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Debate Proposition: Is GMO Technology a Solution to World Hunger -- Or Is It a Threat?
April 23, 2015,
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Location
Student Center and Annex - 417
Posted InCollege of Science and Mathematics
Come join the Environmental Club at Montclair State University, along with NJHEPS and Ramapo College of New Jersey, for our first debate with teams made up of professors, students, and community members. The use of genetically modified organisms in our food is the topic of debate. Moderated by Robert W. Taylor, PhD, Coordinator, Sustainability Science BS and MS Program, Professor, Sustainability Science and Urban Environmental Studies, Montclair State University.
Agenda
- 7:00-7:05 Panelist Introduction and Debate Format (Robert W. Taylor, Ph.D., Montclair State University)
- 7:05-7:10 First Poll of the Audience
- 7:10-7:15- Opening Statement: Pro
- 7:15-7:20- Opening Statement: Con
- 7:20-7:25- First Rebuttal: Pro
- 7:25-7:30- First Rebuttal: Con
- 7:30-7:35- Second Rebuttal: Pro
- 7:40-7:45- Second Rebuttal: Con
- 7:45-8:05- Question and Answer Session
- 8:05-8:10- Summary of Positions: Con
- 8:10-8:15- Summary of Positions: Pro
- 8:15-8:25- Second Poll of the Audience
- 8:25-8:30- Closing Remarks (Matthew Polsky, Adjunct Professor, Montclair State University)