12PM- 6:00PM

Registration Desk open

6:00PM

Buses leave Hilton Garden Hotel for Welcome Reception

6:30PM

Tour Wanuskewin Heritage Park

7:30PM

Return to Wanuskewin reception area

7:45PM

Welcome Messages & Introductions
Prof. Dr. Ryszard Kozlowski – Institute of Natural Fibres, Poland
Allen Kuhlmann – Saskatchewan Flax Development Commission
Don Atchison – Mayor of Saskatoon

8:15PM

First Nations Dance Presentation

9:30PM

Buses return to Hilton Garden Hotel

7:30 - 8:00AM

Registration

8:45AM

Conference Opens – Welcome Address:
Alanna Koch – Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture
Prof. Kozlowski - Institute of Natural Fibres
Linda Braun - Saskatchewan Flax Development Commission
Announcements / Conference Overview: Lee Pengilly, Conference Moderator

9:30AM

KEYNOTE: John Cross: “Agriculture in the New Bioeconomy”

10:15AM

Discussion period

10:30AM

Refreshment break

10:45AM

Poster Session with oral descriptions

Concurrent Sessions

11:10AM

Breeding
Chaired by Adrien Pilon

Agronomy
Chaired by Trevor Kloeck

Composites
Chaired by Ryszard Kozlowski

11:15AM

Concurrent 1A
“Dual purpose flax improvement using anatomical and molecular approaches” (8-Sushmita Nandy, Canada)

Concurrent 1B
“Performance of introduced fiber flax cultivars grown as a winter crop in Yunnan Province, China” (4-Fei-Hu Liu, China)

Concurrent 1C
"Optimisation of Energy Use in the Production of Flax Fibre as Reinforcement for Composites" (10-Hom Nath Dhakal, UK)

11:35AM

Concurrent 2A
“Genetic and genomics resources for flax and hemp fibre feedstock improvement” (13-Michael Deyholos – Edmonton)

Concurrent 2B
“An innovative production system for hemp fibre for textile destinations: from laboratory results to industrial validation” (21-Stefano Amaducci, Italy)

Concurrent 2C
“Modification of surface properties of flax to enhance performance of fibre biocomposites"” (78-Shekhar Sharma, UK)

11:55PM

Concurrent 3A
“Influence of low temperatures and short photoperiod on the time of flowering in flax” (18-Nina Brutch, Russia)

Concurrent 3B
“Comparison of Harvest Systems on the Quantity and Quality of Flax Grain and Straw” (26-Mark Stumborg, Canada)

Concurrent 3C
“Natural binders for fibre boards made of hemp” (15-H.J. Gusovius, Germany)

12:15PM

Luncheon Break

Resume Concurrent Sessions

1:25PM

Breeding
Chaired by Brian Sim

Composites
Chaired by Glenn Payne

Processing/Biotechnology
Chaired by Alvin Ulrich

1:30PM

Concurrent 4A
"The effect of fiber flax growing technologies on plants ontogenesis and cultivars yielding capacity" (64-Krzysztof Heller, Poland)

Concurrent 4B       
“Growing and Hand Processing Fibre Flax and Hemp for Hand Papermaking” (28-Helmut Becker, ON Canada)

Concurrent 4C
“The Potsdam-Bornim plant for separation of natural fibre with a new technology for cleaning and sizing of shives” (9-Chrisdtian Fürll, Germany)

1:55PM

Concurrent 5A
TBA

Concurrent 5B
“An Investigation of Bond Strength in Straw Bale Construction” (32-Colin MacDougall, Canada)

Concurrent 5C
“Processing of bast fibre bundles for biocomposites using a thermostable pectate lyase” (34-Jianzhong Yang, Canada)

2:20PM

Concurrent 6A
"Development of genetics certificates of flax cultivars using microsatellite markers" (75-V. Lemesh, Belarus)

Concurrent 6B
"Improving the Processing and the Properties of Cellulose Fibre Composites" (37-Johanne Denault, Canada)

Concurrent 6C
“Enzymatic bioprocessing – new tool of extensive natural fibre source utilization” (29-Jan Marek, Czech Republic)

2:45PM

Concurrent 7A
"Role of biocides from plant origin in protection of natural fibers against biodeterioration" (65-R. Kozlowski, Poland)

Concurrent 7B
"The use of modified flax shives in cementitious composites and the repercussion of these modifications on their behaviour in the cement matrix" (77-Mahmoud Khazma, France)

Concurrent 7C
“Sensors and Chemometrics for Flax Fiber Quality and for Processing” (02-Dan Akin, USA)

3:10PM - 5PM

Refreshment Break, Poster Session

5:45PM

Board buses for Industry Showcase Reception at Western Development Museum
Tour Museum Exhibits
Banquet Dinner & Cocktails
Entertainment: “Saskatchewan - A History of Hospitality”

9:45PM and 10:30PM

Buses return to hotel

7:30 - 8:30AM

Registration

8:30AM

Open Day 2, Announcements

8:50AM

KEYNOTE: Greg Stephens, NMI - “Fiber in the Market for Natural Products”

