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APPENDIX A
Agenda
BOARD ON BIOLOGY
WORKSHOP ON ECOLOGICAL MONITORING OF GENETICALLY MODIFIEDCROPS
July 13-14, 2000 |
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I. Putting Monitoring In Context |
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Thursday, July 13th |
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8:30 |
Welcome and Introduction Barbara Schaal, Washington University |
8:45 |
A History of Real-Life Monitoring Paul Waggoner, Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station |
9:15 |
Traditional vs. Transgenic Agriculture: What is the baseline for comparing ecological benefits and risks? Peter Day, Rutgers University |
10:00 |
Risk Assessment versus Monitoring: Appropriateness and Timing Bob Frederick, Environmental Protection Agency |
10:35 |
BREAK |
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10:50 |
Monitoring: The Challenges of Ecological Complexity Alison Power, Cornell University |
11:20 |
Adaptive Management as a Framework for Ecological Monitoring of GMOs Anne Kapuscinski, University of Minnesota |
11:55 |
The Logistics of Monitoring Warren Lee, United States Department of Agriculture |
12:35 |
LUNCH |
1:35 |
Panel: International Perspectives on Monitoring of Transgenic Crops Jeremy Sweet, National Inst. of Agricultural Botany, UK Phil Dale, John Innes Center, UK Rob MacDonald, Aventis, Canada Lynn Frewer (moderator), Institute of Food Research, UK |
II. Examples of Ecological Monitoring, (part one) |
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2:35 |
Monitoring for the effects of Gene Flow Rob MacDonald, Aventis |
3:25 |
BREAK |
3:40 |
Gene Flow: A Case Study of Invasive Weeds Hugh Wilson, Texas A&M University |
4:25 |
Gene flow: from canola to weeds and monitoring Neal Stewart, University of North Carolina-Greensboro |
5:10 |
ADJOURN FOR THE DAY |
Friday, July 14th |
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II. Examples of Ecological Monitoring, (part two) |
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8:30 |
Using Ecological Models in Risk-Based Environmental Monitoring Steve Bartell, Cadmus Group |
9:05 |
Monitoring for Resistance in Target Pests: Bt Corn Fred Gould, North Carolina State University |
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9:45 |
Monitoring for the Evolution of Pathogen Resistance Anne Vidaver, University of Nebraska |
10:15 |
BREAK |
10:30 |
Monitoring for Herbicide Tolerance in Weeds Stephen Duke, United States Department of Agriculture |
11:05 |
Monitoring for Direct Effects on Non-Target Species: John Pleasants, Iowa State University |
11:40 |
Monitoring for Indirect Effects on Non-Target Species: Soil Microbes, Earthworms, and Nematodes Guenther Stotzky, New York University |
12:15 |
LUNCH |
1:15 |
Panel: Monitoring for Ecological Community Effects Arthur Allen, United States Geological Survey Tim Seastedt, University of Colorado Guenther Stotzky, New York University Henry Gholz (moderator), National Science Foundation/University of Florida |
2:00 |
Panel: Monitoring for Changing Farm Practices Jorge Fernandez-Cornejo, United States Department of Agriculture Mark Lipson, Farmer Thomas Nickson, Monsanto David Winkles, Farmer Allison Snow (moderator), Ohio State University |
2:45 |
BREAK |
III. Wrap-Up Session |
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3:00 |
Public Risk Perception and Environmental Impact of GM Crops—Implications for the Development of an Effective Risk Communication Strategy. William Hallman, Rutgers University |
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3:30 |
Panel Discussion: Establishing Criteria and Priorities for a Monitoring Program Steve Bartell, Cadmus Group Max Carter, Farmer Stephen Duke, United States Department of Agriculture Fred Gould, North Carolina State University David Andow (moderator), University of Minnesota |
4:30 |
Concluding Remarks Barbara Schaal, Washington University |
5:00 |
END OF PROGRAM |