Western Regional Joint Summer Meeting - Key Issues in Sustainability
The Western Regional Joint Summer Meeting focuses on key sustainability issues facing western states, including Natural Resources Management, Community & Economic Development, Nutrition & Health, Food Systems, and Energy. This annual meeting aims to establish a unified agenda, enhance the capacity of land grant universities, and advocate for funding to support research and education on these critical issues. The most developed key issue identified is Natural Resources Management.
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College of Agriculture, Biotechnology & Natural Resources SUSTAINABLE SCIENCE FOR LIFE.SM May 21, 2014 NACO S WESTERN INTERSTATE REGION BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING College of Agriculture, Biotechnology & Natural Resources SUSTAINABLE SCIENCE FOR LIFE.SM
WESTERN REGIONAL JOINT SUMMER MEETING What is the WRJSM? An annual meeting bringing together western region land grant universities: Academic Program Directors Administrative Heads Section Council for Ag Research, Extension, & Teaching (CARET) Experiment Station Directors Extension Directors College of Agriculture, Biotechnology & Natural Resources SUSTAINABLE SCIENCE FOR LIFE.SM
WESTERN REGIONAL JOINT SUMMER MEETING What is the purpose of this year s WRJSM? Establish a western agenda that builds strength and unity on five broad issues important to western states Improve the ability of the land grant university system to address these issues Advocate with one voice for funds to enhance land grant universities (LGU s) capacity to fulfill their roles in research, education, and extension related to western priorities, and to better inform public policy. College of Agriculture, Biotechnology & Natural Resources SUSTAINABLE SCIENCE FOR LIFE.SM
WESTERN REGIONAL JOINT SUMMER MEETING Why am I here today? Part of mission of seeking input from key western region stakeholders: Western Interstate Region of the National Association of Counties Western Governors Association Western Council of State Governments College of Agriculture, Biotechnology & Natural Resources SUSTAINABLE SCIENCE FOR LIFE.SM
WESTERN REGIONAL JOINT SUMMER MEETING What are WRJSM s broad issues? Natural Resources Management (See white paper by R. Pardini) Community & Economic Development Nutrition & Health Food Systems Energy College of Agriculture, Biotechnology & Natural Resources SUSTAINABLE SCIENCE FOR LIFE.SM
WESTERN REGIONAL JOINT SUMMER MEETING The most developed of 5 key issues is: Natural Resources Management (NRM) and under this issue the most important topics identified thus far are: Fire Water Endangered species Invasive species Public lands management College of Agriculture, Biotechnology & Natural Resources SUSTAINABLE SCIENCE FOR LIFE.SM
WESTERN REGIONAL JOINT SUMMER MEETING Why should WIR participate in WRJSM? This is your opportunity to set priorities and guide the agenda for the western LGU s capacity to address key issues important to western states College of Agriculture, Biotechnology & Natural Resources SUSTAINABLE SCIENCE FOR LIFE.SM
WESTERN REGIONAL JOINT SUMMER MEETING What would you be doing at the WRJSM? Attend/participate in plenary sessions NACo is invited to deliver plenary presentation on their perspective on land-grant priorities Contribute to breakout sessions by priorities Contribute to breakout session by mission (teaching, research, & extension) Contribute to strategy discussions on how to pursue agenda (with Cornerstone) as it is formulated College of Agriculture, Biotechnology & Natural Resources SUSTAINABLE SCIENCE FOR LIFE.SM
WESTERN REGIONAL JOINT SUMMER MEETING What can you expect to take home? Information on western LGU s capacity and priorities Establish a line of communication How LGU s can address issues critical to NACo-WIR NACo to better inform the future direction of western LGU priorities A strategy to pursue the western agenda on natural resource management issues Guide from Cornerstone (a bipartisan public affairs firm) Further develop agendas for the additional priorities Community & Economic Development, Nutrition & Health Food Systems Energy College of Agriculture, Biotechnology & Natural Resources SUSTAINABLE SCIENCE FOR LIFE.SM
WESTERN REGIONAL JOINT SUMMER MEETING 2014 WRJSM Logistics When: Monday, July 7th Friday, July 10th, 2014 Where: Harvey s Lake Tahoe South Lake Tahoe, Nevada More information: ag.unr.edu/wrjsm2014 (775) 784-6237 College of Agriculture, Biotechnology & Natural Resources SUSTAINABLE SCIENCE FOR LIFE.SM
College of Agriculture, Biotechnology & Natural Resources SUSTAINABLE SCIENCE FOR LIFE.SM QUESTIONS & INPUT THANK YOU Bill Payne, Dean/Director of CABNR/NAES bpayne@cabnr.unr.edu (775) 784-6237 www.ag.unr.edu College of Agriculture, Biotechnology & Natural Resources SUSTAINABLE SCIENCE FOR LIFE.SM