9:25AM

Discussion period

Concurrent Sessions

9:45AM

Breeding
Chaired by Martin Pavelek

Processing
Chaired by Arthur Hanks

Textiles
Chaired by Glenn Payne

9:50AM

Concurrent 8A
“Efficiency of diverse germplasms and crossing methods in breeding fiber flax” (43-Vasile Ilea, Romania)

Concurrent 8B
“Processing of Wet Preserved Hemp to Fibre Boards in a Pilot Plant” (16-Ralf Pecenka, Germany

Concurrent 8C
"Commercial Scale trials of the production of fine flax and hemp fibres for use in textile yarns" (25-Matthew Horne, UK)

10:15AM

Concurrent 9A
“Flax genetic diversity as the raw material for future success” ” (51-Axel Diederichsen, Canada)

Concurrent 9B
“Degradation as a method of modification of fibres: Combination of natural and artificial macromolecules into one filament of fibre” (39-G.E. Zaikov, Russia)

Concurrent 9C
“Miniature spinning enzyme-retted flax fibers” (33-John Foulk, USA)

10:40AM

Refreshment Break/Tour Posters

Concurrent Sessions

11:00AM

Composites
Chaired by Alvin Ulrich

Co-Products
Chaired by Ryszard Kozlowski

Textiles
Chaired by Brian Sim

11:05AM

Concurrent 10A
“Injection Molding Processing of Flax Fiber-reinforced Polyethylene Biocomposites” (83-Satya Panigrahi, Canada)

Concurrent 10B
TBA

Concurrent 10C
"Value Added Knits from Ramie-Cotton Blended Yarns Spun Using Short Staple (Cotton) Spinning System " (01-S.K. Chattopadhyay, India)

11:30AM

Concurrent 11A
“Development of insulation composite based on FR bast fibers and wool ” (68-M. Muzyczek, Poland)

Concurrent 11B
“The effect of agro technical factors on content and quality of hemp fiber” (66-Wanda Konczewicz, Poland

Concurrent 11C
"Studies on cottonized jute composites structures spun at ring, rotor and air jet spinning systems" (58-Sheikh Muhammad Nawaz, Pakistan

11:55AM

Concurrent 12A
“A Comparison of Fibre Characteristics Between Oil Seed Flax, Canadian Grown Linen Flax and European Linen Flax with respect to Performance as a Composite Reinforcement” (50-Mercedes Alcock, Canada)

Concurrent 12B
“The effect of agro technical factors on content and quality of hemp fiber” (66-Wanda Konczewicz, Poland

Concurrent 12C
"Cottonisation of Flax " (22-Ray Harwood, UK)

12:25PM

Luncheon

1:30PM

Board buses for Included Conference Tours

Off-Site Tour: Crop Fibers Canada

Off-Site Tour: University of Saskatchewan flax research plots

Off-Site Tour: University of Saskatchewan Bioresource Engineering Lab

5:30PM

Return to Hilton Garden Inn

6:00PM

Evening on your own

8:30AM

Open Day 3, Announcements

8:45AM

KEYNOTE: Maria Mackiewicz-Talarczyk, Institute of Natural Fibres - “Global Flax Market Situation”

9:30AM

Discussion period

Concurrent Sessions

9:45AM

Co-Products
Chaired by Glenn Payne

Industry Presentations
Chaired by Trevor Kloeck

Flax in Canada
Chaired by Brian Sim

9:50AM

Concurrent 13A     
"Increasing Heat of Combustion of Briquettes Made of Hemp Shives" (67-Jacek Kolodziej, Poland)

Concurrent 13B
“Bast Fibre Processing by Van Dommele Engineering” (49-Stefaan Declerk, Belgium)

Concurrent 13C
“Canadian Flax Straw: Present and Future End Use Options” (54-Alvin Ulrich, Canada)

10:15AM

Concurrent 14A
“Pulp-Based Product Development From Flax Crop Residue” (44-Denise Stilling, Canada)

Concurrent 14B
"Harvesting technologies for industrial hemp " (60-Petr Bednar, Czech Republic)

Concurrent 14C
"Flax Straw Monitoring Project" (62-Paul Dribnenki, Canada)

10:40AM

Refreshment Break

Concurrent Sessions

11:00AM

Components
Chaired by Adrien Pilon

Co-Products
Chaired by Arthur Hanks

Breeding

11:05AM

Concurrent 15A
"Hemp biomass, fibre strength and thickness – Trials in Southern Sweden 2004-2006" (06-Bengt Svennerstedt, Sweden)

Concurrent 15B
“Preparation of Flax Shive and Processing Waste for Use in Biocomposites” (19-Patricia Annis, USA)

Concurrent 15C
"Use of Digital Image Analysis in Flax Genetic Resources evaluation" (76-Martin Pavelek, Czech Republic)

11:30AM

Concurrent 16A
"Light fastness properties and UV protection factor of naturally dyed linen, hemp and silk" (69-Katarzyna Schmidt-Przewozna, Poland)

Concurrent 16B
"Flax processing:  use of waste streams for profit" 20-(Dan Akin, USA)

Concurrent 16C
“Selection for straw fibre in oilseed flax” (94- Natalie Coetzee, Canada)

12:00PM - 1PM

Luncheon & Closing Comments

1:15PM

Afternoon optional tours