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Program Agenda
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Monday, March 27 

Registration  Convention Center Lobby
12:30 – 4:00 pm Pick up your agenda, meal tickets, and other conference materials.  
1:00 – 5:00 pm

Poster Set-Up Idaho Room

Bio-tech displays should be set up during this time. They will be available for viewing Tuesday through Thursday. All displays should be removed Thursday evening before 6:30 pm.
 

Professional Association Meetings
12:45 – 2:45 pm 

IAE4-HA – Scott Nash  University Room
3:00 – 5:00 pm

IEAFCS – Linda Gossett  Palouse and Washington Rooms
3:00 – 5:00 pm

IACAA - Joel Packham  University Room

6:30 pm

 

 

 

Dinner Social  Silver and Gold Rooms

This will be a casual, relaxed evening providing time for you to network while you renew old friendships and build new ones. District IV will be providing some entertainment during the evening and IEAFCS will be hosting an auction for JCEP chaired by Lynn Harris. Gale Harding will be the auctioneer with Ringmen (or Useless Helpers) Stan Gortsema and George Hamilton.  
Tuesday, March 28

8:00 am

Opening Session    University, Empire, and Palouse Rooms

Dean Larry Branen will open the 2000 College of Agriculture Conference with a welcome and state of the college address.
9:30 am - 9:45 am 

President Bob Hoover will give a state of the university address.

 
9:45 am - 10:00  UI Awareness Study

Bob Hieronymus, Director, University Communications and Marketing

 
10:00 am

Break
10:30 am – 5:00 pm

Biotechnology and Agriculture Symposium

Introduction – Michael Weiss
10:35 – 11:05 am

General Concepts and Terms – Philip Berger

 
11:05 – 11:35 am 

Plant Systems and Biotechnology – Edward Souza

 
11:35 – 1:00

lunch on your own
1:00 – 1:30 pm 

Animal Systems and Biotechnology – Troy Ott

 
1:30 – 2:00 pm 

Economics and Biotechnology – Joe Guenthner
2:00 – 3:00 pm 

Break and Poster Viewing in the Idaho Room
3:00 – 3:30 

Ethics and Biotechnology – Kathryn George
3:30 –4:00 

Environment and Biotechnology – Ron Crawford
4:00 – 5:00 pm 

Panel Discussion - Michael Weiss, moderator 

Wednesday, March 29

 

8:00 – 8:30 am

Faculty’s Role in Recruiting – University, Empire, and Palouse Rooms

John Hammel

8:30 am – 12:00 pm

Outreach and Technology – University, Empire and Palouse Rooms

LeRoy Luft

College of Education Outreach – Jerry Tuchscherer

Internet Masters Update – Shelley McKie

Making the Best Use of Internet for Entrepreneurship and Building Community and Social Value – Frank Odasz, Lone Eagle Consulting

1:30 – 5:00 pm

 

Faculty/Departmental Meetings

Plant Systems – University Room

Animal Systems – Silver Room

1:30 – 5:00 pm

Family and Consumer Science Departmental Meeting – Niccolls Bldg Room 303
3:10 – 5:00 pm 

Biological and Agricultural Engineering – Engineering Physics Bldg Room 413

GMO Crops: Friend or Foe? – Ag Science Bldg Room 104 – Philip Berger

 

5:15 – 6:30 pm

Epsilon Sigma Phi Dinner – Palouse and Washington Rooms  
Thursday, March 30 

University, Empire, and Palouse Rooms
8:00-8:30  Idaho Agriculture Alternatives: A Service Network for Idaho Farmers – Paul McCawley
  Planning and Reporting in a Modern University… (or Who Cares How We Spend the Taxpayer’s Money Anyway)
8:30 – 9:00 am Accountability Needs and Concepts – Paul McCawley
9:00 – 9:30 am Research Accountability – Dick Heimsch
9:30 – 10:00 am  New Reporting System – Paul McCawley
10:00 – 10:30 Break
10:30 – 12:00  Logic Model – Paul McCawley
12:00 – 1:00  lunch on your own
1:00 – 5:00 Innovative Teaching Techniques
  “The Inside Scoop on Teaching via Distance with Interactive Video, Video Tape and Satellite” – Lou Riesenberg, Jeff Stark, Don Morishita, Larry Makus, Bob Tripepi, John Foltz, Janice Fletcher, Bob Dwelle, Laurel Branen, John Hammel
  Effective Power Point Using Video – Improve your knowledge and understanding of incorporating video clips in your Power Point presentations. This workshop will be helpful to the video ‘do-it-yourselfer’, or those planning to develop video materials. – Erik Anderson, Brad Beckman, Ben Troka
6:30 pm 

Awards Banquet – Silver and Gold Rooms

John Hammel will MC this banquet. Recognition will be given to faculty and staff in attendance for teaching, research, and extension awards earned since the last annual conference.
Friday, March 31

Computer/Technology Training Sessions (Pre-registration required)
  (breaks on your own)
7:45 – 9:45 am Front Page Introduction – Don Pierce – Education Bldg Room 202
10:00 am – 12:30 pm Power Point: Design and Practice – David Schlater – Education Bldg Room 202
7:45 – 9:45 am and repeated at 10:00am –12:00 pm  Desk Top Production of Simple Publications – Audra Krull – University Inn Best Western Washington Room
7:45 – 9:45 am and repeated at 10:00 am – 12:00 pm Pegasus Mail – Bill Pyle – University Inn Best Western Gold Room
1:00 – 3:00 pm  Excel – Steve Lindsay – Education Bldg Room 202
 

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