Monday, December 10, 2007: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM

Royal Palm Salon One, Royal Palm Ballroom, First Floor (Town & Country)

Symposium: Biosecurity Student Debate

Organizer(s): Wilma Aponte-Cordero, wva102@gmail.com
1:30 PM0617Introduction and debate rules
1:35 PM0618Topic 1: Unbiased Introduction
1:40 PM0619Topic 1 PRO: Current APHIS/PPQ regulations on imported ag commodities are science-based and appropriately rigorous to protect US agriculture while facilitating global trade
Joel D. Keralis, jkeralis@gmail.com, Patricia Mullins, trish33@neo.tamu.edu, Jessica Jennings, jmjennings@srph.tamhsc.edu, Matt Quattrini, mlq@neo.tamu.edu
2:00 PM0620Topic 1 CON: Current APHIS/PPQ regulations on imported ag commodities are science-based and appropriately rigorous to protect US agriculture while facilitating global trade
Amanda Bachmann, acb220@psu.edu, Christina Harris, cmh347@psu.edu, Kerry Mauck, kerry.mauck@gmail.com, Ezra G. Schwartzberg, egs10@psu.edu
2:20 PM0621Topic 2: Unbiased Introduction
2:25 PM0622Topic 2 PRO: Scientific journals and government agencies should review papers for biosecurity concerns and refrain from publishing information that may be helpful to bioterrorists
W. Akbar, wakbar@agcenter.lsu.edu, Jessica Braunch, jbraunch@agcenter.lsu.edu, Jason C. Hamm, jhamm@agcenter.lsu.edu, Julien M. Beuzelin, jbeuzelin@agcenter.lsu.edu
2:45 PM0623Topic 2 CON: Scientific journals and government agencies should review papers for biosecurity concerns and refrain from publishing information that may be helpful to bioterrorists
Cesar Solorzano, csolorz@uark.edu, Dagne Duguma, ddemisse@uark.edu, Godshen Robert, godshen@uark.edu, Robin M Verble, rverble@uark.edu, Tara Wood, tnwood@uark.edu
3:05 PM0624Topic 3: Unbiased Introduction
3:10 PM 0625Topic 3 PRO: Research on potential insect invasive species that can transmit animal diseases should take precedence over invasive crop pests and diseases
Greg Wiggins, wiggybug@utk.edu, Amanda Jacobson, ajacobs7@utk.edu, Andrew D. Haddow, ahaddow@utk.edu, Jason Hansen, Jhansen8@utk.edu, Elizabeth Alexander, ealexan6@utk.edu
3:30 PM0626Topic 3 CON: Research on potential insect invasive species that can transmit animal diseases should take precedence over invasive crop pests and diseases
Anne L. Nielsen, annielse@rci.rutgers.edu, Joe Ingersson Mahar, mahar@aesop.rutgers.edu, Jessica L. Ware, jware42@rci.rutgers.edu

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