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Genetically Modified Crops and the World Trade Organization Conference
Overview
In May 2003, The Bush Administration along with several other governments filed suit against the European Union at the World Trade Organization (WTO) for resisting the import of American genetically modified (GM) food and animal feed. The ongoing dispute between the United States and the European Union (EU) over genetically-modified crops may have tremendous implications for the world agro-food system if not resolved soon.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison Genetically Modified Crops and the WTO Conference will address the future of the world agricultural economy, the complex issues surrounding the EU's rejection of genetically-modified crops and how the WTO decision, expected in the summer of 2005 at the earliest, will impact the world agro-food system.
For more detailed conference information, please visit the Genetically Modified Crops and the WTO Conference Web site.
Date(s)
4/15/2005
Time
9:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Location
Fluno Center for Executive Education
Madison, Wisconsin
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Cost
Free public conference
Registration
Online registration is required.
Target Audience
Open to all members of the University community and the general public.
Conference Organizer
Greg Shaffer, Director of the European Union Center and Professor of Law at the University of Wisconsin
Open to Others
Yes
Additional Information
For more information, please contact:
European Union Center
213 Ingraham Hall
1155 Observatory Drive
Madison, WI 53706
Tel: 608.265.8040
E-mail: eucenter@intl-institute.wisc.edu
Sponsors
University of Wisconsin-Madison’s European Union Center
Center for World Affairs and the Global Economy (WAGE)
Co-sponsors
Center for European Studies (CES)
Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER)
Contact Information
European Union Center 608-265-4766 eucenter@intl-institute.wisc.edu
Speaker Biographies
Invited participants/authors will include the following:
Lawrence Bush, University Distinguished Professor of Sociology, Michigan State University
Thomas Bernauer, Professor of Political Science at the Swiss Federal Insitute of Technology
Brad Barham, Professor of Agricultural Economics, University of Wisconsin
Philip Pardey, Professor of Applied Economics, University of Minnesota
Gregory Shaffer, Professor of Law, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Richard Stewart, Professor of Law, New York University Law School
David J. Vogel, Professor, Department of Political Science and Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley
Lydia Zepeda, Professor of Consumer Science, University of Wisconsin-Madison