Agenda

Agriculture, Resources, and the Environment—Sonja Brodt, ASI Academic Coordinator

Food and Society

UC SAREP grants RFP announcement—Gail Feenstra, ASI Academic Coordinator

Education and Leadership—Mark Van Horn, Student Farm Director

Building Collaborations for Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems

Tuesday, October 26, 2010
8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Putah Creek Lodge on the UC Davis

Proposed meeting outcomes:

						Link action with science; county programs with campus research.
						Communicate the role, vision, mission and structure of ASI to UCCE academics.
						Communicate the ANR goals and strategic initiative goals.
						Foster long-term cooperative engagement between ASI and UCCE programs.

8:30 AM Arrival and morning refreshments—Morgan Doran, UCCE Solano County

9:00 Welcome and review expected outcomes and meeting agenda/process

9:10 Defining ASI’s Mission, Vision, Structure and Integration within CAES and ANR Research and Instruction—Tom Tomich, ASI Director

Current and Proposed ASI Initiatives

10:15 Break and Poster Session

11:00 Review of UCCE Program/Activities in Sustainable Food Systems—Morgan Doran

11:30 ANR Strategic Initiatives and ASI: Initiative Plans and Integration with ASI Efforts
Sharon Junge, Healthy Families and Communities Initiative Leader
Joe DiTomaso, Sustainable Food Systems Initiative Leader
James Bartolome, Sustainable Natural Ecosystems Initiative Leader

12:00 PM Feedback/reflection on morning sessions and suggestions for afternoon sessions

12:15 Lunch

1:15 Interactive sessions in breakout groups

						Discuss opportunities and challenges for collaboration between UCCE and ASI programs
						UCCE academics’ needs from ASI
						ASI needs from UCCE academics
						Discuss needs for new CE position

2:30 Regroup to share breakout group results

3:00 Develop mechanisms for meeting mutual needs

Group discussion and idea exchange

3:30 Review and expected steps for implementation

4:00 Adjourn