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Upcoming UC ANR program team meetings and Strategic Initiatives conference

Several program teams and workgroups will be meeting before the end of the year. See below.

Viticulture Program Team Meeting
Thursday, November 3
J. Lohr Wine Center in Paso Robles
Discussion topics include wine grape production manual, GiESCO meeting and tour in Argentina/Chile, November 4 seminar and potential future seminars in other areas.

Program Contact: Mark Battany

Website and Registration

 

SNE and EIPD Joint SI Conference

Wednesday, November 16

The Conference Center, UC Davis

The Joint Strategic Initiatives Conference for Sustainable and Natural Ecosystems (SNE) and Endemic & Invasive Pests & Diseases (EIPD)  provides an opportunity for colleagues to learn about the projects, programs, and research efforts happening throughout the Division that are at the intersections of pest management and natural resources. Several work groups will meet and an in-service training will be held in conjunction with this conference. The full agenda is here.

Program Contacts: Cheryl Wilen or John Harper

Website and Registration

 

Meat Production and Food Safety Program Team Meeting

Wednesday, November 30, through Thursday, December 1

Nugget Hotel and Casino in Sparks, Nevada

Discussion topics include Taurus, livestock economics, water use by cattle on California rangelands, greenhouse gas emission and the livestock industry and more. See the full agenda here.

Program Contact: Theresa Becchetti or James Oltjen

Website and Registration

 

Vegetable Crops Program Team Meeting

Monday, December 5, through Tuesday, December 6

UC Davis, ARC Ballroom

The Weed Workgroup will also be meeting jointly with the Vegetable Crops PT on December 6, and individually on December 7 at the Lecture Hall, Bowley Center.

Program Contact: Gale Perez or Tim Hartz

Website and Registration

 

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Register for Nov. 16 SNE and EIPD Joint SI Conference

Register for Nov. 16 SNE and EIPD Joint SI Conference

Registration is now open for the Joint Strategic Initiatives Conference for Sustainable and Natural Resources (SNE) and Endemic & Invasive Pests & Diseases (EIPD) on Nov. 16 at UC Davis Conference Center.

The conference will provide an opportunity for colleagues to learn about the projects, programs, and research efforts happening throughout the Division that are at the intersection of pest management and natural resources. Proposed presentations and discussions will include:

• Wildlife management
• Invasive plants in rangelands and forests
• Impacts of pests on fire vulnerability
• Livestock health

To register or to see the agenda, visit the program website at http://ucanr.edu/sites/SIconferences/SNE_and_EIPD_Joint_SI_Conference.

In conjunction with the conference, several workgroups are meeting and trainings are being offered:

Ecological Restoration Workgroup

November 14, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Sacramento Valley Room
UC ANR
2801 Second Street, Davis

Entomology Workgroup

November 15, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
San Joaquin Valley Room
UC ANR
2801 Second Street, Davis

2016 UC ANR Do No Harm Workshop (ANR In-Service Training): Considerations for the use of non-local species in ecological restoration

November 15, 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
UC Davis Conference Center
Separate registration is required. To register, visit http://ucanr.edu/survey/survey.cfm?surveynumber=17908

Spray Technology Workgroup and Spray Calibration In-Service Training

November 15, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Pomology Field Headquarters
Hopkins Rd. UC Davis

Wildlife Workgroup

November 17
8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
San Joaquin Valley Room
UC ANR
2801 Second Street, Davis

California Naturalists Workgroup

November 17
8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Sacramento Valley Room
UC ANR
2801 Second Street, Davis

For more information about the Joint Strategic Initiatives Conference program, contact Cheryl Wilen, EIPD strategic initiative leader, at cawilen@ucanr.edu, or John Harper, SNE strategic initiative leader, at jmharper@ucanr.edu. For more information about logistics, contact ANR Program Support Unit or Sherry Cooper at (530) 750-1256.

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Dates set for 6 program teams to meet

Six program teams are scheduled to meet in 2015. You can register and request travel funds at http://ucanr.edu/sites/programteams for the following meetings:

• February 12-13, Water Resources PT, Davis
• April 8-10, Joint Environmental Horticulture PT and Pest Management PT, Davis

DATES TO SAVE! More information will be made available in early to mid-January for the following meetings:

• March 17-19, Joint Agronomic Crops PT and Dairy Production and Food Safety PT, Davis
• February 10-11, Agriculture Production Systems PT, Davis. A Small Farm Workgroup meeting is planned for Feb. 10, from noon to 5 p.m.

