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Tuesday, December 11, 2007: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM |
Golden West, Atlas Ballroom, First Floor (Town & Country) |
Program Symposium: Connecting with the World: Should ESA Have an International Branch? |
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| Organizer(s): | Robert G. Hollingsworth, Robert.Hollingsworth@ARS.USDA.GOV
Megha N. Parajulee, m-parajulee@tamu.edu
Gary L. Bernon, Gary.Bernon@aphis.usda.gov
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| 8:00 AM |  | 0730 | | Introduction and opening remarks
Robert G. Hollingsworth, Robert.Hollingsworth@ARS.USDA.GOV |
| 8:05 AM | | 0731 | | ESA and our ambition to make global connections: A vision for a "United Nations" of entomology
Scott Hutchins, shhutchins@dow.com |
| 8:20 AM | | 0732 | | Making the case for the creation of an international branch
Stephen Clement, slclement@wsu.edu |
| 8:35 AM | | 0733 | | Would an international branch foster new international opportunities for ESA members and help leverage international research programs and funds?
Kenneth A. Sorensen, kenneth_sorensen@ncsu.edu |
| 8:50 AM | | 0734 | | Why should foreign entomologists be interested in joining ESA?
James D. Harwood, james.harwood@uky.edu |
| 9:05 AM | | 0735 | | Pros and cons of an ESA international branch from a non-US citizen perspective
Charles Vincent, vincentc@agr.gc.ca, Noubar J Bostanian, bostaniannj@agr.gc.ca |
| 9:20 AM | | | | Break |
| 9:35 AM | | 0736 | | A better alternative to an international branch: Empowering an international network to address ESA global interests
Phillip G. Mulder, philmul@okstate.edu |
| 9:50 AM | | 0737 | | Brave new world: Technologies and opportunities for bringing together entomologists from around the globe
Shirley Hanrahan, shirley@gecko.biol.wits.ac.za |
| 10:10 AM | | 0738 | | Questions
Gary L. Bernon, Gary.Bernon@aphis.usda.gov |
| 10:25 AM | | 0739 | | Summary and closing remarks
Megha N. Parajulee, m-parajulee@tamu.edu |
| 10:35 AM | | | | International Affairs Committee (IAC) Business Meeting |
