Tuesday - April 8, 2003
0800 Welcome and Introductions - Kevin Fitzsimmons, University of Arizona, Moderator
Merle Jensen, Assistant Dean, College of Agriculture, University of Arizona
Ken Chew, Dean, College of Fisheries, Director of Western RAC, University of Washington
0815 National Perspectives on Extension
Colien Hefferan, Administrator, USDA / CSREES
Jim Murray for Ron Baird, Director, NOAA / National Office of Sea Grant Power Point Presentation
0845 Our National Profile: Roles and Challenges of Aquaculture Extension in a New Century
Gary Jensen, USDA-CSREES
Jim Murray, National Sea Grant Extension Program (reporting from a joint USDA-Sea Grant national questionnaire)
0915 Regional Aquaculture Center and SeaGrant Approaches to Industry Development
Joe Morris, Iowa State University
Jim McVey, National Sea Grant Extension Program
1000 Break
1030 Expanding Networks: A Report from the Aquaculture Committee of the NACAA - Jesse Chappell, Auburn University, Extension Fisheries Specialist Moderator
Jean Walter, University of Georgia
1045 Addressing Controversy: Building Trust and Partnerships
Ray RaLonde, University of Alaska-Developing an Environmental Management System for the Pacific Coast Shellfish Industry
Roland Barnaby, University of New Hampshire, powerpoint presentation
1115 Working with New Partners: Extension Experiences with USDA's Risk Management Agency
Leslie Sturmer, University of Florida
Terry Hanson, Mississippi State University
1200 Lunch - Aquaculture Products
1300 Clouds on the Horizon: Emerging Legal Issues with Public Policy Impacts - Jamey Clary, Alabama Cooperative Extension System, Moderator
Fred Conte, University of California @ Davis - "Gallo Mussels and NPDES: Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, the Process, and Extension Role"
Dan Terlizzi, University of Maryland - "Pfiesteria in Maryland, Reactions and Reality"
Paul S. Anderson, University of Maine, Sea Grant and Cooperative Extension - "Marine Aquaculture in Maine: Preserving industry's place on a changing coast"
Tessa Simlick-Getchis, Connecticut Sea Grant - Do All Roads Really Lead to Rome? Constructing a Roadmap for Aquaculture Permitting in Connecticut.
Paul G. Olin, University of California, Sea Grant Extension - "Genetically Modified Aquatic Organisms and the California Legislature"
Michael Rice, University of Rhode Island - "An overhaul of Aquaculture Laws"
1500 Break
1530 Serving All Audiences: The Changing Clientele in the Information Age - Jerry Crews, Auburn University, Extension Economist, Moderator
Jimmy Avery, Mississippi State University - Mature industry
J-J Newman, University of New Hampshire - New industry/some urban
Ron Kinnunen, Michigan State University, - Tribal & commercial fisherman
Albert Reid, Virginia State University - Minority outreach
1615 Integrating Evaluation into Extension Program Planning and Delivery
Nathan Stone, University of Arkansas-Pine Bluff
Deb Young, University of Arizona - Using the logic model for program development and assessment
Being accountable; basic tools and methods
for measuring impacts; case studies and examples in aquaculture extension;
using the tools for more than just making the bosses happy.
1700 Adjourn
Wednesday - April 9, 2003
0700-0800 Breakfast
0800 Announcements and organization
Kevin
Fitzsimmons, Chairman
0815 Technology For Better Programming
Panel: Reaching Out: Integrating Technology into
Extension Outreach Programs
- John Ewart, University of Delaware Moderator,
Fred Conte, University
of California - Digital Information: Organization, Retrieval and Delivery of Paperless
Documents
Michael Masser, Texas A&M
University - Developing Web-base Outreach for County Agents and the Public on Aquatic
Vegetation Management
Jerry Gibson, Virginia Tech - The Integration of Distance Delivered Technology in Aqua-cultural
Extension Educational Programs
John Ewart
University of Delaware
Current Status and Future Directions of the Aquaculture Network
Information Center (AquaNIC): AquaNIC
(with K. Hamilton, M. Einstein and LaDon Swann)
Followed by panel discussion
What is coming in web-based education, video streaming,
paperless document delivery, managing Internet demands, preparing digital
presentations, new tools and skills, the portable office, computer and
digital field tools, web-based outreach.
