agInnovation South 2021 Spring Business Meeting

April 20-22, 2021
Zoom Meeting
For zoom links, contact cmorley@uark.edu

9:00-11:30 CT
10:00-12:30 ET		 Tuesday, April 20, 2021 – Session 1
9:00 CT/10:00 ET 1 Welcome and Introductions – J.F. Meullenet
Review agenda
Review/Approve minutes from September 29, 2020 Meeting
(see September minutes HERE)
Approve Interim Actions (see Interim Actions HERE)
9:20 CT/10:20 ET 2 NIFA Report – Kevin Kephart, NIFA Liaison
9:40 CT/10:40 ET 3 Cotton Winter Nursery and CottonGen Database Report –Don Jones (See Report HERE)

Questions on “Written Only” ESCOP Committee Reports:

  • Budget & Legislative Committee Report – Steve Lommel
  • Communication & Marketing Committee Report – JF Meullenet
  • Science & Technology Committee Report – Susan Duncan
  • Diversity Catalyst Committee Report – Henry Fadamiro
    (See ESCOP reports HERE)
9:55 CT/10:55 ET 4 S-009: Plant Genetic Resources Conservation and Utilization – Bob Stougaard
(See report HERE)
10:05 CT/11:05 ET 5 MRC Report – Nathan McKinney
(See report HERE)
10:10 CT/11:10 ET 6 Executive Director’s Report – Gary Thompson
(See Report HERE)
10:30 CT/11:30 ET 7 agInnovation South Budget Presentation – JF Meullenet
(See Budget HERE)
10:40 CT/11:40 ET 8 Upcoming Meetings:

  • 2021 ESS Annual Meeting – Sept 26-Oct1, 2021 – Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows
  • 2022 Southern Mini Land-Grant Meeting – May 17-19, 2022 – TAMU
    • Discuss Joint meeting topics

(See Mini Land-Grant update HERE)
10:55 CT/11:55 ET 9
Agricultural Research Infrastructure Advocacy (ARIA) and other National Issues(See ARIA report HERE)
11:20 CT/12:20 ET 10 Resolutions – Lesley Oliver
agInnovation South Excellence in Leadership Award Presentation – JF Meullenet
11:30 CT/12:30 ET Adjourn for the day
9:00-11:30 CT
10:00-12:30 ET		 Wednesday April 21, 2021 – Session 2
 
9:00 CT/10:00 ET 1 Welcome – J.F. Meullenet
agInnovation South Strategic Planning Work Session – Gary Thompson and Working Group
(See Draft Strategic Roadmap HERE, & 1 pager HERE)
10:30 CT/11:30 ET 2 Opportunities for Cross-Institutional Collaborations in Artificial Intelligence – Damian Adams

  • Guest Speakers: Katie Migliaccio, Ed Barnes, Steve Thomson
  • Ag QuickCAST Document HERE)
11:30 CT/12:30 ET Adjourn for the day
9:00-11:40 CT
10:00-12:40 ET		 Thursday April 22, 2021 – Session 3
9:00 CT/10:00 ET 1 Welcome – J.F. Meullenet
Southern Research Communicators Initiative – Gary Thompson

  • Guest Speaker: Faith Peppers, NIFA,
  • Other Guests: Communicators from each institution
10:00 CT/11:00 ET 2 Southern Rural Development Center Update and Discussion – Steve Turner
10:15 CT/11:15 ET 3 ASRED Update and Discussion– Gary Jackson
(ASRED Report HERE)
10:30 CT/11:30 ET 4 Best Practices Session: Southern Region Small Fruit Consortium, A Model for Regionally Integrated Activities – Steve Lommel and Guest Speaker Tom Monaco, Professor Emeritus NCSU
11:00 CT/12:00 ET General Adjournment (Except for COOs)
11:00 CT/12:00 ET ES Executive Session- ALL COOs

  • FY 22 agInnovation South Budget Discussion and Vote
  • Executive Director Performance Review
11:40 CT/12:40 ET Executive Session Adjourns