Jim Finnel
Fallen Cannabis Warrior & Ex News Moderator
MAY 26 - 27 2010
Wesseling / near Colonge, Germany
Background to the Conference
The EIHA Conference is now established as the largest meeting of experts on industrial hemp in Europe and indeed world - wide. Specialists from all over the world will meet in order to exchange information regarding the latest developments in hemp and in other natural fibres and moreover on the applications for fibres, shivs, seeds and oil. Participants will range from cultivation consultants, primary and further processors, traders, scientists and engineers, and investors to numerous small and medium-sized enterprises and to international automotive companies and suppliers. They all share a common interest in the utilisation of hemp fibres, shivs and seeds. The conference language will be English. We expect 150 international participants. If you would like to present your latest products, technologies or developments, book a stand and a bulletin board now for only 200 EUR (plus
19% VAT). Please contact: Mr. Dominik Vogt, phone: +49
(0)2233-4814-49, email: <mailto: dominik.vogt@nova-institut.de? subject=EIHA-Conf7 dominik.vogt@nova-institut.de
Preliminary Programme
Country reports
. Michael Carus (nova-Institut GmbH, Germany): Topical state of the hemp industry
. John Hobson (Hemp Technology Ltd, Great Britain): Hemp Technology Ltd 2010
. Prof. Arkom Kanjanaprachot (Maejo University and Royal Project Foundation, Thailand): Hemp production in Thailand
. Bodil Pallesen (AgroTech A/S, Denmark): Industrial hemp as organic growth medium in Denmark
. Lawrence Serbin (Hemp Traders, USA): Hemp Cultivation and Processing in China
Hemp seeds and oil
. Anndrea Herrmann (Hemp Oil Canada Inc., Canada): Hemp for Food - an update from Canada
. Dr. Michael Bronner (Dr. Bronner's Magic Soaps, USA): Marketing for hemp soap and cosmetics
. Hans Fastre (Living Harvest Food, USA): Hemp foods and Hemp milk from Living Harvest
New products and applications and fibres and shivs
. Pierre Amadieu (Sarl Start hemp, France): Hemp fibre reinforced plastics from France
. Dr. Mike Lawrence (University of Bath, Great Britain): Characteristics and advantages of hemp-lime construction
. Nicolas Meyer (ONYX composites, Germany): Innovative bicycle frame made of hemp and bambus!
. Dr. Volker von Drach (ECCO Gleittechnik GmbH, Germany): High performance hemp fibres and industrial applications: brake linings, gaskets, and others
. Martin Snijder (GreenGran B. V., The Netherlands): Innovative Natural Fibre Reinforced Bio-Composite Granules for Cradle-to-Cradle Solutions - China in our hands?
Call for Papers
If you would like to present your latest products, technologies or developments, please send us the title and an abstract of your presentation as soon as possible. Please bear in mind that all participants are experts and specialists within this field. We are primarily interested in new and sophisticated topics concerning hemp, natural fibres, technologies and their applications. The time for presentations will be about
20 minutes plus 10 minutes for discussion. Please send your proposal to Dominik Vogt ( <mailto: dominik.vogt@nova-institut.de? subject=EIHA-Conf7 dominik.vogt@nova-institut.de).
Further information
For non-members the fee for participation is 400 EUR plus 19% VAT (including lunches, snacks and dinner buffet). EIHA members are also required to pay this fee but they will get a credit voucher of 100 EUR which will be deducted from the EIHA Membership fee for
2011. We are most grateful for the support of our sponsor <Hempro International - Ihr Partner in Sachen Hanf! Produktion, Vertrieb, Beratung Hempro GmbH & Co., and our media partners <www.forum-csr.net | FORUM Nachhaltig Wirtschaften - Forum CSR International ALTOP Verlags GmbH and the <www.nachwachsende-rohstoffe.info - Nachrichten-Portal zur stofflichen und energetischen Nutzung Nachwachsender Rohstoffe News Portal on Renewable Resources.
Don't miss the world's largest event on Industrial Hemp in 2010!
