Appendix A
Workshop Agenda
CREATING THE FUTURE WORKFORCE IN FOOD, AGRICULTURE, AND NATURAL RESOURCES
National Academy of Sciences
2101 Constitution Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20418
FEBRUARY 10–11, 2016
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2016
7:30 am – 8:30 am | Breakfast and Registration |
8:30 am – 9:00 am | Welcome, Purpose, and Objectives of Workshop Expected Outcomes and Deliverables Introduction of Ann Bartuska Norman Scott (NAE), Professor Emeritus, Cornell University Workshop Chair |
Setting the Stage Ann Bartuska, Deputy Under Secretary for Research, Education, and Economics, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) |
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9:00 am – 10:00 am | Plenary Session I: An Outside View of the Challenge |
Introduction of Keynote Speaker: Alan Leshner Chuck Rice, Kansas State University Chair, National Academies’ Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources (BANR) |
Keynote Presentation Alan Leshner (NAM), Chief Executive Officer Emeritus, American Association for the Advancement of Science |
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10:00 am – 10:25 am | Break |
10:25 am – 11:45 am | Plenary Session II: An Inside View of the Challenge |
Moderator: Sonny Ramaswamy, Director, National Institute of Food and Agriculture, USDA | |
Panelists: Linda Katehi, Chancellor, University of California, Davis Michael Patrick, Director of Human Resources, DuPont Pioneer Jo Handelsman, Associate Director for Science, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy |
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11:45 am – 12:00 pm | Discussion of Group Assignments, Methods, and Expectations Norman Scott, Workshop Chair |
12:00 pm | Break for Lunch in Great Hall |
Disperse to Assigned Meeting Rooms in the National Academy of Sciences Building | |
12:45 pm – 3:00 pm | Working Group Discussions Facilitated by Group Leader |
3:00 pm – 3:30 pm | Break (refreshments in corridors/atriums) |
3:30 pm – 5:15 pm | Resume Working Group Discussions. Begin Writing. |
5:15 pm – 6:30 pm | Inter-Group Discussions: Reconvene to View and Discuss “Key Elements” Identified by Each Group |
6:30 pm – 8:30 pm | Dinner in the Great Hall |
Introduction of Trent McKnight: Dwight Armstrong, Chief Executive Officer, FFA |
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Featured Speaker: Trent McKnight, Founder, AgriCorps | |
8:30 pm | Adjourn for the Day |
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2016 | |
7:30 am – 8:30 am | Breakfast in the Great Hall: Disperse to Assigned Rooms |
8:30 am – 10:30 am | Continuation of Working Group Discussions and Writing |
10:30 am – 10:45 am | Break (refreshments in corridors/atriums) |
10:45 am – 12:00 pm | Continue Working in Groups to Refine and Complete Working Group Document |
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm | Lunch in Great Hall |
1:00 pm – 3:20 pm | Creating the Future Workforce: Working Group Visions Presentations by Working Group Leaders (10 min each) |
3:20 pm | Closing Thoughts and Next Steps Chuck Rice, Chair, BANR |
3:30 pm | Workshop Adjournment |