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Modernization, Agricultural Technology, Trade, and Population Migration: Legal and Policy Issues

A Seminar for Federal Judges and Law Professors
Federal Judges Supported by M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust
July 6-11, 2004, River Rock Lodge, Big Sky, MT

Agenda

Tuesday, July 6, 2004
2:00-5:00 pm
Registration & Refreshments

5:30-6:30 pm
Welcome
John A. Baden
FREE

6:30 pm
Cocktails

7:00 pm
Dinner - By Word of Mouth

Wednesday July 7, 2004
7:30-8:30 am
Breakfast - Lobby

8:30-10:00 am
Session I - Stage Setting
Dr. Robert Thompson
International Policy Council on Agriculture, Food and Trade

10:00-10:30 am
Break

10:30-12:00 noon
Session II - Population and Migration: Trends and Implications
Professor James Salzman
American University Washington College of Law

12:00-1:00 pm
Lunch

2:30-3:00 pm
Break

3:00-4:30 pm
Session IV - How Food Accidentally Got Worse
Dr. David Sands
Montana State University

4:30-6:30 pm
Free Time

7:00 pm
Cocktails

7:30 pm
Dinner - By Word of Mouth

8:30-10:00 am
Session V - The Consequences of Weak Institutions in the World's Poor Countries
Dr. Daniel Chirot
University of Washington

10:00-10:30 am
Break

10:30-12:00 noon
Session VI - International Trade Law, Agriculture, and the Environment
Professor James Salzman
American University Washington College of Law

12:00-5:00 pm
Free Time
(Sack Lunches Provided)

6:15 pm
Cocktails

7:00 pm
Dinner - By Word of Mouth/M.R. Hummers

Friday, July 9, 2004
7:30-8:30 am
Breakfast - Lobby

8:30-10:00 am
Session VII - In Search of Agricultural Sustainability: Environmental Pessimists vs. Technology Optimists
Dr. Robert Thompson
International Policy Council on Agriculture, Food and Trade

10:00-10:30 am
Break

10:30-12:00 noon
Session VIII - Industrial Cycles, Competition from Developing Economies, and Consequences for America 's Foreign Policy
Dr. Daniel Chirot
University of Washington

12:00-1:00 pm
Lunch

1:00-2:30 pm
Session IX - Lessons from Wisdom, Montana
John Baden
FREE

2:30-3:00 pm
Break

3:00-4:30 pm
Session X - How Food Will Get Better
Dr. David Sands
Montana State University

4:30-6:30 pm
Free Time

7:00 pm
Cocktails

7:30 pm
Dinner - Cookout at Lodge

8:30-10:00 am
Session XI - Modernization and Poverty Reduction: Getting Public Policy Right
Dr. Robert Thompson
International Policy Council on Agriculture, Food and Trade

10:00-10:30 am
Break

10:30-12:00 noon
Session XII - Reflections
Hon. Douglas Ginsburg
DC Circuit Court of Appeals

12:00-5:30 pm
Free Time
(Sack Lunches Provided)

6:00-7:00 pm
Cocktails

Session XIII - Participant Evaluation
John A. Baden
FREE

7:00 pm
Dinner - M.R. Hummers

Sunday, July 11, 2004
7:00-8:30 am
Breakfast - Lobby

As Necessary
Shuttle to Airport