Thursday,
January 31 |
| 11:30 am-1:00 pm |
Registration and Lunch |
| 1:00-1:30 pm |
Administrative Announcements and Welcome
- Karen Hamrick and Tina Terry, ERS
- Cheryl Christensen, ERS, MTED
- Elise Golan, ERS, FED
- Walt Armbruster, Farm Foundation
|
| 1:30-3:00 pm |
The End of the Multifiber Arrangement
and Impacts on World Trade
- Moderator: Stephen MacDonald
USDA, Economic Research Service
Shifts in the Network of Fiber and Textile Trade in Response to Policy Change
- Tom Vollrath
USDA, Economic Research Service
The Global Textile Industry After the MFA
- Bob Antoshak
Globecotnews
China’s Experience Under the Multifiber Arrangement and the Agreement on Textiles and Clothing
- Amit Khandalwal
Columbia Graduate School of Business
|
| 3:00-3:15 pm |
Katherine Smith, Administrator
USDA Economic Research Service |
|
3:15-3:30 pm |
Afternoon Break and Snack |
| 3:30-5:30 pm |
Textiles and Cotton: Impacts
on Developing Textile and Cotton Exporters
- Moderator: Carol Skelly
USDA World
Agricultural Outlook Board
Bangladesh’s Experience After the End of The Multifiber Arrangement
- Ambassador Mr. M. Humayun Kabir
Bangladesh
MFA: Impact on China’s Cotton and Agricultural Policies
- Francis Tuan
USDA, Economic Research Service
The Cotton/Textile Scenario in India – Post MFA
- David Collins
Cotton Council International
Structural Changes in the World Cotton Market Linked to the End of MFA Quotas
- Alejandro Plastina
International Cotton Advisory Committee
|
Friday,
February 1 |
| 8:00-8:45 am |
Registration and Breakfast |
8:45-9:00 am |
Administrative Announcements and Welcome
- Stephen MacDonald, ERS
- Walt Armbruster, Farm Foundation
|
9:00-10:30 am |
U.S. Textile and
Cotton Policies in the Post-MFA World
- Moderator: Leslie Meyer
USDA, Economic
Research Service
U.S. Textile Trade Policy in a Post-Quota World
- Matt Priest
U.S. Department of Commerce, Office of Textiles and Apparel
Brazil’s WTO Challenge Against U.S. Cotton Programs
- Carol Goodloe
USDA, Office of the Chief Economist
U.S. Farm and Cotton Policy in the Post-MFA World
- Joe Outlaw
Texas A&M University
|
| 10:30-10:45 am |
Quick Break |
| 10:45-12:00 |
Adjustment by U.S.
Communities to Changing Trade
- Moderator: Karen Hamrick
USDA, Economic Research Service
Recent Employment Trends in the Textiles and Apparel Industries
- Steven Hipple
Bureau of Labor Statistics
A Federal Response to Trade Affected Worker Dislocation in the Textile Industry
- Terry Clark
U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration
Vanishing Routine Jobs: The End of the Apparel and Textile Era
- Tim Kestner
Virginia Employment Commission
|
| 12:00-1:00 pm |
Lunch |
