Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic we will be having a virtual Annual General Meeting. The meeting will be in 11 segments on June 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 21, 22, 23, 24, and 25. All meetings will be a Zoom Meeting starting each day at 8:00 am CDT and ending between 9:30 and 11:00 am CDT depending on the day (please see below for the daily times and topics). Unlike last year, you will only need to register once for the entire meeting. Please note that some days have limited attendance due to the nature of the discussions being held. Also, this year, unlike last year, will be a complete IFPRI Annual General Meeting with poster presentation/discussions, projects reviews, brief dsicussion and development, and project/brief voting.
June 9 8:00 - 10: 00 am CDT Business Meeting
Members and Consultants Only
June 14 8:00 - 9:30 am CDT AGM Introduction and Structure Guest Speaker (TBD)
Members, Guests, Academics, Consultants
June 15 8:00 -10:15 am CDT Poster Session I
Members, Guests, Academics, Consultants
June 16 8:00 -10:15 am CDT Poster Session II
Members, Guests, Academics, Consultants
June 16 Noon - 1:00 pm CDT Social Hour
Members, Guests, Academics, Consultants
June 17 8:00 -11:00 am CDT Review and Discussion of Projects
Members, Guests, and Consultants Only
June 18 8:00 -10:00 am CDT Idea Generation - Formation and Size Reduction
Members, Guests, Academics, Consultants
June 21 8:00 - 10:00 am CDT Idea Generation - Wet and Dry Systems
Members, Guests, Academics, Consultants
June 22 8:00-10:00 am CDT Group Work on Project Brief (organized individually)
Members, Guests, Academics, Consultants
June 22 10:00 -11:00 am CDT Social Hour with Sporting Event (it is a secret)
Members, Guests, Academics, Consultants
June 23 8:00 -9:30 am CDT Brief Feedback
Members, Guests, Academics, Consultants
June 23 noon - 1:00 pm CDT Social Hour
Members, Guests, Academics, Consultants
June 24 8:00 -10:30 am CDT Discussion on Project Renewals and Project Proposals
Members, Guests, and Consultants Only
June 25 8:00 -10:45 am CDT Voting Day (renewals, new projects, new briefs, new reviews, workshops)
Members, Guests, and Consultants Only
All attendees will need to register to enable Zoom invitations to be sent out for the appropriate days.
Finally, on June 1 all videos from the Academic Researchers and Reviewers will be placed on the website for attendees to watch.