The SAE 2013 Aerospace Alternative Fuels and Associated Environmental Impacts Symposium will be held in Brussels 13-14 June, 2013. Further information about the program and registration information is available at http://www.sae.org/events/aafs/. LAE Director Steven Barrett is chairing the symposium, with other LAE contributors including Robert Malina (chairing the economic impacts session), Mark Staples, and Matthew Pearlson. Dr. Matthew Ganz, President of Boeing Germany and Northern Europe, is the keynote speaker. The sessions are:

• Opening Keynote – Dr. Matthew Ganz
• Session 1: Biomass Cultivation and Conversion
• Session 2: Alternative Auxiliary Power technologies
• Session 3: Technical Impacts of Alternative Fuels
• Session 4: Economic Impacts
• Session 5: Enivronmental Impacts
• Session 6: Policy and Legislation Panel Discussion

More information: http://www.sae.org/events/aafs/