Annual Meeting 2006

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When: April 18-20, 2006
Where: University Holiday Inn, Blacksburg, Virginia

Agenda

Tuesday, April 18, 2006

Morning Session: Overview and Introductions

Time Event
8 am Welcome and Overview of Meeting Goals S. K. De Datta, Administrative PI SANREM CRSP, Associate Provost for International Affairs, Director of OIRED, Virginia Tech and Chris Kosnik, CTO SANREM CRSP, USAID/EGAT/NRM
8:30 Participant Introductions Theo Dillaha, Program Director, SANREM CRSP
9:00 SANREM CRSP Overview Theo Dillaha, Program Director, SANREM CRSP
10:00 USAID Mission Engagement and Associate Awards Chris Kosnik, CTO SANREM CRSP
10:45 Consideration of Gender and Underrepresented Groups in SANREM Research Keith Moore, Associate Program Director, SANREM CRSP
11:00 Planning for Outcomes: The Framework and Impact Reporting Keith Moore, Associate Program Director, SANREM CRSP

Afternoon Session: Long-Term Research Award Recipient Presentations

Time Event
1 pm Decentralization Reforms and Property Rights: Potentials and Puzzles for Forest Sustainability and Livelihoods Elinor Ostrom, Indiana University (Kenya, Uganda, Mexico, Bolivia)– Presentation by Esther Mwangi, IFPRI
1:30 Developing a Participatory Socio-Economic Model for Food Security, Improved Rural Livelihoods, Watershed Management, and Biodiversity Conservation in Southern Africa Alex Travis, Cornell University (Zambia, Malawi)
2:00 Watershed-based Natural Resource Management in Small-Scale Agriculture: Sloped Areas of the Andean Region Jeff Alwang, Virginia Tech (Ecuador, Bolivia)
2:30 Adapting to Change in the Andean Highlands: Practices and Strategies to Address Climate and Market Risks in Vulnerable Agro-Ecosystems Corinne Valdivia, University of Missouri (Bolivia, Peru)
3:00 Agroforestry and Sustainable Vegetable Production in Southeast Asian Watersheds Manuel Reyes, North Carolina A & T University (Philippines, Vietnam, Indonesia)
4:00 USAID Biodiversity Conservation Earmark Requirements Chris Kosnik, CTO SANREM CRSP
4:30 Cross-Cutting SANREM Research Themes Theo Dillaha, Program Director, SANREM CRSP
5:00 Adjourn
7:00 Reception/Dinner at S. K. De Datta’s Home

Wednesday, April 19, 2006

SANREM Bridging Award Activity Reports

Time Event
8 am Globalization, agricultural growth and the environment: consolidation and continuity of SANREM research in Southeast Asia Ian Coxhead, University of Wisconsin and Gerald Shivley, Purdue University (Philippines, Vietnam)
8:20 Women and Natural Resource Management in the Andes Cornelia Flora, Iowa State University
  Sustainable Land Use and Biodiversity Conservation in the Andes: Scaling-Up SANREM-Andes Research – Robert Rhoades and Virginia Nazarea, University of Georgia (Ecuador)
8:40 Analysis required for Payments for Watershed Environmental Services (PWES) Douglas Southgate and Timothy Haab, Ohio State University (Ecuador)
9:00 Metadata Development for the SANREM Knowledge Base Conrad Heatwole, Virginia Tech

SANREM Landscape Systems and Technology Transfer Reports

Time Event
9:20 Field-Scale Paul Mueller, North Carolina State University and Paul Hepperly, Rodale Institute
9:35 Farm-Scale Oumarou Badini, Washington State University
9:40 Watershed-Scale Saied Mostaghimi, Virginia Tech
10:15 Ecosystem-Scale Andrew Manu, Iowa State University
10:30 Policy/Governance-Scale Gerald Shively, Purdue University
10:45 Technology Transfer Devona Bell, Winrock International
11:00 SANREM Knowledge Base Demonstration Conrad Heatwole, Virginia Tech

Concurrent Sessions

Concurrent Session I

Time Event
1 pm Planning Time for Individual Long-Term Research Activity Teams
3:30 Long-Term Research Activities: Cross-Cutting Themes Planning
5:30 Adjourn

Concurrent Session II

Time Event
1:00 SANREM Technical Committee Meeting – Technical Committee Members
3:30 Landscape Systems Book Planning Committee – Leader: Keith Moore, Associate Program Director, SANREM CRSP
5:45 Adjourn

Thursday, April 20, 2006

Administrative Presentations/ Discussions for New Long-Term Research Award Recipients

Time Event
8:00 Administrative Session Goals – Theo Dillaha, Program Director SANREM CRSP
8:05 2007 SANREM Annual Meeting Site Location – Theo Dillaha, Program Director SANREM CRSP
8:15 SANREM Expense Invoicing John Lipovsky, Program Coordination Assistant, SANREM CRSP
8:35 International Travel Planning and Requirements Keith Moore, Associate Program Director SANREM CRSP
9:00 TraiNet

John Lipovsky, Program Coordination Assistant, SANREM CRSP

9:30 Reporting Requirements Keith Moore, Associate Program Director SANREM CRSP
9:45 SANREM Policy and Economic Impact Assessment Mike Bertelsen, Coordinator for Policy and Economic Impact Assessment, SANREM CRSP
10:30 SANREM Communications and Publicity Kirk Neal, Communications Specialist/Editor SANREM CRSP
10:45 Open Discussion Theo Dillaha, Program Director SANREM CRSP
11:45 Concluding Remarks S. K. De Datta, Administrative PI, SANREM CRSP Chris Kosnik, CTO SANREM CRSP
12:00 Adjourn