BIGMAP Symposium
| Date/Time: | Tuesday, 27 Apr 2010 from 12:30 pm to 4:30 pm |
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| Location: | Gateway Hotel & Conference Center |
| Cost: | Free for ISU faculty |
| URL: | http://www.ucs.iastate.edu/mnet/bigmap/home.html |
| Phone: | 515-294-6222 |
| Channel: | College of Agriculture and Life Sciences |
| Categories: | Conferences |
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Tuesday April 27
Registration 12:30-1:30
Session One: Food, Feed, and Fuel for the World: Challenges and Issues for Trade
- Introduction to Session, Jeff Wolt, Professor of Agronomy, Iowa State University (session chair)
- Jack Bobo, Senior Advisor on Biotechnology, U.S. State Department, "Agriculture Arrives Late to Climate Debate"
- Sally McCammon, Science Advisor, USDA/APHIS/BRS, "Overview and Activities of the OECD with Respect to Low Level Presence"
- Bernice Slutsky, Vice President for Science and International Affairs, American Seed Trade Association (ASTA), "Private Sector's Efforts and Responsibilities Regarding Low Level Presence"
- Delphine Guey, French Association for Seeds and Seedlings (GNIS), "A European Perspective on Challenges and Issues for Seed Trade"
Panel Discussion
Scott Hurd, Associate Professor, Veterinary Diagnostic and Production Animal Medicine, Iowa State University, and former USDA Deputy Under Secretary for Food Safety (moderator)
Adjourn
Wine and Cheese Reception and Poster Session
Sponsored by the Iowa Biotechnology Association, Garden Room
Wednesday April 28
Registration 8-8:30 a.m.
Session Two: Food, Feed, and Fuel for the World: Global Issues and Perspectives
- Welcome and Introduction, Manjit Misra, Director, Seed Science Center and BIGMAP
- Introduction to Session, Bruce Maunder, Retired, Senior Vice President, Dekalb (session chair)
- Bhagirath Choudhary, National Coordinator, India, International Service for the Acquisition of Agri‐biotech Applications (ISAAA), "Worldwide Agricultural Biotechnology Adoption and India"
- Joe De Vries, Director, Program for Africa's Seed Systems, Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA), "Seed Enterprise Development Challenges: Africa"
- Christopher Hansen, Deputy Director General, Inter‐American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), "Regional Needs for Seed Trade: Latin America"
- Yilma Kebede, Senior Program Officer, Agricultural Development, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, "The Role of Foundations in Global Agricultural Development"
Panel Discussion
Bruce Maunder, moderator
Adjourn
Buffet Lunch
Luncheon Speaker: Islam Siddiqui, Nominee, Chief Agricultural Negotiator, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (invited)
Session Three: Infrastructure for Seed and Biotechnology Development: Focus on Africa
- Introduction to Session, Adelaida Harries, Assistant Scientist, BIGMAP (session chair)
- Joe Cortes, Global Seed Program Leader, Iowa State University, Seed Science Center, "Seed System Development"
- Cris Muyunda, CEO, Alliance for Commodity Trade in Eastern and Southern Africa (ACTESA), Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), "Seed and Biotechnology Challenges to Seed Trade"
- Justin Rakotoarisaona, Secretary General, African Seed Trade Association (AFSTA), "Regulatory Frameworks for Seed and Biotechnology in Africa"
Panel Discussion
Gary Munkvold, Associate Professor of Plant Pathology and Seed Science Endowed Chair (moderator)
Adjourn