Some Program Teams and workgroups will be meeting at the Sustainable Food Systems Strategic Initiative Conference, which will be held Oct. 11 to 13 at Freeborn Hall, UC Davis.
Program Teams are umbrella structures under which workgroups now operate. The objective of this structure is to provide a more efficient and effective means for workgroups to meet and carry out their essential functions, and enhance inter-workgroup communication and collaboration.
The Program Teams that will be meeting include California Communities; Agricultural Production Management Systems; Agronomic Crops; Meat Production and Food Safety; Pomology; and Vegetable Crops. Their affiliated workgroups are listed on the website, but they may or may not plan to meet at this conference.
For a list of workgroups that will be meeting at the Sustainable Food Systems Strategic Initiative Conference, visit http://ucanr.org/sites/SFS/Program_Teams_and_Workgroup_Meetings. If you plan on attending these Program Team and workgroup meetings, please register for the conference at http://ucanr.org/sites/SFS/Registration_47/.
Karen Ross, secretary of the California Department of Food and Agriculture, is scheduled to speak on the evening of Oct. 11. More than 40 posters have been submitted for the poster session that precedes Ross’ address.
The conference theme is "Strengthening Our Connections: People, Issues and Policy." ANR members from throughout the state will participate in panel discussions on a variety of topics that were suggested in a survey of ANR employees. Discussion topics include the role of California in the global food system, water, local and regional food systems, public policy, climate change, food safety, hot issues in agricultural production and using social media for outreach.
The conference planning committee has created a resource list that links to key documents and articles that may inform your thinking as you prepare for the conference. Aspects of the “UC ANR Sustainable Food Systems Strategic Initiative Plan” and the “UC ANR Strategic Vision” will be discussed during the conference. The Public Policy Institute of California report “Managing California’s Water: From Conflict to Reconciliation” complements the plenary panel of the same name.
For SFS conference agenda details, visit http://ucanr.org/sites/SFS. To register, go to http://ucanr.org/sites/SFS/Registration_47.
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