Date and Time	Title	Presenter
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Welcome to the Best Agricultural Resarch Organization in the World - Moderator - Steven Shafer
7:30 - 8:00	Registration & Coffee Talk
8:00 - 8:15	Welcoming Remarks & Introduction	Steven Shafer
8:15 - 9:00	You Are the Future of ARS	Antoinette Betschart
9:00 - 10:00	Structure and Organization of ARS	Steven Shafer
10:30 - 11:15	Introduction to OSQR	Ed Cleveland Mike Strauss
11:15 - 12:00	Making OSQR Work for You	Ed Cleveland Mike Strauss
Taking Control of Your Career - Moderator - David Stanley
1:00 - 1:30	The MWA Retention Process	Terry Nelsen
1:30 - 2:30	Getting Your Work Done	David Stanley
2:30 - 3:15	Writing Your RPES Case	John Sadler
3:45 - 4:45	Mock RPES Panel	John Sadler Terry Nelsen J.L. Willett Harry Danforth David Stanley
4:45 - 5:15	Round-table Discussion	David Stanley
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
It's About the Money - Moderator - J.L. Willett
8:00 - 8:45	Research Funding	Randy Shoemaker
8:45 - 9:45	Congressional & Stakeholder Interactions	Dick Bostdorff Charles Krause
10:15 - 11:15	Working With the Media	Sandy Miller Hays
11:15 - 12:15	Navigating AFM	Jim Bradley
Stuff We All Need to Know - Moderator - Diane Strub
2:30 - 3:30	Technology Transfer, IP and Patents	Rick Brenner
3:30 - 4:45	Ethics	Steven Shafer
Thursday, May 1, 2008
Measuring Our Performance - Moderator - Harry Danforth
8:00 - 8:45	Performance Standards & Evaluations	John Sadler J.L. Willett
	ARIS for Beginners	John Sadler
8:45 - 10:00	Action Statements: How to Write Annual Performance	John Sadler
	Accomplishments	J.L. Willett
10:30 - 11:30	Conduct Issues & Employee Relations	Alan Robinson
11:30	Wrap - up	Steven Shafer