June 14, 2005, University Club, UC Davis

Conference Goals:

• Establish genuine connections and cooperative associations among campus and county-based ANR members working in animal agriculture.
• Increase awareness and understanding of significant issues and opportunities for collaboration in ANR animal agriculture research and extension programming.
• Identify strategies for promoting collaborative relationships and planning joint projects in ANR’s animal agriculture programs.
• Learn about future funding opportunities and successful grant-writing.
• Re-commit to the land-grant mission, public service and value of a vital research-extension continuum in solving serious problems in animal agriculture in the future.

Conference Attendees:

                Agricultural Experiment Station Scientists

                Cooperative Extension Specialists

                Country Farm Advisors

Conference Speakers:

• Bill Frost - AES & CE Conference Overview
• Gary Anderson - AES & CE in California - "Where Have We Been and Where Are We Now?"
• Alison Van Eenennaam - Success Across the Continuum
• John Harper - Success Across the Continuum
• Robert BonDurant - Success Across the Continuum
• Jim Brenner - Promoting Success Across the Continuum
• Jim Brenner - Scenario Planning for the Future
• Jess Phelan - “Funding Opportunities in the Public and Private Sectors”
• Elizabeth Mitloehner - “Dos and Don’ts of Grant-Writing"
• Lanny Lund - “ANR Funding & Grants: Past, Present & Future"
• Jim Brenner - "Moving Toward More Collaboration"

Conference website:  http://groups.ucanr.org/Animal_Agriculture/