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SEEDS WORKSHOP

RIVERDALE, MARYLAND, USA
NAPPO WORKSHOP ON NEEDS ASSESSMENT FOR REGULATORY SUPPORT OF THE NORTH AMERICAN SEED INDUSTRY
Objective: OVERALL OBJECTIVE (as stated in the 2015 NAPPO work program) – Bring together stakeholders to define and prioritize the phytosanitary needs of the industry

Note: the presentations are in the language that they were delivered

ID	presentation	presenter	format
DAY 1 - JULY 28, 2015 - SESSION I - SETTING THE STAGE FOR ASSESSING NEEDS FOR REGULATORY SUPPORT OF THE NORTH AMERICAN SEED INDUSTRY
01	Seed testing: Main issues encountered when preparing diagnostic protocols	Françoise Petter, European Plant Protection Organization EPPO
02	How TESTA is covering statistical aspects of sampling	Roy McArthur, Food and Environment Research Agency FERA
03	International Standards as a tool for harmonization	Marina Zlotina, USDA APHIS
04	Harmonization: How do we achieve it and why does it matter?	Christina Devorshak, USDA APHIS
05	The Seed Health Toolbox I	Heather Coady, USDA APHIS
06	The Seed Health Toolbox II	Stephan Briere, Manager Plant Pathology Diagnostic Laboratory, Canadian Food Inspection Agency CFIA
07	The Seed Health Toolbox III	Mark Nahkla, Laboratory Director, Beltsville Diagnostics Laboratory, USDA APHIS

ID	presentation	presenter	format
DAY 1 - JULY 28, 2015 - SESSION II - ISSUES RELATED TO SEED TESTING
08	Current requirements with the international movement of seed, with specific pathogens as examples	Ric Dunkle, American Seed Trade Association ASTA
09	Phytosanitary seed issues – perspective from the Seed Association of the Americas (SAA)	Inés Ares, Seed Association of the Americas SAA
10	Need for generic seed testing to facilitate safe regional and international movement of seed	Mario Puente Raya, Mexican Seed Trade Association AMSAC
11	Molecular and Biological Testing Methods: How they work and what they tell us	Samantha Thomas, Monsanto
12	Retrospective case – what can we learn from the past that we can apply in the future?	Shailaja Rabindran, USDA APHIS

id	presentation	presenter	format
Day 2 - july 29 - SESSION III - HOW DO WE ACHIEVE HARMONIZATION FOR REGULATORY SEED HEALTH?
13	Report on the International Symposium on Seed Health - Mexico City	Alejandra Elizalde, AMSAC
14	Case study – Pepper mild mosaic virus (PMMoV), description of methods used for seed health test and result interpretation	Kai-Shu Ling, USDA Agricultural Research Service USDA ARS
15	Panel Discussion on research needs for regulatory seed health	Ric Dunkle, American Seed Trade Association ASTA
16	Some seed research needs	Luis Leonel Espinoza López SENASICA

id	presentation	presenter	format
Day 2 - july 29 - SESSION IV - PRIORITIZATION OF NEEDS BY PRIORITY PESTS
17	Approaches and uses of regulatory pest listing	Christina Devorshak, USDA APHIS
18	Industry perspective on pest listing (ISF, ASTA, other)	Darrell Maddox, Endless Sky Partners, LLC
19	Industry Perspective on the Pest List	Alejandra Elizalde, AMSAC
20	CFIA Accreditation Program for Phytosanitary Certification	Stephan Briere, Manager Plant Pathology Diagnostic Laboratory, Canadian Food Inspection Agency CFIA