Active PIPE “Subcommittees” as of November 2006

Note: The below groups have been functioning, but to my knowledge, have NOT been specifically labeled or recognized as PIPE subcommittees.

Soybean Rust PIPE:

• Regional Coordinator
• Regional Coordinators plus others.

• Sentinel Network Coordination
• National teleconference between regional coordinators and state sentinel coordinators plus others.

• Sentinel Protocol
• Layla Sconyers (U of GA) lead; protocol developed by consensus of regional and state coordinators.

• Reporting Protocol
• Sentinel Planning (ad hoc)
• SBR Forecasting/modeling
• SBR Fungicide Control and Extension (officially NCERA-208)
• PIPE SBR Outreach

Soybean Aphid PIPE:

• Soybean Aphid Working Group (Amanda Hodges, Lead)

• Soybean Aphid Monitoring Protocol (officially S1010)

• Research Coordination (ad hoc; Bob O’Neil, Lead)

Legume PIPE: 

• Regional Coordinator

• Field Sampling Protocol “Technical Committee (TC)”

• Sample Management Movement Protocol TC

• Virus Assay Development (Lab SOP) TC

• Reporting Protocol TC
  
• Training and Outreach TC