The 25th Symposium on Biotechnology for Fuels and Chemicalswas held in Breckenridge, CO, May 4-7, 2003. Over 450 attendees helpedunderscore the growing importance of bioenergy and a biobased economyduring this special Silver Anniversary Symposium. Forty states andtwenty-three countries were represented at the Symposium, with over40% of the attendees from industry, almost 40% from universities andcolleges, and the remainder from government agencies and laboratories.The robust participation and sponsorship by industry highlights the relevancyand importance of this Symposium.