Welcome
Mark Engelbrecht, Dean, College of Design, Iowa State University

Opening Remarks
Gregory Geoffroy, President, Iowa State University

Keynote Address: Leading a 21st Century Iowa Expedition
Chet Culver, Governor, State of Iowa

Facets of the Bioeconomy Affecting the Small Towns in Iowa
Bruce Babcock, Director, Center for Agricultural and Rural Development,
Iowa State University

The Bioeconomy: Visual Aspects, Quality of Life, and the Rural Landscape
Paul Anderson, Professor, Landscape Architecture and Agronomy, Iowa State University
Julia Badenhope, Associate Professor, Landscape Architecture, Iowa State University Christopher J. Seeger, Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist, Landscape Architecture, Iowa State University

LUNCH

Panel: The Opportunities and Issues of Small-town Life in the Bioeconomy
Jack Payne, Vice President for Extension and Outreach, Iowa State University, Moderator
John Allen, Director, Western Rural Development Center, Utah State University
Robert Gramling, Director, Center for Socioeconomic Research, University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Tom Johnson, Frank Miller Professor of Agricultural Economics and Director, Community Policy Analysis Center, University of Missouri

Breakout Sessions
(each will have a facilitator, design professional and expert on the individual topic)
The Environment
Transportation and Infrastructure
Economic Development
Planning and Land Use
Local Government (Taxes and Finance)
Aesthetics and the Landscape