Monday, October 31

Performance and Progress:  NP 301 - 1999-2005

11:00 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.

Registration and Buffet Lunch

12:15 – 12:30 p.m.

Welcome and Introductions

Judy St. John, Associate Deputy Administrator, USDA-ARS

12:30 – 1:00 p.m.

NP 301 Overview

Peter Bretting, USDA-ARS NP 301 Team

1:00 – 1:30 pm.

Stakeholders Panel:

Relevance and Progress - ARS Cooperative Research

§          David Bubeck, Pioneer Hi-Bred

§          Tom Anderson, U.S. Wheat and Barley Scab Initiative

§          Lin Schmale, Society of American Florists

§          Tom Schwartz, Beet Sugar Development Foundation

§          Todd Scholz, USA Dry Pea and Lentil Council

1:30 – 1:45 p.m.

National Program 301 ARS Research Accomplishment Report

Phil Simon, USDA-ARS

1:45 – 2:30 p.m.

External Panel Assessment Report

      Randy Woodson, Purdue University

2:30 – 2:45 p.m.

Refreshment Break

2:45 – 4:00 p.m.

Breakout Session I:  Lessons Learned (assigned rooms)

Eric Rosenquist (Moderator), USDA-ARS NP 301 Team

4:00 – 5:30 p.m.

Reports from Breakout Groups and Discussion

Eric Rosenquist, USDA-ARS NP 301 Team

5:30 – 7:00 p.m.

Reception and Social Hour (Grand Ballroom, Salons GH)

Tuesday, November 1

Agricultural Needs and Opportunities 2005 - 2010

7:00 – 8:30 a.m.

Continental Breakfast

8:30 – 8:45 a.m.

Introduction and Overview

Kay Simmons, USDA-ARS NP 301 Team

8:45 – 9:45 a.m.

Future Agricultural Research Opportunities

§          Ed Buckler, USDA-ARS

§          Molly Jahn, Cornell University

§          Bill Beavis, National Center for Genome Resources

9:45 a.m. to 10:15 a.m.

Interagency/International Stakeholder Panel on Future Priorities

§          Jane Silverthorne, National Science Foundation

§          Ed Kaleikau, USDA-CSREES

§          Ken Richards, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

10:15 a.m. to 10:45 a.m.

Refreshment Break

10:45 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

Commodity Stakeholder Panel on Future Needs and Opportunities

§          Ed Ready, United Soybean Board

§          Mike Davis, American Malting Barley Association

§          John Lunde, M&M/Mars

§          Roy Cantrell, Cotton Incorported

§          Larry Kleingartner, National Sunflower Association

11:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Developing the National Program 301 Action Plan

Rich Wilson, USDA-ARS NP 301 Team

12:00 – 12:45 p.m.

Buffet Lunch (front of Grand Ballroom, Salons ABCD)

12:45 – 2 :30 p.m.

Breakout Session II:  

Research Priorities for National Program 301, 2005–2010

Rick Bennett (Moderator), USDA-ARS NP 301 Team

§          Developing Problem Statements

§          Defining Research Needs

§          Describing Desired Outputs

2:30 – 3 :00 p.m.

Refreshment Break

3:00 – 4:00 p.m.

Reports from Breakout Groups and Discussion

Rick Bennett, USDA-ARS NP 301 Team

4:00 – 4:30 p.m.

Discussion and Integration of Information from the

Workshop

      USDA-ARS NP 301 Team

4:30 p.m.

Wrap-up and Adjourn

Judy St. John, USDA-ARS

Wednesday, November 2

ARS Scientists Development of the NP 301 Action Plan

7:00 – 8:30 a.m.

Continental Breakfast

8:30 – 9:00 a.m.

Opening Remarks and Discussion of the Next NP 301

Action Plan

Organization of the ARS Writing Team

Charge to the Breakout Session

Rich Wilson, USDA-ARS NP 301 Team

9:00 – 10:30 a.m.

    Breakout Session III:  Organization of Problem       

    Statements, Research Needs, and Outputs by NP   

    Components

    John Radin (Moderator), USDA-ARS NP 301 Team

10:30 – 11:45 a.m.

    Breakout Group Reports and Discussion

    John Radin, USDA-ARS NP 301 Team

11:45 – 12:00 p.m.

    Writing Assignments and Deadlines

    John Radin, USDA-ARS NP 301 Team

12:00 p.m.

     Adjourn

    Judy St. John, USDA-ARS