Extensive discussion preceded the formation of the National Clean Plant Network. A planning meeting where a mission statement was created and clean plant goals and objectives were debated was held in Maryland in 2007. The workshop discussions are available below. They can be viewed either as MS PowerPoint presentations or in Adobe pdf format.
NATIONAL WORKSHOP MAY 8-9, 2007
A preliminary meeting of the National Clean Plant Network was held at APHIS Headquarters, Riverdale, Maryland. Clean plant network goals and strategies for providing industry with healthy plant material were discussed in a facilitated workshop with focus groups.
Draft agenda - National Workshop May 8-9, 2007
Discussion Guide for National Workshop
A workshop group discussion of “The NPCN will provide foundation stock to industry within prescribed state and federal certification schemes.”
National Clean Plant Network Goal #3 Workshop Break-Out Group May 8, 2007 (Powerpoint)
National Clean Plant Network Goal #3 Workshop Break-Out Group May 8, 2007 (PDF)
Notes from Breakout session on Goal #3 May 8, 2007 (MS Word)
Workshop group discussion of "The NCPN will develop and implement a management structure that ensures continual, unimpeded flow of information throughout the network."
Management Structure Breakout session: Goal 1 (MS PowerPoint)
Management Structure Breakout session: Goal 1 (PDF)
Notes from NCPN Management Structure Discussion
Workshop discussion of "The NCPN will develop a plan to evaluate the performance of programs."
Program Performance Evaluation Workshop Breakout Session: Goal 7 (MS PowerPoint)
Program Performance Evaluation Workshop Breakout Session: Goal 7 (PDF)
Workshop group discussion of "The NCPN will provide rapid and safe introduction of selections from foreign and domestic sources for testing and commercial development."
Workshop Breakout Session Goal 2: Rapid and Safe Introductions (MS PowerPoint)
Workshop Breakout Session Goal 2: Rapid and Safe Introductions (PDF)
Workshop group discussion of Goal 4 "The NCPN will develop new techniques for testing plants for pathogens and pests and will implement the most appropriate technology" and Goal 5 "The NCPN will develop new, more rapid techniques for eliminating pathogens and pests from economically important specialty crop plans for planting and will implement the most appropriate technology."
Diagnostics and Treatments Workshop Breakout Session: Goals 4 and 5 (MS PowerPoint)
Diagnostics and Treatments Workshop Breakout Session: Goals 4 and 5 (PDF)
Notes of the Diagnostics and Elimination Breakout Group May 8, 2007
Feedback Notes on Presentations for Each Goal of the NCPN Strategic Plan - May 9, 2007