Agenda

Thursday, April 11, 1996

Biotechnology Building

8:30 am- Welcome and Introduction to the Symposium

• Dr. Daryl Lund, the Ronald P. Lynch Dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Cornell University
• Dr. Tony Shelton, Professor of Entomology, Cornell University

9:00 am- National Perspectives Shaping the Future of Biological Control

• Dr. Ernest DelFosse, Director
  National Biological Control Institute

9:45 am- Agendas, Aliens and Agriculture: Global Biocontrol in the Post-UNCED Era

• Dr. Jeff Waage, Director
  International Institute of Biological Control, CAB

10:30 am - 11:00 am- Break

11:00 am - 11:45 am- Is the Public Behind Biocontrol?

• Dr. Rebecca Goldburg, Scientist
  Environmental Defense Fund

11:45 am - 12:30 pm- The OTA and NAS Reports on Biological Control

• Dr. Ralph W.F. Hardy, President, NABC;
  former President, Boyce Thompson Institute

12:30 pm - 2:00 pm- Lunch on your own

Moderator:

• Dr. John Vandenberg, USDA/ARS

• Dr. Ray Carruthers
  USDA/ARS National Program Staff
• Dr. Rebecca Goldburg, Scientist
  Environmental Defense Fund
• Dr. David Pimentel, Cornell University
• Dr. Alan Wood, Boyce Thompson Institute

3:30 pm - 4:00- Break

Speaker:

• Dr. Wendell Roelofs, Cornell University
  Sex Pheromones in Biobased Methods of Insect Control

Friday, April 12, 1996

Biotechnology Building

8:30 am- Successful Biocontrol Projects with Emphasis on the Neotropics

• Dr. Tony Bellotti, CIAT
  Leader: Pest and Disease Management

9:15 am- Industry Perspective on Biocontrol

Moderator:

• Dr. Richard Holsten, Director of Research
  NYS Center for Advanced Technology

• Dr. Ramon Georgis, biosys
  Current and Future Status of Biopesticides
• Dr. Sinthya Penn, Beneficial Insectary
  Better Pest Management through Desire, Knowledge and Practice

10:00 am - 10:30 am- Break

10:30 am- Continuation of Industry Perspective on Biocontrol

• Dr. Bill McCutchen, Dr. Lindsey Flexner & Dr. Gary Hollingshaus, DuPont
  A Brief Overview of Biotechnology at DuPont Ag and a Case Study with Recombinant Baculoviruses
• Dr. Steven Sims, Monsanto
  Development and Commercialization of Insect Resistant Transgenic Crops

11:15 am - 11:40 am- Discussion on Managing the Durability of Biological Control Agents

12:45 pm - 2:45 pm- Representatives of Biological Control at Cornell (20 minutes each)

• Dr. Dennis Gonsalves, Cornell University
  Practical Control of Plant Viruses through Pathogen-derived Resistance
• Dr. Gary Harman, Cornell University
  Trichoderma for Biocontrol of Plant Pathogens: From Basic Work to Commercialized Products
• Dr. Bill Brodie, USDA/ARS
  Golden Nematode: A Success Story for Biological Control
• Dr. Ann Hajek, Cornell University
  Entomophaga maimaiga: A Fungal Pathogen of Gypsy Moth in the Limelight
• Dr. Bernd Blossey, Cornell University
  Biological Control of Weeds in Natural Areas
• Mr. Dick Cahoon, Vice-President of Cornell Research Foundation
  Patents and Biocontrol Technology

2:45 pm - 3:15 pm- Extension Efforts in Biocontrol at Cornell

• Dr. James Tette, Cornell IPM Program

3:15 pm - 3:40 pm- Current Efforts in Teaching Biological Control at Cornell

• Dr. Tony Shelton, Cornell University

3:40 pm - 4:00 pm- Break

Saturday, April 13, 1996

Biotechnology Building

9:00 am - 12:00 pm- A series of Open Houses and Workshops: Topics include Boyce Thompson Institute's Virus and Microbial Engineering Program, USDA/ARS Program on Pathogenic Fungi, Plant Breeding for Pest and Disease Resistance, International Biological Control (including ISAAA), Extension of Biological Control, Plant Pathology, etc. A complete list will be available at the meeting.

12:00 am - 1:00 pm- Closing Session

• Conference Proceedings
• Poster Abstracts
• Conference Presentations/Panel Discussions
  (in the form of notes with slides; available on the Web toward the end of summer, 1996)
• Conference Details
• Conference Home Page

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