Carol Kramer forwarded to me your note asking about posting our Call
for Papers to the IPM National Symposium. We would very much
appreciate it if you would post this call and place the
Symposium/Workshop on your calendar of events.
Third National IPM Symposium/Workshop
Call for Papers
Abstracts are invited for selected papers or posters on the economic,
environmental, public health and social impacts of Integrated Pest
Management (IPM) practices or policies, or methods for assessing these
impacts of IPM. Selected papers and posters will be presented at the
Third National IPM Symposium/Workshop, to be held at the
Sheraton-Washington Hotel, Washington DC, February 27-March 2, 1996.
The Economic Research Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture is
sponsoring the assessment methodology portion of the workshop, which
focuses on designing/developing methodologies for evaluating impacts of
IPM practices or policies. Particularly important are papers exploring
methodological and empirical issues in assessing the impact of IPM
adoption on the four subject areas listed below. Multi-disciplinary
approaches to assessing these impacts are encouraged.
Farm level profitability: changes in product quality and yields,
production costs, including the cost of alternative practices, and
pesticide use;
The environment: changes in agrichemical use on surface and ground water
quality, soil quality, ecosystem structure and function, and wildlife
habitat and well being;
Public health: changes in direct and indirect pesticide exposure on the
potential for acute and chronic health impacts, and
Social structure: how existing institutions, infrastructure and services
(public and private), along with sources of, and access to, information
impact the adoption of IPM.
Submission information: To assure consideration for either the selected
papers or the poster session, please send a maximum two-page abstract
describing the proposed research objective, procedures, and likely
contribution by November 15, 1995 to Carol Kramer, USDA/ERS/NRED, 1301 New
York Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C. 20005-4788. Ph. (202)219-0453, Fax
(202)219-0029, or e-mail ckramer@econ.ag.gov. Include names of authors,
contact address and phone number, and whether you are interested in the
selected paper or poster session. Selection will be completed and authors
notified by December 1.
Background, the Administration's IPM Initiative The national goal of
implementing IPM methods on 75 percent of the nations cropland was
announced jointly by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Environmental
Protection Agency and the Food and Drug Administration in September 1993.
To help achieve this goal, the Administration established the National IPM
Implementation Project which will direct existing and new resources of the
USDA toward the development and implementation of IPM systems. The
National IPM Implementation Program will release a Request for Proposals
for long-term (5-6 years) IPM research and extension projects in Spring of
1996. A requirement of each proposal accepted for funding will be the
assessment of economic, environmental, public health and social impacts of
IPM. Projects funded under the National IPM Implementation Program will
have to demonstrate that appropriate assessment methodologies and
personnel have been incorporated into their project design. Papers and
posters presented during the assessment portion of the National IPM
Symposium/Workshop will directly contribute to the identification and
development of the appropriate assessment methodology(ies).
October 4, 1995
Dear Colleague:
Next year, the Economic Research Service of the U.S. Department of
Agriculture will co-sponsor the Third National IPM Symposium/Workshop to
be held at the Sheraton-Washington Hotel, Washington, DC, February
27-March 1, 1996. A significant portion of this symposium will be devoted
to an interdisciplinary discussion of the methodologies, implementation
issues, and data management needs of assessing the economic,
environmental, public health and social impacts of Integrated Pest
Management (IPM) practices, projects, or policies. As the attached "Call
for Papers" explains, the National IPM Implementation Program of the USDA
will be funding some long-term IPM research and implementation projects.
Each of the funded projects will have to incorporate an assessment
component in their project design. Papers and posters presented during
the assessment portion of the National IPM Symposium/Workshop will
directly contribute to the identification and development of the
appropriate assessment methodologies.
Addressing the complex interactions between agricultural practices and
their economic, environmental, public health and social impacts requires a
multi-disciplinary approach. Specifically, we are looking for papers that
identify and discuss methodologies and approaches useful in monitoring and
assessing changes in:
Farm level profitability: changes in product quality and yields,
production costs, including the cost of alternative practices, and
pesticide use,
The environment: changes in agrichemical use on surface and ground
water quality, soil quality, ecosystem structure and function, and
wildlife habitat and well being,
Public health: changes in direct and indirect pesticide exposure on
the potential for acute and chronic health impacts, and
Social structure: how existing institutions, infrastructure and
services (public and private), along with sources of, and access to,
information impact the adoption of IPM.
Multi-disciplinary approaches to assessing these impacts are encouraged.
I would appreciate it if you would widely distribute this "Call for
Papers". Please feel free to send it to colleagues that have an interest
in the area of assessment. Please contact my colleague, Carol Kramer, Ph:
(202) 219-0453, Fax (202) 219-0029, or e-mail ckramer@econ.ag.gov, if you
have further questions. Thank you for your assistance in distributing
this information.
Sincerely,
B. H. Robinson
Director
Natural Resources and Environment Division