Genetically Engineered Crops: Experiences and Prospects (2016)
Chapter: Appendix C: Agendas of Information-Gathering Sessions
Appendix C
Agendas of Information-Gathering Sessions
Information-gathering sessions include in-person public meetings and webinars held by the committee from September 2014 to May 2015. They are listed in chronological order. The locations of in-person meetings are provided. Presentations that were made via the Internet at the in-person public meetings are noted.
September 15-16, 2014
The first in-person public meeting of the Committee on Genetically Engineered Crops: Past Experience and Future Prospects was held at the National Academy of Sciences building in Washington, DC.
Agenda
Monday, September 15, 2014
1pm-6:15pm
| 1:00 | Welcome Fred Gould, Committee Chair, University Distinguished Professor of Entomology and Codirector of the Genetic Engineering and Society Center, North Carolina State University |
| Study Process of the National Research Council Kara Laney, Study Director, National Research Council | |
| Committee Introductions |
| 1:20 | Major Goodman, Member of the National Academy of Sciences and William Neal Reynolds and Distinguished University Professor of Crop Science, Statistics, Genetics, and Botany |
| 1:40 | R. James Cook, Member of the National Academy of Sciences and Professor Emeritus, Washington State University |
| 2:00 | Ian Baldwin, Member of the National Academy of Sciences and Professor, Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology |
| 2:20 | Committee Discussion with Presenters |
| 2:40 | Break |
| 3:00 | Chuck Benbrook, Research Professor, Center for Sustainable Agriculture and Natural Resources, Washington State University |
| 3:20 | Glenn Stone, Professor of Anthropology and Environmental Studies, Washington University in St. Louis |
| 3:40 | Hope Shand, Independent Consultant and Senior Advisor, Erosion, Technology and Concentration (ETC) Group |
| 4:00 | Committee Discussion with Presenters |
| 4:45 | Break |
| 5:00 | Introduction to the Public Comment Session Fred Gould, Committee Chair, University Distinguished Professor of Entomology and Codirector of the Genetic Engineering and Society Center, North Carolina State University |
| Study Process of the National Research Council Kara Laney, Study Director, National Research Council | |
| 5:15 | Public Comment |
| 6:15 | Public Meeting Adjourns |
Tuesday, September 16, 2014
9am-6:15pm
| 9:00 | Welcome Fred Gould, Committee Chair, University Distinguished Professor of Entomology and Codirector of the Genetic Engineering and Society Center, North Carolina State University |
| Study Process of the National Research Council Kara Laney, Study Director, National Research Council | |
| Committee Introductions | |
| 9:30 | Dietram Scheufele, Co-chair, National Research Council Roundtable on Public Interfaces of the Life Sciences and John E. Ross Professor in Science Communication, University of Wisconsin, Madison |
| 9:50 | Jennifer Kuzma, Goodnight-Glaxo Wellcome Distinguished Professor and Codirector of the Genetic Engineering and Society Center, North Carolina State University |
| 10:10 | Carmen Bain, Associate Professor of Sociology, Iowa State University |
| 10:30 | Break |
| 10:50 | Gilles-Éric Séralini,1 Professor of Molecular Biology, University of Caen, France, and Director of the Network on Risks, Quality, and Sustainable Environment |
| 11:10 | Jeffrey Smith,2 Founding Executive Director, Institute for Responsible Technology |
| 11:30 | Janet Cotter,3 Senior Scientist, Greenpeace International |
| 11:50 | Committee Discussion with Presenters |
| 12:30 | Break |
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1 The speaker gave his presentation via the Internet.
