Environmental Effects of Transgenic Plants: The Scope and Adequacy of Regulation

9:40	USDA’s Legal Authority and Perspectives on Assessment of Environmental Effect Stan Abramson, Chair—Environmental Practice Group, and Partner, Arent, Fox, Kintner, Plotkin, & Kahn
10:00	BREAK
10:20	Forward-Looking Regulation of Agricultural Biotechnology David Adelman, Staff Attorney, International and Nuclear Programs, Natural Resources Defense Council
10:40	Panel Discussion
11:00	Committee and Audience Questions and Discussion
12:00	LUNCH

II. Next Generation of Transgenic Crops
1:15	Introduction Brian Larkins, University of Arizona, member of Committee on Environmental Effects Associated with Commercialization of Transgenic Crops
1:25	Nutritional Enhancement Dean DellaPenna, Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Michigan State University
1:50	The Next Decade of Plant Biotechnology Products Ganesh Kishore (formerly with Monsanto Company)
2:15	Stress Tolerance Michael Thomashow, Professor, Crop and Soil Sciences, Michigan State University
2:40	Prospects for Hypoallegenic Transgenic Soybeans Herman M. Eliot, Acting Research Leader, Climate Stress Laboratory, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, Maryland
3:00	BREAK
3:15	Discussion and questions

III. Public Comments
3:45	Introduction Kim Waddell, National Research Council
3:50	Selected Letter Responses Faith Campbell, American Lands Alliance Maureen K. Hinkle, National Audubon Society (retired)
4:10	Other Comments
5:30	Workshop adjourns