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Friday 1/09/04

9:00 - 9:30 am: Registration

9:30 - 10:30 am: Organic Seed Alliance/Mission and Programs & Participant Introductions - Matthew Dillion, Executive Director

10:45 - 12:00 am: "Ownership of Seeds - A Legal Perspective" Keith Aoki Professor, Wayne Morris Scholar, University of Oregon School of Law
Keith Aoki, organizer of upcoming conference: "Intellectual Property and the Law and Politics of Global Food Supply" April 9, 2004 www.morsechair.uoregon.edu/mmm.php

12:00 - 1:15 am: Lunch

1:15 - 3:00 pm: Panel Discussion/Group Comments - "Breeders Rights - Alternatives to Patents"
Keith Aoki-University of Oregon Law School-www.law.uoregon.edu
Frank Morton-Seed Farmers/Breeder/Owner, Wild Garden Seed-www.wildgardenseed.com
John Navazio -Director of Research & Seed Grower Education, Organic Seed Alliance 
Mark Henning-Breeder, Cornell University
Public Seed Initiative: www.plbr.cornell.edu/psi/
Cornell Breeding Department: www.plbr.cornell.edu/PBBweb/home/html
Moderator: Matthew Dillion

3:00 - 4:30 pm: Tour of OSU Seed Facilities-Oregon State University, Seed Research Extension, Hyslop Farm: http://cropandsoil.oregonstate.edu/seed-ext/

4:30 - 6:30 pm: Dinner Break

6:30 - 7:30 pm: "Priorities and Pressures on Public Plant Breeding"
Jim Myers - Baggett-Frazier Professor of Vegetable Breeding and Genetics

7:30 - 8:30 pm: Farmer Genome Cooperative Project Update
Oregon State University , Department of Horticulture: www.oregonstate.edu/dept/hort/
Heather Smith, Oregon Tilth/FGCP
Farmer Cooperative Genome Project, pdf of program description: www.fcgp.org

Saturday 1/10/04

8:30 - 9:00 am: Continued registration

9:00 - 12:00 am: "Disease in vegetable seed crops. ID, Treatment, Prevention"
Lindsey du Toit - Vegetable Seed Pathologist, WSU Mount VernonWashington State University , Vegetable Pathology Team: This site will soon contain seed-borne disease identification and management guides, please keep checking back.http://mtvernon.wsu.edu/path_team/vegpath_team.htm
Vegetable Pathology Team Newsletter: http://mtvernon.wsu.edu/path_team/currentnewlet.htm

12:00 - 1:15 pm: Lunch

1:15 - 1:45 pm: WSU Organic Wheat Breeding, Kevin Murphy- WSU Project Manager

1:45 - 2:45 pm:"What Seed Crops Are Right for Your Farm?" John Navazio -Click Here for PowerPoint Presentation

3:00 - 4:30 pm: Panel Discussion/Group Comments: "Improving Organic Seed and Availability"
Micaela Colley-Organic Seed Specialist
Carol Miles-Agricultural Systems Specialist
Vancouver Agricultural Systems Extension: http://agsyst.wsu.edu
Alex Stone- OSU Organic Working Group www.oregonstate.edu/dept/hort/
Fred Brosy-Organic Farmer and Seed Producer
Moderator: John Navazio

5:00 - 7:00 pm: Dinner Break

7:00 - 8:30 pm: "Why Grow Seed? A Personal Perspective",Frank Morton -Wild Garden Seed www.wildgardenseed.com

Sunday 1/11/04

8:00 - 9:00 am: Coffee Social

9:00 - 10:00 am: "Organic Seed Laws" Joal Reiten-Bejo Seed

10:15 - 12:00 am: Panel Discussion/Group Comments : "How does the creation of an organic seed market affect the economics of independent seed companies and growers?"
Rose Marie Nichols McGee - Owner, Nichols Garden Seed Catalog www.nicholsgardennursery.com
Joel Reiten - Bejo Seeds www.bejoseeds.com
Steve Peters - Seeds of Change www.seedsofchange.com
Frank Morton - Wild Garden Seed www.wildgardenseed.com
Tom Johns - Territorial Seed www.territorial-seed.com
Moderator: Matthew Dillon

12:00 - 1:15 pm: Lunch

1:00 - 3:00 pm: Public Seed Swap

1:15 - 3:00 pm: 1:15-2:30pm : Panel Discussion National Organic Program - The Seed Loophole
National Organic Program: www.ams.gov/nop
Pete Gonzalez, Oregon Tilth www.tilth.org
Rachael Jamison, WSDA Organic Food Programs http://agr.wa.gov/FoodAnimal/Organic/default.htm
Jim Gerritsen - Owner, Wood Prairie Farm and Seed www.woodprairie.com
Miguel Guerrero - Projects Coordinator, OMRI www.omri.org
Moderator: Peter Miller, Oregon Tilth www.tilth.org

2:45-3:30 pm: History of Specialty Seed in the Northwest
Mike Chilton, Ag Alternatives www.agalternatives.com

3:30 - 5:00 pm: Seed Cleaning and Conditioning-
Frank Morton-Wild Garden Seed
Micaela Colley-Seeds of Change