The food production industry faces numerous challenges in advancing sustainable agriculture.
The symposium goals are to identify these challenges and identify opportunities to address them, share information among producers and input providers on current and potential initiatives, and explore ways for better communication and collaboration among the industry.
Achievement of these goals will improve efficiency, reduce costs and enhance sustainable agricultural production for the industry, including growers, processors and packers, wholesalers, retailers and ultimately consumers.
Sponsored by the National Science Foundation Center for Integrated Pest Management and hosted by US EPA
August 1, 2007
6-8:00 PM Reception – Hyatt Regency, Crystal City - All participants invited
Light fare and drinks.
August 2, 2007
7:30 Registration, coffee, EPA Potomac Yard Conference Center
8:00 Welcome & Introductions
Ron Stinner , Director, NSF Center for IPM
8:20
9:30
9:45
10:00
10:20
Overview of Aug 1 Food Industry/Public Agency Summit: Tom Green , President,
IPM Institute
Reporting Out: Opportunities and Challenges
Public Agency Perspective
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Tom Brennan , EPA
Buy-Side Perspective – David Pendlington , Sustainable Agriculture Program
Coordinator, Unilever
Processor Perspective - Steve Balling , Director, Agricultural Services, Del
Monte
Sustainability from a Consumer Perspective – Kate Peringer , Hartman Group
Standards - Kathleen Staley , Senior Advisor for Quality Management, USDA
Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) & Good Handling Practices (GHP)
Role of Federal Agency Standards Executives - Mary McKiel , Standards
Executive, US EPA
Break
Panel Presentation & Discussion: Performance Measurement and Reporting

11:50
1:00
2:15
2:30
4:00
4:30
IPM Elements and Guidelines – Curt Petzoldt , Assistant Director, New York
State IPM Program
SYSCO Sustainable Agriculture Initiative Reporting Elements – Shane Sampels ,
Director, Quality Assurance, SYSCO
National IPM Evaluation Group – Unified Reporting for Outputs/Outcomes, Bill
Hoffman , National Program Leader, Ag Homeland Security, USDA CSREES
Lunch (provided)
Panel Presentation & Discussion: Perspectives from the Food Chain
Moderator: Steve Muench , United Soybean Board
Lynoaken Farm and Richard Yudin , Fyffes
Perspective on EurepGAP and buyer-requested programs, Darrel Oakes ,
National Council of Farmer Cooperatives, Jean-Marie Peltier, President
Technological Solutions, Jon Forbis, Jennifer Shaw , Syngenta Crop Protection
Break
Open Discussion and Questions
Building Communication Bridges and Partnerships - What next? Summary of meeting - Ron Stinner and Tom Green
Adjourn

RECEPTION, August 1, 6 – 8 PM
Hyatt Regency Crystal City (directly across street from Potomac Yard)
2799 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, Virginia 22202
Tel: 800 233-1234, Local 703 418 1234, Fax: 703 418 1289 http://www.crystalcity.hyatt.com/hyatt/hotels/index.jsp
Location: Potomac Yard Conference Center, One Potomac Yard
2777 S. Crystal Drive, Arlington, VA 22202
Located directly behind and across the street from the Hyatt Regency.
Map at http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/contacts/officelocation.htm
Public Transportation
The closest Washington Metrorail station is Crystal City (Blue/Yellow lines). Please note that
Metro is approximately one mile from the building. Besides walking (see below), street transportation includes: a taxi (available at any of the hotels near the Metro station) or Metrobus
9S – Crystal City-Potomac Yard, bus stop is right outside of the Crystal City Metro Station. It will deliver you right to the front of Potomac Yard:
9S Bus Schedule: Weekdays: 5:30 am - 7:30 pm - every 12 minutes
Peak hours: - 5:30 - 9:00 am and 3:30 - 6:00 pm - every 6 minutes
Cost: $1.25 (exact change), Metrobus token, or SmarTrip card
Walking from Crystal City Metro Station to Potomac Yard South Building (15 mins)
Take two sets of escalators from the Metro platform to reach the street level.
Turn left when you emerge from the second escalator.
After walking about 50 feet, you will be facing 18th Street.
Cross to the far side of 18th Street (do not go under the very large overpass on your right - Rt. 1/Jeff. Davis Hwy).
Turn left onto 18th Street and walk 0.1 mi. down the hill, passing under a pedestrian overpass.
At the dead end stoplight, turn right on Crystal Drive and walk ~0.5 mi (crossing 20th,
23rd, and 26th streets)
After passing under the flyover bridge to National Airport, the Potomac Yard building will be on your left.
Use the South entrance with the American and EPA flags flying out front.
From Washington Ronald Regan National Airport (DCA)
Taxi, or Metrorail to Crystal City, next stop on route:
Blue Line towards Largo Town Center or Yellow Line towards Fort Totten
See directions above for walking or 9S Bus from Crystal City Metro Station
Driving and public parking
From US Route 1 (Jefferson Davis Highway) turn eastward on 27th Street. Go straight ahead
(the road actually veers slightly to the left, then right) to Crystal Drive. Turn left on Crystal Drive and One Potomac Yard is the large building immediately on your right across Crystal Drive from the Hyatt Hotel.
Public parking, at an hourly or all-day rate, is available in the underground garage. The garage is located on Potomac Ave, which is behind the building.