# Presentation: 704942

## NP 304 Planning and Coordination Workshop

**Workshop Goals, Objectives and Expected Outcomes**

**Robert M. Faust**
**National Program Staff**
**Senior National Program Leader**
**Field & Horticultural Crop Entomology**
**Phone:  (301) 504-6918**
**E-mail:  rmf@ars.usda.gov  **

**NP 304 Planning and Coordination Workshop**
**Greenbelt, MD**
**February 4-6, 2004**

## Plenary Session
Become re-acquainted with the NP 304 mission, program components, action plan problem areas, relationship of projects to NP 304, and the relationship of NP 304 to other National Programs.
Learn about the ARS peer review process, tips for writing a good project plan, and lessons learned from previous NP project peer reviews.

Breakout Sessions
Review, discuss and constructively critique draft prospectus to strengthen final prospectus and project plan.
Identify critical issues, impediments to research and solutions relating to research areas in NP 304.
Provide a forum for communication, coordination and cooperation (the 3 C’s).

- Become re-acquainted with the NP 304 mission, program components, action plan problem areas, relationship of projects to NP 304, and the relationship of NP 304 to other National Programs.
- Learn about the ARS peer review process, tips for writing a good project plan, and lessons learned from previous NP project peer reviews.
**Breakout Sessions**
- Review, discuss and constructively critique draft prospectus to strengthen final prospectus and project plan.
- Identify critical issues, impediments to research and solutions relating to research areas in NP 304.
- Provide a forum for communication, coordination and cooperation (the 3 C’s).

_**Overall Goals & Objectives**_

## Specific Breakout Group Activities

- Introduce yourself and briefly describe your affiliation.
- Provide a brief and concise verbal overview (approximately 20 minutes) of the proposed project for the next 5-year cycle using the draft prospectus as a guide.
- Include goals, objectives, approaches, anticipated milestones, and contingencies.  Include potential economic valuation or payback for the research.
- Include a brief description of progress made toward the goals of the NP 304 action plan by the terminating project.

## Seek clarifications and offer helpful and constructive comments that might strengthen the final prospectus and subsequent project plan.
Identify any critical issues, bottlenecks, barriers to the research, and offer solutions.
Identify areas of mutual interest and opportunities to create and strengthen communication, cooperation and research coordination; identify potential cooperators and collaborators.
Begin the process of analyzing proposed projects in terms of avoiding duplication of effort across locations.

- Identify any critical issues, bottlenecks, barriers to the research, and offer solutions.
- Identify areas of mutual interest and opportunities to create and strengthen communication, cooperation and research coordination; identify potential cooperators and collaborators.
- Begin the process of analyzing proposed projects in terms of avoiding duplication of effort across locations.

_**Specific Breakout Group Activities (cont.)**_

## Discuss the NP 304 Action Plan and any recommended modifications.  
Identify names and affiliations of 3-6 individuals to Chair your OSQR panel (prioritize).
Discuss procedure for recommending potential scientific reviewers for the project plans.

- Identify names and affiliations of 3-6 individuals to Chair your OSQR panel (prioritize).
- Discuss procedure for recommending potential scientific reviewers for the project plans.

_**Specific Breakout Group Activities (cont.)**_

## Workshop Summary & Wrap-up Session Activities 

- Moderators highlight key issues raised in breakout sessions.
- Open discussion of key issues
- List specific issues NPS should discuss with the peer panel (e.g. hypothesis vs. non-hypothesis objectives)
- Discussion of any updates/modifications to the NP 304 Action Plan
- Open forum
- Other items from the floor?
- Workshop evaluation form
- Concluding remarks/wrap-up
- Moderators submit key issues report and potential panel chairs generated in each breakout group to Marilyn Low or Barbara Zapp.

## Use the input from the workshop to
Strengthen your prospectus and project plan.
Coordinate research and enhance or establish cooperations and collaborations.
Strengthen stakeholder interest, input and support.
Provide names and contact information for potential reviewers for your CRIS project.

- Strengthen your prospectus and project plan.
- Coordinate research and enhance or establish cooperations and collaborations.
- Strengthen stakeholder interest, input and support.
- Provide names and contact information for potential reviewers for your CRIS project.

_**Expected Outcomes**_

## Expected Outcomes (cont.)  

- Better understanding of the new ARS peer review process, the national programs, and NP 304.
- Better understanding of who’s doing what in NP 304.
- Project plans that demonstrate coordination within NP 304.
- Minimal number of project plans scored “Major Revision Required.”
- No projects plans scored as “Not Feasible.”

## Breakout Group Meeting Rooms

| Group 1 | Identification/Classification | Executive West
(Third Floor)
 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Group 2A | Fundamental Biology/Ecology:  Physiology, Biochemistry & Behavior | Patuxent |
| Group 2B | Fundamental Biology/Ecology:  Ecology, Population Dynamics, & Control Tactics | Montpelier |
| Group 3 | Postharvest Pest Exclusion and Quarantine Treatment | Executive East
(Third Floor)
 |
| Group 4A | Biological Control:  Microbes and Physiology | Potomac |
| Group 4B | Biological Control:  Parasitoids and Predators | Salon C
 |

## Breakout Group Meeting Rooms (cont.)

| Group 5A | Systems & Related Approaches:  Horticultural & Related Crops | Chesapeake A |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Group 5B | Systems & Related Approaches:  Corn, Wheat, Barley, and Cotton | Chesapeake B |
| Group 6A | Weed Science – Biological Control | Salon A |
| Group 6B | Weed Science – Biology, Ecology, Management of Information Resources | Salon B |
| Buffet Lunch |  | Annapolis Room |