0945 Commitment to Extension's
Mission: the Role of Continual Learning
Max Mayeaux - USDA Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension Service
1015 Break
1030 Partners in Environmental Management: Defining Extension's Role - Gef Flimlin, Rutgers University, Moderator
Robin Downey, PCSGA, Extension and the Shellfish Industry
Sandy Macfarlane, Cape Cod, MA, Challenges in Environmental Programs and Issues
Gary Fornshell, University of Idaho, Best Management Practices
Greg Whitis, Auburn University, Integrated Research and Education in Alabama
1200 Lunch - Aquaculture Products
Room 1 Concurrent Session
1330 Marketing Innovations - Brian Nerrie, Virginia State University, Moderator - Extension Marketing Experiences with Small -Scale Producers
Dave Cline, Auburn University, - Critical Issues and Challenges
Sue Kohler, Souther Illinois University - Rural enterprise and alternative agricultural development: an Illinois initiative
Brian Nerrie- Virginia State University - Web Based Linkage: Producer - Grower Association - Buyer
William Wurts , University of Kentucky, Cooperatives and Niche Markets
Discussion (Group of specialists)
1430 Oceanic Aquaculture: An Offshore Horizon
Chris Bridger, Moderator, MS-AL Sea Grant-University of Southern Mississippi - SEI: An Environmental Impacts Modeling Tool for Industry, Regulatory Agencies, and Extension Specialists
Tim Reid, Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Consortium - Public Education for an Emerging Offshore Aquaculture Industry
Daniel Benetti, Brian O'Hanlon, Joe Ayvazian and José Rivera - University of Miami - Development of sustainable offshore Aquaculture Development in Culebra, Puerto Rico: A Partnership for a Brighter Future.
Rollie Barnaby, University of New Hampshire - Technology Transfer: Growing Mussels on Submerged Longlines in an Open Ocean Environment
1530 Break
1545 Recirculating Systems: What's Going On? - Andy Lazur, University of Maryland, Moderator
Mike Schwarz, Virginina Tech, Recirculating Systems:Lets see what's going on
Dallas Weaver, Scientific Hatcheries, Huntington Beach, CA, Recycle Aquaculture for the Future:a Muddy Crystal Ball
1615 Marine shrimp and Freshwater prawns in
Inland Ponds
Kevin
Fitzsimmons, University of Arizona, Shrimp in Arizona
Laura Tui, Ohio State University,Fresh Water Shrimp
1715 Adjourn for day
Room 2 Concurrent Session
1330 A Fish for the Teacher: Aquaculture in the Classroom - Mike Schwarz, Virginia Tech, Moderator,
Jackie Takacs, University of Maryland,Aquaculture in Action--tools for teaching science
Dale Leavitt, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, powerpoint presentation
Ken Riley, Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution, powerpoint presentation
Joe Buttner, Salem State College, MA,Reality:Defined by Perception or Fact
1430 Opportunities in International Extension
Jeff Hinshaw, NC State University, Trout in Bolivia
Kevin Fitzsimmons, University of Arizona, International Aquaculture Extension
Dana Morse, University of Maine,Scallop Techniques from Japan
1530 Break
1545 Survival Skills in the Academic Environment - Promotion and Tenure: Moving Up or Going Out?
Ron Hodson, Director, North Carolina Sea Grant Program, The Pros and Cons of Split Appointments, Moderator
Reggie Harrell, University of Maryland, Packaging Yourself as a Professional
Jim Christiansen, Director, Cooperative Extension, University of Arizona
1645 Plenary Wrap-up Session: Bringing it all Together: What Have We Leaned?
Gary Jensen, USDA Cooperative State Research and Extension Service, Moderator
Kevin Fitzsimmons, University of Arizona
Jim McVey, Aquaculture Program Director, National Sea Grant College Program
1715Adjourn
Thursday - April
10, 2003
Friday - April 11, 2003
Tours - Select One
Tour 1: Shrimp farms in Western Arizona – visit two shrimp farms near Gila Bend, AZ.
Tour 2: Fish farms in Central Arizona – visit the University of Arizona experimental farm, a commercial raceway-pond farm, and a demonstration farm on the Gila River Indian Community.
Tour 3: Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, world famous museum/zoo dedicated to the Sonoran Desert and BioSphere 2, the one hectare closed ecosystem used for environmental studies.