association of ecosystem research centers
AERC Annual Symposium Ripley Center, Smithsonian Institution Washington, DC November 14, 2001 Agency Funding Agendas for Research and Applications
7:30 AM	Continental breakfast
8:15	Welcome and introductory remarks Lindsay Boring/David White
8:30	“Research Needs and Opportunities Bridging Terrestrial, Aquatic and Marine Ecosystems” Dr. Donald Boesch, President of the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science
9:30	“Public and Private Funding for Ecological Research and Applications: The Players, The Programs, The Payouts and The Prospects” Dr. David Blockstein, Senior Scientist of the National Council on Science and the Environment
10:30	Break
10:45	“New Programs and Initiatives Relevant to USGS Research” Dr. Chip Groat, Director, U.S. Geological Survey
11:15	“New Programs and Initiatives Relevant to NSF Research” Dr. Joann Roskoski, Deputy Assistant Director for Biological Sciences, National Science Foundation
11:45	Lunch
1:15 PM	“New Programs and Initiatives Relevant to USDA-NRI Research” Dr. Mark Poth, Division Director for Natural Resources and the Environment, U.S.D.A. National Research Initiative
1:45	“Legislative Perspectives on Programs and Funding” Hon. Wayne Gilchrest (R-MD), Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans
2:15	“New Programs and Initiatives Relevant to NOAA Research” Dr. David Evans, Assistant Administrator for Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
2:45 3:15 3:30-5:00	“Legislative Perspectives on Programs and Funding” Hon. Jack Kingston, (R-GA), House Interior and Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittees (Invited) Discussion Reception