Monday, 19 Oct 2009
Lecture: Rural poor in Honduras
"From Honduras: A View from the Rural Poor," John Donaghy, associate director of the the local diocesan social development agency in Santa Rosa de Copan, Honduras.
Tuesday, 20 Oct 2009
Lecture: In Depth at Reiman Gardens
"Fall Interest in the Garden."
Lecture: The future of American agriculture
"The Future of American Agriculture," Kathleen Merrigan, deputy secretary of agriculture. As a staffer on the Senate Committee on Agriculture, she helped shape the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990, which created national standards for organic foods and a federal program to accredit them. She also served as administrator of the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service, which oversees the agency's organic program.
Wednesday, 21 Oct 2009
Workshop: Work/Life
"Finding Purpose and Direction in Your Life," Virginia Blackburn, ISU management. Her expertise is in business strategy, and she has expanded on these theories to develop a framework for helping people determine their unique life strategy. The short session is designed to be very interactive and entertaining.
Thursday, 22 Oct 2009
Lecture: Knowledge Representation meets Software Engineering and Databases: A two-way street?
Alexander Borgida, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ.
Lecture: Art and science collaboration
"A Biorenewable Evolution of Soywax in Encaustic Painting," Barb Walton, ISU art and design; Toni Wang, ISU food science and human nutrition; Hui Wang, ISU postdoc; and Larry Johnson, ISU Center for Crops Utilization Research. They will explore the synchronicity and synergism of their individual research through collaboration; what they have learned from each other and what potential lies ahead.