The International Biogas Conference and Expo is being sponsored by the Ministries of Energy and Agriculture of Chile, ODEPA, the Food and Agriculture Organization''s regional office for Latin America and the Center for Renewable Energies. The objective of the event is to promote the generation and utilization of biogas as a clean and cost effective energy resource. Tom Frankiewicz from U.S. EPA''''s Landfill Methane Outreach Program will be speaking at the event.