AGENDA

8:30 – 9:00 am

Introduction to Workshop

Perry Adkisson, Committee Chair

Overview of Coordinated Regulatory Framework

Stanley Abramson, Committee Member

9:00 – 10:00

Panel A: Molecular Biologists/Traditional Plant Breeders Panel

• Do transgenic pest-protected plants pose new, or different risks and benefits compared to traditionally bred plants?

• What are the differences, if any?

• What are the similarities?

• How should the regulatory scheme account for the differences or similarities?

Marlin Rice

Professor, Department of Entomology

Iowa State University

James Cook

R. James Cook Endowed Chair in Wheat Research,

Department of Plant Pathology, Crops and Soils

Washington State University

Doreen Stabinsky

Assistant Professor

Department of Environmental Studies

California State University

Richard Allison

Professor, Department of Botany and Plant Pathology

Michigan State University

10:00–10:15

Break

10:15–11:15

Panel B: Commodity and Sustainable Agriculture Panel

• What are the effects of genetically modified pest-protected plants on farming practices and/or farmers?

• What are the effects of the regulation of these plants on farming practices and/or farmers?

• Do GMPP plants have a role to play in sustainable agriculture for the future?

Robert Mustell

Vice President for Marketing

National Corn Growers Association

Tim Debus

Director for Industry Coalitions

United Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Association

Kathryn DiMatteo

Executive Director

Organic Trade Association

Rick Welsh

Policy Analyst

Wallace Institute

11:15 – 12:15

Panel C: Ecological Effects Panel

• What evidence is available concerning potential ecological risks or benefits associated with GMPP plants? (e.g. non-target species, resistance management, habitat considerations, biodiversity, reduced pesticide use)

• How should the regulatory framework address these risks and benefits?

Harold Coble

Professor, Department of Crop Science

North Carolina State University

Peter Kareiva

Senior Scientist, Fish and Wildlife Service

Department of Interior

Phil Regal

Professor

Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior

University of Minnesota

Guenther Stotzky

Professor, Department of Biology

New York University

12:15 – 1:15pm

Lunch break

1:15 – 2:15

Panel D: Animal/Human Health Effects Panel

• What evidence is available concerning potential risks or benefits that GMPP plants pose to livestock or human health? (e.g. allergenicity, toxicity, reduced pesticide exposure)

• How should the regulatory framework address these risks and benefits?

Steven Druker

Executive Director

Alliance for Biointegrity

Hugh Sampson

Professor, School of Medicine

Immunobiology Center

The Mt. Sinai School of Medicine

John Trumble

Professor, Department of Entomology

University of California, Riverside

Vasilios Frankos

Principal

Environ, Life Sciences Division

2:15 – 3:45

Panel E: Coordinated Regulatory Framework Perspectives Panel

• How effectively does the coordinated framework for the regulation of biotechnology address the scientific risks?

• What are the weaknesses?

• What are the strengths?

• What role does each agency play in the framework?

• Are these roles essential to address the risks?

• Are existing laws sufficient?

Bob Harness

Monsanto Company

Nina Fedoroff

Willaman Professor of Life Sciences,

Director Life Sciences Consortium, and

Director Biotechnology Institute

Pennsylvania State University

Marc Lappe

Director

Center for Ethics and Toxics

Margaret Mellon

Agriculture and Biotechnology Program Director

Union of Concerned Scientists

Dennis Gonsalves

Liberty Hyde Bailey Professor

Department of Plant Pathology

Cornell University

Resource Panel – To supplement the panel and answer questions of fact about the coordinated regulatory framework

Janet Anderson

Director

Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Division

Environmental Protection Agency

James Maryanski

Strategic Manager for Biotechnology, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition

U.S. Food and Drug Administration

Sally McCammon

Science Advisor

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

U.S. Department of Agriculture

3:45 – 4:00

Break

4:00 – 4:45

Voluntary comments from audience at the workshop

What comments, suggestions, or information does the audience have pertaining to the committee's review of the scientific risks/benefits of genetically modified pest protected plants and of the scientific basis for the regulatory review of these plants?

4:45 – 5:00

Summary Remarks

Perry Adkisson, Committee Chair