June 4 - UMBI hosted a meeting on key issues for the Biofuels Advisory Panel, part of the Chesapeake Cellulosic and Advanced Biofuels Project (CCABP). The CCABP is part of the Chesapeake Bay Commission, whose members include policy makers, legislators, scientists and stakeholders concerned with providing national leadership for sustainable next-generation energy sources. Dr. Jennie Hunter-Cevera, UMBI President, said that "this meeting is a great opportunity to have a regional perspective on ways to advance sustainable biofuels, so that our efforts are effective, efficient, and reproducible, without causing environmental harm." The meeting, held in Shady Grove on June 4, 2008, was chaired by State of Maryland delegate James W. Hubbard.