Davis, California
July 13-17, 2003
[updated 7/09/03]
Day One
Sunday, July 13, 2003
Federal Programs: History & Overview
Class Location – University Club Rooms 1 & 2 (bus pick-up at hotel 8:30 a.m.)
| 8:45 a.m. | Registration/Refreshments | |||
| 9:00 | Welcome and Course Overview | |||
| Course Goal: to enable participants to enhance their capacity to develop and implement pesticide regulatory programs and to undertake new environmental initiatives. | ||||
| John Ward, PREP coordinator,
Government and International Services Branch, Field and External Affairs
Division, OPP, U.S. EPA; Jim Smith, continuing education specialist, UC Davis Extension; Jennifer Thompson, project coordinator, UC Davis Extension; and Suzanne Forsyth, program manager, UC Davis Extension. |
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| 9:15 | Introductory Exercise | |||
| 10:30 | Break | |||
| 10:45 | U.S. EPA Update | |||
| Jim Roelofs, state liaison specialist, Government and International Services Branch, U.S. EPA | ||||
| 11:15 | Overview of AAPCO, SFIREG, ASPCRO, AAPSE, CTAG, PREP (and many other acronyms) | |||
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| John Ward | ||||
| 11:45 | Lunch at the University Club | |||
| 12:30 p.m. | Group Photo | |||
| 12:45 | Comprehensive History of FIFRA | |||
| Jim Roelofs | ||||
| 1:30 | Break | |||
| 1:45 | Where We Are with the Reregistration Process | |||
| Eric Olson, chemical review manager, Special Review & Reregistration Division, U.S. EPA | ||||
| 3:15 | State of the State Addresses – from pre-assigned homework directions, state participants will each have eighteen (18) minutes to deliver a presentation about their state activities. | |||
| 3 State Participants: Brenda Ball, Arizona; Fred Bundock, California; & Clark Burgess, Utah | ||||
| 4:15 | Adjourn & bus pick-up |
Day Two
Monday, July 14, 2003
Biotechnology
Class Location – University Club, Club Rooms 1 & 2 (bus pick-up at hotel 7:50 a.m.)
| 8:15 a.m. | Post-Market Oversight of Biotech Crops and Foods | |
| Michael Taylor, senior fellow and director, Risk, Resource, and Environmental Management Division, Resources for the Future | ||
| 9:15 | Ethical Issues of Bioengineered Crops | |
| George Bruening, professor, Plant Pathology, UC Davis | ||
| 10:00 | Biotechnology Compliance Strategy for Crop Refugia | |
| John Ward | ||
| 10:15 | Break | |
| 10:30 | Group Discussion: Biotechnology and Its Impact on Your Pesticide Program | |
| Facilitator, Clark Burgess, Utah Department of Agriculture and Food | ||
| 11:00 | State of the State Addresses – from pre-assigned homework directions, state participants will each have eighteen (18) minutes to deliver a presentation about their state activities. | |
| 2 State Participants: Steven Dwinell, Florida; & Dave Frederickson, Wisconsin | ||
| 11:45 | Lunch at the University Club |
Invasive Species
| 12:30 p.m. | Exotic Pests in California | |
| Dennis
Mayhew, acting director, Plant Health, California Department of Food &
Agriculture Pat Minyard, chief, Pest Detection & Emergency Projects Branch, California Department of Food & Agriculture Aurelio Posadas, chief, Pest Exclusion Branch, California Department of Food & Agriculture |
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| 1:15 | Invasive Weeds in California | |
| Nathan Dechoretz, chief, Integrated Pest Control Branch, California Department of Food and Agriculture | ||
| 2:00 | Break | |
| 2:15 | Group Discussion: Invasive Species and Their Impact on Your Pesticide Program | |
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Facilitator, Brian Rowe, Michigan Department of Agriculture |
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| 2:45 | State of the State Addresses – from pre-assigned homework directions, state participants will each have eighteen (18) minutes to deliver a presentation about their state activities. | |
| 5 State Participants: Mike Buchanan, Texas; Adolfo Gallo, California; Cary Giguere, Vermont; Von McCaskill, South Carolina; & Dick Wiechman, Nebraska | ||
| 4:15 | Adjourn & bus pick-up |
Day Three
Tuesday, July 15, 2003
West Nile Virus
Class Location – University Club Rooms 1 & 2 (bus pick-up at hotel 8:10 a.m.)
