Symposium: BIGMAP
| Date/Time: | Wednesday, 22 Apr 2009 from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm |
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| Location: | Gateway Hotel and Conference Center |
| Cost: | $150 ($75 faculty/staff, $25 students) |
| URL: | www.ucs.iastate.edu/mnet/bigmap/home.html |
| Contact: | Jody Larson, |
| Phone: | 515-294-6821 |
| Channel: | Groups, governance |
| Categories: | Conferences |
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Tuesday, April 21
Registration, 12:30 - 1:30
Food, Fuel and Climate Change in the Upper Midwest, 1:30-4:45 p.m.
o Introduction to Session, John Lawrence, Director, Iowa Beef Center (session chair)
o Gene Takle, Professor of Agronomy, Iowa State University, Designing Crops for Food and Fuel in a Changing Climate: What is the Target?
o Mariam Sticklen, Professor of Crop and Soil Sciences, Michigan State University, Genetically Engineered Feedstock Crops for Cellulosic Biofuels
Break, 3:00-3:15 p.m.
o Emily Heaton, Assistant Professor of Agronomy, Iowa State University, Biomass Crops for Iowa
o Elizabeth Lee, Associate Professor of Plant Agriculture, University of Guelph, Genetic Enhancement of Corn Productivity
Panel Discussion
John Lawrence, moderator
Adjorn, 4:45 p.m.
Wine and Cheese Reception & Poster Session,sponsored by BIO, 5-6:30 p.m.
Wednesday, April 22
Registration and Continental Breakfast, 8-8:30 a.m.
Food and Fuel Crops for the Developing World, 8:30-11:45 a.m.
o Welcome and Introduction, Manjit Misra, Director Seed Science Center & BIGMAP
o Introduction to Session, Gary Munkvold, Associate Professor of Plant Pathology and Seed Science Center Endowed Chair ( session chair )
o Josette Lewis, Economic Growth Agriculture and Trade, USAID, Taking Stock of Progress and Challenges Ahead
Break, 9:45-10 a.m.
o James Aketch Okeno, BIGMAP Policy Associate, Crop Productivity and Food Security for Subsaharan Africa in the 21st Century
o Monica Pequeno Araujo, Coordinator, Biotechnology Office, INASE, SAGPyA, Argentina, Is Latin America Ready for Biofuels?
Panel Discussion
Gary Munkvold, moderator
Adjorn, 11:45 a.m.
Buffet Lunch, 11:45 a.m.-1:15 p.m.
o Luncheon Speaker: Prabhu Pingali, Deputy Director, Agricultural Development, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
The Agricultural Development Initiative of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Session 3, 1:30-5 p.m.
Biotechnology‐Derived Crops for Food and Fuel, 1:30-5 p.m.
o Introduction to Session, Jeff Wolt, Professor of Agronomy (session chair)
o Judy Chambers, President, Emerging Market Solutions, Tensions in Global Agriculture
o Neil Hoffman, Director of Environmental Risk Assessment, Biotechnology Regulatory Services, USDA‐APHIS, Current Status of the APHIS Proposed Rule
Break, 3-3:15 p.m.
o Michael Wach Managing Director, Science and Regulatory Affairs, BIO, Responsible Management and Use of Biotechnology‐Derived Plant Products
o Jeff Rowe, Vice Preseident, Biotech Affairs, DuPont, Biotechnology: Helping Farmers and Changing the Future of Agriculture
Panel Discussion
Jeff Wolt, moderator
Adjourn, 5 p.m.
Support for this Symposium comes from USDA APHIS and the Food and Fuel Initiative: Iowa