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Note: All times are Central Standard Time (CST) |
Tuesday
January 20 |
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January 20
5:00 to 9:00 p.m. CST |
Meeting Registration
Registration will be available outside the Preservation Hall on the second floor. |
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5:30 to 7:30 p.m. CST |
Welcome Reception
There will be an informal reception in the foyer outside the Preservation Hall on the second floor. |
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Wednesday
January 21 |
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7:00 to 8:15 a.m. CST |
Meeting Registration
Meeting registration will be available outside the Preservation Hall on the second floor. |
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Opening Plenary Session |
January 21
8:00 to 9:35 a.m CST |
Welcome and Introductions |
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Welcome
J. Patrick Jordan, Director, Southern Regional Research Center, ARS, New Orleans, La.
Overview of the Conference
- Anna Hewings, Director, Midwest Area, ARS, Peoria, Ill.
- Allen Dedrick, Associate Deputy Administrator for Natural Resources and Sustainable Agricultural Systems, National Program Staff, ARS, Beltsville, Md.
Introduction of Dr. Jen
Edward B. Knipling, Acting Administrator, ARS, Washington, D.C.
ARS' Proud Past and Challenging Future
Joseph Jen, Undersecretary, USDA Research, Education and Economics, Washington, D.C.
Perspective on ARS History and Future
Edward B. Knipling
Session Closing
Edgar King, Director, Mid-South Area, ARS, Stoneville, Miss.
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Concurrent Sessions — Two Sets |
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January 21
Set 1: 10:00 to 10:50 a.m. CST
Set 2: 11:00 to 11:50 a.m. CST |
Proud Past |
| Participants will attend two sets of 10 concurrent sessions at which the panelists -- Hall of Fame and other excellent scientists -- will tell their stories. After brief presentations, participants will join in the discussion. |
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Panelists |
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1 |
Edward Bagley, Hall of Fame
Tom Cleveland
Jerry Hatfield
Judy St. John, panel chair
Keith Kohler, facilitator |
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James Cook, Hall of Fame
Al Rango
Mohammad Koohmaraie
Joseph Spence, panel chair
Sherri Buxton, facilitator |
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Tom Henneberry, Hall of Fame (Live chat Wed. 1:45-2:15 p.m.)
Don Knowles
Ann Donoghue
Karl Narang, panel chair
Mary Silva, facilitator |
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John Gorham, Hall of Fame (Live chat Wed. 2:30-3:00 p.m.)
James Tumlinson, Hall of Fame (Live chat Wed. - 3:15-3:45 p.m.)
John Doran
Rich Greene, panel chair
Gail Dunn, facilitator |
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Marvin Jensen, Hall of Fame
Stuart Nelson, Hall of Fame
Autar Mattoo
Lew Smith, panel chair
Earl Griffin, facilitator |
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Lawrence Johnson, Hall of Fame
Charles Bacon
Susan Moran
John Radin, panel chair
Harriet Rector, facilitator |
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William Larson, Hall of Fame
Steven Duke
Katrina Cornish
Scott Cameron, panel chair
Debra Kerr, facilitator |
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Charles Stuber, Hall of Fame
Deepak Bhatnagar
Tom Jackson
Robert Wright, panel chair
Pam Bushman, facilitator |
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Darwin Murrell, Hall of Fame
Leon Kochian
Bill Meredith
Joe Garbarino, panel chair
Louisa Castillo, facilitator |
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Richard Witter, Hall of Fame
Barbara Baker
Joe Lewis
Sandy Miller Hays, panel chair (Live
chat Thur. 9:30-10:00 a.m.)
Gail Dahlquist, facilitator |
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Concurrent Sessions |
January 21
2:00 to 3:00 p.m. CST |
Proud Present |
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Participants will attend one of the 10 concurrent sessions at which the panelists--scientists and others--will speak on partnering for success. After brief presentations, participants will join in the discussion. |
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Session |
Panelists |
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David Swayne
Margaret Bogle
Duane Norman
Roger Breeze, panel chair
Gail Dahlquist, facilitator |
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Archie Tucker
Dennis Gonsalves
John Cherry
Korona Prince, panel chair
Harriet Rector, facilitator |
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Steve Kappes
Eleanor Frierson (Live chat Thur. 9:30-10:00 a.m.)
Anna Hewings
Will Blackburn, panel chair
Louisa Castillo, facilitator
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Peter Johnsen
Maria Goldberg
Patrick Jordan (Live chat Thur. 10:45-11:15 a.m.)
Mike Ruff, panel chair
Earl Griffin, facilitator |
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Tara McHugh
Alma Solis
Neal Martin
Melinda McClanahan, panel chair
Pam Bushman, facilitator |
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Charles Krause
John Sivinski
Larry Robertson
Bob Faust, panel chair
Mary Silva, facilitator |
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Peter Cotty
Joanne Holden
Bill Orts
Rick Bennett, panel chair
Sherri Buxton, facilitator |
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Melanie Gardner
Martin Locke
Wayne Reeves
Mike Jawson, panel chair
Debbie Kerr, facilitator |
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Chuck Onstad
Ray Carruthers
Bill Clapham
Kay Simmons, panel chair
Gale Dunn, facilitator |
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Tom Jenkins
Gerry Anderson
Ron Horst
Cyril Gay, panel chair
Keith Wohler, facilitator |
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Plenary Session |
January 21
3:45 to 5:00 p.m. CST |
Bridge to the Future |
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Introduction
Charles Onstad, Director, Southern Plains Area, ARS, College Station, Texas
State of the Agency
Edward B. Knipling, Acting Administrator, ARS, Washington, D.C. (Live chat Thur. 3:15-3:45 p.m.)
