The program took place at the Kellogg Conference Center in East Lansing, Michigan. Registration and the majority of the meeting occurred in the Big Ten C Room. 

DAY ONE – Monday, March 25

Registration and Breakfast began at 7:30 p.m. 

8:00 a.m. Welcoming Remarks, Canadian Studies Center - Big Ten C Room

• Continental breakfast provided.

8:30 A.M. - Opening Key Address on Cross Border Research and Teaching Collaboration

• DeAndra Beck, Associate Dean for International Research, Michigan State University

8:45 A.M. Collaborations in Food and Agriculture

• Ron Hendrick, Dean, MSU College of Agriculture and Natural Resources

Panel presentations - Research projects/interests in food and agriculture

• Linda Hanson, Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Plant, Soil and Microbial Sciences, MSU
• Yvonne Yuan, Associate Professor, School of Nutrition and Food Sciences, Ryerson University
• Jane Howe, Associate Professor, Material Sciences and Chemical Engineering, Applied Chemistry, University of Toronto
• Eric Crawford, Professor and Director, Global Center for Food Systems Innovation, MSU
• Wei Zhang, Associate Professor, Department of Plant, Soil and Microbial Sciences, MSU 

10:15 A.M. Break

10:30 a.m. Education Collaboration in Food and Agriculture

Key Remarks: Douglas A. Freeman DVM, PhD, Diplomat ACT, Dean, Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan

Panel presentations - Education projects/teaching interests

• Melinda Wilkins, DVM, MPH, PhD, Associate Professor, College of Veterinary Medicine, MSU
• William Cunningham, DO, MHA, Assistant Dean for West Michigan, Michigan State College of Osteopathic Medicine and Director, Director of the Institute for Global Health at MSU and 
  Rebecca Malouin, PhD, MPH, MS, Assistant Professor, College of Osteopathic Medicine
• Scott R.R. Haskell, DVM, MPVM, PhD, MS Director of MSU's Online Food Safety Program, and Institute for Food Laws and Regulations 
• Julia Montgomery, Med Vet, PhD, DACVIM (LAIM), Assistant Professor, Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, Western College of Veterinary Medicine

Audience and Table Discussions

12:00 P.M. Networking Lunch - Centennial Room (Short distance down the Hall)

12:30 P.M. Nexus of Water, Food and Agriculture
Key Remarks: Vilma Yuzbasiyan-Gurkan, PhD, Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies, College of Veterinary Medicine 

• James Cole, Professor, Department of Plant, Soil and Microbial Sciences, Ribosomal Database Project Director, Michigan State University
• Syed Hashsham, Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Center for Microbial Ecology, Michigan State University 

1:30 P.M.  Break

1:45 P.M. Collaborations in Water Science - Big Ten C Room 

Key Remarks: Joan Rose, Professor and Homer Nowlin Chair in Water Research, 2016 Stockholm Water Prize Recipient 

Panel presentations - Research projects/interests in water science

• Abigail Bennett, PhD, Assistant Professor, Center for Systems Integration & Sustainability, MSU
• Patricia Hania, Assistant Professor, Law & Business, Rogers School of Management, Ryerson University
• Grant Gunn, PhD, Assistant Professor, Dept of Geography, Environment and Spatial Sciences, MSU
• Vlad Tarabara, PhD, Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, MSU
• Dina Hamad, Post-Doctoral Fellow, Chemical Engineering, Ryerson University

Audience and Table Discussions

3:00 P.M. Break

3:15 P.M. Panel Presentations - Education projects/interests in water science

• Michael Jones, Peter A. Larkin Professor of Quantitative Fisheries, Dept of Fisheries and Wildlife, MSU
• Kevin Boehmer, Managing Director, The Water Institute, University of Waterloo
• Huiyun Wu, PhD Candidate, Civil and Environmental Engineering, MSU
• David Poulson, Senior Associate Director of the Knight Center for Environmental Journalism
• Ingmar Pack, Assistant Program Coordinator, Visiting International Professional Program 

Audience and Table Discussions – research/education interests, ideas for collaboration, follow up methods 

4:45 P.M. Closing Session - Report on identified interests in research and teaching

• Opportunities and challenges
• Next steps for moving forward
• Tuesday morning plan/announcements

5:15 -7:30 P.M. Evening Dinner Reception - Rotate Food Stations, Visit Poster Session - Red Cedar Room

DAY TWO –Tuesday, March 26

Faculty arranged small group meetings, class presentations, and faculty discussions. Meeting space was available with continental breakfast, along with poster session discussion until 11:30 a.m. in the Kellogg Center Red Cedar Room.