Sustainability & Energy
Organic
Venue
Kings Manor
Huntington Room
Exhibition Square
York
YO1 7EP
United Kingdom
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Useful link:
http://www.yorkconferences.com/page.php?id=182
Organiser Information
Organiser(s): Green Chemistry Network & SCI
Contact for Event Information
Name : Miss Sarah Lumley-Holmes
Address:
Green Chemistry
University of York
Heslington
York
YO10 5DD
United Kingdom
Tel:
01904 434477
Email:
slh517@york.ac.uk
Contact Useful link:
http://www.greenchemistrynetwork.org/
Additional Information
Booking form or other file(s):
Useful link:
http://www.york.ac.uk/org/gcn/pages/SCI.htm
Other information:
Programme
13.00 - Registration, lunch and poster viewing
14.00 - Introduction - Recent developments in green chemistry Prof. James Clark, University of York
14.30 - The development of the Biorefinery and the SUSTOIL project, Prof. Ray Marriott, University of York
14.55 - Commercial benefit of green chemistry at a large business Dr Yvonne Armitage, Ciba UK, Bradford (part of BASF)
15.20 - Commercial benefit of green chemistry at an SME, Dr Patrick McGowan, Dyecat Ltd, Leeds
15.45 - Refreshments
16.05 - Oral presentations of two posters included in the competition
16.45 - Case studies on topics relevant to regional business
1) BioBoards Dr Kris Milkowski, University of York
2) Switchable adhesives for carpet tiles Dr Peter Shuttleworth, University of York
17.25 - Panel discussion
17.55 - Conclusion
18.00 - Close of meeting followed by wine reception and an announcement of winning poster
SCI’s Yorkshire & the Humber Group Awards Dinner
19:00 - Drinks reception
19:30 - Yorkshire and the Humber Group Awards Dinner with Dr Jeremy Tomkinson, CEO, NNFCC
