Time

Agenda
Item

Topic and Presenter(s)

1:45

1.0

Call to Order - Shirley Hymon-Parker, Chair
1.1 Approval of Agenda
1.2 Approval of July 21, 2015 ESCOP Meeting Minutes, Providence, R.I.
http://escop.ncsu.edu/meetattach/390_ESCOP%20Agenda72115.htm
1.3 Approval of Interim Actions 

• Payment for Invoices
• Update from conference call on ECOP/ESCOP Alliance (changing of leadership) 

1:50

2.0

FSLI - Marshall Stewart

2:00

3.0

NIFA Report - Robert Holland, USDA/NIFA

2:15

4.0

Cornerstone Report - Hunt Shipman, Vernie Hubert or Jim Richards

2:25

5.0

Discussion - Number of Land-Grant Universities

2:45

6.0

Policy Board of Directors - Steve Slack and Eric Young

2:50

7.0

Budget & Legislative Committee  - Gary Thompson and Mike Harrington

3:00

Break

3:15

8.0

North American Climate Smart Agriculture Alliance (NACSAA) - Ernie Shea 

• Land and Litter Challenge Overview
• New Approaches to Poultry Litter Management in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed  

3:30

9.0

Communications and Marketing Committee  - Rick Rhodes and Dan Rossi

3:40

10.0

Science and Technology Committee  - Marikis Alvarez and Jeff Jacobsen

3:50

11.0

NIMSS Update - Jeff Jacobsen

3:55

12.0

National Impact Database Committee  - Bill Brown and Eric Young

4:05

13.0

Discussion - Input from ESCOP for National IPM Dialog meeting on December 9^th  - All 

4:20

14.0

ESCOP Diversity in Leadership Task Force  - Jeff Jacobsen

4:30

15.0

CARET Report - Connie Kays, CARET Liaison to ESCOP

4:40

16.0

Updates and input on 2016 ESS - NEDA joint meeting - Bret Hess and Mike Harrington

4:45

17.0

ECOP Report - Bev Durgan

4:50

Other items/Adjourn