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University of California, Davis

April 3-7, 2001

[updated 4/02/01] 

Day One
Tuesday, April 3, 2001

EPA Transitions & FQPA

Class Location – Putah Creek Lodge (bus pick-up 8:00 a.m.)

8:15 a.m. Registration/Refreshments
8:30 Welcome and Course Overview
Jake Mackenzie, western director, Environmental Field Branch, Field and External Affairs Division, O.P.P., U.S. EPA
TBA, Dennis Pendleton, associate dean, University Extension, UC Davis;
Jennifer Krezman, project coordinator, University Extension, U.C. Davis 
Suzanne Forsyth, program manager, University Extension, U.C. Davis 
9:00   Introductory Exercise
10:00 Break
10:15 U.S. EPA Update: Current Status & Future Transitions
bulletorg chart including regions
bullethow they all interact
Joseph Bailey, U.S. EPA
11:00 A Road Map to SFIREG
Jake Mackenzie
11:30 State of the State Address
The objective of these sessions is to share information with other states and EPA Regions and to stimulate thinking about major policy issues, strategies and information technology directions. Each state participant has a maximum of twenty (20) minutes to deliver their perspectives on the following:
bulletHow does your state use information technology?
bulletHow does your state respond to marketplace changes?
bulletHow does your state work with EPA Regions and HQ?
State Participant: (1) Ken Davis, AZ
12:00 n. Lunch at the University Club
12:45 p.m. Group Photo
1:00 State of the State Address
State Participants: (3) Steven Antunes-Kenyon, MA; Jane Boerboom, MN; Frank Crull, TX
2:00 EPA Overview of FQPA
bulletAg Initiative
bulletTransition money
Joseph Bailey, U.S. EPA
2:30 Break
2:45 Panel Discussion: Practical Impacts of FQPA Implementation
bulletHow to deal with cumulative assessment of OPs under FQPA
bulletRisk mitigation decisions under FQPA
bulletLessons learned from roll-out
Panelists: Tobi Jones, assistant director, California Department of Pesticide Regulation; Bob Wulfhorst, pesticide specialist; Ohio Department of Agriculture; Ann Wick, program manager, Washington State Department of Agriculture; Michael McDavit, Special Review and Reregistration Division, U.S. EPA
Moderated by Jake Mackenzie
4:00 Adjourn & bus pick-up


Day Two
Wednesday, April 4, 2001

Program Management

Class Location – Cal State University, Sacramento’s Teleconference Studio (bus pick-up 8:10 a.m.)

9:00 a.m. Live Video Teleconference: UC Davis & Washington D.C.
"Program Management Issues"
All topics TBA, and will be narrowed down via participant survey in February/March
bulletInternet Sales/Advertising of Pesticide Products
bulletConditional registration of new pesticide products - the need for OPP to acquire the state's perspective
bulletProduct Label Issues (especially Mosquito Control Labels
bulletCommunication with states on risk management decisions associated with reregistration eligibility decisions (REDs)
Washington, D.C.: Anne Lindsay, acting deputy office director, Office of Pesticide Programs, U.S. EPA; Ann Pontius, associate director, Toxics and Pesticides Enforcement Division & Rick Colbert, division director, Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance, Office of Compliance, Agriculture and Ecosystems Division, U.S. EPA
Facilitated by Joseph Bailey
10:30 Adjourn video teleconference and break (on your own in student union area)
11:00 State of the State Address
State Participants: (2) Ken Davis, Arizona; Thomas DeChillo, NY
11:40 Field Trip Overview – The Glassy-Winged Sharpshooter
Roger Spencer, senior agricultural biologist, California Department of Food and Agriculture
12:00 n. Adjourn to picnic lunch on campus

 The Glassy-Winged Sharpshooter

12:45 p.m. Load bus and depart for Napa County vineyard
Tour guide, Roger Spencer

2:45 Focus: The Glassy-Winged Sharpshooter
bulletPierce’s Disease
bulletRegulatory response
bulletBiological controls
bulletFuture implications to the wine industry
Frank Leeds, Frog’s Leap Winery; Richard Camera, Hess Collection; Ray Tonella, Tonella Vineyards; Ed Weber, viticulturist, UC Cooperative Extension, Napa County; Tom Esser, California Department of Food and Agriculture; Dave Whitmer, Agricultural Commissioner, Napa County
4:45

