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PLANT CANADA 2019

Plant Canada President’s Message

Greetings from Plant Canada

On behalf of the Board of Directors of Plant Canada, I am pleased to invite you to attend the
Plant Canada 2019 meeting with the theme communicating innovation in plant science, to
be held from July 7-10, 2019 in Guelph, Ontario, Canada. The conference will include a keynote
speech, plenary lectures, symposia, workshops, many concurrent oral sessions and poster
presentation sessions. We are expecting about 600 delegates, so it will be a great meeting for
networking and developing collaborations among the members of seven plant science societies
of Plant Canada.

About Plant Canada

Plant Canada - Federation of Canadian Plant Science Societies, a not-for-profit corporation, is
an umbrella organization that seeks to bring together researchers, educators, extension
personal, postdoctoral fellows and students in plant science and related disciplines in Canada.
The purposes of Plant Canada are: a. to organize and sponsor regular, effective scientific
meetings and workshops under a national umbrella for plant science and related disciplines in
Canada, b. to operate and maintain a strong communication network among Member Societies
and their individual members, and c. to be a strong and effective force for public education and
advocacy in plant and related sciences in Canada and globally. Plant Canada organizes Plant
Canada conferences every four years.

Plant Canada Incorporation

Although founded in 2000, Plant Canada - Federation of Canadian Plant Science Societies
(referred to as Plant Canada through the document) was incorporated as a Not-for-profit
corporation on July 31, 2015 under the new Canada Not-for-profit Corporations Act.

Plant Canada Member Societies
As of July 2019, Plant Canada membership includes seven Canadian plant societies: Canadian
Association for Plant Biotechnology (CAPB), Canadian Botanical Association (CBA), Canadian
Phytopathological Society (CPS), Canadian Society of Agronomy (CSA), Canadian Society for

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