| 8:30 a.m. | West Nile Virus | |||||
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| Stan Husted, supervising public
health biologist, California
Department of Health Services David Brown, manager, Sacramento-Yolo Mosquito & Vector Control District |
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| 9:30 | Group Discussion: How Has Your State Prepared for West Nile Virus? | |||||
| Facilitator, Von McCaskill, South Carolina Department of Pesticide Regulation | ||||||
| 10:00 | Break | |||||
| 10:15 | State of the State Addresses – from pre-assigned homework directions, state participants will each have eighteen (18) minutes to deliver a presentation about their state activities. | |||||
| 4 State Participants: James Harron, Georgia; Gerald Kinro, Hawaii; Robert Lazzara, New York; & Roy Meyer, New Jersey | ||||||
| 11:45 | Lunch at the University Club |
Field Trip
| 12:45 | Load bus and depart for field trip to Sacramento-Yolo Mosquito & Vector Control District | |
| 1:30 | Arrive in Elk Grove | |
| Control of the Mosquito Vector in Sacramento County | ||
| James Clausson or Susan Maggy, Sacramento-Yolo Mosquito & Vector Control District | ||
| 3:30 | Load bus & depart for South Fork Putah Creek, Davis | |
| 4:15 | Arrive at South Fork Putah Creek | |
| Tour and Control of Invasive Weed Species in Northern California | ||
| Guy Kyser, staff research associate, Weed Science Program, Department of Vegetable Crops, University of California | ||
| 5:00 | Load bus and return to Hallmark Inn |
Day Four
Wednesday, July 16, 2003
Homeland Security
Class Location – University Club Rooms 1 & 2 (bus pick-up at hotel 8:10 a.m.)
| 8:30 a.m. | Homeland Security | |||||
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| Tony Ferrara, chief, State Agency Training & Support, California Specialized Training Institute, California Governor's Office of Emergency Services | ||||||
| 9:15 | Chemical Agents of Opportunity for Terrorism | |||||
| Paul Wax, course director, American College of Medical Toxicology | ||||||
| 10:15 | Break | |||||
| 10:30 | Group Discussion: How States are Addressing Homeland Security | |||||
| Facilitator, Jim Burnette, North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services | ||||||
| 11:00 | State of the State Addresses – from pre-assigned homework directions, state participants will each have eighteen (18) minutes to deliver a presentation about their state activities. | |||||
| 3 State Participants: Laura Quakenbush, Colorado; Brian Rowe, Michigan; & Judith Singer, Connecticut | ||||||
| 12:00 n. | Lunch at the University Club |
Laboratory & Certification Issues
| 12:45 p.m. | State FIFRA Lab Issues | |||
| Nirmal Saini, program
supervisor, California Department of Food & Agriculture, Center for
Analytical Chemistry Brian Rowe, Michigan participant Leon Schmelzer, Michigan participant |
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| 1:45 | Break | |||
| 2:00 | Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) | |||
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| Harold Jackson, attorney, Disability Rights Section, U.S. Department of Justice | ||||
| 2:45 | State of the State Addresses – from pre-assigned homework directions, state participants will each have eighteen (18) minutes to deliver a presentation about their state activities. | |||
| 4 State Participants: James Baker, Idaho; James Burnette, North Carolina; Leon Schmelzer, Michigan; & Michael Tagert, Mississippi | ||||
| 4:00 | State Label Issues Tracking System (SLITS) | |||
| John Ward | ||||
| 4:15 | Adjourn & bus pick-up | |||
| 4:30-8:30 p.m. | On Your Own: Davis Farmers’ Market & Picnic in the Park Street Fair (located between 3rd & 5th Streets, and B & C Streets) |
Day Five
Thursday, July 17, 2003
Nontraditional Impacts to Pesticide Programs
Class Location – University Club Rooms 1 & 2 (bus pick-up at hotel 8:10 a.m.)| 8:30 a.m. | Discovering Unexpected Residues in Compost | |||||||
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| Scott Nielsen, ag chemical specialist, Washington State Department of Agriculture | ||||||||
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| Brian Bret, state regulatory
manager, Dow AgroSciences William Brinton, president & chief scientist, Woods End Research Laboratory |
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| 10:30 | Break | |||||||
| 10:45 | Control of Exotic Newcastle Disease | |||||||
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| Mary Ann Stumpf, area command safety officer, Exotic Newcastle Disease Task Force, California Department of Food and Agriculture | ||||||||
| 11:30 | Group Discussion: State’s Experiences with Nontraditional Impacts to Pesticide Programs | |||||||
| Facilitator, Dave Fredrickson, Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade & Consumer Protection | ||||||||
| 12:00 n. | Lunch at the University Club |
Ethics & Leadership
| 12:45 p.m. | Ethical Leadership | |
| Miles O’Brien Riley, communication consultant | ||
| 2:45 | Break | |
| 3:00 | State of the State Addresses – from pre-assigned homework directions, state participants will each have eighteen (18) minutes to deliver a presentation about their state activities. | |
| 2 State Participants: Jon Mac Schmidt, Texas; & Carl Martin, Arizona | ||
| 3:45 |
Wrap-Up |
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| John Ward | ||
| 4:15 | Adjourn & bus pick-up |
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| 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 |