Depart Napa vineyard for Sonoma
5:15 Arrive in Sonoma, Walking Tour (on your own)
6:00 Group dinner at Meritage, Sonoma
7:30 Load bus and depart for Davis
9:00 Arrive at Hallmark Inn, Davis

 

Day Three
Thursday, April 5, 2001

Information Technology

Class Location – Putah Creek Lodge (bus pickup at the hotel - 8:00 a.m.)|

8:30 a.m. Information Technology: Past, Present & Future
Faust Gorham, director, E-Business Division, Langtech Systems Consulting
10:00 Break
10:15 Application Forum: Interpretative Services
Douglas McDougall, national sales manager, Government Markets, Language Line Services
11:00 State of the State Address
State Participants: (3) David Scott, PA; Ed Foster, Nevada; Tim Drake, SC
12:00 Lunch
12:45 p.m. Application Forum: Using GIS for Environmental Program Management
Michael Byrne, project manager, Information Center for the Environment, UC Davis
1:30 Break
1:45 Pixel Power: A Demonstration of Current Computer Media Formats
Roger Schmidt, senior information processing consultant, Nutrient Management Program, University of Wisconsin at Madison
2:45 State of the State Address
State Participants: (2) Ann Wick, WA; Bob Wulfhorst, OH

 Laboratory Issues

3:30 Current Pesticide Program Issues from the Laboratory
Diane Bennett, senior analyst, California Department of Food and Agriculture, Center for Analytical Chemistry
4:15

Adjourn & bus pick-up

Day Four
Friday, April 6, 2001

Science Applied

Class Location – Putah Creek Lodge (bus pick-up 8:00 a.m.)

8:30 a.m.  State of the State Address
State Participants: (4) Kathleen Boyle, CA; Lee Davis, NC; Liza Fleeson, VA; Michael Hare, TX
9:50 Break
10:10 Plant Biotechnology and Regulation
Martina McGloughlin, director, Biotechnology Program, UC Davis & director, University of California's Systemwide Life Sciences Informatics Program
12:00 n.

Lunch at the University Club
12:45 p.m. State of the State Address
State Participants: (2) Gary Meyer, KS; Theresa Takiue; HI

Environmentally Friendly Agriculture

1:30 Overview of Field Trip: Sustainable Agriculture
Bob Bugg, assistant to the director, Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program, UC Davis
1:45 Load bus and depart for Winters
2:30 Arrive at Haag Farm, Esparto: Sustainable Agriculture in Action
Jim Haag, BIOS walnut grower; Joe Grant, pomology farm advisor, University of California Cooperative Extension, San Joaquin County; Bob Bugg
3:15 Load bus and depart for Hedgerow Farm, Winters
3:45 Arrive at Hedgerow Farm, Winters: Integrating Wildlife Habitat and Bio-Diversity into Modern Orchards
Megan Lulow, graduate researcher, Environmental Horticulture, UC Davis; Bob Bugg
4:30 Load bus and depart for Sierra Orchards, Winters
4:45 Arrive at Sierra Orchards, Winters: Tail Water Ponds
5:15  Load bus and return to Hallmark Inn, Davis
5:30  Arrive at Hallmark Inn, Davis

 

Day Five
Saturday, April 7, 2001

Communication, Leadership, & Ethics

Class Location – Putah Creek Lodge (bus pick-up 9:00 a.m.)
 Today’s class begins a bit later to allow participants to visit the Davis Farmer’s Market (located between 3rd & 5th Streets, and B & C Streets)

9:30 a.m. State of the State Address
State Participants: (2) Peggy Powell, WV; John Stein, VT
10:15 Break
10:30 Enlightened Leadership
Lee Casaleggio, management development coordinator, California Franchise Tax Board
12:15 p.m. Lunch
1:00 Ethical Leadership
Miles O’Brien Riley, consultant, St. Mark’s Parish, Belmont
3:00 Break
3:15  State of the State Address
State Participants: (3) John Scott, CO; Mike Vandeventer, OK; Peter Paveglio, GA
4:15

Wrap-up
Jake Mackenzie
4:30 

Adjourn & bus pick-up
6:00 Bus pick up at hotel for graduation dinner
6:15 Graduation dinner at the International House, Davis
7:45  Load bus and return to hotel