Time

Agenda

Item

Topic and Presenter(s)

10:30am

1.0

Call to Order - Lee Sommers, Chair

1.1.    Approval of the Agenda

1.2.    Approval of September 28, 2011 ESS Meeting Minutes (in Estes Park, CO)

1.3.    Approval of Interim Actions

10:35

2.0

BAA-Policy Board of Directors - Steve Slack/Eric Young

10:40

3.0

Science and Technology Committee - Bill Ravlin/Dan Rossi

3.1   Multi-state Research Award winners and 2013 funding approval (vote w/ NRSP requests)

3.2   Science Roadmap Update

11:05

4.0

NRSP Review Committee Recommendations - Abel Ponce de Leon /Arlen Leholm

4.1 NRSP Review Committee Recommendations for off the top funding (ballots distributed during regional meetings)

4.2  NRSP RC recommendations on operations

11:35

5.0

Communications and Marketing

5.1 Communications and Marketing Committee Report - Gerry Arkin/Arlen Leholm

5.2 ESCOP Multistate Impact Reporting Project - Sarah Lupis

Noon

Lunch

1:00

6.0

Results of NRSP balloting/discussion - Abel Ponce de Leon /Arlen Leholm

1:15

7.0

NIFA Update - Meryl Broussard

1:30

8.0

ARS Update - Ed Knipling

1:45

9.0

Committee Reports

9.1-9.2  B&L and BAC Reports and Advocacy Update - Steve Slack,  Steve Pueppke, Hunt Shipman, Jim Richards, Cornerstone Government Affairs

9.3  Crop Protection Program Update - Mike Hoffman

2:30

10.0

NPGCC Update - Lee Sommers

2:40

12.0

ESS Rules of Operation Changes - Lee Sommers (2012 Final Proposed ESS Rules of Operation )

2:50

13.0

Nominations Committee Report - Orlando McMeans

2:55

14.0

Resolutions Committee Report - Greg Wiecko

3:00

15.0

Remarks, Announcements and Changing of the Guard - Lee Sommers, Chair

3:05

16.0

Final Remarks and Adjourn - Mike Hoffmann, Chair

17.0

Lead21 Update - Jeff Jacobsen/Carolyn Brooks (Written agenda brief only)

18.0

Tentative Plans for 2013 ESS meeting - Steve Slack, Chair elect (Written agenda brief only)

3:10

Break - Discussion Session 1 begins @ 3:30