2009 ESS/SAES/ARD Meeting and Workshop

Schedule

September 14 – 17, 2009

Oklahoma City, OK

MONDAY, September 14, 2009
3:00 – 6:00	Regional Meetings
6:00	Opening Reception
TUESDAY, September 15, 2009
7:00 – 8:00	Breakfast
8:00 – 10:00	Welcome – Bob Whitson, Vice President, Dean and Director, Division of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, Oklahoma StateUniversity Overview of Oklahoma – Clarence Watson, Oklahoma State University Oklahoma Agricultural Experiment Station Research Highlights Speakers – Jacque Fletcher, Director, The National Institute for Microbial Forensics & Food and Agricultural Biosecurity, “Protecting America’s Food, Fiber and Fuel” Sam Fuhlendorf, Professor, Natural Resource Ecology & Management, “Fire: its Role in Sustainable Production and Conservation of Natural Resources” Ray Huhnke, Professor, Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering,“Bioenergy Research at OSU - From Field to Fuel” Brett Carver, Regents Professor, Plant and Soil Sciences, “OSU's Wheat Improvement Team: Sky's the Limit”
10:00 – 10:30	Break
10:30 – 12:00	ESS Business Meeting – Steve Pueppke, Michigan State University
12:00 – 1:30	Lunch
1:30 – 3:00	ESS Business Meeting – Steve Pueppke, Michigan State University
3:00 – 3:30	Break
3:30 – 5:00	Best Practices Session – Managing High Cost Agricultural Research Facilities Moderator – Eric Young, SAAESD Panelists – Steve Slack, The Ohio State University Lee Sommers, Colorado State University
	Dinner on your own

WEDNESDAY, September 16, 2009
7:00 – 8:00	Breakfast
8:00 – 9:30	Renewable Energy:  Big Questions, Big Opportunities for Agriculture and the Land Grants Moderator - Steven Pueppke, Michigan State University Panelists - Bruce Babcock, Professor of Agricultural Economics, Iowa State University Bruce Dale, Professor of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Michigan State University Maria Gallo, Professor of Agronomy, University of Florida Larry Walker, Professor of Biological and Environmental Engineering, Cornell University
9:30 – 10:00	Break
10:00 – 11:30	Science Roadmap Delphi Survey Results – Greg Bohach, Utah State University Breakout Sessions – Dan Rossi, NERA
11:30 – 1:00	Lunch
1:00 – 3:00	2012 Federal Budget Priorities Survey Results and BAC Themes – David Boethel, LSU AgCenter Breakout Sessions – Mike Harrington, WAAESD
3:00 – 3:30	Break
3:30 – 5:00	Research Constraints Related to Intellectual Property and Genetic Modification Moderator – Arlen Leholm, NCRA Panelist - Ralph Cavalieri, Washington State University Elson Shields, Professor of Entomology, Cornell University Keith Jones, Intellectual Property Director, Washington State University
5:30	Load buses for National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum
6:00 – 10:00	Museum Visit and Banquet
THURSDAY, September 17, 2009
7:00 – 8:00	Breakfast
8:00 – 10:00	Meeting room available if needed