First International Conference on ‘Recent Advances in Bio-energy Research’ (ICRABR-2015) has been announced to be held during Feb 25-28, 2015 at the Sardar Swaran Singh National Institute of Renewable Energy (SSS-NIRE), Kapurthala, India. SSS-NIRE is an autonomous R&D Institution of the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Government of India. The objective of the conference is to disseminate the knowledge about the recent advanced in bioenergy research. Earlier, three National Conferences consecutively on ‘Recent Advances in Bio-energy Research’ have been organized since 2011 at the Institute, which had captured Government policies, field experiences and R&D efforts in the development and promotion of bio-energy in India. This year we are planning to enlarge the scope of the conference to cover global scenario of bio-energy.