ESA Annual Meetings Online Program

Student Debate: Identify.. Clarify.. Speak Out !! Land Grant Mission, Organic Agriculture & Host Plant Resistance Programs

Tuesday, November 15, 2011: 1:30 PM-4:30 PM
Room C1-C4, First Floor (Reno-Sparks Convention Center)
Organizers:
Cheri M. Abraham
Lisa M. Overall
1:30 PM
Welcoming Remarks
1:36 PM
Introducing ESA Student Debates 2011
C. Michael Smith, Kansas State University
2:01 PM
Pro Team- The land grant mission of entomology departments remain economically relevant in the U.S. today
Matan Shelomi, University of California, Davis; Mohammad-Amir Aghaee, University of California; Jenny S. Carlson, University of California; Andrew Merwin, Florida State University
2:08 PM
Cross-examination by Con Team Topic 1
2:11 PM
Con Team- The land grant mission of entomology departments remain economically relevant in the U.S. today
M.T. VanWeelden, Louisiana State Univeristy; Jessica L. Parker, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center; Max Adams, Louisiana State University AgCenter
2:18 PM
Cross-examination by Pro Team Topic 1
2:21 PM
1st Rebuttal by Con Team - Topic 1
2:23 PM
1st Rebuttal by Pro Team - Topic 1
2:25 PM
2nd Rebuttal by Con Team - Topic 1
2:27 PM
2nd Rebuttal by Pro Team - Topic 1
2:29 PM
Judges Questions - Topic 1
2:39 PM
Break
2:54 PM
Pro Team - Organic agriculture will solve projected food and water limitations of the American society
Ace Lynn-Miller, University of Arkansas; Jessica Hartshorn, University of Arkansas; Kevin Durden, University of Arkansas; Amber D. Tripodi, University of Arkansas; B. M. Petty, University of Arkansas
3:01 PM
Cross-examination by Con Team Topic 2
3:04 PM
Con Team - Organic agriculture will solve projected food and water limitations of the American society
Stephanie Weldon, University of Georgia; Gretchen Perkins, University of Georgia; Ishakh Pulakkatu Thodi, University of Georgia; Joe Ballenger, University of Georgia
3:11 PM
Cross-examination by Pro Team Topic 2
3:14 PM
1st Rebuttal by Con Team - Topic 2
3:16 PM
1st Rebuttal by Pro Team - Topic 2
3:18 PM
2nd Rebuttal by Con Team - Topic 2
3:20 PM
2nd Rebuttal by Pro Team - Topic 2
3:22 PM
Judges Questions - Topic 2
3:32 PM
Break 2
3:47 PM
Pro Team - Traditional breeding programs for host plant resistance to insects are more productive and effective than transgenic programs
Diane E. Silcox, North Carolina State University; Kelly Oten, North Carolina Forest Service; Jessica L. Houle, North Carolina State University; David Bednar, North Carolina State University; Sriyanka Lahiri, University of Georgia
3:54 PM
Cross-examination by Con Team Topic 3
3:57 PM
Con Team - Traditional breeding programs for host plant resistance to insects are more productive and effective than transgenic programs
Garima Kakkar, University of Florida; Vivek Kumar, University of Florida; Teresia Nyoike, University of Florida; Margaret Paxson, University of Florida; Paul Bardunias, State University of New York
4:04 PM
Cross-examination by Pro Team Topic 3
4:07 PM
1st Rebuttal by Con Team - Topic 3
4:09 PM
1st Rebuttal by Pro Team - Topic 3
4:11 PM
2nd Rebuttal by Con Team - Topic 3
4:13 PM
2nd Rebuttal by Pro Team - Topic 3
4:15 PM
Judges Questions - Topic 3
4:25 PM
Concluding Remarks
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