BESC/CoFARM Briefing Agenda
April 8, 2008
2:30 PM - 5:15 PM
AAAS Auditorium
1200 New York Ave., NW, Washington, DC
Metro Center metro stop (blue/orange/red lines)

2:30	Welcome	Nadine Lymn, Ecological Society of America & BESC Co-Chair
2:35	R&D Budget Overview	Whitney Tull, American Society for Microbiology & Chair, CoFARM
3:00	National Science Foundation	Robert Sterner, Division of Environmental Biology Director
3:20	USDA Competitive Programs	Deborah Sheely, Interim Deputy Administrator, USDA Competitive Programs
3:40	A Perspective from Capitol Hill	Jean Fruci, Staff Director, Energy & Environment House Subcommittee
4:00	Orientation	Robert Gropp, American Institute of Biological Sciences & BESC Co-Chair
4:30	Teams meet with Team Advisors to prepare for Hill Visits
5:15	Depart for Hill (Go to Metro Center metro stop and take blue or orange line to Capitol South metro stop)
6-8	Reception honoring Reps. Baird (D-WA) & Bilbray (R-CA)	2105 Longworth House Office Building