New Frontiers That Change Everything
Lowell
Catlett,
Professor, Agricultural Economics and Agricultural Business
Department, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, N.M.
Closing
Chuck Onstad |
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January 21
5:00 to 7:00 p.m. CST |
Poster Session |
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Participants are invited an informal reception around the poster displays in the Mardi Gras Ballroom. |
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Thursday
January 22 |
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Plenary Session |
January 22
8:30 to 9:35 a.m. CST |
Challenging Future |
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Introduction
Peter Young, Director, National Agricultural Library, ARS, Beltsville, Md.
International Challenges
Richard Greene, Acting Director, Office of International Research Programs, ARS, Beltsville, Md.
The Age of Spiritual Machines
Ray Kurzweil, President and Founder, Kurzweil Technologies
Closing
Peter Young |
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Concurrent Sessions — First of Two Sets |
January 22
9:45 to 11:30 a.m. CST |
Future Challenges |
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Participants will attend the first of the two concurrent sessions for which they have registered. At each session, brief presentations by the panelist experts will be followed by discussion. The second set of sessions begins at 2:45 p.m. |
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Session |
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Panelists |
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Land-Use Transformations |
Paul Johnson
John Jeavons
John Doran, panel co-chair
Jerry Hatfield, panel co-chair
Pam Bushman, facilitator |
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Globalization of Agriculture |
Ed Schuh
Frederick Magdoff
Phyllis Johnson, panel chair
Harriet Rector, facilitator |
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Intellectual Property Impact and Ag Research |
Brian Wright
Bruce Morrisey
Rick Brenner, panel chair
Mary Silva, facilitator |
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Demographic Changes in the U.S. and Implications for Food and Nutrition |
Stephen Crutchfield
Katherine Tucker
Wilda Martinez, panel chair
Debbie Kerr, facilitator |
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Climate and Weather Extremes: Challenges to Biosystems |
Sally Kane
Susan Julius
Steve Shafer, panel chair
Sherri Buxton, facilitator |
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Water Resource Limitations |
Lee Mulkey
Ron Lacey
Clarence Richardson, panel chair
Gail Dahlquist, facilitator |
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Evolving Biological Technologies |
Bill Gelbart
Ari Patrinos
Leland Ellis, panel chair
Louisa Castillo, facilitator |
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Nanotechnology and Robotics & Mechanization |
Thomas Weber
Dave Barrett
Ron Korcak, panel chair
Keith Kohler, facilitator |
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Invasive Species: Challenge to IPM and Sustainable Management |
David Pimentel
Ernest Delfosse, panel chair
Gale Dunn, facilitator |
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Luncheon Program |
January 22
Noon to 2:20 p.m. CST |
ARS Annual Recognition Program |
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AWARDS PROGRAM
BEGINS 12:30 P.M.
News release |
Annual Recognition Program
James Bradley, Assistant Administrator, Administrative and Financial Management, ARS, Beltsville, Md.
Awards Program brochure (requires the free Adobe Reader - get it here if needed)
- Scientists of the Year
- Technology Transfer Awards
- Administrator's Equal Employment Opportunity/Civil Rights Awards
- T.W. Edminster Research Associate Award
- Excellence in Information Award
- Secretary of the Year Award
- Administrative and Financial Management Support Awards for Excellence
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Concurrent Sessions — Second of Two Sets |
January 22
2:45 to 4:30 p.m. CST |
Future Challenges |
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Participants will attend the second of the two concurrent sessions for which they have registered. At each session, brief presentations by the panelist experts (above) will be followed by discussion. |
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Friday
January 23 |
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Plenary Session |
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January 23
8:30 a.m. to noon CST |
Promising Future |
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Introduction
Antoinette Betschart, Director, Pacific West Area, ARS, Albany, Calif.
Participant Observers Offer Their Comments
- Steve Shafer (panel chair), National Program Leader, National Program Staff, ARS, Beltsville, Md.
- Charles Lee, President,
Mississippi State University, Stoneville, Miss.
- Clinton Bristow, President, Alcorn State University, Alcorn State, Miss.
- Howard-Yana
Shapiro, Senior Scientist in Agrofestry/Agroecology and Research Manager, Plant Science, M&M Mars
- Paul Johnson, producer, and former Chief, Natural Resource Convervation Service, USDA
Break
Comments on the Proceedings
- Dwayne Buxton, Deputy Adminstrator,
National Program staff, ARS, Beltsville, Md., panel chair (Live
chat Thur. - 4:00-4:30 p.m.)
- Wilda Martinez, Director, North Atlantic Area, ARS, Wyndmoor, Penn.
- Dan Upchurch, Laboratory Director, Cropping Systems Research Laboratory, Lubbock, Texas
- Tara McHugh, Research Leader,
Processed Foods Research, Albany, Calif.
Conference Wrap-up
Edward B. Knipling
Conference Adjournment |
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