Program Agenda

California Participants: 8.5 CDPR CEUs available for both days. First day 5 units for "other". Second day 3.5 units for "other".

Sunday, November 6, 2011

8:00 A.M – 5:00 P.M.	Workshops, Dominican University of California
7:00 P.M. – 9:00 P.M.	Welcome Reception - Doubletree Hotel, Angel/Belvedere Room

Monday, November 7, 2011

Plenary Session - Next Gen NPDN

8:30 A.M.	Introduction and Welcome Rick Bostock, WPDN Director, University of California Davis
8:45 A.M.	Challenges and opportunities for addressing food and agricultural security: A perspective from the California Department of Food and Agriculture Karen Ross, Secretary of the California Department of Food and Agriculture
9:15 A.M.	Plant Biosecurity: Why Does It Matter? James Stack, GPDN Director, Kansas State University
9:45 A.M.	Molecular Tools for Pathway Analysis Nik Grunwald, USDA-ARS, Corvallis, OR
10:15 A.M. – 10:45 A.M.	Break
10:45 A.M.	Role of IPM in Epidemics and Outbreaks Paul Jepson, Oregon State University
11:15 A.M.	Emerging Fungal Pathogens – Past, Present and Future Arturo Casadevall, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
12:00 P.M.	Lunch (provided) – no program

Symposium: New Technologies in Diagnostics

Co-Organizers: Eric Honeycutt, Bartlett Tree Research Laboratory, and Melodie Putnam, Oregon State University

1:30 P.M.	Opening Remarks and Introduction Eric Honeycutt, Bartlett Tree Research Laboratory
1:40 P.M.	Detection of Plant Pathogens by Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification: Ralstonia solanacaerum as a Case Study Anne Alvarez, University of Hawaii
2:10 P.M.	Next Generation Sequencing for Identification of Pathogens Maher Al Rwahnih, University of California Davis
2:40 P.M.	Soil PCR for Identification of Lesion Nematodes in Wheat Andrea Skantar, USDA-ARS, Beltsville, MD
3:10 P.M. – 3:40 P.M.	Break
3:40 P.M.	Pros and Cons of Sequence-based Identification of Plant Pathogens Mary Palm
4:10 P.M.	DNA Chip Array for Virus Detection Bob Martin USDA-ARS, Corvallis, OR
4:40 P.M.	Potential of Microfluidic Systems for Diagnostics in Plant Pathology Syed A. Hashsham, Michigan State University
5:00 P.M.	Question and Answer Session All Speakers available
7:00 P.M.	Banquet - Awards Ceremony

Tuesday, November 8, 2011

Symposia: Plant Pests – Concurrent sessions

Concurrent session I - Nematodes

8:00 A.M	Nematodes: Opening Remarks and Introduction Organizer: Fred Warner, Michigan State University
8:10 A.M.	Stem Nematode on Garlic and Other Hosts John Chitambar, California Department of Food and Agriculture
8:40 A.M.	Status of Globodera sp. in the U.S. Sergei Subbotin, California Department of Food and Agriculture
9:10 A.M.	50 Years of Nematode Diagnostics: A Perspective George Bird, Michigan State University

Concurrent Session II - Weeds and Invasive Plants

8:00 A.M.	Weeds: Opening Remarks and Introduction Organizer: Dimitre Mollov, University of Minnesota
8:10 A.M.	Key Steps in Diagnosing Herbicide Injury Christy Sprague, Michigan State University
8:40 A.M.	Invasive Plants in the Network Monika Chandler, Minnesota Department of Agriculture
9:10 A.M.	Assessing Potential Weediness and Gene Flow Considerations of Genetically Modified Crops Michael Horak, Crop Assessment Team Lead Monsanto

9:40 – 10:00 A.M.	Break

Discussion Session: New and Emerging Pests and Diseases

10:00 A.M.	Opening Remarks and Introduction Co-Organizers: Shouhua Wang, Nevada Department of Agriculture and Laura Jesse, Iowa State University
10:05 A.M.	Genome-based Diagnosis of Citrus Huanglongbing (HLB) Hong Lin, USDA-ARS, San Joaquin Valley Agricultural Science Center
10:25 A.M.	Citrus Black Spot and Sweet Orange Scab Tim Schubert, Florida Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services
10:45 A.M.	Thousand Cankers Disease and the Bark Beetle: Its Status and Diagnostics Ned Tisserat, Colorado State University
11:05 A.M.	Laurel Wilt: A Destructive Vascular Disease of Trees in the Laurel Family Jason Smith, University of Florida Gainesville
11:25 A.M.	Light Brown Apple Moth (LBAM)/European Grapevine Moth (Lobesia) Lucia Varela, University of California Davis
11:45 A.M.	Regulatory Diagnostics for Exotic Diseases and Pests Laurene Levy, USDA-CPHST, Beltsville, MD
12:05 P.M.	Lunch (provided) – no program

Symposium: New Ways of Looking at Our Data

Co-Organizers: Howard Russell, Michigan State University, and Carla Thomas, University of California Davis

1:30 P.M.	Electronic Diagnostic Databases Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow Howard Russell, Michigan State University, and Carla Thomas, University of California Davis
1:50 P.M.	New Tools in the NPDN National Repository Tom Creswell, Purdue University
2:10 P.M.	Leveraging our Resources: GPDN Wheat Virus Survey Outcomes and Impacts Mary Burrows, Montana State University
2:30 P.M.	Open Discussion
2:45P.M. – 3:10 P.M.	STAR-D, NPDN’s Laboratory Accreditation Program. The Building of a Structured System Karen L. Snover-Clift and Dawn Dailey O’Brien, Cornell University
3:10 P.M. – 3:30 P.M.	Break

Symposium: Training the Next Generation

Co-Organizers: Amanda Hodges, University of Florida, Natalie Goldberg, New Mexico State University, Melodie Putnam, Oregon State University, and Rick Bostock, University of California Davis

3:30 P.M.	Introduction and Opening Remarks Natalie Goldberg, New Mexico State University
3:35 P.M.	Forensics and Plant Biosecurity Jacque Fletcher, Oklahoma State University
3:50 P.M.	Food Security Concepts in General Elective Courses for Non-Majors Rick Bostock, University of California Davis
4:05 P.M.	Biosecurity Concepts for Undergraduate and Graduate Students Amanda Hodges, University of Florida
4:20 P.M.	USDA-APHIS-PPQ Plant Biosecurity Curriculum Stephanie Bloem, USDA-APHIS-PPQ-CPHST
4:35 P.M.	Diagnostic Internship Opportunities-Land Grant Universities Gail Ruhl, Purdue University
4:50 P.M.	Diagnostic Internship Opportunities-State Departments of Agriculture Cheryl Blomquist, California Department of Food and Agriculture
5:05 P.M.	Diagnostics Internship Opportunities-Private Labs Eric Honeycutt, Bartlett Tree Research Laboratory
5:20 P.M.	Question and Answer Session All speakers available
5:40 P.M.	NPDN Annual Meeting - Closing Remarks Rick Bostock, University of California Davis
5:50 P.M.	Dinner (on your own)

Wednesday, November 9, 2011

8:00 A.M. – 5:00 P.M. Field trips