LAUNCHING THE THEMATIC PARTNERSHIPS FOR MENA NWC

DECEMBER 5 - 8, 2011

OPEN SEATINGPLEASE MAKE NAMECARD

Opening – Introductions

– Objectives / Agenda

– Expectations

– Guidelines for Working Together

Introductions – 30 seconds– Name

– Title

– Area of Expertise (1-2 words)

– Organization

– Did you attend the Doha meeting in Feb?

Meeting Objectives•By the end of the meeting, MENA NWC member center representatives will

– Launch Thematic Partnerships • Agree on initial research priorities • Begin planning Thematic Partnership activities over the next three to six months

• Agree on role of Interim Management Unit to support centers in launching programs

– Reach agreement on governing the Network

Agenda (handout)

– Day 1: Laying the Foundation of the Network’s Research Agenda

– Day 2: Creating Thematic Partnerships

– Day 3: Launching the Thematic Partnerships

Binder

– Please put your name on all materials

– More handouts will be provided during meeting

Your expectations for the meeting

– At your tables, discuss your expectations for the meeting and agree on 1-2 that are most important (8 minutes)

– Share 1 expectation from your table

Guidelines for Working Together– Participate fully

– Respect other views and opinions

– Listen to one another

– Share discussion time and encourage others to participate

– Use the time to build relationships with other centers, universities and organizations

– Please MINIMIZE SIDE CONVERSATIONS

– Turn off your electronic devices so you can fully concentrate on the meeting

– Start and end on time

Summary of Doha Meeting

John Wilson

Director of the Office of Technical Services for USAID’s Middle East and Asia Bureaus

Coffee / Tea Break

Please return in 30 min

Governing the NetworkSession Objectives

– Review progress towards institutionalization of the Network

– Discuss how to give the centers a voice in the network

Presenters – Peter Reiss

FABRI Chief of Party– Said Ouattar

Nominating Committee Chair

Institute for Agronomy and Veterinary Science Hassan II, Morocco

Implementing the NetworkSession Objectives & Presenters

– Review current status and future plans of the Interim Management Unit • Peter Reiss

– Summarize plans to engage the private sector• Razan Quossous

– Review the communications and knowledge sharing plans for the Network• Stacy Whittle

LUNCH

OUTSIDE OF MEETING ROOM

1 HOUR

Conversation with US Research Universities

Session Objectives - Exchange information about expertise and experience

Moderator: John Wilson

Representatives: •Sherilyn Fritz, University of Nebraska •Sandra Russo, University of Florida•Mac McKee, Utah State University •Bill Payne, Texas A&M University•Jim Hill, University of California at Davis

Coffee / Tea Break

30 min

USG Science and Technology Funding Opportunities

Moderator: Jill Shaunfield, Science and Technology advisor, Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, US Department of

State

Topics and presenters– NASA Jet Propulsion Lab

• Essam Heggy, NASA– OMEP activities

• Mark Peters, USAID/OMEP – PEER program

• Ali Douraghy, AAAS Fellow– Frontiers of Science

• Sarah Tully, AAAS Fellow, USAID

Setting MENA NWC’s Technical Agenda

•Session Objective: Agree on Thematic Partnership

•Presenter– Mac McKee, FABRI / Utah State University

– Discussion

Setting MENA NWC’s Technical Agenda

•Discussion task:

– Do these 5 thematic partnerships make sense?• Water Supply and Sanitation

• Water Use Efficiency and Productivity

• Groundwater

• Non-conventional Water

• Water, Energy, Food Relationships

– Identify spokesperson from table to summarize table discussion

– Take 10 minutes

Wrap up of Day 1

•Reflections on the day

•Overview of Day 2– Poster presentations – 0815

– Creating Thematic Partnerships - 0900

•Overview of evening – – Dinner at Diplomatic Club• Lina