Planning is currently underway for a joint UC ANR Strategic Initiative Conference, tentatively scheduled for early October 2015 in Sacramento. All five Strategic Initiatives will participate in this joint conference. Program teams, workgroups and others will have opportunities to meet during this conference. Details will be sent out when they become available.

Are you interested in holding a program team meeting? The 2015 schedule is filling up fast, so program team leaders who are interested in scheduling a meeting should submit a brief online form or contact Sherry Cooper at slcooper@ucanr.edu or (530) 756-1256 to discuss.

Workgroup chairs who would like to hold meetings should contact their program team leaders to coordinate dates with other workgroups in their program team.

Please allow for time for planning by submitting a meeting request at least 8 weeks prior to the desired meeting date.

A directory listing all of the program teams and workgroups and the leaders and chairs is at http://ucanr.edu/sites/programteams.

 

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Sign up for program team and grant-writing meetings

In September, the Youth Science Literacy Program Team and the California Communities and Food Systems Program Team will meet and grant writing seminars will be offered. Travel funds are available for all of these meetings.

Program team leaders and workgroup chairs can schedule meetings by completing a short online request at http://ucanr.edu/sites/programteams.

The Youth Science Literacy Program Team will meet on Sept. 10 and 11 at Moss Landing Marine Lab. For more information, visit http://ucanr.edu/sites/programteams/Sept_10-11_2014_Youth_Science_Literacy_PT_Meeting.

The California Communities and Food Systems Program Team will meet at Mountain Home Ranch Resort in Calistoga on Sept. 22 and 23. For more information, visit http://ucanr.edu/sites/programteams/Sept_22-23_California_Communities_and_Food_Systems_PT_Meeting.

“Write Winning Grant Proposals” seminars will be offered by UC ANR Contracts and Grants in collaboration with Grant Writers' Seminars and Workshops, LLC. The free seminars will held in Davis on Sept. 10 and in San Diego on Sept. 12. Both run from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

This widely acclaimed seminar comprehensively addresses both practical and conceptual aspects that are important to the proposal-writing process. Each presentation is tailored to meet the needs of the audience, i.e., to emphasize the funding agencies that are of greatest interest to the attendees. Emphasis is given to such things as idea development, identification of the most appropriate granting agency, how to write for reviewers, and tips and strategies that are of proven value in presenting an applicant's case to reviewers.

Please register for “Write Winning Grant Proposals” at http://ucanr.edu/survey/survey.cfm?surveynumber=13333 before July 25 so workshop books can be pre-ordered. Travel expenses will be reimbursed if you attend the seminar closest to your work location. 

If you have questions or concerns, email the ANR Program Support Unit at anrprogramsupport@ucanr.edu.

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Forest and Rangeland Systems Program Team to meet May 1-2

The Forest and Rangeland Systems Program Team will meet May 1, from 1 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., and May 2, 8 a.m. to noon, at the ANR building at 2801 Second Street in Davis.

At the meeting, program team participants will give input on UC Cooperative Extension specialist and advisor positions to propose for priority needs. The 2014 call for positions closes May 19.

John Harper, the new leader of the Sustainable Natural Ecosystems Strategic Initiative, will discuss future plans for the initiative. Doug Parker, director of the California Institute for Water Resources and the water initiative leader, will give an update on drought issues and UC's role. Bill Tietje, UCCE specialist in the Department of Environmental Science, Policy and Management at UC Berkeley and based in San Luis Obispo County, will give a presentation on oaks and drought.

A brief agenda for the Forest and Rangeland Systems Program Team meeting is posted at http://ucanr.edu/sites/programteams/May_1-2_2014_Forest_and_Rangeland_Systems.  

Travel will be covered for ANR employees and affiliates. To register, visit http://ucanr.edu/sites/programteams/May_1-2_2014_Forest_and_Rangeland_Systems/Registration_771. 

Individual workgroup meetings are planned for the morning of May 2. Workgroups chairs or other program team leaders who are interested in holding meetings should complete a short form to request space. https://ucanr.edu/survey/survey.cfm?surveynumber=7922.

For more information, contact ANR Program Support Unit at anrprogramsupport@ucanr.edu.

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