 Pollinators and North American Priorities:
Why Pollinators Matter: Benefits, Challenges, and Outcomes
USDA Jefferson Auditorium
October 20,2010
Guest Speakers Include:
- May Berenbaum, University of Illinois
- Don Brady, US Environmental Protection Agency (invited)
- Christine Flanagan, U.S. Botanic Garden
- Robert Johnston, Wildlife Habitat Council
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A.G. Kawamura, Secretary of California Depart. of Food and Agriculture (invited)
- Chris Leggett, Embassy of Canada
- Dave Mendes, American Beekeeping Federation
- Mark Moffett, National Museum of Natural History
- Gary Nabhan, University of Arizona
- Jeffrey Pettis, USDA-ARS Bee Research Lab
- Rich Rominger, Former Deputy Secretary of Agriculture (invited)
- Michael Ruggiero, Smithsonian Institution
- Chief Dave White, Natural Resources Conservation Service
- Members of Congressional Pollinator Protection Caucus
8:00 AM Security and Registration
9:00 AM Welcome
9:40 AM Overview of the Day’s Activities
10:00 AM Pollinators 101: Biological and Economic Overview
10:15 AM NAPPC and its Impact
10:30 AM Land Use and International Food Security
12:00 PM Lunch
1:00 PM Climate Change
2:00 PM Food Safety and Conservation
3:00 PM International Food Security
4:00 PM Closing Remarks, Summary, and Actions
4:30 PM Adjourn
5 –8:00 PM USDA Whitten Building Patio Evening Reception
Farmer-Rancher Award
Special guest Chief Tom Tidwell, US Forest Service
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NAPPC Partners Meeting:
USDA Whitten Building Patio
October 21-22, 2010
Thursday, October 21, 2010
8:00 AM Conference Registration and Breakfast Meet and Greet
9:00 AM Call to Order
9:05 AM Welcome
9:15 AM NAPPC Then and Now
9:25 AM Task Force 2010 Accomplishments
Agriculture, Bumble Bee Issues, Gardens, Land Management,
Monarch, Pesticides, Rights of Way, IABIN, Youth Education
10:30 AM Break
10:45 AM Honey Bee Health Improvement Project
12:00 PM Task Force Logistics and Overview
12:15 PM Lunch with Task Forces
1:30 PM Task Forces Convene
3:00 PM Task Forces 3 Minute Reports
3:50 PM Evening Reception Instructions and Adjourn
5 –8:00 PM National Geographic Society Evening Reception
Tribute to NAPPC Founders
Pollinator-Advocate Award |
| Friday, October 22, 2010
8:00 AM Security
8:30 AM Welcome and Day’s Overview and Evaluations
8:45 AM Breakfast Briefings
10:00 AM Task Forces Reconvene
12:00 PM Lunch
1:00 PM Task Force 5 Minute Reports
2:00 PM Return Evaluations, Final Wrap Up, and Plans for the Future
2:15 PM NAPPC 10th Anniversary Celebration
3:00 PM Adjourn
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