The United States Biochar Initiative (USBI) will be hosting the Biochar 2016 conference at CH2M Hill Alumni Center on the Oregon State University Campus in Corvallis, OR on August 22-25, 2016. The special topic for this conference is “The Synergy of Science and Industry: Biochar’s Connection to Ecology, Soil, Food, and Energy”. More information about the conference can be found on their website: usbi2016.org.