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Betreff: [IUFRO Div 2] Jan 8 Webinar Fwd: FW: Report Release Webinar: Forest Health and Biotechnology: Possibilities and Considerations
Date: January 2, 2019 at 11:55 AM
Subject: FW: Report Release Webinar: Forest Health and Biotechnology: Possibilities and ConsiderationsHello committee,
Happy New Year!
Below is the email announcement for our report release webinar on Tuesday, January 8 at 2pm ET. Feel free to forward this message to any interested parties and/or register for the webinar yourself.
Let me know if you have questions about anything. Thanks!
Jenna
Jenna Briscoe
Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources
From: NASEM Forest Biotech Study <ForestBiotech@nas.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, January 02, 2019 1:59 PM
To: Briscoe, Jenna <JBriscoe@nas.edu>
Subject: Report Release Webinar: Forest Health and Biotechnology: Possibilities and Considerations
Report Release Webinar:
Forest Health and Biotechnology:
Possibilities and ConsiderationsTuesday, January 8, 2019 at 2:00 pm ET
via Live Webinar
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will hold a public release webinar for the new consensus report Forest Health and Biotechnology: Possibilities and Considerations on Tuesday, January 8 at 2:00 pm Eastern Time.
Biotechnology has the potential to help mitigate threats to North American forests from insects and pathogens through the introduction of pest-resistant traits to forest trees. However, many gaps in knowledge remain, particularly related to tree genetics, effects on the environment, and the public’s understanding of the technology. The report examines the potential of biotechnology to mitigate threats to forest tree health; identifies the ecological, ethical, and social implications of deploying biotechnology in forests, and develops a research agenda to address the knowledge gaps.
The report release webinar will feature:
A presentation by the Chair of the report’s authoring committee
- Dr. Susan E. Offutt, Chief Economist (retired), U.S. Government Accountability Office
A Q&A session with study committee members
- Dr. Susan E. Offutt, Chief Economist (retired), U.S. Government Accountability Office
- Dr. Jason A. Delborne, Associate Professor of Science, Policy, & Society, Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources Genetic Engineering and Society Center, North Carolina State University
- Dr. Stephen DiFazio, Professor, Department of Biology, Director, Genomics Core Facility, West Virginia University
- Dr. Inés Ibáñez, Associate Professor, School for Environment and Sustainability, University of Michigan
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