Agenda -- November 17-19, 2004

Wednesday November 17

3:00 – 5:00 p.m.	Field trip to Duke Experimental Forest - Optional Tour click for more information >
5:00 – 6:30 p.m.	Forum Speaker and Discussion Leader Meeting Levine Science Research Center Dining Hall, Duke University
7:00 – 8:30 p.m.	Forum Welcome Love Auditorium, Levine Science Research Center, Duke University Philip Benfey, Professor and Chair of the Department of Biology, Duke University William Schlesinger, James B. Duke Professor of Biogeochemistry and Dean of the Nicholas School of the Environment and Earth Sciences, Duke University University Speaker: Jeffrey Boore, Evolutionary Genomics Department Head DOE Joint Genome Institute ”Will your Favorite Genome be Sequenced?”
8:30 - 9:30 p.m.	Welcome Reception, sponsored by Center on Global Change Forum Registration Hall of Science, Levine Science Research Center, Duke University

Thursday November 18

8:00 – 8:30 a.m.	Forum Registration All sessions will be held at: Washington Duke Inn 3001 Cameron Blvd. Durham, North Carolina 27705
8:30 – 9:20 a.m.	Welcome: James Siedow Vice Provost for Research, Duke University Keynote: Jesse H. Ausubel, Director, Program for the Human Environment, Rockefeller University ”Precision Forestry”
9:20 - 12:05 p.m.	SESSION 1A: Genomics is Driving Gene Discovery & Transgenics Discussion Leader: Claire Williams, Duke University “Landscapes, Genomics and Transgenic Forests?” Thomas Urban, CellFor "The Role of Somatic Embryogenesis in Clonal Forestry"
10:25 – 10:40 a.m	Mid-morning Break
	Emerging technology Tim McKnight, Oak Ridge National Lab "Nanoscale Architectures for Gene Delivery: a Platform for Control of Gene Fate?" John Cairney, Georgia Institute of Technology "Gene Containment Strategies for Trees" Hely Häggman, University of Oulu, FInland "Metabolic Profiling and Genetically Modified Trees" Gary Peter, University of Florida "Structure, Function and Adaptation of the Woody Stem in Forest Trees"
12:10 – 1:10 p.m.	Lunch
1:10 – 3:00 p.m.	SESSION 2: Ecosystem Interface with Biotechnology Products Discussion Leader: Ram Oren, Duke University Plenary: David Richardson, Associate Professor and Deputy Director, University of Capetown, South Africa and Leslie Hill Institute for Plant Conservation ”Conifers as Invasive Aliens - Emerging Concepts” Jim Clark, Duke University "Potential for Spread of Transgenic Conifers through Pollen and Seed Dispersal" Gabriel Katul, Duke University "Spatial Modeling of Transgenic Conifer Pollen" Roni Avissar, Duke University "Dispersal of Pollen in Southeastern US"
3:00 – 3:25 p.m.	Mid-afternoon Break
3:25 – 4:20 p.m.	SESSION 1B: Future Direction of Genomics Discussion Leader: Claire Williams, Duke University Evolutionary Genomics Dennis Stevenson and Eric Brenner, New York Botanical Garden “Comparative Genomics among the Basal Gymnosperms” Ecological Genomics Stephen DiFazio, Oak Ridge National Lab ““From Ecosystem Genomics to Genome Ecology: Opportunities at the Interface of Complex Systems ”
5:30 – 7:30 p.m.	Reception followed by Dinner Washington Duke Inn 3001 Cameron Blvd. Durham, North Carolina 27705

Friday, November 19

8:00 – 9:50 a.m.	All sessions will be held at: Washington Duke Inn 3001 Cameron Blvd. Durham, North Carolina 27705 SESSION 3: Landscape Perspective Discussion Leader: Lynn Maguire, Duke University Plenary: Ann Bartuska, Deputy Chief, Research, USDA-Forest Service "Forest Service Research and Development in the Age of Genomics" Alvin Yanchuk, British Columbia Ministry of Forests “Genetically Modified Trees and Crown Forests in Canada: ‘trees with novel traits’ and their use in semi-natural plantations” Dave Wear, USDA-Forest Service "Economic Prospects and Policy Framework of Biotechnology in the Southern USA and Latin America" Mark Megalos, North Carolina Forest Stewardship “GM Trees and the Private Land Owner”
9:50 – 10:05 a.m.	Mid-morning Break
10:05 – 12:15 p.m.	SESSION 4: Regulatory Oversight of Genetically Modified Forests Discussion Leader: David Ellis, USDA Lee Handley, USDA-APHIS Biotechnology Regulatory Service “Changing Biotechnology Regulations – Impact on Forestry” Chris Dionigi, US Department of Interior, Invasive Species Council “The National Invasive Species Council - Background and Tangents with Genomics” Anne-Christine Bonfils, Canadian Forest Service, Natural Resources Canada “Canada’s Regulatory Approach: Trees with Novel Traits” Rob Jackson, Duke University “Genetically Modified Trees and Carbon Sequestration”
12:15 – 1:15 p.m.	Lunch
1:15 – 2:50 p.m.	SESSION 5: Panel on Community Perspective Discussion Leader: Honorable Joseph Jen, US Undersecretary of Agriculture, U.S.Department of Agriculture Sierra Club -- Neil Carman WildLaw/Southern Forests Network -- Alyx Perry Institute of Forest Biotechnology -- Robert Kellison
2:05 – 2:20 p.m.	Mid-afternoon Break ETC Group -- Kathy Jo Wetter Environmental Defense -- Jane Preyer Global Justice Ecology Project -- Anne Petermann
3:00 – 3:30 p.m.	University Speaker: Honorable Joseph Jen, US Undersecretary of Agriculture U.S. Department of Agriculture “Genomics Research and its Potential Impacts on Science and Society”
3:30 – 4:00 p.m.	Forum Wrap-up and Adjournment: James Siedow Vice Provost for Research, Duke University