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Posted: November 17, 2008 at 09:33 AM CST

Despite being three months away, the 2009 National Ethanol Conference may be the most anticipated in the annual event’s 14 years. Held Feb. 23-25 in San Antonio, the event will bring together the ethanol industry’s movers and shakers in a pivotal year certain to bring change, challenges and opportunities.

Why will February’s conference be important to the industry? A quick look at the event’s focal points clears it up:

• Marketing higher level blends—An in-depth discussion of the pathways to the use of ethanol blends above 10 percent in today’s marketplace.

• The path to cellulosic ethanol commercialization—Companies will provide updates on their cellulosic ethanol projects underway to produce commercial-scale fuel ethanol.

• Washington insiders’ roundtable—Inside the Beltway analysts will discuss and hypothesize on the agenda and priorities of the new administration and the 111th Congress.

• The impact of life cycle greenhouse gas emissions on ethanol use—Panelists will discuss current approaches to life cycle GHG analysis of ethanol, the application of life cycle analysis in new regulations, and the importance of these issues to the future growth of the ind