Annual Meeting 2014

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When: May 19, 8:00am – May 21, 12:00pm, 2014

Where: Salon B, Marriott Crystal Gateway, Arlington, VA

SANREM researchers, students, and partners from around the world gathered in Arlington for the final Feed the Future SANREM Innovation Lab Annual Meeting. Participants discussed outputs from the program, the history of SANREM, and included fascinating sessions by graduate students and smallholder farmers assisted by SANREM. There was a robust poster contest with 37 entries, and researchers came from all around the globe to attend. The agenda from this three-day meeting appears below, with links to presentations where applicable.

Agenda

Monday, May 19th, 2014

Time Event
8:00 – 8:15 Welcome/Agenda Review
8:15 – 8:30 USAID update
8:30 – 10:00 SANREM LTRA Presentations: Outline of Project Results

10:00 – 10:45 Break/Poster Session
10:45 – 11:30 Bringing It All Together: using communications and media to tell you story – J. Katz, J. Himmelstein, A. Ohland
11:30 – 12:00 Innovation platforms in agricultural research – G. Manyawu (ILRI) ILRI SANREM presentation
12:00 – 1:00 Lunch Break
1:00 – 2:30 SANREM LTRA Presentations: Outline of Project Results

2:30 – 3:00 USAID programs on Sustainable Agriculture Systems – J. Glover Glover_SANREM_May2014
3:00 – 3:30 Break
3:30 – 4:45 Interactive Session: SANREM knowledge/technical outputs

Tueaday, May 20th, 2014

Time Event
8:00 – 9:00 Technical Committee Meeting
9:00 – 10:00 Session with SANREM farmers SANREM farmer presentation
10:00 – 10:30 Break
10:30 – 12:00 SANREM CCRA Presentations: Outline of Project Results

12:00 – 1:00 Lunch
1:00 – 2:00 Evaluation and Monitoring of SANREM and other FtF programs – K. Moore M&IE Presentation
2:00 – 3:15 Interactive Session: Transfer of SANREM knowledge/technologies: How, when, to whom? Interactive SessionSANREM
Interactive session guidelines
3:15 – 4:45 International human and institutional capacity building in SANREM and beyond capacity building for sustainable intensification innovATE slides for SANREM
4:45 Adjourn
6:00 Reception: 20 Years of SANREM presentation retrospective full retrospective

Wednesday, May 21st, 2014

Time Event
8:00 – 8:45 Gender in SANREM and other FtF programs – M.E. Christie, C. Flora Gender Presentation Gender in SANREM FTF Programs
8:45 – 9:30 Climate-smart agriculture, sustainable intensification and resilience – M. Ngugi (USAID) SANREM SI presentation on CSA
9:30 – 10:00 SANREM interactions with other Innovation Labs, IRCs, universities, NGOs, the private sector, and others – A. Ares, M. Krause (Partnering for Innovation) Partnering for Innovation Presentation
10:00 – 10:30 Break
10:30 – 11:30 Interactive Session: Lessons learned, program documentation, and recommendations – C. Brannan, M. Reyes Important Close Out Information Lessons Learned
11:30 – 12:00 Closing Remarks

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