TRAINING SESSION

02

Brief history of the IPPC, the WTO and the SPS Agreement

Xu Yan,
NCSU-CIPM

03

Brief history of the IPPC, the WTO and the SPS Agreement

Robert Griffin,
USDA APHIS PPQ

04

The strange marriage of the SPS Agreement and the IPPC – including principles

Stephanie Bloem,
NAPPO

05

Application of SPS / IPPC principles and standards in trade - examples ripped from the headlines

Rajesh Ramarathnam,
CFIA

06

Industry experiences with SPS / IPPC principles

Mario Puente,
AMSAC

07

US Seed Industry Experiences with SPS / IPPC Principles

Richard Dunkle,
ASTA

08

Commodity Standards - what are they? how would they work? what are the gaps?

Rajesh Ramarathnam,
CFIA
Ana Lilia Montealegre,
SENASICA

09

Trade negotiation using SPS/IPPC principles - interactive exercise with real live cases

Christina Devorshak,
USDA APHIS PPQ
Dominique Pelletier,
CFIA

10

(A) Looking into the crystal ball - new agreements and (international & regional) standards that will impact the way we do business - for example seeds

Robert Griffin,
USDA APHIS PPQ

10

(B) The future direction of harmonization: strategic themes at the regional and international levels

Patricia Abad,
USDA APHIS PPQ

PLENARY SESSION

02

Welcome remarks and updates on NAPPO

Stephanie Bloem,
NAPPO

NAPPO Executive Committee Reports

03

Mexico

Javier Trujillo Arriaga,
SENASICA

04

United States

Osama El-Lissy,
USDA APHIS PPQ

05

Medina and Urias,
OIRSA

6A

History of trade in Yucatan

Emilia Bustos-Griffin

KNOWLEDGE TOPICS

6B

Knowledge Topic 1 - Free trade, fair trade, safe trade, and now… fast trade – how the Trade Facilitation Agreement will impact trade of plants and plant products

Robert Griffin,
USDA APHIS PPQ

KNOWLEDGE TOPICS

01

Knowledge Topic 2 – Sea containers and e-commerce - pathways for pest introduction

Wendy Beltz,
USDA APHIS PPQ and
Wendy Asbil,
CFIA

02

Knowledge Topic 3 – Risk-Based Sampling - Symposium outcomes and next steps

Christina Devorshak,
USDA APHIS PPQ

03

Updates on the IPPCs International Year of Plant Health

Stephanie Bloem,
NAPPO

PHYTOSANITARY SURVEILLANCE PROGRAMS THAT SUPPORT SAFE TRADE – REPORTS FROM OUR AMERICA’S NEIGHBORS 

04

COSAVE

Marco Muñoz,
SAG-Chile

05

CAN

Ramon Cañízares,
CAN

06

OIRSA

Héctor Sánchez,
OIRSA

07

IICA

Robert Ahern,
IICA

NAPPO EXPERT GROUPs REPORTS

07

Asian Gypsy Moth

Wendy Asbil,
CFIA

08

Biological Control

Hugo Arredondo,
SENASICA

09

ePhyto Forestry

Christina Dellis,
USDA APHIS PPQ

10

System Approach

Meghan Noseworthy,
NRC

11

Khapra Beetle

Scott Myers,
USDA APHIS PPQ

12

Likelihood of Establishment

Christina Devorshak,
USDA APHIS PPQ

13

Lymantriids

Alonso Suazo,
NAPPO

14

PAS

Ignacio Baez,
USDA APHIS PPQ

15

Potato

Alonso Suazo,
NAPPO

16

Seeds

Christina Devorshak,
USDA APHIS PPQ