Speakers and Topics of Plenary Conferences

Biodiversity in Agriculture:
Domestication, Evolution, and Sustainability
The Harlan II International Symposium
14–18 September 2008

P R O G R A M

Note: 8/25/08 draft, provisional titles in green, undecided items in red.

14 September, Sunday
4:00p	Registration [123 Science Lecture Hall] and poster set-up [Science Lab Bldg]
5:00	Reception for registered participants & invited guests only [Science Lab Bldg]
Opening and Keynote Address [123 Science Lecture Hall]
6:15	Introduction to the Symposium and Opening Remarks *Paul Gepts*
6:30	Chance or Destiny in the Local Origins of Agriculture *Jared Diamond*
15 September, Monday
7:30a	Registration and poster set-up (continued)
Crop and Animal Domestication Scenarios (AM) [123 Science Lecture Hall] G. Khush, Session Chair [30 min for each speaker including 5 min for discussion]
8:30	Genetics of Farm Animal Domestication *Leif Andersson*
9:00	Evolutionary Genomics of the Dog and Dog-Like Carnivores *Robert Wayne*
9:30	New Archaeobotanical Information on Early Cultivation and Plant Domestication Involving Microremains *Dolores Piperno*
10:00	Coffee-break [Science Lab Bldg]
10:30	New Archaeobotanical Information on Plant Domestication: Tracking the Evolution of Domestication Syndrome Traits Dorian Q. Fuller
11:00	The Genetic Basis of Crop Evolution: Insights From Sunflower *John M. Burke*
11:30	Gene Flow and Genetic Isolation in Crop Evolution *Susan McCouch*
12:00p	Lunch break [On your own]
Crop and Animal Domestication Scenarios (PM) [123 Science Lecture Hall] J. Dvorak, Session Chair [30 min for each speaker including 5 min for discussion]
1:30	Ecological Approaches to Crop Domestication Studies Doyle McKey
2:00	Origins of the Polyploid Tuber Crop Oxalis tuberosa: Congruence and Conflict Among Molecular Data Sets Eve Emshwiller,T.J. Theim, E. Hatas
2:30	Domestication Patterns in Wild Lima Bean (Phaseolus lunatus L.) from the Americas J .R. Motta, M.L. Serrano-Serrano, J. Hernández-Torres, G. Castillo-Villamizar, D.G. Debouck, M.I. Chacón S.
3:00	Coffee-break and poster session [Science Lab Bldg]
3:30	A Dispersed-Specific Model of Plant Domestication *Benjamin Kilian, H. Özkan, A. Walther, J. Kohl, T. Dagan, A. Graner, F. Salamini, W. Martin*
4:00	The Southern Levant as a Cradle of Caprins Domestication *Gila Kahila Bar-Gal*
4:30-5:30	Poster session/discussion with authors [Science Lab Bldg]
Evening	[On your own]
16 September, Tuesday
Processes of Agricultural Evolution (AM) [123 Science Lecture Hall] S. Brush, Session Chair [30 min for each speaker including 5 min for discussion]
8:30	Evolution of Agro-Ecosystems: Biodiversity, Origins, and Differential Development *David Harris*
9:00	The Adoption of Cultivation by Late Pleistocene/Early Holocene Hunters in the Northern Levant *George Willcox*
9:30	Pathways to Animal Domestication *Melinda Zeder*
10:00	Coffee-break [Science Lab Bldg]
10:30	From Foraging to Farming in Western and Eastern Asia *Ofer Bar-Yosef*
11:00	How and Why did Agriculture Spread? *Peter Bellwood*
11:30	Land Architecture in the Central Maya Lowlands: Implications for Sustainability *Bill Turner*
12:00p	Lunch break [On your own]
Processes of Agricultural Evolution (PM) [123 Science Lecture Hall] E. Porceddu, Session Chair [30 min for each speaker including 5 min for discussion]
1:30p	Malaria and Rickets Represent Selective Forces for the Convergent Evolution of Adult Lactase Persistence *Loren Cordain*
2:00	Indigenous Peoples Conserving, Managing, and Creating Biodiversity *Jan Salick*