We look forward to seeing you in Wesseling!
Wesseling / near Colonge, Germany
Background to the Conference
The EIHA Conference is now established as the largest meeting of experts on industrial hemp in Europe and indeed world - wide. Specialists from all over the world will meet in order to exchange information regarding the latest developments in hemp and in other natural fibres and moreover on the applications for fibres, shivs, seeds and oil. Participants will range from cultivation consultants, primary and further processors, traders, scientists and engineers, and investors to numerous small and medium-sized enterprises and to international automotive companies and suppliers. They all share a common interest in the utilisation of hemp fibres, shivs and seeds. The conference language will be English. We expect 150 international participants. If you would like to present your latest products, technologies or developments, book a stand and a bulletin board now for only 200 EUR (plus
19% VAT). Please contact: Mr. Dominik Vogt, phone: +49
(0)2233-4814-49, email: <mailto: dominik.vogt@nova-institut.de? subject=EIHA-Conf7 dominik.vogt@nova-institut.de
Preliminary Programme
Country reports
. Michael Carus (nova-Institut GmbH, Germany): Topical state of the hemp industry
. John Hobson (Hemp Technology Ltd, Great Britain): Hemp Technology Ltd 2010
. Prof. Arkom Kanjanaprachot (Maejo University and Royal Project Foundation, Thailand): Hemp production in Thailand
. Bodil Pallesen (AgroTech A/S, Denmark): Industrial hemp as organic growth medium in Denmark
. Lawrence Serbin (Hemp Traders, USA): Hemp Cultivation and Processing in China
Hemp seeds and oil
. Anndrea Herrmann (Hemp Oil Canada Inc., Canada): Hemp for Food - an update from Canada
. Dr. Michael Bronner (Dr. Bronner's Magic Soaps, USA): Marketing for hemp soap and cosmetics
. Hans Fastre (Living Harvest Food, USA): Hemp foods and Hemp milk from Living Harvest
New products and applications and fibres and shivs
. Pierre Amadieu (Sarl Start hemp, France): Hemp fibre reinforced plastics from France
. Dr. Mike Lawrence (University of Bath, Great Britain): Characteristics and advantages of hemp-lime construction
. Nicolas Meyer (ONYX composites, Germany): Innovative bicycle frame made of hemp and bambus!
. Dr. Volker von Drach (ECCO Gleittechnik GmbH, Germany): High performance hemp fibres and industrial applications: brake linings, gaskets, and others
. Martin Snijder (GreenGran B. V., The Netherlands): Innovative Natural Fibre Reinforced Bio-Composite Granules for Cradle-to-Cradle Solutions - China in our hands?
Call for Papers
If you would like to present your latest products, technologies or developments, please send us the title and an abstract of your presentation as soon as possible. Please bear in mind that all participants are experts and specialists within this field. We are primarily interested in new and sophisticated topics concerning hemp, natural fibres, technologies and their applications. The time for presentations will be about
20 minutes plus 10 minutes for discussion. Please send your proposal to Dominik Vogt ( <mailto: dominik.vogt@nova-institut.de? subject=EIHA-Conf7 dominik.vogt@nova-institut.de).
Further information
For non-members the fee for participation is 400 EUR plus 19% VAT (including lunches, snacks and dinner buffet). EIHA members are also required to pay this fee but they will get a credit voucher of 100 EUR which will be deducted from the EIHA Membership fee for
2011. We are most grateful for the support of our sponsor <Hempro International - Ihr Partner in Sachen Hanf! Produktion, Vertrieb, Beratung Hempro GmbH & Co., and our media partners <www.forum-csr.net | FORUM Nachhaltig Wirtschaften - Forum CSR International ALTOP Verlags GmbH and the <www.nachwachsende-rohstoffe.info - Nachrichten-Portal zur stofflichen und energetischen Nutzung Nachwachsender Rohstoffe News Portal on Renewable Resources.
Don't miss the world's largest event on Industrial Hemp in 2010!
We look forward to seeing you in Wesseling!
