Agenda

Monday, October 5

8:00 AM-5:00 PM Program Teams and Workgroups (see which groups met here)– Sheraton Grand Sacramento

ANR Statewide Programs and Institutes were displayed in the Ballroom Foyer throughout the conference

3:00 PM Poster drop off at Registration – Ballroom Foyer

5:30-7:00 Registration – Ballroom Foyer

6:30-8:30 Meet UC ANR Vice President Glenda Humiston Poster Reception and Strolling Dinner – Camellia/Gardenia Ballroom

Tuesday, October 6

7:00 AM Registration–Ballroom Foyer, and Breakfast – Magnolia Ballroom

8:00-9:30 AM General Session – Camellia/Gardenia Ballroom

8:00 Welcome and Introductions – Doug Parker, Conference Co-Chair and Water Strategic Initiative Leader

8:05 ANR and Strategic Initiatives: Where are we now and where are we going? – Glenda Humiston, Vice President

8:25 Breakout Sessions: Where do we want to go in the next five years? – David Doll, Conference Co-Chair and SFS Strategic Initiative Leader

9:30 Break

10:00-12:00 Strategic Initiative Concurrent Sessions

Endemic and Invasive Pests and Diseases (EIPD)–Tofanelli Room, Second Floor
The EIPD meeting is planning a panel that will focus on the emerging highly pathogenic avian influenza outbreak in North America and how that work can be a model for how UC ANR meets the EIPD Strategic Goals. PIs from EIPD funded projects will be invited to give a 5 minute update. Participants will be asked to give input and participate in a discussion about priorities for ANR Grant funding for 2016. EIPD Agenda Learn more about EIPD

Healthy Family and Communities (HFC)–Gardenia Ballroom
The HFC meeting will focus on Community Health: ANR's Response to Addressing This Perplexing Issue and have several ANR academics and staff poised to discuss their efforts to improve the health and vitality of communities across California. Whether it's in youth development, nutrition or community development, you will have an opportunity to hear about, think about and explore the latest research and programmatic trends to improve the health of communities. You will also have opportunities to share your work and ideas as well as get input from colleagues on strategies for moving your project ideas forward. HFC Agenda Learn more about HFC

Sustainable Natural Ecosystems (SNE)–Carr Room, Second Floor
SNE's role is to help focus ANR efforts and limited resources on issues affecting the diverse ecosystems in California and its people. The SNE SI 5-year plan is the guide to identify those issues, set objectives with deliverables for research, education and outreach to work on those issues, and measure the outcome or impact from completion. The plan also guides ANR resource allocation decisions, grant funds and positions).

The aim of the SNE program at the joint Strategic Initiative meeting is brainstorming to identify SNE issues by program area.  Once identified, we’ll brainstorm objectives and deliverables, perform a SWOT analysis with regard to ANR’s resources, and create a list of measurable outcomes and impacts. The SNE panel will use this information to review and update the second SNE SI 5-year plan. SNE Agenda Learn more about SNE

Sustainable Food Systems (SFS)–Camellia Ballroom
The agricultural industry within California is large, with a wide variety of crops, farmers, and operational scales. Advisors and Specialists work within these diverse conditions to communicate economic, environmental, and social sustainability to these operations. What are our challenges and how effective have we been? This session will discuss the plans of the Sustainable Food Systems Strategic Initiative, have a moderated panel discussion about the challenges and opportunities of extending sustainable practices, and provide an opportunity to provide information for the redevelopment of the SFS strategic plan. SFS Agenda Learn more about SFS

Water Quality, Quantity and Security (Water)–Bataglieri Room, Second Floor
The Water meeting will focus on Water Security: ANR Actions, Impacts and Future Strategies and feature a state water expert discussing El Niño, Climate Change and Water Supply Variability. This will be followed by a panel of experts that will discuss how the ANR network is working with local partners to address issues of water security. Then, participants will break into groups across disciplines to discuss how ANR can best allocated available resources and procure additional FTE and funding to assist the state in identifying and meeting benchmark water security goals in a timely and effective manner. We'll conclude with a sharing and prioritization of ideas across and within initiatives along with a proposed "action" tie-line to help ensure implementation of water related programs. Water Agenda Learn more about Water

Noon-1:30 PM Lunch–Magnolia Ballroom
Discussion with Janet Napolitano, President, University of California, and Glenda Humiston, Vice President, UC Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources

1:30-4:30 Highlighted Research Projects

Click on the titles to view the abstract and presentation

4:35-4:55 Lightning Rounds to Highlight Impacts or Projects

4:55-5:15 Break in the foyer

Plenary Session - Camellia/Gardenia Ballroom

5:15-5:45 Moderated by Bill Frost, Associate Vice President, ANR, and Associate Director, Agricultural Experiment Station (AES) and Cooperative Extension

Assessing the Impact of the ANR Competitive Grants Program on Policy and Decision Making
Clare Gupta, ANR CE Specialist, Dept. of Human Ecology, UC Davis
Dave Campbell, ANR CE Specialist, Dept. of Human Ecology, UC Davis

6:00-8:30 PM Stakeholders’ Reception with Posters and Strolling Dinner–Magnolia Ballroom

Wednesday, October 7

7:00 AM Breakfast–Magnolia Ballroom

8:00 AM-12:30 PM In-Service Trainings: Concurrent sessions (check out the list of trainings here)

12:30-1:30 Lunch - Magnolia Ballroom

What was learned from Tuesday’s breakout sessions?—John Harper, Leader, Sustainable Natural Ecosystems Strategic Initiative

1:30-9:00 PM Program Team and Workgroup Meetings (see which groups met here)
Program Teams are funded to meet once per fiscal year on their own and once per year at a SI conference. Take this opportunity to meet and have travel costs covered for participants.

Thursday, October 8

8 AM-5:00 PM Program Team and Workgroup Meetings (see which groups here)
Program Teams are funded to meet once per fiscal year on their own and once per year at a SI conference. Take this opportunity to meet and have travel costs covered for participants.