4:00 p.m.

Registration

6:30 p.m.

Reception (refreshments)

7:15 a.m.

Registration

8:30 a.m.

Welcome (B. Carlton, Rutgers University)

8:35 a.m.

Charge to participants (R. Gaugler, Rutgers University)

8:45 a.m.

Opening Address: Why a Different Approach is Needed (G. E. Harman, Cornell)

9:25 a.m.

Cottage Industry Perspective (J. Cate, Integrated BioControl Systems)

9:37 a.m.

Small Company Perspective (G. Soares, AgroGenesis)

9:49 a.m.

Large Company Perspective (M. Broadhurst, Zeneca)

10:01 a.m.

Coffee Break

10:26 a.m.

Extension Perspective (D. Mahr, U. Wisconsin)

10:38 a.m.

Grower Perspective (S. Rogers, Rogers Bros. Fruit Co.)

10:50 a.m.

Panel Discussion

11:45 a.m.

Lunch on your own

1:15.pm.

Grower Cooperatives (W. Bartels, Fillmore Citrus Cooperative District)

1:40 p.m.

On-site fermentation for biological applications (D. Odelson and J. Doyle, Eco Soil Systems)

2:05 p.m.

Internationally- Where/Why Biopesticides Work. (D. Bottrell, U. Maryland)

2:30 p.m.

Breakouts

5:00 p.m.

Plenary Session Reports from Breakout Groups

6:30 p.m.

Buses leave for New Jersey Agricultural Museum

8:15 a.m.

How the Food Industry Manages World-Wide Distribution of a Live Product (W. Watrous, Chr. Hansen Inc.)

8:40 a.m.

Microbreweries: What are they and how do they fit a niche market (G. Greenshields, Greenshields Brewery)

9:05 a.m.

Alternative Measures of Economic Performance of Biological Control Programs (K. Klonsky, University of California)

9:30 a.m.

Changing the Existing Mindset (L. Gianessi, National Center for Food and Agricultural Policy)

9:55 a.m.

BreakOuts

12:15 p.m.

Lunch on your own

1:30 p.m.

Plenary Reports from BreakOut Groups

2:15 p.m.

Open Discussion of Next Action Step

3:30 p.m.

Coffee Break

3:50 p.m.

Closing Address: Where Do We Go From Here? (J. Waage, Intern. Inst. BioControl, UK)

4:20 p.m.

Wrap Up

4:30 p.m.

Adjourn