Wednesday, 8 October 2008: 8:10 AM

George R. Brown Convention Center, 371D

Presiding:

Andrew McDonald and R. Khosla

8:10 AM

Introductory Remarks

8:25 AM

709-1

eXtension Communities of Practice: Virtually Engaging Global Audiences.

Dan C. Cotton, eXtension

8:40 AM

709-2

Adapt-N: A Web-based Application for Nitrogen Management in Maize.

Jeff Melkonian, Cornell University; Harold Van Es, Cornell University; Art DeGaetano, Cornell University; Jean M. Sogbedji, International Fertilizer Development Center; Laura Joseph, Cornell University

8:55 AM

709-3

Extension and the Developing World.

Stefan C. Einarson, Cornell University

9:10 AM

709-4

Will Modern ICT Revolutionize Agricultural Knowledge Development and Dissemination?.

Rikin Gandhi, Microsoft Research India; Rajesh Veeraraghavan, University of California, Berkeley; Kentaro Toyama, Microsoft Research India; Vanaja Ramprasad, GREEN Foundation

9:25 AM

709-5

Passing the Message – UC Davis, the International Learning Center and the Challenges of Extension in Developing Countries.

Mark A. Bell, University of California-Davis; Paul L. Marcotte, University of California-Davis; James Hill, University of California-Davis; Corwyn E. Lovin, University of California-Davis; Shadi S. Atallah, University of California-Davis

9:40 AM

709-6

Disseminating Soil Management Knowledge Through NGOs: Lessons Learned.

Julie G. Lauren, Cornell University; John Duxbury, Cornell University

9:55 AM

Break

10:10 AM

709-7

Hariyali Kisaan Bazaar--An Indian Case Study.

Rajesh Gupta, Hariyali Kisaan Bazaar, DCM Shriram Consolidated Ltd.

10:25 AM

709-8