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IPM CRSP International Plant Diagnostic Network (IPDN)
Stakeholder Meeting
Antigua, Guatemala
June 28, 2006

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10:00 a.m. Welcome and introductions – Dr. Marco Arevalo
10:15 a.m. Introduction to the IPM CRSP and International Plant Diagnostic Network (Dr. Sally Miller)
10:45 a.m. The U.S. National Plant Diagnostic Network (NPDN) – Dr. Tim Momol
11:15 a.m. Needs for diagnostics in Central America – stakeholders to be identified
[Focused on needs of ag industry stakeholders (small and large growers, consultants, pesticide industry, government, NGOs, etc.) for plant disease diagnosis, including sanitary/phytosanitary, disease management (IPM), etc]
12:00 noon Lunch
1:30 p.m. Infrastructure standards for “ideal” Plant Disease Diagnostic Labs - Dr. Sue Tolin
2:00 a.m. Communication and Data Network Component of the IPDN– Dr. Tim Momol
2:30 p.m. Systems and capacity for plant disease diagnostics in Central America
[Participants talk about their own labs/facilities – activities and capacity – 10-15 minutes each, depending on how many attend]
4:30 p.m. Discussion and summation – Dr. Marco Arevalo
5:00 p.m. Adjourn
Dr. Sally Miller
Department of Plant Pathology
The Ohio State University – OARDC
1680 Madison Avenue Wooster, OH 44691
Ph: 330-263-3678 Fax: 330-263-3678
E-mail: miller.769@osu.edu