Plant Breeding and the Public Sector:
who will train plant breeders?

March 9-11, 2005

The Henry Center for Executive Development
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI  48823

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 7:00 - 9:00 pm

Welcome Informal reception -  cash bar

Atrium


Thursday, March 10
 

 

 7:00 - 8:00 am

Breakfast

Atrium

 8:00 – 8:15 am

Jim Hancock - Overview of symposium goals

A 170

 8:15 - 9:15 am

Dr. P. Stephen Baenziger - Plant Breeding Training in North America

A 170

 9:15 – 10:15 am

Dr. Fred Bliss - Plant Breeding in the Private Sector of North America

A 170

 10:15 -10:30 am

Refreshment Break

Atrium

10:30  -11:30 am

Dr. Gurdev Khush -  Plant Breeding in the International Sector

A 170

11:30 -1:00 pm

Lunch

Atrium

1:00 -2:00 am

Dr. Michael Morris - Building capacity for International Plant Breeding:  What Roles for the Public and Private Sectors

A 170

2:00 - 3:00 pm

Elcio Guimaraes - Assessment of National Plant Breeding and Biotechnology Capacity Worldwide.

A 170

 3:00 – 3:30

Refreshment Break

Commons

 3:30 - 6:00 pm

Breakout groups - Discuss Issues and Prepare Reports

A140, A141, B119, B120, B129, B131

 6:00 - 7:00 pm

Dinner

106 & 107

 7:00 - 9:00 pm

Breakout groups - Continue Preparing Reports

A140, A141, B119, B120, B129, B131

Friday, March 11

7:00 - 8:00 am

Breakfast

Atrium

8:00 -10:00 am

Finalize  Reports

A170

10:00 -10:30 am

Refreshment Break

Atrium

10:30 - 2:00 pm

Reports of groups 1a and 1b with discussion

A140, A141, B119, B120, B129, B131

12:00 -1 :00 pm

Lunch

Atrium

1:00 - 3:00 pm

Reports of groups 2a and 2b with discussion

A140, A141, B119, B120, B129, B131

3:00 - 3:30 pm

Refreshment Break

Atrium

3:30 - 5:30 pm

Reports of groups 3a and 3b with discussion

A140, A141, B119, B120, B129, B131

6:00 - 7:00 pm

Dinner

Atrim

7:00 - 8:00 pm

Dr. Paul Gepts - Summary and Road Map for the Future

A170


 


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