BIGMAP SYMPOSIA POWERPOINTS (click titles to access pdf powerpoint files)

7th BIGMAP SYMPOSIUM (2010)—Food, Feed, and Fuel for the World: Seed and Biotechnology

Session 1 April 27 (Part 1) (Audio MP3) (Intro, Bobo, McCammon)
Session 1 April 27 (Part 2) (Audio MP3) (Slutsky, Guey)
Sessions 2 & 3 April 28 (Part 1) (Audio MP3) (Misra, Colletti, DeVries. Reddy)
Sessions 2 & 3 April 28 (Part 2) (Audio MP3) (Maunder, Hansen, Kebede)
Sessions 2 & 3 April 28 (Part 3) (Audio MP3) (Harries, Cortes, Muyunda, Rakotoariasaona)
Sessions 2 & 3 April 28 (Part 4) (Audio MP3) (Agnes Mwang'ombe and closing panel discussion)

Luncheon Speaker: David Lambert, BIGMAP Distinguished Fellow—"The Human Face of Science: A Challenge for Agricultural Research in Advancing Global Food Security”

Transcript and Audio

Jack Bobo—“Agriculture Arrives Late to the Climate Debate”

Sally McCammon—“Overview and Activities of the OECD with Respect to Low Level Presence”

Bernice Slutsky—“Private Sector’s Efforts and Responsibilities Regarding Low Level Presence”

Delphine Guey—A European Perspective on Challenges and Issues for Seed Trade”

Joe De Vries—“Seed Enterprise Development Challenges: Africa”

Arjula Reddy—“The Crop Biotechnology Pipeline in India”

Christopher Hansen—“Regional Needs for Seed Trade: Latin America”

Yilma Kebede—“The Role of Foundations in Global Agricultural Development”

Joe Cortes—“Seed System Development”

Cris Muyunda— “Seed and Biotechnology Challenges to Seed Trade”

Justin Rakotoarisaona—“Regulatory Frameworks for Seed and Biotechnology in Africa”

6th BIGMAP SYMPOSIUM (2009)—Food and Fuel Crops: Issues, Policies, and Regulation

Session 1 April 21 (Part 1) (Audio MP3)
Session 1 April 21 (Part 2) (Audio MP3)
Sessions 2 & 3 April 22 (Part 1) (Audio MP3)
Sessions 2 & 3 April 22 (Part 2) (Audio MP3)
Sessions 2 & 3 April 22 (Part 3) (Audio MP3)
Sessions 2 & 3 April 22 (Part 4) (Audio MP3)
Sessions 2 & 3 April 22 (Part 5) (Audio MP3)

Luncheon Speaker: Prabhu Pingali, Deputy Director, Agricultural Development, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation—"The Agricultural Development Initiative of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation"

Gene Takle—"Designing Crops for Food and Fuel in a Changing Climate: What is the Target? (PPT only)

Mariam Sticklen—"Genetically Engineered Feedstock Crops for Cellulosic Biofuels"

Emily Heaton—"Biomass Crops for Iowa"

Elizabeth Lee—"Genetic Enhancement of Corn Productivity"

Josette Lewis—"Taking Stock of Progress and Challenges Ahead"

James Aketch Okeno—"Crop Productivity and Food Security for Subsaharan Africa in the 21st Century"

Monica Pequeno Araujo— "Is Latin America Ready for Biofuels?"

Judy Chambers—"Tensions in Global Agriculture"

Neil Hoffman—"Current Status of the APHIS Proposed Rule"

Michael Wach—"Responsible Management and Use of Biotechnology-derived Plant Products"

Jeff Rowe—"Helping Farmers and Changing the Future of Agriculture"

5th BIGMAP SYMPOSIUM (2008)—Biotechnology Policy and Law

Jason Hunt—"Protecting Yourself and Your Invention: Patent Strategies"

Kristin Penn—"Millennium Challenge Corporation's Agriculture Development Portfolio"

Steve Strauss—"Impacts of Regulation on Research and Development of Genetically Modified Woody Biofuels Crops."

Gregory Jaffe—"The Second Decade of Biotech Products: Domestic and International Regulatory Challenges"

Michael Hall—"Innovation & Biosafety Regulatory Systems in Developing Countries"

George Elliott—"Intellectual Property Protection for Plants in the United States"

Scott Hurd—"United States Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service"

4th BIGMAP SYMPOSIUM (2007)—Understanding the Risks and Benefits of Genetically Modified Agricultural Products

Sally McCammon—"Regulation and Knowledge: Challenges and Opportunities"

Alan McHugen—"Agbiotech Regulation, Risk and Benefits: Perspectives of a Public Academic Scientist"

Alan Raybould—"Assessing the Risks of Increased Weediness of Genetically Modified Crops and Hybrids"

Felicia Wu—"Bt corn’s Reduction of Mycotoxins: The Fact, the Fiction, and Regulation"

Moises Burachick—"Understanding the Risks and Benefits of Genetically Modified Agricultural Products"

Quentin Kubicek—"Global Information Needs"

Norah Olembo—"Understanding the Risks and Benefits of Genetically Modified Agricultural Products"

3rd BIGMAP SYMPOSIUM (2006)—Understanding and Communicating Issues in Agricultural Biotechnology

Mary Ditto—"FDA's Process for Evaluating the Safety of Foods and Food Ingredients Derived from Bioengineered Plants"

Thomas Hoban—"Societal Views on Agricultural Biotechnology"

Gregory Jaffe—"Regulating Agricultural Biotechnology: A Consumer Perspective"

Bob Peterson—"Assessing and Communicating Comparative Risks Associated with Biotechnology"

2nd BIGMAP SYMPOSIUM (2005)—Biosafety Policies, Assessment, and Communication

Jack Bobo—"State Department Outreach Activities on Agricultural Biotechnology"

Mary Ditto—"Assessing Safety of Bioengineered Foods: FDA Activities & Current Developments"

Wes Jamison—"The Social Construction and Political Amplificationof Biotechnology Risk"

Michael Phillips—"Tools, Procedures and Policy for Plant-Made Pharmaceuticals"

Mireille Prud ’homme—"Overview of Codex Activities in Food Biotechnology"

Cheryl Toner—"U.S. Consumer Attitudes Toward Food Biotechnology"

Gabriele Ludewig—"Assessing the Safety of Pharmaceutical Proteins for Plant Expression"

Michael Wach—"The Future of AgBiotech Regulations"

Jeff Wolt/Paul Christensen—"Confinement Systems Analysis"

1st BIGMAP SYMPOSIUM (2004)—Corn Produced Pharmaceuticals and Industrials

Julio Baez—"State of the Science: Role of Transgenic Technology in the Biosynthesis of Biopharmaceuticals and Industrial Proteins."

Jim Bair—"Corn-Produced Pharmaceuticals and Industrial Products"

Dermot Hayes—"Economic Cost Associated with Pollen Flow From Transgenic Crops"

Neil Hoffman—"Best Practices for Production of Plant-Made Pharmaceuticals"

Dominique Mison—"Production of Recombinant Proteins in Transgenic Corn: Overcoming Challenges of Technology and Safety Assessment"

Michael J. Phillips—"Plant-Made Pharmaceutical Confinement Systems"

Keith Webber—"Environmental Risk Assessments"

Jeff Wolt—"Risks of Confined Field Production of Corn Expressing Pharmaceutically-active Compounds Operational Schemes and Approaches"