| Sunday, July 12 |
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5:00-6:00 p.m. |
Registration and Reception |
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6:00-6:45 p.m. |
"Origin of Maine's Coastal
Landscapes"--New Hampshire Room
Joseph Kelley, Chair, Department of Earth Sciences,
University of Maine. Conference participants
and guests invited [25 minutes plus 15 min. for Q&A] |
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Dinner on your own |
| Monday, July 13 |
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7:00 a.m. |
Breakfast and Registration--New
Hampshire Room |
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7:00 a.m. |
Facilitators' briefing--New
Hampshire Room |
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8:00 a.m. |
Welcoming Remarks--New
Hampshire Room
Edward Ashworth,
Dean, College of Natural
Sciences, Forestry, & Agriculture, University of Maine, Conference Host |
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8:10 a.m. |
Northeast Collaboration and
Partnerships for Successful Participation in USDA Funding
Programs--New Hampshire Room
Moderator: Nick Place, NEED
Program Presentations [15 min each]:
- Successful Applicant Perspective--Sanjiv Singh, Carnegie
Mellon University
- Panel Review Perspective--Bruce McPheron, Pennsylvania
State University
- Granting Agency Perspective--Mark Poth,
USDA CSREES
- AG*IDEA--Don Boggs, AG*IDEA
Discussion [30 min.]
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10:10 a.m. |
Charge to Breakout Groups:
Moderator: Dan Rossi, NERA
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10:20 a.m. |
Break--New Hampshire Room |
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10:30 a.m. |
Program Breakout Groups:
- Group A: Specialty Crops--Massachusetts Room
- Group B: Organic Agriculture--Cumberland Room
- Group C: Biomass--Kennebec Room
- Group D: Beginning Farmer & Rancher--Lincoln Room
- Group E: Joint Course Offerings--Vermont Room
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11:30 a.m. |
Breakout Group Reports and Recommendations--New
Hampshire Room
Moderator: Mike Vayda, NERA |
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12:00 p.m. |
Lunch and Awards Presentations--New
Hampshire Room |
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1:30 p.m. |
NIFA Transitions Update--New
Hampshire Room
Dan Kugler,
USDA-CSREES |
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2:00 p.m. |
Budget Update--New Hampshire
Room
Jim Richards,
Cornerstone Government Affairs
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2:30 p.m. |
- NE Regional Center for Rural Development--Stephan Goetzz
- NE IPM Center--John Ayers and Carrie Koplinka-Loehr
- NE SARE--David Holm
- Mid-Atlantic Water Program--Doug Parker
- Northeast States Regional Water Program (Regions 1 and
2)--Art Gold and Chris Obropta
- Maine Sea Grant College Program--Paul Anderson
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3:30 p.m. |
Break--New Hampshire Room |
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3:30 p.m. |
Section Meetings:
- CARET--Cumberland Room
- NEED--Vermont Room
- NERA--Massachusetts Room
- NE Center Directors--Lincoln Room
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4:30 p.m. |
Adjourn for the Day
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5:30 p.m. |
Depart for Casco Bay Boat
Cruise and Peaks Island Lobster Bake. Guests who are planning to
walk to the ferry terminal should leave hotel by 5:30 p.m. |
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6:00 p.m. |
Group boards the Island Romance--
Casco Bay Lines Ferry Terminal |
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9:45 p.m. |
Return to dock. From here, guests
can return to the hotel, enjoy the Portland waterfront, or check
out the Old Port nightlife |
| Tuesday, July 14 |
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7:00 a.m. |
Breakfast--New Hampshire Room |
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7:00 a.m. |
NE Deans' Breakfast Meeting--Massachusetts Room |
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8:00 a.m. |
Action Items from Joint
Session Recommendations--New Hampshire Room
Moderator: Dan Rossi |
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9:00 a.m. |
Updates from 2007 and 2008 Joint Sessions (Renewable
Energy and
Urban Programs Initiative)--New Hampshire Room |
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10:00 a.m. |
Break--New Hampshire Room |
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10:15 a.m. |
Resume Section Meetings. CARET will meet with the
following sections:
10:15 a.m. CARET and NEED--Vermont Room
10:45 a.m. CARET and NERA--Massachusetts Room |
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12:00 p.m. |
Boxed Lunch--New Hampshire
Room |
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1:00 p.m. |
Resume Section Meetings:
- CARET--Cumberland Room
- NEED--Vermont Room
- NERA--Massachusetts Room
- NE Center Directors--Lincoln Room
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4:00 p.m. |
Adjournment |
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