2 The speaker gave his presentation via the Internet.
3 The speaker gave her presentation via the Internet.
| 1:30 | Greg Jaffe, Director of the Project on Biotechnology, Center for Science in the Public Interest |
| 1:50 | Jon Entine, Executive Director, Genetic Literacy Project, and Senior Fellow, World Food Center Institute for Food and Agricultural Literacy, University of California-Davis |
| 2:10 | Doug Gurian-Sherman, Director of Sustainable Agriculture and Senior Scientist, Center for Food Safety Bill Freese, Science Policy Analyst, Center for Food Safety |
| 2:30 | Tamar Haspel, Journalist, The Washington Post |
| 2:50 | Break |
| 3:10 | Tim Schwab, Senior Researcher, Food & Water Watch |
| 3:30 | Michael Hansen, Senior Staff Scientist, Consumers Union |
| 3:50 | Lisa Griffith, Outreach Director, National Family Farm Coalition |
| 4:10 | Committee Discussion with Presenters |
| 4:45 | Break |
| 5:00 | Introduction to the Public Comment Session Fred Gould, Committee Chair, University Distinguished Professor of Entomology and Codirector of the Genetic Engineering and Society Center, North Carolina State University |
| Study Process of the National Research Council Kara Laney, Study Director, National Research Council | |
| 5:15 | Public Comment |
| 6:15 | Public Meeting Adjourns |
October 1, 2014
Webinar on Perspectives on Genetically Engineered (GE) Crops from U.S. Agricultural Extension Specialists
Speakers:
Dominic Reisig, Associate Professor and Extension Specialist, North Carolina Cooperative Extension
Mohamed Khan, Professor and Extension Specialist, North Dakota State University and University of Minnesota
Rick Kersbergen, Extension Professor, University of Maine Cooperative Extension
Ben Beale, Extension Educator–Agricultural Sciences, University of Maryland Extension
October 8, 2014
Webinar on International Trade and GE Crops
Speakers:
Lee Ann Jackson, Counsellor, World Trade Organization
Randal Giroux, Vice President–Food Safety, Quality and Regulatory, Cargill, Incorporated
Lynn Clarkson, President, Clarkson Grain
October 22, 2014
Webinar on Perspectives on GE Crops from U.S. Agricultural Extension Specialists
Speakers:
Russel Higgins, Extension Educator, North Illinois Agronomy Research Center, University of Illinois Extension
Jeff Lannom, Weakley County, Extension Director, University of Tennessee Extension
Diana Roberts, Regional Extension Specialist, Washington State University Extension
Dallas Peterson, Professor and Extension Weed Specialist, Kansas State University
November 6, 2014
Webinar on Genetically Engineered Disease Resistance in Crops
Speakers:
Richard Sayre, Senior Research Scientist, Los Alamos National Laboratory and the New Mexico Consortium
Anton Haverkort, Researcher, Wageningen University and Research Center
Ralph Scorza, Research Horticulturist, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Appalachian Fruit Research Station
Dennis Gonsalves, Director (retired), USDA Pacific Basin Agricultural Research Center
December 10, 2014
The second in-person public meeting of the Committee on Genetically Engineered Crops: Past Experience and Future Prospects was held at the National Academy of Sciences building in Washington, DC.
Agenda
Wednesday, December 10, 2014
10:30am-6:00pm
| 10:30 | Welcome Fred Gould, Committee Chair, University Distinguished Professor of Entomology and Codirector of the Genetic Engineering and Society Center, North Carolina State University |
| Study Process of the National Research Council Kara Laney, Study Director, National Research Council | |
| Committee Introductions | |
| 10:45 | Study Sponsors Michael Schechtman, Biotechnology Coordinator, Office of Pest Management Policy, U.S. Department of Agriculture–Agricultural Research Service Statement from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation |
| 11:00 | Emerging Technologies and Synthetic Biology Approaches to GE Crops Dan Voytas, Professor of Genetics, Cell Biology and Development and Director, University of Minnesota Center for Genome Engineering Andreas Weber, Head of the Institute of Plant Biochemistry, University of Düsseldorf |
| 11:40 | Committee Discussion with Presenters |
| 12:00 | Break |
| 1:00 | Representatives from U.S. Regulatory Agencies John Turner, Director, Environmental Risk Analysis Programs, Biotechnology Regulatory Services, U.S. Department of Agriculture–Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service William L. Jordan, Deputy Director for Programs, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency–Office of Pesticide Programs Chris A. Wozniak, Biotechnology Special Assistant, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency–Office of Pesticide Programs Jason Dietz, Policy Analyst, Office of Food Additive Safety, Food and Drug Administration–Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition |
| 2:05 | Committee Discussion with Presenters |
| 2:45 | Break |
| 3:00 | Representatives from Companies Producing GE Crops |
| Product Development Sandy Endicott, Senior Agronomy Manager, DuPont Pioneer | |
| Ray Shillito, Research and Development Fellow, Bayer CropScience | |
| Impact on Production Agriculture Robb Fraley, Monsanto | |
| New Technologies Steve Webb, External Technology and Intellectual Property Portfolio Development Leader, Dow AgroSciences |
| 4:15 | Committee Discussion with Presenters |
| 4:45 | Break |
| 5:00 | Introduction to the Public Comment Session Fred Gould, Committee Chair, University Distinguished Professor of Entomology and Codirector of the Genetic Engineering and Society Center, North Carolina State University |
| 5:15 | Public Comment |
| 6:00 | Public Meeting Adjourns |
January 27, 2015
Webinar on Plant Breeding at Public Institutions
Speakers:
Jim Holland, Professor, North Carolina State University
Jane Dever, Professor, Texas A&M AgriLife Research
Irwin Goldman, Professor, University of Wisconsin–Madison
February 4, 2015
Webinar on Social Science Research on GE Crop Adoption and Acceptance
Speakers:
Mary Hendrickson, Assistant Professor, University of Missouri
Matthew Schnurr, Associate Professor, Dalhousie University
Abby Kinchy, Associate Professor, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
February 26, 2015
Webinar Revisiting the 2004 National Research Council Report, Safety of Genetically Engineered Foods: Approaches to Assessing Unintended Health Effects
Speakers:
Lynn Goldman, Professor, George Washington University
Bettie Sue Masters, Distinguished Professor, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
March 5, 2015
The third in-person public meeting of the Committee on Genetically Engineered Crops: Past Experience and Future Prospects was held at the Keck Center in Washington, DC.
