2007 Organizational Workshop

Extensive discussion preceded the formation of the National Clean Plant Network. A planning meeting where a mission statement was created and clean plant goals and objectives were debated was held in Maryland in 2007. The workshop discussions are available below. They can be viewed either as MS PowerPoint presentations or in Adobe pdf format.

National Workshop May 8-9, 2007

A preliminary meeting of the National Clean Plant Network was held at APHIS Headquarters, Riverdale, Maryland. Clean plant network goals and strategies for providing industry with healthy plant material were discussed in a facilitated workshop with focus groups.

Draft agenda - National Workshop May 8-9, 2007

Discussion Guide for National Workshop

Workshop Group Discussions

The NPCN will provide foundation stock to industry within prescribed state and federal certification schemes.		The NCPN will develop and implement a management structure that ensures continual, unimpeded flow of information throughout the network.
National Clean Plant Network Goal #3 Workshop Break-Out Group May 8, 2007 (Powerpoint)	000	Management Structure Breakout session: Goal 1 (MS PowerPoint)
National Clean Plant Network Goal #3 Workshop Break-Out Group May 8, 2007 (PDF)		Management Structure Breakout session: Goal 1 (PDF)
Notes from Breakout session on Goal #3 May 8, 2007 (MS Word)		Notes from NCPN Management Structure Discussion

The NCPN will develop a plan to evaluate the performance of programs.		The NCPN will provide rapid and safe introduction of selections from foreign and domestic sources for testing and commercial development.
Program Performance Evaluation Workshop Breakout Session: Goal 7 (MS PowerPoint)		Workshop Breakout Session Goal 2: Rapid and Safe Introductions (MS PowerPoint)
Program Performance Evaluation Workshop Breakout Session: Goal 7 (PDF)		Workshop Breakout Session Goal 2: Rapid and Safe Introductions (PDF)

Goal 4: The NCPN will develop new techniques for testing plants for pathogens and pests and will implement the most appropriate technology. Goal 5: The NCPN will develop new, more rapid techniques for eliminating pathogens and pests from economically important specialty crop plans for planting and will implement the most appropriate technology.
Diagnostics and Treatments Workshop Breakout Session: Goals 4 and 5 (MS PowerPoint)
Diagnostics and Treatments Workshop Breakout Session: Goals 4 and 5 (PDF)
Notes of the Diagnostics and Elimination Breakout Group May 8, 2007
Feedback Notes on Presentations for Each Goal of the NCPN Strategic Plan - May 9, 2007