Building Interdisciplinary Collaborations to Transform Food and Agriculture into Circular Systems: A Mid-Career Mentoring Workshop
Location: Kansas City Marriott Downtown (Kansas City, MO)
Dates: June 6-8, 2022
The deadline for applications has passed.
More information about the agenda for this workshop, invited panelists, as well as logistics is available on the AAEA website. For any questions, please contact the AAEA Business Office at info@aaea.org or (414) 918-3190.
Kansas City Marriott Downtown Reservations
Guest Room Rate: $185.00 per night plus state and local tax of 18.35% and a $1.50 city development fee per room per night
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Reservations must be received on or before 5:00 pm Central on Monday, May 16th
PROGRAM |
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June 6: |
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| Time | Activity | |
| 5.00 pm | Welcome and Introductions | |
| 6.00 pm | Keynote Address: David Zilberman, University of California Berkeley | |
| 7.00 pm | Dinner | |
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June 7: |
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| Time | Activity | |
| 8.30 am | Opening remarks: Madhu Khanna, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign | |
| 8.45 am | Session #1: Problem Formulation: Disciplinary Views and the Need for Interdisciplinarity Panelists: Brahm Verma (University of Georgia), Scott Swinton (Michigan State University), Vara Prasad (Kansas State University), Bruno Basso (Michigan State University) |
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| 10.15 am | Break | |
| 10.30 am | Breakout Session #1: Developing a Disciplinary Understanding of Circular Economy Concepts | |
| Noon | Lunch | |
| 1.00 pm | Session #2: Developing a Shared Perspective on Circular Economy Principles, Metrics, and Methods Panelists: Gal Hochman, Allison Thomson, Elena Irwin, Sauleh Siddiqui (invited) |
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| 2.00 pm | Break | |
| 2.15 pm | Breakout Session #2a: Developing a Multi-Disciplinary Understanding of Circular Economy Concepts | |
| 3.45 pm | Break | |
| 4.00 pm | Breakout Session #2b: Areas for Future Interdisciplinary Research on Circular Food and Agricultural Economy Topics | |
| 6.00 pm | Keynote Address: Elise Golan, Director for Sustainable Development for USDA | |
| 7.00 pm | Dinner | |
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June 8:
Mentoring Related to Interdisciplinary Research Projects |
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| Time | Activity | |
| 9:00 am | General Session #3: Building Interdisciplinary Teams and Brainstorming Ideas
Panelists: Kathleen Liang (North Carolina A&T State University), Norbert Wilson (Duke University), Carola Grebitus (Arizona State University), Siny Joseph (Kansas State University) |
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| 10.30 am | Break | |
| 10.45 am | Breakout Session #2c: Developing Proposal Ideas on Specific Topics | |
| Noon | Lunch | |
| 1:00 pm | Session #2d: Presentation preparation | |
| 2:00 pm | General Session #4: Presentations and Wrap-up | |
| 2:45 pm | Closing Remarks | |
| 3:00 pm | Adjourn | |