Tuesday, October 26
7:00 - 8:00 a.m.	Registration and Coffee [Rotunda Foyer]
8:00 - 8:10 a.m.	Welcome [Rotunda AB] ·         Judy St. John, ARS Associate Administrator, Office of National Programs ·         John Martini, Chair, National Grape and Wine Initiative, Sacramento, California
8:10 - 8:40 a.m.	Overview of Workshop and ARS Grape Research [Rotunda AB] ·         Sally Schneider, ARS Acting Deputy Administrator, Crop Production and Protection
8:40 - 9:10 a.m.	Fast Track Breeding and other Novel Approaches to Germplasm Improvement [Rotunda AB] ·         Ralph Scorza, ARS Appalachian Fruit Research Station, Kearneysville, West Virginia
9:10 - 9:40 a.m.	Kannapolis: Plants and Human Health Program [Rotunda AB] ·         John Finley, ARS National Program Leader for Human Nutrition
9:40 - 10:15 a.m.	Poster Session #1: 5-minute Presentations [Rotunda C] ·         Six researchers
10:15 - 10:35 a.m.	Break [Rotunda Foyer]
10:35 - 11:05 a.m.	Production Efficiency and Sustainability in a Climate Change Scenario  [Rotunda AB]  ·         Charles Walthall, ARS National Program Leader for Climate Change, Soils, and Environment
11:05 - 11:15 a.m.	Sneak Preview: Computer Visioning for Treefruit Production Systems – a new ARS Program [Rotunda AB]  ·         D. Michael Glenn, Director, ARS Appalachian Fruit Research Station, Kearneysville, West Virginia
11:15 a.m. - Noon	Poster Session #2: 5-minute Presentations  [Rotunda C] ·         Eight researchers
Noon - 1:00 p.m.	Buffet Lunch [Promenade Ballroom, 1st Floor]
1:00 - 2:00 p.m.	Industry Research Panel: Needs of the Grape Industry [Rotunda AB] Jean-Mari Peltier, President, National Grape and Wine Initiative, Sacramento, California – Moderator ·         Grape Sector Representatives: Table; Raisin; Juice; and Wine.
2:00 - 2:15 p.m.	Charge to Breakout groups [Rotunda AB] ·         Sally Schneider, ARS Acting Deputy Administrator, Crop Production and Protection
2:15 - 3:00 p.m.	Convene to Breakout Groups with Featured Presentations ·         Germplasm Enhancement  [Rotunda AB] – Speaker: Jack Okamuro, ARS National Program Leader for Plant Biology ·         Invasive and Emerging Pests and Pathogens  [Albemarle Room] – Speaker: Tracy Leskey, ARS Appalachian Fruit Research Station, Kearneysville, West Virginia ·         Production Efficiency and Sustainability  [Montdomaine Room] – Speaker: Paul R. Schreiner, ARS Horticultural Crops Research Unit, Corvallis, Oregon ·         Human Nutrition [Gallery A] ·         Mechanization and Automation [Ash Lawn Boardroom]
3:00 - 3:20 p.m.	Break  [Rotunda Foyer]
3:20 - 5:00 p.m.	Reconvene to Breakout Groups ·         Germplasm Enhancement [Rotunda AB]  ·         Invasive and Emerging Pests and Pathogens [Albemarle Room] ·         Production Efficiency and Sustainability [Montdomaine Room] ·         Human Nutrition [Gallery A] ·        Mechanization and Automation [Ash Lawn Boardroom]
5:00 - 5:15 p.m.	Wrap Up and Next Day Expectations [Rotunda AB]  ·         Sally Schneider, ARS Acting Deputy Administrator, Crop Production and Protection
Adjourn for the day
6:00 – 7:30 p.m.	Reception [Promenade Ballroom, 1st Floor]
Wednesday, October 27
7:00 - 8:00 a.m.	Coffee and pastries [Rotunda Foyer]
8:00 - 8:45 a.m.	Welcome to Day Two and Poster Session #3 [Rotunda C] ·         Sally Schneider, ARS Acting Deputy Administrator, Crop Production and Protection ·         Eight research posters
8:45 - 9:45 a.m.	Report Back from Breakout Groups [Rotunda AB] ·        Germplasm Enhancement ·         Invasive and Emerging Pests and Pathogens ·         Production Efficiency and Sustainability ·         Human Nutrition ·         Mechanization and Automation
9:45 - 10:15 a.m.	Break [Rotunda Foyer]
10:15 - 11:15 a.m.	Funding Opportunities: Ways to Leverage ARS Investments [Rotunda AB] 15 minutes each: ·         Viticulture Consortium Deborah Golino, Director, Foundation Plant Services, University of California, Davis ·         NIFA (SCRI, AFRI, Organic, SBIR) Tom Bewick, NIFA National Program Leader ·         Industry Jerry Lohr, Founder and Proprietor, J. Lohr Vineyards and Wines, San Jose, California ·         Trusts and CRADAS - Robert Griesbach, Deputy Assistant Administrator, ARS Office of Technology Transfer
11:15 - 11:45 a.m.	Discussion and Summary [Rotunda AB] ·         Nick Dokoozlian, National Grape and Wine Initiative Research Chair, Sacramento, California
11:45 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.	Wrap-up and Next Steps in ARS – National Grape and Wine Initiative  Collaboration [Rotunda AB]  ·         Sally Schneider, ARS Acting Deputy Administrator, Crop Production and Protection ·         John Martini, Chair, National Grape and Wine Initiative, Sacramento, California
12:15 - 1:45 p.m.	Buffet Lunch [Promenade Ballroom, 1st Floor]
	Thank You and Goodbye!

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