Tuesday, February 28

Customer Input

11:15 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Registration

(Pick up meeting materials/name tags in front of San Carlos Ballroom)

1:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Welcome, Introductions, and Overview

Ken Vick, National Program 308 Leader, USDA-ARS

Agenda Day 1

1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.

External Panel Assessment Report and Discussion

Gary Obenauf, Agricultural Research Consulting

NP 308 Assessment Panel Chair

o        Assessment of National Program 308: Methyl Bromide Alternatives 

o        Assessment Panel 308 Reccommendations 

3:00 p.m. to 3:15 p.m.

Break

3:15 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Critical Use Exemption Process

Marta Montoro, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 

3:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Customer Overviews: 

o        Florida Crops – Dan Botts

o        Post-Harvest – Jim Bair

o        California Strawberry – Dan Legard/Neil Nagata

o        Nursery Crops – Robert Woolley

o        Floriculture – Ian Greene

o        Perennials – Brent Barton

5:00 p.m. to 5:15 p.m.

Wrap up for the Day

Rick Bennett, National Program Leader, USDA-ARS

5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Cash Bar and Social Hour –

Monterey Marriott Hotel, Ferrantes Bayview

Wednesday, March 1

       Breakout Discussions

8:00 a.m. to 8:10 a.m.

Opening Remarks/Logistics

Rick Bennett

8:10 a.m. to 8:30 a.m.

Charge to Breakout Groups for Breakout Session I

8:30 a.m. to 10:15 a.m.

Breakout Session I

o        Discussion of the NP 308 Assessment Report

o        Program Gaps

o        Research Needs – Brainstorming

10:15 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.

Break

10:30 a.m. to 11:45 a.m.

Group Reporting from Breakout Session I

11:45 a.m. to 12:00 noon

Charge to Breakout Groups for Breakout Session II

12:00 noon to 1:00 p.m.

Lunch

Monterey Marriott Hotel – San Carlos Ballroom III

1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Breakout Session II

o        Research Prioritization

o        Networking, Partnering

o        Expected Impacts for the Next 5 Years

2:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Break

3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Breakout Session II (continued)

4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Group Reporting from Breakout Session II

5:00 p.m. to 5:15 p.m.

Final Summary of the Day and Adjourn

Ken Vick

Thursday, March 2

      Action Plan

8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.

Opening Remarks/Logistics

Ken Vick and Rick Bennett

Writing the Action Plan for NP 308

o        National Program Organization and Action Plan Structure

o        Action Plan Components and Problem Areas

9:00 a.m. to 10:15 a.m.

      Breakout Session III

o        Action Plan Structure

o        Action Plan Components and Problem Areas

o        Selection of Component Writing Teams

o        Establish Timelines for Writing the Action Plan   

     Components

10:15 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.

      Break

10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

     Group Reporting From Breakout Session III

11:30 a.m. to 12:00 noon

     Next Steps/Summary of Workshop

Ken Vick and Rick Bennett

12:00 noon

     Adjourn