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2008 Capitol Hill Forum and Riley Memorial Lecture
Agriculture, the Fuel for Sustainable Economic Development

12:00 noon
February 28, 2008
Rayburn House Office Building Rooms B-339/40, Washington, D.C.
(enter on Independence Avenue)

An Educational Event of
The Association for International Agriculture and Rural Development (AIARD),
the Borlaug Institute of Texas A&M University,
the Riley Memorial Foundation, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture's 
National Agricultural Library (USDA/NAL)

Fully Confirmed Program

11:45 am Participants check in and view sponsors' exhibits

12:00 pm Box lunches for registrants, doors open

12:10 pm

Introduction -- Robert J. Haggerty, President, AIARD, and Chairperson of the Forum/Lecture, with Edwin C. Price, Director, Borlaug Institute for International Agriculture, Texas A&M University; Richard Ridgway, Secretary-Treasurer, Riley Memorial Foundation; and Susan McCarthy, Senior Analyst, Strategic Scientific Initiatives, USDA/NAL

12:20 pm
Welcome -- Congressman Chet Edwards, Democrat, 17th District, TX. Chairman, Appropriations Subcommittee, Military Construction and Veteran Affairs; member of the Appropriations Subcommittees for Homeland Security and for Energy and Water

12:30 pm

The Charles Valentine Riley Memorial Lecture: “Agriculture for Sustainable Economic Development” - Joachim von Braun, Director General, International Food Policy Research Institute

1:00 pm

“A Perspective from the 2008 World Development Report (WDR)” - Robert Townsend, Senior Economist, Africa Region, World Bank who contributed a chapter to the WDR

1:15 pm

“Information's Contributions to Agriculture and Progress in Developing Nations” -Janet K. Poley, President, American Distance Education Consortium

1:30 pm

“Benefits to the United States of Sustainable Economic Progress in Developing Countries” - USDA Under Secretary Mark Keenum, Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services

1:45 pm

Questions/comments and closing by Robert J. Haggerty
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  • About AIARD
    • About AIARD
    • Mission & Objectives
    • Officers and Committee Chairs
    • Constitution & Bylaws
    • Committees >
      • Education & Advocacy Committee
      • Membership Committee
      • Communications Committee
      • Finance Committee
      • Awards Committee
      • Future Leaders Forum Committee
      • Events Commitee
  • Members
    • Members
    • Reasons to Join AIARD
    • Join AIARD
    • Past Award Recipients
    • Career Networking
  • Communications
    • Communications
    • AIARD Blog
    • COVID-19 Resources Library
    • AIARD Publications
    • Email Subscription
    • News
    • Partner Publications
  • Events
    • Virtual AIARD Week 2021 >
      • 2021 Sessions
      • 2021 Sponsors
    • AIARD FLF Webinar Series
    • Previous Events >
      • Virtual AIARD Week 2020 >
        • 2020 Sponsors
        • 2020 Speakers and Moderators
      • AIARD Side Event at the World Food Prize
      • 2019 Annual Conference >
        • 2019 Photo Gallery
        • Conference agenda
  • Future Leaders
    • Future Leaders Forum >
      • 2021 Future Leaders Forum
      • 2020 Future Leaders Forum
    • AIARD Scholarship Fund
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