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Suggested Citation:"Appendix A: Agenda." National Research Council. 2008. Genetically Engineered Organisms, Wildlife, and Habitat: A Workshop Summary. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/12218.
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Appendix

Appendix A Agenda WORKSHOP ON GENETICALLY ENGINEERED ORGANISMS, WILDLIFE, AND HABITATS Arnold and Mabel Beckman Center of the National Academies Irvine, CA November 5-6, 2007 Monday, November 5, 2007 Session I: Introduction and Setting the Stage 8:00 a.m. Welcome and Workshop Overview Anne Kapuscinski, Chair, Planning Committee 8:15 Biological Sciences at the U.S. Geological Survey Robert Szaro, USGS 8:30 GEOs and the USDA Biotechnology Risk Assessment Research Grants Program: What’s Here, What’s Coming? Chris Wozniak, USDA 8:45 Panel Discussion With Session I Speakers Session II: Current Research on Effects of GEOs on Terrestrial and Aquatic Wildlife and Habitats 9:10 Research on Effects of GE Crops on Terrestrial Wildlife and Their Natural Habitats LaReesa Wolfenbarger, University of Nebraska 57

58 APPENDIX A 9:30  Research on Effects of GE Trees on Wildlife and Their Natural Habitats, ����������������������������������������� Chung-Jui Tsai, Michigan Tech University 9:50 Break 10:10 Research on Effects of GE Fish on Aquatic Wildlife and Their Natural Habitats Robert Devlin, Fisheries and Oceans Canada 10:30 Research on Effects of GE Microbes on Wildlife and Their Natural Habitats Michael Allen, University of California at Riverside 10:50 Research on Effects of GE Insects on Wildlife and Their Natural Habitats Thomas Miller, University of California at Riverside 11:10 Panel Discussion with Session II Speakers 11:30 Working Lunch Session III: F  undamental and Cross-cutting Research Issues for Assessing Ecological Effects of GEOs 12:30 p.m. Research Approaches from Invasion Ecology Diane Larson, USGS 12:50 Working from the Gene and Organism Upward, Paul Gepts, University of California at Davis 1:10 Strategies for Detecting Ecological Effects of GEOs in Nature Michelle Marvier, Santa Clara University 1:30 Panel Discussion with Session III Speakers 2:00 Break Session IV: Breakout Session by Ecosystem Type 2:15 Review Charge to Participants: Identify Priority Areas for Research on Ecological Effects of GEOs

APPENDIX A 59 2:30  Breakout Groups (Refer to Breakout Instructions for 4 Group Assignments) • A riculture/Wildland (Terrestrial and Aquatic) g Interface (2 Groups) • Silviculture/Wild Forest Interface • Aquaculture/Aquatic Habitat Interface 5:00 Adjourn for the Day Tuesday, November 6, 2007 Session V: Summary and Synthesis of Session IV from Breakout Groups 8:00 a.m. Presentations from Each Session IV Breakout Group • 1 Minute Presentation and 5 Minute Discussion Per 0 Group •  s a Group, Identify a Combined List of 4 Priorities. A These 4 Priorities Will Define the Breakout Groups for Session VI 9:30 Break Session VI: Breakout Session by Priority Area 10:00 Review Charge to Participants: •  dentify Fundamental Information Needs and I Prioritize Specific Research Directions and Questions •  dentify Existing Research, Surveillance, and I Monitoring Activities that Might Serve as Platform for Research on GEOs 10:15 Breakout Groups by Priority Area 12:30 p.m. Working Lunch Session VII: Summary and Synthesis of Session VI from Breakout Groups 1:30 Presentations From Each Session VI Breakout Group •  0 Minute Presentation and 5 Minute Discussion Per 1 Group

60 APPENDIX A Session VIII: Plenary Discussion 2:30 Group Discussion •  hat Were Common Themes Among the Various W Breakout Groups? •  ow Can USGS and Other Groups Build on Current H Activities to Advance Our Knowledge of These Effects on Terrestrial and Aquatic Wildlife and Their Habitats? 3:30 Concluding Remarks  Norm Ellstrand, Bruce Tabashnik, and Anne Kapuscinski 4:00 Adjourn

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Since the first commercial introduction of transgenic corn plants in 1995, biotechnology has provided enormous benefits to agricultural crop production. Research is underway to develop a much broader range of genetically engineered organisms (GEOs), including fish, trees, microbes, and insects, that could have the potential to transform fields such as aquaculture, biofuels production, bioremediation, biocontrol, and even the production of pharmaceuticals . However, biotechnology is not without risk and continues to be an extremely controversial topic. Chief among the concerns is the potential ecological effects of GEOs that interact with wildlife and habitats.

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is charged with providing scientific advice to inform federal agencies that manage wildlife and their habitats. USGS has identified biotechnology as one of its major challenges for future research. Seeing an opportunity to initiate a dialogue between ecologists and developers of GEOs about this challenge, the USGS and the National Research Council (NRC) held a two-day workshop in November of 2007, to identify research activities with the greatest potential to provide the information needed to assess the ecological effects of GEOs on wildlife and habitats. The workshop, designed to approach the research questions from a habitat, rather than transgenic organism, perspective, is summarized in this book.

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