Time

Agenda

Item

Topic and Presenter(s)

8:30

1.0

Call to Order - Shirley Hymon-Parker, Chair 

• 1.1   Approval of Agenda
• 1.2   Approval of September 30, 2015 Minutes from ESS Business Meeting, Charlotte, NC
• 1.3   Approval of Interim Actions
• 1.4   Experiment Station Section Awards for Excellence in Leadership

8:40

2.0

NIFA Report -  Parag Chitnis and Bill Hoffman

9:00

3.0

Proposed Changes to the ESS Rules of Operation - Bob Shulstad and Jeff Jacobsen 

• Proposed Rules of Operations changes
•  Current Rules of Operations, 2012 
• ESS Budget Presentation

9:15

4.0

Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Initiative - Ian Maw

9:20

5.0

Budget and Legislative Committee   - Gary Thompson and Mike Harrington 

9:35

6.0

NRSP Vote and Discussion   - Clarence Watson and Eric Young  

• NRSP Review Committee agenda brief
• NRSP Review Committee presentation
• NRSP_temp11, National Agricultural Research Data Network for Harmonized Data proposal
• NRSP_temp11 Writing Committee response to review and recommendation
• NRSP 2017 Budget Summary  
  

NRSP1 Preview - Bill Brown and Jeff Jacobsen 

9:50

7.0

ESS Budget Discussion - Bret Hess and Mike Harrington

10:05

Break - 10:05 - 10:30

10:30

8.0

Voting Results - Shirley Hymon-Parker

10:45

9.0

BAA  - Policy Board of Directors  - Clarence Watson and Eric Young

11:00

10.0

Communications and Marketing Committee  - Rick Rhodes

11:10

11.0

Science and Technology Committee  - Marikis Alvarez and Jeff Jacobsen

11:20

12.0

NIMSS Update  - Jeff Jacobsen and Chris Hamilton

11:25

13.0

Update on Deferred Maintenance Committee Report  - Clarence Watson, Mike Harrington and Eric Young

11:30

14.0

Update on Prior Approval for Equipment Requirement Implementation - Alton Thompson

11:35

15.0

Updates on Big Initiatives: 

• Water Security - Mike Harrington
•  Healthy Food Systems, Healthy People  - Clarence Watson, Shirley-Hymon-Parker, Eric Young 

11:50

16.0

Election of Chair- Elect - Shirley Hymon-Parker

11:55

17.0

Resolutions Committee Report    

12:10

18.0

Changing of the Guard - Shirley Hymon-Parker
Final Remarks and Adjourn - Bret Hess

Agenda Briefs Only

19.0

ECOP report to ESCOP 
Diversity Report