2:30	Socio-Environmental Analysis of Agrobiodiversity Change and Prospects for Conservation in the Context of Water Resource Use and Management (Bolivia) Using a GIS-Based Approach and Geo-Spatial Imagery *Karl Zimmerer*
3:00	Coffee-break [Science Lab Bldg]
3:30	Identity, Maintenance and Variability in Traditional Varieties *Toby Hodgkin* and Devra I. Jarvis
4:00	Historical Divergence in the Genus Zea *Jeffrey Ross-Ibarra, M. Tenaillon, B.S. Gaut*
4:30	Genetic Characterization of Cassava (Manihot esculenta) Landraces in Brazil Assessed with Microsatellites M.V.B.M. Siqueira, J.R. Queiroz-Silva, E.A. Bressan, A. Borges, K.J.C. Pereira, J.G. Pinto, *E.A. Veasey*
5:00-6:00	Poster session/discussion with authors [Science Lab Bldg]
Evening Gala: Celebrating Food Diversity [Freeborn Hall] *S.B. Brush*, Session Chair
6:00	Keynote Address: A Journey to the Origins of Food: Retracing Vavilov’s Footsteps through the Centers of Food Diversity *Gary Nabhan*
7:00-8:30	California Cornucopia Dinner for registered participants and invited guests.
17 September, Wednesday
7:30a	California Day Registration
Global Implications of Agricultural Biodiversity and Sustainability of California Agriculture (AM) [123 Science Lecture Hall] T. Famula, Session Chair [30 min for each speaker including 5 min for discussion]
8:00a	California Indian Proto-Agriculture: Its Characterization and Legacy *M. Kat Anderson*
8:30	Global Plant Genetic Resources and California Perspectives *Calvin Qualset*
9:00	Domestication and Conservation of Genetic Resources for Aquaculture *Dennis Hedgecock*
9:30	Genetic Resources of Farm Animals *Juan Medrano*
10:00	Coffee-break [Science Lab Bldg]
10:30	Biodiversity of Native Bees and Crop Pollination with Emphasis on California *Robbin Thorp*
11:00	Genetic Resources of Yeast and Other Micro-Organisms *Charles W. Bamforth*
11:30	Biomass Use for Energy Motivates the Development of Diverse New Crops *Stephen Kaffka*
12:00p	Lunch break [On your own]
Global Implications of Agricultural Biodiversity and Sustainability of California Agriculture (PM) [123 Science Lecture Hall] D. Potter, Session Chair [30 min for each speaker including 5 min for discussion]
1:30	The Introduction and Dispersal of Vitis vinifera into California: A Case Study of the Interaction of Man, Plants, Economics, and Environment *James Lapsley*
2:00	Participatory Domestication of Indigenous Fruit and Nut Trees – New Crops for Sustainable Development in Developing Countries Roger Leakey
2:30	Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services: Assessments in Agricultural Landscapes in California *Louise Jackson*
3:00	Coffee-break [Science Lab Bldg]
3:30	Dynamic California Cuisines *Karen Caplan*
4:00	Wild Plants: Genetic Resources for Future Agricultural Diversity *Harchand R. Dagla, R. Kumar, H.S. Gehlot, and N.S. Shekhawat*
4:30	Evaluating Welfare of Lysozyme Transgenic Dairy Goats: Reproductive Traits *Kathryn A. Jackson* and E.A. Maga
5:00	Volunteered oral presentation (C4)
5:30	Closing remarks
5:40-6:00	Removal of posters
18 September, Thursday
8:00a to 5:00p	Post-Symposium Tours

BIODIVERSITY IN AGRICULTURE: Domestication, Evolution, & Sustainability

Biodiversity in Agriculture: Domestication, Evolution, and Sustainability The Harlan II International Symposium 14–18 September 2008

P R O G R A M

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Biodiversity in Agriculture:
Domestication, Evolution, and Sustainability
The Harlan II International Symposium
14–18 September 2008