Most conferences about short rotation crops have primarily focused on EITHER agricultural OR forest crops, resulting in less integration and slower advancement of common underlying science and application. The goal of this conference is to initiate and provide opportunities for scientific exchange and full integration of the science and application of producing BOTH agricultural AND forest crops for biofuels, bioenergy, and bioproducts.

There is a substantial global need for development of such systems and technologies for the sustainability of short rotation crops across multiple temporal and spatial scales. This conference offers an international forum for discussion and scientific exchange on methods that can economically and sustainably produce large quantities of biofuels, bioenergy, and bioproducts.