Summit Materialss

This page will include copies of materials made available to summit participants for the benefit of participants, the webcast audience, and other interested parties.

• Agenda
• Background Readings
• Breakout Discussions
• Participant List
• Poster Abstracts
• Speaker Biographies
• Speaker Presentations
• Webcast Information

Agenda

The agenda for the summit is available on this website or downloaded as a PDF document. Those participating via webcast may wish to download the webcast agenda, which also includes information about connecting to the webcast.


Background Readings

Two papers have been commissioned specifically for the Leadership Summit and are made available as PDF files for free download:

• J.L. Gilmore, A.D. Goecker, E. Smith, and P.G. Smith. Shifts in the Production and Employment of Baccalaureate Degree Graduates from U.S. Colleges of Agriculture and Natural Resources, 1990-2005. [Download 70 KB PDF]
• R.T. Yuan. Rethinking Undergraduate Science Education: Concepts and Practicalities -- A Traditional Curriculum in a Changed World. [Download 47 KB PDF]

In addition, chapters from two National Academies reports are specifically recommended as background reading:

• H.O. Kunkel. (1992) "Overview" from Agriculture and the Undergraduate: Proceedings. Washington, D.C.: National Academy Press. [Chapter; Complete Report]
• J.D. Bransford, A.L. Brown, and R.R. Cocking, eds. (2000) "Chapter 1: Learning: From Speculation to Science" from How People Learn: Brain, Mind, Experience, and School: Expanded Edition. Washington, D.C.: National Academy Press. [Chapter; Complete Report]

Breakout Discussions

Over the course of the Leadership Summit, attendees will participate in 4 separate breakout discussions: one on Tuesday afternoon, two on Wednesday afternoon, and one on Thursday morning. The topics and questions for each breakout session to consider are explained in the document on breakout sessions.

Participant List

Over 300 individuals are registered to participate in the Leadership Summit. The full list of registered participants, sorted according to their institutional affiliation is available by downloading the participant list.

Poster Abstracts

Nearly 20 abstracts were submitted for the poster session and reecption that will occur on the first evening of the meeting. The abstracts are available by downloading the poster abstracts.


Speaker Biographies

More than 25 experts will be speaking at the summit in plenary or concurrent sessions. For biographical information about these speakers, please download the speaker biographies.


Speaker Presentations

Copies of PowerPoint files or any other materials presented by speakers will be made available as soon as possible by links from the summit agenda. Most files will be available as PDF documents.

Webcast Information

The plenary sessions of the meeting on October 3-4 will be available via a live audio webcast. Instructions on how to access the webcast will be availble at http://www.nationalacademies.org/ while the webcast is live. The webcast audience may also submit comments and questions in real time. This will allow remote listeners to participate from their own offices and classrooms.

Please download the webcast agenda for information about which sessions will be webcast:

• Tuesday, October 3, 2006
  2:00 p.m. - 4:20 p.m. EDT
• Wednesday, October 4, 2006
  8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. EDT