Summary Comments from Panel Discussion

Comments by Chris PetersonHandoutWe are struggling to become a sub-disciplineAg econ values conflict with outreach of ABWe need a voice for legitimacyWho speaks for AB?Is our voice fragmented with AAEA/IAMA/ARFContributions:Nurture our youngStage for younger facultyFacilitate the legitimacy processMaxHandoutSponsorship extremely importantSponsor a 2-day forum on a selected topic. i.e. entrepreneurshipComments by Dennis Conley:Wcc-72 important in MAB programsBroader call and proceedings neededExamples of what was presented and then make a broader call to management: BusinessschoolsGroup Action Based on Special Panel Discussion1) Revisit this topic again in 20022) Find out status of AAEA Agribusiness section3) What did we do to help implement suggestions from this strategy session