ESCOP Science and Technology Committee Overview

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ESCOP Science and Technology Committee Overview

• Chair Steve Pueppke, University of Illinois
• Past Chair Nancy Cox, University of Kentucky
• ED Liaison Eric Young, SAAESD
• New Directors Workshop
• December 8, 2004

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Charge

• Organize the collection of national research
  projects into a cohesive portfolio of research
  programs that support sustained federal
  appropriations for SAES/ARD research endeavors
• Link regional and national multistate,
  multi-functional and multi-disciplinary
  activities
• Coordinate regional and national research
  programs with national initiatives such as CROPS
  99 and FAIR 2002

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What we actually do

• Assemble disciplinary experts to produce
  scientific information for review and
  dissemination by ESCOP Chair to the AES system.

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Membership

• Member Representing
• Eric Young (S Region) Executive Directors
• Margaret Dentine (WI) SAES North Central Region
• Steve Pueppke (IL) SAES North Central Region
• Richard Rhodes III (RI) SAES Northeastern
  Region
• Gloria Wyche-Moore (DC) SAES Northeastern
  Region
• David Boethel (LA) SAES Southern Region
• William F. Brown (FL) SAES Southern Region
• Ron Pardini (NV) SAES Western Region
• TBA SAES Western Region
• Arthur Allen (MD-ES) ARD
• Conrad Bonsi (Tuskegee) ARD
• Sally Rockey CSREES
• Dan Schmoldt CSREES
• Phil Schwab CSREES
• Adrianna Hewings (IL) ARS
• Frank Zalom (UCDavis) CROPS 99
• Nancy Cox (KY) FAIR 2002
• Edwin Price (TX) ICOP

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Proposed assignment of target areas from
Strategic Plan

• Strategic Target 2. Improve the effectiveness of
  agricultural research management
• Share research management approaches and
  successful leadership experiences
• Develop improved performance and accountability
  measures
• Develop, maintain, and share methods for
  documenting the impacts of research
• Maintain an inventory of SAES System's capacity
• Verify the quality of scientific research, to
  ensure that research investments are effectively
  allocated.

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Proposed assignment of target areas from
Strategic Plan

• Strategic Target 8. Organize the national
  research portfolio into a set of discrete
  programs
• Give the SAES System's diversity of disciplines a
  voice in the creation of a consensus ordering of
  research programs
• Reorganize the Experiment Station Committee on
  Organization and Policy's (ESCOP) Technical
  Committees
• Partner with the professional society activities
  (e.g., FAIR 2002, CROPS 99) for planning national
  program activities
• Act as liaison with commodity groups to establish
  agreed programmatic priorities, for mutual
  support
• Charge the identified program areas with
  responsibility for monitoring and projecting
  needed capacity, planning research activities,
  and reporting accomplishments.

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Assigned subcommittees and other working groups

• Ag Biotech Implementation Task Force (Joint
  ESCOP-ECOP)
• Food Safety (Joint ESCOP-ECOP) (Completed
  assignment 2/00)
• Pest Management Strategies (Joint ESCOP-ECOP)
• Roadmap Steering Committee
• Social Sciences Subcommittee

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ESCOP-ECOP Agricultural Biotechnology
Implementation Task Force Initiated 9/00

• Purpose Determine the research and educational
  needs and opportunities related to biotechnology
  issues and determine an appropriate role for the
  land-grant system in addressing these issues.
• Chair Tom Hoban (NC) Vice Chair Nicholas
  Kalaitzandonakes (MO) Administrative Advisor
  Johnny Wynne (NC)

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ESCOP-ECOP Agricultural Biotechnology
Implementation Task Force documents

• Working Documents
• Ag Biotechnology Implementation Task Force
  Update July, 2001
• Building Societal Consensus on Biotechnology A
  Research and Education Initiative Posted
  10/9/00
• Ag Biotech Task Force Report Agricultural
  Biotechnology Critical Issues and Recommended
  Responses from the Land-Grant Universities
  (Posted 1/21/00)
• Task Forces Suggested Action Steps for ESCOP
  (Posted 9/00)

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ESCOP-ECOP Food Safety Subcommittee

• Purpose Determine the research and education
  needs and opportunities related to food safety
  issues and determine an appropriate role for the
  Land-Grant System in addressing these issues.
• Chair Jim Denton, University of Arkansas
  Vice-Chair (TBA) Administrative Adviser
  Darrell Nelson (NE)
• Working Documents
• Background Documents from Food Safety Task Force
  
• Task Force Recommendations Priority on
  Importance and Impact with Subsequent Action
  Steps Posted 9/21/00
• Task Force Ranked Recommendations Posted
  7/31/00
• Task Force Survey Questionnaire Posted 7/31/00
• Task Force Final Report Identifying Potential
  Contributions of the Land Grant Universities for
  the Implementation of the Preliminary National
  Food Safety Strategic Plan (June 2000)

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ESCOP-ECOP Pest Management Strategies
Subcommittee

• Purpose To effect communication between the
  federal government and the SAES/CES Directors and
  stakeholders and to perform a liaison role with
  the Office of Pest Management
• ESCOP Chair Frank Zalom (CA)
• Working Committee
• National Biocontrol Working Group - Frank
  Gilstrap (TX), AA

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Science Roadmap Steering Committee

• Follow-up on the Science Road Map by assessing
  human resource needs for the changes recommended
• Online survey for academic, extension, experiment
  station representatives
• Subcommittee Sally Rockey, Lou Swanson, Dan
  Rossi, Nancy Cox, Eric Young

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Social Sciences Subcommittee

• Purpose Recommend specific action items to help
  the Land-Grant System respond to high priority
  issues related to social concerns. Continue to
  identify high priority research and education
  action items leading to specific outcomes which
  will be attractive to funding agencies to enable
  Land-Grant Systems to address social issues in a
  significant, measurable way that will lead to
  sustained financial support for these programs.
• Chair Stephan Goetz, NE Regional Center for
  Rural Development (Feb. 2003) ESCOP
  Representative Steve Pueppke (IL), Chair, ESCOP
  Science and Technology Committee
• Working Documents
• Rural and Community Prosperity Congressional
  briefing 7/20/01
• Social Science Subcommittee report to ESCOP,
  annually

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Ad Hoc Committee on TSEs

• Request by Forrest Chumley (KS) to provide
  leadership on transmissible spongioform
  encephalopathies
• Action request to NC 505, a project designed for
  research on TSEs, to add communications experts
  to their team
• Desired result communication of fact-based
  information to the media and commodity
  representatives