Agenda
Thursday, March 5, 2015
12:30pm-6:15pm
| 12:30 | Welcome Fred Gould, Committee Chair, University Distinguished Professor of Entomology and Codirector of the Genetic Engineering and Society Center, North Carolina State University |
| Study Process of the National Research Council Kara Laney, Study Director, National Research Council | |
| Committee Introductions | |
| 12:45 | Panel on Food Safety: Regulatory Perspectives Jason Dietz, Policy Analyst, Office of Food Additive Safety, Food and Drug Administration–Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition William L. Jordan, Deputy Director for Programs, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency–Office of Pesticide Programs John Kough, Senior Scientist, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency–Office of Pesticide Programs Anna Lanzoni,4 Senior Scientific Officer, European Food Safety Authority GMO Unit |
| 2:25 | Committee Discussion with Presenters |
| 3:00 | Break |
| 3:15 | Panel on Food Safety: Potential Health Outcomes |
| Evaluating GE food sources for risks of allergy: Methods, gaps, and perspectives Richard Goodman, Research Professor, Food Allergy Research and Resource Program, University of Nebraska–Lincoln |
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4 The speaker gave her presentation via the Internet.
| Potential perturbances of gastrointestinal tract mucosa of GE foods Alessio Fasano, Vice Chair of Basic, Clinical and Translational Research and Chief of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, MassGeneral Hospital for Children | |
| Metabolomic analysis to confirm effects of transgenesis in plants Timothy Tschaplinski, Distinguished Research Scientist and Group Leader, Metabolomics and Bioconversion, Oak Ridge National Laboratory | |
| 4:45 | Committee Discussion with Presenters |
| 5:15 | Break |
| 5:30 | Introduction to the Public Comment Session Fred Gould, Committee Chair, University Distinguished Professor of Entomology and Codirector of the Genetic Engineering and Society Center, North Carolina State University |
| 5:45 | Public Comment |
| 6:15 | Public Meeting Adjourns |
March 19, 2015
Webinar on Socioeconomic Issues in Industrialized Countries Related to Genetically Engineered Crops
Speakers:
Keith Fuglie, Research Economist, USDA Economic Research Service
Lorraine Mitchell, Agricultural Economist, USDA Economic Research Service
Seth Wechsler, Agricultural Economist, USDA Economic Research Service
Peter Phillips, Distinguished Professor, University of Saskatchewan
March 27, 2015
Webinar on Genetically Engineered Trees
Speakers:
Steve Strauss, Professor, Oregon State University
Les Pearson, Director of Regulatory Affairs, ArborGen
Bill Powell, Professor, State University of New York’s College of Environmental Science and Forestry
April 6, 2015
Webinar on GE Crops and the Microbiome
Speaker:
Jonathan Eisen, Professor, University of California–Davis
April 21, 2015
Webinar on Genetically Engineered Quality Traits
Speakers:
Neal Carter, President, Okanagan Specialty Fruits
Mark McCaslin, Vice President–Research, Forage Genetics International
Craig Richael, Director of Research and Development, Simplot Plant Sciences
April 30, 2015
Webinar on GE Agriculture and Donor Organizations
Speakers:
Rob Horsch, Deputy Director, Global Development, The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
John McMurdy, International Research and Biotechnology Advisor, Bureau of Food Security, U.S. Agency for International Development
Brian Dowd-Uribe, Assistant Professor, UN-mandated University for Peace
May 6, 2015
Webinar on Intellectual Property Issues of Genetically Engineered Crops
Speakers:
Alan Bennett, Executive Director, Public Intellectual Property Resources for Agriculture, and Distinguished Professor, University of California–Davis
Diana Horvath, President, Two Blades Foundation
Richard Jefferson, Founder and CEO, Cambia, and Professor of Science, Technology and Law, Queensland University of Technology
May 7, 2015
Webinar on RNA Interference Technology
Speakers:
Stephen Chan, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
David Heckel, Professor, Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology
May 13, 2015
Webinar on Socioeconomic Issues in Developing Countries Related to Genetically Engineered Crops
Speakers:
Samuel Timpo, Associate Director, African Biosafety Network of Expertise, New Partnership for Africa’s Development
Matin Qaim, Professor of International Food Economics and Rural Development, University of Göttingen
Justus Wesseler, Professor of Agricultural Economics and Rural Policy, Wageningen University
