54th ANNUAL CITRUS ENGINEERING CONFERENCE 3-20-08

Gary Cooper Citrus, Florida, International

54th ANNUAL CITRUS ENGINEERING CONFERENCE
Thursday, March 20, 2008
BEN HILL GRIFFIN, JR. CITRUS HALL
Univ of Florida, IFAS, CITRUS RESEARCH & EDUCATION CENTER, LAKE ALFRED, FLORIDA
Sponsored by: ASME Florida Section
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Advance registration is $55 for participants and $25 for student attendees; after March 10 registration is $65 for participants and $35 for student attendees. For registration by mail, send a list of attendees and a check payable to the Citrus Engineering Conference to Ian Houston, FMC FoodTech, 400 Fairway Ave, Lakeland FL 33801. To register via the Web, visit our secure registration site at http://www.acteva.com/go/2008cec. Licensed PEs who attend are eligible for 4 technical PDHs through ASME.

PROGRAM
COMMERCIAL ETHANOL PRODUCTION FROM CELLULOSIC BIOMASS IN FLORIDA – Craig Evans, Alico Inc.
INNOVATIVE MECHANICAL WATER TREATMENT FOR EVAPORATIVE CONDENSERS IN CITRUS-Dr. Phil Vella, VRTX Technologies
CROSS FLOW FILTRATION (CERAMIC AND HOLLOW FIBER MEMBRANES) IN THE CITRUS INDUSTRY – Rishi Sondhi, Pall Filtration
NON-THERMAL PRESERVATION OF JUICES – Dr. V.M. (Bala) Balasubramaniam, The Ohio State University
ENERGY REBATES AND INCENTIVES – Mike Lewis, CIG Energy Efficient Services
TECHNICAL TRAINING – WORKFORCE ENRICHMENT – Rich Thompson, PCC Corporate College
REVIEW OF DENSE PHASE CARBON DIOXIDE APPLICATION TO CITRUS JUICES – Dr. Murat Balaban, University of Alaska, Fairbanks & Giovanna Ferrentino, University of Florida

A catered lunch is included with your registration.

Previous Transactions are available for $20.00 through Jose Reyes, University of Florida, IFAS, Citrus Research and Education Center, 700 Experiment Station Road, Lake Alfred, FL 33850, jireyes@ufl.edu. For more information please contact Ian Houston, Committee Chair at ian.houston@fmcti.com or (863) 683 – 5411.