WAAESD / SAAESD Joint Spring Meeting Minutes
March 22 – 25, 2010
Virginia Beach, Virginia
Participants:
BarbaraAllen-Diaz, CA Jerry Arkin, GA Jan Auyong, OR Susan Barefoot, SC David Boethel, LA Bill Brown, TN Ralph Cavalieri, WA Mark Cochran, AR Nancy Cox, KY LeRoy Daugherty, NM Richard Guthrie, AL Bret Hess, WY Ching Yuan Hu, HI Jeff Jacobsen, MT Michael Kahn, WA Colin Kaltenbach, AZ Carol Lewis, AK Steven Loring, NM Robert Matteri, CA Michael McGuire, CO Mark McLellan, FL Reuben Moore, MS David Morrison, LA Saied Mostaghimi, VA Craig Nessler, TX |
James Rakocy, VI Elvin Roman-Paoli, PR John Russin, LA Bob Shulstad, GA David Smith, NC Lee Sommers, CO Clarence Watson, OK Greg Wiecko, GU Steve Workman, KY Executive Director’s Office: Mike Harrington, WAAESD Eric Young, SAAESD Harriet Sykes, WAAESD Liaisons: Ed King, ARS – Stoneville, MS Dan Upchurch, ARS Other guests: Don Albrecht, WRDC Bo Beaulieu, SRDC Annabelle Fuselier, VA Arlen Leholm, NCRA Ralph Otto, NIFA |
Minutes:
Monday, March 22 | ||
3:30 – 5:00 pm | WAAESD Executive Committee Meeting – Linkhorn Boardroom | |
4:00 – 6:60 pm | Registration – Grand Foyer Ballroom | |
6:00 – 8:00 pm | Joint Welcome Reception – Ocean Grand Foyer Room |
Tuesday, March 23 | ||
6:30 – 8:00 am | Joint Breakfast – Ocean Grand Foyer Room | |
8:00 – 12:00 pm | Joint WAAESD and SAAESD Meeting – Cape Hatteras Ballroom |
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8:00 | Call to Order and Introductions – Carol Lewis and Mark McLellan | |
8:15 – 8:45 | J1 | NIFA and AFRI Updates – Ralph Otto In meeting discussion:
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8:45 – 9:15 | J2 | ARS Update – Ed King and Bob Matteri In meeting discussion:
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9:15 – 9:45 | J3 | Regional Rural Development Centers, Enhancing Collaboration with the SAES’s – Bo Beaulieu (SRDC Director) and Don Albrecht (WRDC Director)
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9:45 – 10:00 | J4 | BAA Policy Board of Directors Report – Nancy Cox |
10:00 – 10:30 am | Joint Break – Ocean Grand Foyer Room | |
10:30 – 10:45 | J5 | Cornerstone Advocacy Report -Jim Richards (by phone) In meeting discussion:
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10:45 – 11:00 | J6 | ESCOP Budget & Legislative Committee Report – Jeff Jacobsen, C.Y. Hu, Bill Brown, Bob Shulstad |
11:00 – 11:20 | J7 | Federal Budget Situation, General Discussion In meeting discussion:
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State Budget Situation Discussion (estimate as of 3/23/10, percent may not be accurate, please contact the AES director of the state to obtain more accurate data)
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11:20 – 11:40 | J8 | System Communication & Marketing Committee Report – Jerry Arkin |
11:40 – 12:00 | J9 | ESCOP Science & Technology Committee Report – Nancy Cox, John Lui and Larry Curtis
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12:00 – 1:30 pm | Joint Lunch – Ocean Grand Foyer Room | |
1:00 – 5:30 pm | Joint WAAESD and SAAESD Meetings | |
1:00 -1:20 | J10 | National Animal Nutrition Program, New NRSP Proposal – Nancy Cox NRSPtemp161 Proposal 2010-01-28 revision – includes appendix J10 COX National Animal Cromwell NRSPSAAESDANDWAAESD20 In meting discussion:
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1:20 -2:00 | J11 | REEport and NRSP-1, Research Planning Using the Current Research Information System – Bob MacDonald and Michel Desbois, NIFA Office of Planning & Accountability, Bill Brown & Colin Kaltenbach NRSP1NoCostExtension In meeting discussion:
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2:00 – 3:00 | J12 | Webcast on AFRI RFAs – Roger Beachy |
3:00 – 3:30 pm | Joint Break – Ocean Grand Foyer Room | |
3:30 – 5:00 | J13 | Building Teams Workshop – Arlen Leholm (NCRA Executive Director) |
5:00 – 5:10 | J14 | NRSP-4, High Value Specialty Crop Pest Management – Mark McLellan for Mary Duryea & Mary Delany |
5:10 – 5:20 | J15 | NRSP-6, Inter-Regional Potato Introduction Project – Larry Curtis & Craig Nessler |
5:20 -5:30 | J16 | Questions on continuing NRSPs:
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6:00 pm | Dinner on your own |
Wednesday, March 24 | ||
6:30 – 8:00 am | Joint Breakfast – Ocean Grand Foyer Room | |
8:00 – 10:30 am | Joint WAAESD and SAAESD Meeting – Cape Hatteras Ballroom | |
8:00 | Reconvene Joint Session – Mark McLellan and Carol Lewis | |
8:00 – 8:45 | J18 | Best Practices Session, Consolidating business functions – Lee Sommers/Susan Barefoot
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8:45 – 9:30 | J19 | Best Practices Session, Developing true multi-state partnerships in research. LeRoy Daugherty/Craig Nessler
