The PanAm RCN will hold its 2nd RCN Conference on Pan American Biofuels & Bioenergy Sustainability in September 2016 in Buenos Aires, Argentina in collaboration with AAIQ and AIChE and IfS. The conference will be chaired by David Shonnard, Michigan Technological University, USA, and co-chaired by Jorge Antonio Hilbert, Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria and Universidad Tecnologica Nacional, Argentina.

Although the implications of large-scale biofuels and bioenergy production on environmental systems and social conditions are largely unknown, such production is rapidly developing in the Pan American region, which will likely lead to dramatic changes in existing human and natural systems. Recognizing that a systems approach is essential for development of a sustainable biofuels and bioenergy sector, presentation and discussion sessions will address key themes emphasizing cross-disciplinary approaches.