[MPWG] Free Symposium: The Pollinator Partnership:Protecting Plant-Pollinator Interactions World Wide; Washington, DC - Oct. 18, 2006

[Patricia_DeAngelis at fws.gov]

I apologize for cross-postings but I figured members of all lists would be 
interested in this free Symposium coming to DC in October!  Read on!

This Symposium (to be held on Wednesday, October 18, 2006 8 AM to 12 noon 
/ continuing 1:00 to 3:30 PM, at USDA Jefferson Auditorium - see below for 
details) 
is open to the public and is particularly of interest to anyone from the 
US, Canada or Mexico in conservation, agriculture, science and ecology, or 
policy.  It is also open to the press, and we will have a press room 
available at USDA for the speakers to answer questions.

The Symposium will :
- Review the NAS NRC Study on the Status of Pollinators with the Chair Dr. 
May Berenbaum; 
- Celebrate the signing of the proclamation to declare June 24-30, 2007 
National Pollinator Week.
- Unveil the USPS Pollination Stamp Series. 
- Much more (see agenda below)

Below you will find additional details about the Symposium, the agenda, 
and registration information.

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS SYMPOSIUM, PLEASE CONTACT: 
Jen Marks (jm at coevolution.org) 
OR
Dr. Kimberly Winter (KW at nappc.org) - NAPPC International Coordinator 


- - - - ABOUT THE SYMPOSIUM 


FREE
Pollinator Symposium
Wednesday, October 18, 2006 8 AM to 12 noon / continuing 1:00 to 3:30 PM
USDA Jefferson Auditorium
(14th and Independence Avenue SW, Smithsonian station on the Blue/Orange 
line)

Hosted by the USDA Forest Service, USDA Natural Resources Conservation 
Service,
the North American Pollinator Protection Campaign (NAPPC),
The Wallace Genetic Fund, and the Packard Foundation

WHAT: A one day symposium for agricultural interests; policy makers; 
Congressional and Embassy representatives;
public and private land management; foundations; conservation 
organizations; natural resource
professionals, mining and utility management; gardening, landscaping and 
botanic garden interests; golf,
recreation and hunting interests; environmentally engaged religious and 
corporate organizations; industry;
builders, planners, construction and those interested in sustainable 
development. 

The informative agenda
includes:
§  The Importance of Pollinators – Where Flora and Fauna Meet
§  Threats to Pollinator Populations – Food and Forest Security
§  A Global Effort - International Collaborations and North America’s 
Interests
§  Managing Resources – Partnering with Agriculture, Forestry, 
Corporations
§ Public Interest and Support – People, Plants and Pollinators

WHY: Pollinators are critical to human survival. The interactions between 
animal pollinators (bees, birds,
bats, butterflies, beetles and flies) and flowering plants - essential to 
the human food chain as well as terrestrial
ecosystems - are showing signs of peril. Highlighting the need for 
attention to pollinators is the National
Academy of Sciences NRC Study on the Status of the Pollinators of North 
America, which will be reviewed.

The symposium will impart background science, policy, sustainable 
agriculture, and practical
conservation action.

HIGHLIGHTS: Appearances by Dr. May Berenbaum, Chair NAS NRC Pollinator 
Panel; Secretary of
Agriculture Mike Johanns (invited but not confirmed), Dr. Gabriela 
Chavarria; and US Department of Interior
officials and a SPECIAL UNVEILING of the U.S. Postal Service Pollination 
Stamp Series.

§ Pre-registration required. Government issued photo ID required for 
entry.
§ The free symposium is open to all.
§ Optional box lunch is available with pre-payment ($10.00).
§ Registration closes October 12.

SPACE IS LIMITED
REGISTER NOW! Registration form and agenda found online at 
www.pollinator.org

The Pollinator Partnership™ is a project of the North American Pollinator 
Protection Campaign (NAPPC).

For more information, to join the Pollinator Partnership™ or to make a 
donation, visit www.pollinator.org


- - - - AGENDA - (SUBJECT TO CHANGE)



Wednesday, October 18, 2007

USDA Jefferson Auditorium 

Symposium - Pollinator Partnership: Protecting Plant-Pollinator 
Interactions World Wide 


 

8:00-10:00 AM

Welcome and Proclamation

Hon. Mike Johanns, Secretary US Dept. of Agriculture (invited not 
confirmed)

General Pollinator Education 

Ann M. Bartuska, Ph.D., Deputy Chief Research and Development, USDA Forest 
Service (invited not confirmed)

NAS NRC Status of Pollinators: Monitoring and Prevention of their Decline 
in North America

May Berenbaum, Ph.D., Chair NAS NRC Pollinator Panel

 

10:00-10:20  COFFEE BREAK

Policy and International Outlook

Michael Ruggiero, Ph.D., Director, Integrated Taxonomic Information System 
(ITIS).

Bee Importation-NAPPC White Paper on Bombus Terrestris 

Gabriella Chavarria Ph.D., Defenders of Wildlife

The Pollinator PartnershipT 

Laurie Davies Adams, Executive Director, CoE and NAPPC 

USPS Pollination Stamp

Stephen Buchmann, Ph.D., Co-author "The Forgotten Pollinators"

Hon. Yvenne Patrice Moore, 40th Postmaster of Washington, DC (invited not 
confirmed) 

 

12:00-1:00 BREAK for LUNCH

Public Land Management 

Marshall Jones, Deputy Director, US Interior Department, Fish and Wildlife 
Service

Agricultural Outreach 

David White, Montana State Conservationist, USDA-NRCS

Private Land Management 

Robert Johnson, President, Wildlife Habitat Council

Public Education Efforts 

Christine Flanagan, Public Programs Manager, US Botanic Garden

 

2:40-2:50 BREAK

Panel: Answers Questions/Next Steps/Final Words 

Peter Kevan, Ph.D., University of Guelph

Gordon Frankie, Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley

Jonathan Mawdsley, Ph.D., National Fish and Wildlife Foundation

Coro Arizmendi, Ph.D., Laboratorio de Ecologia-UBIPRO

Moderator: Paul Growald, Chair, NAPPC and Coevolution Institute 


- - - - REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Go to: <www.pollinator.org> to register online! 




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