CLA logo    The Council for Agricultural Science and Technology and CropLife Foundation invite you to attend

The 2012
Borlaug CAST Communication Award Presentation

followed by a panel discussion hosted by the Alliance to Feed the Future

Alliance to Feed the Future logo

Borlaug CAST award statue

Contact

Melissa Sly 
Council for Agricultural Science and Technology 
msly@cast-science.org 
515-292-2125 ext 232

When

Wednesday, October 17, 2012

7:00 AM to 10:00 AM CDT

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Where

Des Moines Marriott Downtown 
700 Grand Avenue
Hall of Cities, 3rd Floor
Des Moines, IA 50309

Agenda:
7:00 - 7:30     Complimentary Breakfast sponsored by CropLife Foundation
7:30 - 8:45     Borlaug CAST Communication Award Presentation and
                        Winner's Remarks, Dr. Carl Winter -
Food Safety Communication
                        in the 21st Century

8:45 - 10:00  Alliance to Feed the Future Communications Session
Panel: Collaborating Among Stakeholders to Empower the Next Generation to Sustain Modern Agricultural Practice
 

~ Dave Schmidt, President & CEO, International Food Information Council (IFIC)
        The Alliance to Feed the Future: An International Model for Communicating About Modern
        Agriculture and Food Production
 

~ Elizabeth Burns-Thompson - Food in the Future...A Youthful Perspective
~ Edie Fraser, STEMconnector - Making Food and Agriculture a Bigger Part of Our Educational Mandate
~ Moderator: Ana Rold, Editor-in-Chief, Diplomatic Courier - Food and Agricultural Education:
        A Global Priority?