SEE Biotech November 2002 Speakers

	SEE Biotech
	From The University of Wisconsin-Madison/Extension
	Sponsored by a grant from USDA/CSREES/IFAFS

	Speakers
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	Agriculture Production Issues in the Age of Biotechnology
	This session focused on refuges, pollen drift and identity preservation in the distribution network - real-world issues for farmers, industry and rural residents. Can neighboring producers of GMO and non-GMO crops get along? What is the effect of the increasing number of types of corn on the cost of distributing and marketing of commodities? Will farmers plant enough refuge acreage to delay the emergence of resistant pest populations?
	Speakers: Click on the speaker's name for a brief biography Fred Buttel Professor of Rural Sociology and co-director of the Program on Agricultural Technology Studies UW-Madison Fred Buttel's presentation summary Fred Buttel's powerpoint. Walter Fehr Charles F. Curtiss Distinguished Professor in Agriculture and Director of the Office of Biotechnology Iowa State University. Walter Fehr's presentation summary
	The Science and Technologies of Improving Plants
	Genetic engineering or Recombinant DNA technology is just one of many ways to introduce desirable new traits into plants. By taking a fresh look at the top ten ways, and asking the same risk, technology and economics questions about each, genetic engineering comes into perspective. Participatns heard reports from leading plant researchers about some of the non-transgenic biotechnology approaches that will lead to the next round of new crops. Speakers: Click on the speaker's name for a brief biography Tom Zinnen Outreach Specialist Biotechnology Center UW-Madison Tom Zinnen's presentation summary Tom Zinnen's powerpoint Tom Zinnen's powerpoint as Movie file Sandra Austin-Phillips Senior Scientist Biotechnology Center UW-Madison Sandra Austin-Phillips' presentation summary Sandra Austin-Phillips' powerpoint slides Rebecca Joy Executive Secretary International Arabidopsis Steering Committees UW-Madison Rebecca Joy Presentation Summary Rebecca Joy PowerPoint slides Michael Bechner Associate Research Specialist David Schwartz Lab UW Biotechnology Center Michael Bechner's presentation summary Micheal Bechner's powerpoint presentation Alex Lim Ph. D. Candidate David Schwartz Lab UW Biotechnology Center Alex Lim's Presentation Summary Alex Lim's Powerpoint presentation Alex Lim's video as quicktime movie (in case it doesn't work in his powerpoint) Link to download windows version of quicktime plug-in
	Nov. 20
	8:30 a.m. to noon
	Risk and Risk Perception
	In this workshop, participants gained skills for talking and teaching about risk risk perception, food safety, environmental issues and consumer concerns raised by genetically modified foods. They considered questions about consumer-driven market pressures, the positions of advocacy groups and the food industry and how risk -- or the perception of risk -- can trigger the "outrage factor."
	Speakers: Click on the speaker's name for a brief biography Al Gunther Professor of Life Sciences Communication UW-Madison Al Gunther's presentation summary Mohammad Douglah Faculty Associate and Evaluation Specialist Department of Life Sciences communication UW-Madison Mohammad Douglah's presentation summary Mohammad Douglah's Powerpoint Presentation Robert Streiffer Assistant Professor of Philosophy and Bioethics Department of Medical History and Bioethics Department of Philosophy UW-Madison Robert Streiffer's presentation summary Robert Streiffer's Enviropigs case study (word document) Mary Ellen Bell Public Information Specialist UW-Extension Mary Ellen Bell's presentation summary Mary Ellen Bell's Powerpoint presentation
	Noon to 2 p.m.
	Lunch and Capstone
	Michael Sussman Director of the UW-Madison Biotechnology Center Michael Sussman's presentation summary

	This conference was funded by the five-state SeeBiotech grant to support a five-state land-grant consortium conducting research and outreach about the social economic and ethical issues related to biotechnology. Other sponsors include University of Wisconsin - Madison University of Wisconsin - Extension and the Center for World Affairs and the Global Economy -- WAGE
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