2011 ESS/SAES/ARD Meeting and Workshop Schedule
September 26 - 29,  2011
Estes Park, CO

 

 

Monday, September 26, 2011

1:00 P.M.

Registration - Hotel Lobby

3:00 - 6:00 P.M.

Regional Meetings

  • ARD - Pinion
  • NCRA - Ranch
  • NERA - Library
  • SAAESD - Billiard
  • WAAESD - Manor Hall

6:30 P.M.

Opening Reception -  Concert Hall

 

Tuesday, September 27, 2011

7:00 A.M.

Registration - Hotel Lobby

7:00 - 8:00 A.M.

Breakfast -  Pinion/Billiard

8:00 A.M.

Welcome - Macgregor Ballroom

  • Lee Sommers, Colorado State University
  • Dr. Tony Frank, President, Colorado State University

 

Water in the West

8:15 A.M.

Overview of water issues

8:45 A.M.

Economic  impact of water

9:15 A.M.

Agricultural production systems and water

9:45 A.M.

Agricultural research and water from a legal perspective

10:30 - 11:00 A.M.

Break - Macgregor Ballroom

11:00 A. M.  - noon

ESS Business Meeting   - Macgregor Ballroom

Noon - 1:30 P.M.

Luncheon with Speaker - Pinion/Billiard

1:30 - 3:00 P.M.

ESS Business Meeting (continued) - Macgregor Ballroom

3:00 - 3:30 P.M.

Break - Macgregor Ballroom

3:30 - 5:00 PM

 

Discussion Session I:  Climate Change - Impacts on the future of Agriculture and Natural Resources - Macgregor Ballroom

 

 Dinner  on your own

 

Wednesday, September 28, 2011

7:00 - 8:00 A.M.

Breakfast -  Pinion/Billiard

8:00 - 9:00 A.M.

 

Discussion Session II:  One line Budget Proposal - Macgregor Ballroom

  • Steve Pueppke, Michigan State University
  • Combined Group Discussion

9:00 - 10:00 A.M.

 

Best Practices Session 1: Sustainable Campus Operations - Macgregor Ballroom

10:00 -10:30 A.M.

Break - Macgregor Ballroom

10:30 - noon

Discussion III: Operationalizing the Science Roadmap - Macgregor Ballroom

12:00 - 1:30 P.M.

Lunch -  Pinion/Billiard

1:30 - 3:00 P.M.

Crockett

Discussion IV:  Marketing the ESS in the 21st Century - Macgregor Ballroom

3:00 -3:00 P.M.

Break - Macgregor Ballroom

3:30 - 5:00 P.M.

 

Best Practices Session 2: Structuring University-Wide Centers and Institutes; Issues and Solutions - Macgregor Ballroom

The speakers will open this session with 5-10 minute presentations on their experiences with structuring university-wide centers and/or institutes. The remaining time will be available for anyone who would like to sharing their experiences or request guidance from those present. Some of the questions that have come up this topic are:
  • How are faculty assigned to the C/I?
  • What is their relationship to the C/I vs their home department?
  • How are tenure/promotion decisions made and by whom?
  • How are IP and royalty issues handled?
  • What is/are the funding mechanism(s)?
  • How are departments given credit for their faculty's outputs who are assigned to the C/I; grants, publications, patents, etc?
  • Do departments share in funds generated by their faculty, such as grant overhead?
  • If graduate or undergraduate students are involved in the C/I that generate student credit hours, how is that credited?
  • Do departments receive salary release funds to assist in teaching when a research/teaching faculty is assigned to a C/I?

6:00 - 9:00 P.M.

Hosted Dinner - Concert Hall

 

Thursday, September 29, 2011

7:00 - 8:00 A.M,

Breakfast on your own

8:00 - 10:00 A.M.

Meeting room available if needed