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PLANT CANADA 2019

Plant Canada’s global involvement

Plant Canada is a member of the Global Plant Council, which supports plant science
internationally. Plant Canada was a founding member of the Global Plant Council. In 2015,
2016, 2017 and 2019 the Plant Canada President attended the GPC annual meetings and
represented Plant Canada. Deena Errampalli, President of Plant Canada was elected as the
Treasurer of GPC in 2017.

Thank you to PC Board members
On behalf of the Plant Canada, I wish to express my thanks to the 2018-19 and the past Board
of Directors and committees for their time and energy on the Board. Their hard work has
enabled us to move the objectives of the Plant Canada from 2015-2019. The contributions
made by Diane Edwards (PC Secretary; 2014-2019) Shahrokh Khanizadeh (Immediate Past
President; 2015-19), John Markham (PC Vice president; 2015-19), and Deena Errampalli (PC
President; 2015-2019) who will be completing their term are gratefully acknowledged and your
dedication to Plant Canada is much appreciated.

Plant Canada meetings:

By joining forces of its seven-member societies, the Plant Canada offers one large meeting
every four years, with numerous invited speakers and other events like teaching workshops,
presentations from NSERC, etc. It further creates a loud voice and maintains a strong
communication network and collaboration amongst Member Societies and their individual
members nationally. Six societies participated in the last five PC meetings organized and lead
by one or more of its member societies (with input from all member societies). In 2015, CAPB
became a member of Plant Canada.

List of Plant Canada meetings:
Plant Canada 2000 meeting led by CBA and CSPB in London, Ontario

Plant Canada 2003 meeting lead by CBA in Antigonish, Nova Scotia,

Plant Canada 2005 meeting lead by CSPP in Edmonton, Alberta,
Plant Canada 2007 meeting lead by CPS in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan,

Plant Canada 2011 meeting lead by CSA and CSHS in Halifax, Nova Scotia

Plant Canada 2015 Meeting led by CBA and was held jointly with Botanical Soc. of America in
Edmonton, Alberta
Current meeting:

Plant Canada 2019 Meeting lead by CSPB in Guelph, Ontario

The current meeting would not have been possible without the hard work and dedication of
Plant Canada 2015 Meeting Scientific Organizing Committee: Geoffrey Wasteneys, chair

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