Agenda
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Wednesday-Thursday, 16-17 May
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Panel members arriving |
Friday, 18 May
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08:30-09:00
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Director General Welcomes
Panel (EPMR Panel Office) |
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09:00-11:00
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Organizational Meeting
for EPMR Panel (EPMR Panel Office) |
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11:00-12:00
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Panel Chair Meeting with
CIAT BOT Chair (BOT Chair Office) |
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12:00-13:30
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Welcome Lunch with BOT
Chair & Management Team (BOT Terrace) |
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13:30-14:30
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Panel Meeting with Director
General (BOT Room) |
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14:30-17:30
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Reading Period |
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20:00-21:00
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Panel Meeting with Panel
Secretary (EPMR Panel Office) |
Saturday, 19 May
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Briefings by & Discussion with CIAT Scientists
(Kellogg Auditorium)
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08:00-08:10
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Welcome and Introduction
of Panel to Staff
Joachim Voss |
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08:10-08:20
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Introduction by BOT Chair
Yves Savidan |
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08:20-09:05
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CIAT in Context: Evolution
and Innovation
(SC Issues 1 & 3 & 6)
Joachim Voss |
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09:05-09:35
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Research Program: Recent
Development & Future Directions
Douglas Pachico |
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09:35-10:00
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Discussion |
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10:00-10:20
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Financial Overview
Luis Roberto Sanint |
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10:20-10:30
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Discussion |
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10:30-10:50
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Coffee |
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10:50-11:20
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People and Agroecosystems
(SC Issues 2 & 7)
Roger Kirkby |
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11:20-11:50
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Opportunities for Research
on High Value Commodities
(SC Issues 4 & 5)
Thomas Oberthür |
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11:50-12:20
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Discussion |
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12:20-14:00
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Lunch |
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14:00-14:30
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Sharing the Benefits
of Agrobiodiversity
Joe Tohme |
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14:30-14:50
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Genetic Resources
Daniel Debouck |
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14:50-15:10
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Bean Improvement
Steve Beebe |
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15:10-15:30
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Cassava Improvement
Hernán Ceballos |
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15:30-16:10
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Discussion |
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16:10-16:40
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Coffee |
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16:40-17:00
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Tropical Forages
(SC Issue 8)
Michael Peters |
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17:00-17:20
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Rice in Latin America
(SC Issue 8)
Fernando Correa |
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17:20-18:00
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Discussion |
Sunday, 20 May
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Kellogg Auditorium
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08:00-08:20
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Regional Research Strategy:
Partnerships in Latin America
Luis Roberto Sanint |
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08:20-08:40
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Central America
Axel Schmidt |
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08:40-09:00
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Amazon Initiative
Roberto Porro |
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09:00-09:40
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Discussion |
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09:40-10:00
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Coffee |
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10:00-10:30
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Regional Strategy Asia
Rod Lefroy |
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10:30-11:00
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Regional Research Strategy:
Africa
Robin Buruchara |
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11:00-11:30
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Tropical Soils Biology
Fertility Research in Africa
(SC Issue 7)
Nteranya Sanginga |
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11:30-12:30
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Discussion |
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12:30-13:30
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Working Lunch: Panel
& CIAT Research Committee (BOT Terrace) |
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13:30-16:00
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Free for Panel Business |
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16:00
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Departure for Reception
at DG's house |
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20:00
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Departure for CIAT |
Monday-Friday, 21-25 May
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Agenda to be finalized after arrival of Panel. Options include:
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- Further meetings with scientific staff as per request
by Panel.
- Meetings with Staff Associations: Principal Staff Association;
Associates & Assistants Association; Secretaries Association;
Union Leadership.
- Tour of scientific facilities: labs, greenhouses, fields
& nearby field stations.
- Daily short traffic control meeting: Panel Secretary,
DDG-Research, Panel Chair & DG.
- Meetings with corporate services staff with proposed briefings
on administrative services as per table below.
- Invitation to attend Board Retreat on Financial Issues,
Monday, 21 May (Muisca Room); 14:00-18:00.
| Area |
Spokeperson |
Time of presentation
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| Directorate of Administration |
Jesús A. Cuéllar |
25 minutes
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| Human Resources |
Gustavo Peralta |
25 minutes
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| Maintenance & Procurement |
Jorge Uribe |
20 minutes
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| Miami Office |
Fernando Posada or Julián
Montoya |
12 minutes
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| Legal Office |
Germán Arias |
12 minutes
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| Food & Housing |
Gloria C. Vásquez |
10 minutes
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Institutional
Protection |
Sibel González |
10 minutes
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- Dinner in Cali with Management Team.
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Observation of CIAT Board of Trustees & Committee
Meetings
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21 May
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Risk Management, Audit,
& Nominating Committees |
22 May
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Program Committee |
23 May
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Morning: Program Committee
continued |
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Afternoon: Executive
& Finance Committee |
24 May
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08:00-10:45
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Program Committee meeting
with EPMR Panel Members (Nariño Room) |
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Afternoon: Full BOT Meeting |
25 May
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Full BOT Meeting |
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Evening: BOT Reception
for Staff and Panel (Arcos) |
Saturday, 26 May
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Panel Wrap Up Meetings
(closed session) |
Sunday, 27 May
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Panel members depart |
Dates to be confirmed
Field visits in Colombia
Meetings with host country officials in Bogotá;
possible overnight field trips include eastern savannas
(llanos) for rice and forages research; north coast for
cassva research; Andean hillsides for beans and agroecosystems
research.
Main Phase of EPMR in Cali, 2-16 July
Definitive dates and program to be confirmed.
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