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Participating Societies

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Canadian Phytopathological Society

The Canadian Phytopathological Society (CPS} was founded in 1929 and is a professional
organization dedicated to creating and sharing knowledge of plant pathology in Canada
and throughout the world. Our objective is to encourage and support research and
education in plant pathology, promote public awareness of t he importance of plant
diseases and the socio-economic benefits of controlling them, and act as a forum for
discussion of policies and strategies affecting all aspects of research and education in
plant pathology in Canada. The current membership of t he CPS is 340 and over 15% are
international members. The Society publishes The Canadian Journal of Plant Pathology
and the books, Diseases of Field Crops in Canada and Diseases ond Pests of Vegetable
Crops in Canada. We communicate by holdi ng annual national and regional scientific
meetings in Canada . More information can be found at http://phytopath .ca

Join CPS at http://phytopath.ca

2014-15 CPS Highlights

CPS transitioned to new Canada NPF Act
Completely redesigned CPS website
International designation for the Canadian Journal of Plant Pathology
Fostered collaboration among Canadian plant protection societies
First Speaker Exchange Program between the CPS and BSPP
Multi-year membership renewal option
Joining over 2000 attendees for a great learning experience at Botany 2015- Science
and Plants for people- July 25-19, Edmonton, AB.

Deena Errampalli, Ph.D.
President, Canadian Phytopathological Society

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