AGRO is planning an exciting technical at the 2010 Spring National Meeting. Please contact the 2010 AGRO Program Chair, Ken Racke at 317-337-4654 if you have any questions. More detailed symposium summaries can be found in volume 77 of the PICOGRAM.
Strategic Molecular Designs of Neonicotinoid Insecticides - AGRO International Award for Research in Agrochemicals to Honor Dr. Shinzo Kagabu Organizers: John Casida, University of California-Berkeley, 510-642-5424; Motohiro Tomizawa, Gifu University
Sterling B. Hendricks Memorial Award Lecture Jointly with Ag and Food Division Organizer: James Seiber, University of California-Davis, 530-752-1465
AGRO New Investigator Award Organizer: Allan Felsot, Washington State University, 509-372-7365
AGRO Education Awards for Undergraduate and Graduate Student Travel: Research Poster Presentations Organizer: John Johnston, USDA-FSIS, 202-365-7175
Advances in Biofuels and Bioproducts: Life Cycle Analysis and Sustainability (CELL) Organizers: Cathleen Hapeman, USDA-ARS, 301- 504-6451; Joe Massey, Mississippi State University; Jim Seiber, University of California–Davis; Liliana Schwartz, DuPont Crop Protection
Analytical Challenges Associated with New Pesticide Classes (ENVR) Organizers: Kevin Armbrust, Office of the State Chemist- Mississippi, 662-325-3324; George Cobb, Texas Tech University
Comparing Conventional and Biotechnology-based Pest Management Organizers: Keri Henderson, Pioneer Hi-Bred, 515-248-4914; Stephen Duke, USDA-ARS; Will Ridley, Monsanto Company; Nick Storer, Dow AgroSciences
Contemporary Food Safety Issues: Mitigating Risks from Production to Processing
Organizers: James N. Seiber, University of California-Davis, (530) 752-1465; Russell Molyneux, USDA-ARS; Carl Winter, University of California-Davis
Efficient Application of Pesticides for Sustainable and Effective Crop Protection Organizers: Erdal Ozkan, Ohio State University, 614-292-3006; Al Barefoot, DuPont Crop Protection; Carol Ramsay, Washington State University
Emerging Contaminants in California's Coastal and Estuarine Ecosystems Organizers: Kevin Armbrust, Office of the State Chemist-Mississippi, 662-325-3324; Michelle Hladik, U.S. Geological Survey; Keith Maruya, Southern California Coastal Water Research Project; Meg Sedlak, San Francisco Estuary Institute; Patricia Rice, BASF Corporation
Invasive Species: Is Chemistry up to the Task? Organizers: Tracy Ellis, County of San Diego, 858-694-3897; Susan O’Toole, USDA-APHIS; Kenneth Racke, Dow AgroSciences; Ellen Arthur, Bayer CropScience
Pesticide Mitigation Strategies for Surface Water Quality Organizers: Brian Bret, Dow AgroSciences, 916-780-7477; Tom Potter, USDA-ARS; Nick Poletika, Dow AgroSciences; Kean Goh, California Dept. of Pesticide Regulation
Pesticides and Urban Water Quality: Monitoring, Modeling and Mitigation Jay Gan, University of California-Riverside, 951-827-2712; Frank Spurlock, California Department of Pesticide Regulation; Paul Hendley, Syngenta Crop Protection Inc.
Pesticides in Urban Settings and Aggregate Human Exposures Organizers: Daniel M. Stout II, U.S. EPA, 919-541-5767; Bob Krieger, University of California-Riverside; Chris Peterson, USDA-USFS
The Push for Greener Formulations: Evolving Regulatory Frameworks for Inerts and Co-formulants Organizers: Cheryl Cleveland, Dow AgroSciences, 317-337-3532; PV Shah, US EPA, Jim Yowell, Huntsman
Third Agrochemical Symposium on Modern Chiral Pesticides: Enantioselectivity and its Consequences Organizers: Wayne Garrison, U.S. EPA, 706-355-8219; Jay Gan, University of California-Riverside