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9:30 – 10:30 | J20 | Discussion on New WAAESD/SAAESD Collaborations, Projects, or Initiatives In meeting discussion:
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10:30 – 11:15 am | Joint Break and Prepare for Tour – Ocean Grand Foyer Room | |
11:15 – 10:00 pm | Joint Lunch, Tour and Dinner |
SAAESD Spring Meeting Minutes
March 25, 2010
Virginia Beach, Virginia
Participants:
Susan Barefoot, SC David Boethel, LA Bill Brown, TN Mark Cochran, AR Nancy Cox, KY Richard Guthrie, AL Mark McLellan, FL Reuben Moore, MS David Morrison, LA Saied Mostaghimi, VA Craig Nessler, TX Jim Rakocy, VI John Russin, LA Bob Shulstad, GA |
David Smith, NC Clarence Watson, OK Steve Workman, KYExecutive Director’s Office: Eric Young, SAAESDLiaisons: Ed King, ARS – Stoneville, MSOther guests: Annabelle Fuselier, VA |
Action Items:
Agenda # | Actions Taken |
S1 | Agenda – Approved Meeting Minutes – Approved – Clarence Watson/David Morrison Interim Actions – Approved – David Morrison/Bob Shulstad |
S2 | Salary and budget policy – Approved – Bob Shulstad/Reuben Moore FY’10/’11 budget with assessment increase – Approved – Bill Brown/David Morrison |
S4 | S-9 budget request with $10,000 increase – Approved – Bob Shulstad/David Morrison |
S5 | Merger of SAC-5 and NCAC-16 – Approved – David Morrison/Bob Shulstad Approved – S-1032 as nominee for National Multistate Award – David Morrison/Bob Shulstad |
Minutes
Time | Agenda Item – Presenter |
Thursday, March 25 | ||
7:00 – 8:30 am | Joint Breakfast – Ocean Grand Foyer Room | |
7:00 – 8:30 am | SAAESD Chief Operating Officers Breakfast Meeting – False Cape Room |
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8:30 – 11:00 am | Separate WAAESD and SAAESD Meetings – SAAESD – Cape Charles Ballroom | |
8:30 | Convene SAAESD Session – Mark McLellan | |
8:30 | S1 | Approval of Agenda, Minutes and Interim Actions – Mark McLellan Action Taken: Agenda – approved. Meeting minutes approved. (Clarence Watson/David Morrison) Interim Actions approved (David Morrison/Bob Shulstad). |
8:30 – 8:35 | S2 | Chief Operating Officers Meeting Report – Mark McLellan Policy Statement Action Taken: Salary and budget policy – Approved (Bob Shulstad/Reuben Moore) Action Taken: FY’10/’11 budget with assessment increase – Approved(Bill Brown/David Morrison |
8:35 – 8:40 | S3 | SAAESD Excellence in Leadership Award Presentation – Mark McLellan
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8:40 – 9:00 | S4 | S-9 Plant Genetic Resources Conservation and Utilization – Jerry Arkin
In meeting discussion:
Action Taken: S-9 budget request with $10,000 increase – Approved(Bob shulstad/David Morrison |
9:00 – 9:15 | S5 | MRC Report – David Morrison
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Action Taken: Merger of SAC-5 and NCAC-16 – Approved (David Morrison/Bob Shulstad) |
9:15 – 9:30 | S6 | Executive Director’s Report – Eric Young |
9:30 – 10:00 | S7 | SAAESD Response to Potential WAAESD Collaborations – Mark McLellan |
10:00 – 10:10 | S8 | 2011 Spring SAAESD Meeting, South Carolina – Susan Barefoot
Greenville rises out of the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains and has become a vibrant city. During your stay, we hope you will have time to sample our way of life. Area restaurants offer memorable meals, and shops and boutiques display eye-catching art and fashion. Downtown Greenville has become a walker’s paradise with a 30-acre park featuring a waterfall and footbridge. We are proud that Main Street, where the meeting hotel is locate, has been selected as one of the Top 10 Great Streets in America by the American Planning Association.Greenville has attracted a number of international firms, including Flour and Bowater. BMW and Michelin North America are located nearby. During the meeting, we’ll tour the Clemson University International Center for Automotive Research. CU-ICAR has attracted on-site partners including Timken, the BMW Information Technology Research Center, SAE International, INTEC and the consortium formed by Ozen Engineering Inc. (Sunnyval, CA), CADFEM GmbH (Munich, Germany) and EnginSoft, SpA, (Trento, Italy).Springtime in Greenville is special – the dogwoods and azaleas light up the landscape and invite you to stroll on the sunny side of life.More can be seen about Greenville at:http://www.greenvillesc.gov/In meeting discussion:
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10:10 – 10:20 | S9 | Resolutions Committee Report – Rick Roeder
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10:20 – 10:30 | S10 | Fall SAAESD and ESS Meetings and ESS Workshop – Mark McLellan |
10:00 – 11:00 | S11 | Additional Agenda Items |
11:00 am | Adjourn and Check-out |