Urbana Campus Research Calendar (OVCRI)

Thursday, October 17 – Focus: The International Scene 

• 9:30 a.m. Coffee 
• 10:00 a.m. Welcome - Mary Arends-Kuenning, Professor and Acting Associate Dean, College of ACES International Programs, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign  
• 10:15 a.m. Overview of symposium program and summary of global challenges facing wildlife and food security - Michelle Wander, Emeritus Professor and Director of the Agroecology and Sustainable Agriculture Program, Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign   
• 10:30 a.m. Food security and opportunity crops - New sciences needed to succeed - Sieglinde Snapp, Sustainable Agrifood Systems Program Director, CIMMYT 
• 11:30 a.m. The Vision for Adapted Crops and Soils (VACS) – A roadmap for sustaining humans and wildlife - Jeff Herrick, Research Scientist at USDA-ARS and Senior Advisor to the US Special Envoy for Global Food Security 
• 12:00 p.m. Lunch 
• 1:30 p.m. Mexico case study - Wildlife considerations within local production systems - Mike Ward, Professor and Stuart L. and Nancy J. Levenick Chair in Sustainability, Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign   
• 2:30 p.m. Discussion of issues and opportunities 

Friday, October 18 – Focus: The Domestic Scene  

• 8:30 a.m. Coffee 
• 9:00 a.m. Summary of Questions and Observations from Day 1 - Michelle Wander, Emeritus Professor and Director of the Agroecology and Sustainable Agriculture Program, Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign    
• 9:15 a.m. Domestic examples of things that work! Targeting areas and programs to protect critical habitat for wildlife - Mike Ward, Professor and Stuart L. and Nancy J. Levenick Chair in Sustainability, Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign  
• 10:15 a.m. Review of EPA’s pesticide management plans and compliance with the Endangered Species Act - Aaron Hager, Professor and Extension Specialist, Weed Science and IPM, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
• 11:00 a.m. Pesticides and plant damage in Illinois natural areas - TJ Benson, Principal Research Scientist and Critical Trends Assessment Program Coordinator, Illinois Natural History Survey, Prairie Research Institute  
• 11:45 a.m. Lunch   
• 1:00 p.m. Policy and wildlife declines in Illinois - Kim Erndt-Pitcher, Director of Ecological Health, Prairie Rivers Network
• 1:45 p.m. Table discussions with report out and observations Heritage Room - conversation facilitated by speakers 
• 3:00 p.m. Report out and next steps