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PLANT CANADA 2019

(Canadian Society of Plant Biologists), Abdelali Hannoufa (Canadian Association for Plant
Biotechnology), Art Davis (Canadian Botanical Association), Lone Buchwaldt (Canadian
Phytopathological Society), Jaswinder Singh (Canadian Society of Agronomy), Valérie Gravel
(Canadian Society for Horticultural Science), Rory Degenhardt (Canadian Weed Science
Society); Local Arrangements Committee: Barry Micallef (Chair) and Fundraising
Committee: Robert Mullen and Barry Micallef (Co-chairs), Plant Canada 2019 meeting website
webmaster: Michael Stasiak (CSPB), and the Plant Canada Board of Directors. Plant Canada
acknowledges the generous contributions from our sponsors for Plant Canada 2019
meeting in Guelph, Ontario.

Join Plant Canada

Any society or organization can become a member of Plant Canada, which is free, as long as
the organization's interests are related to plant science disciplines in Canada. The applications
can be submitted to the Plant Canada Board for consideration. We believe that collectively we
can advance plant science in Canada.

In closing, it has been a busy, challenging and rewarding four-year term for me. I thank my
former employer, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada for allowing me to contribute to Plant
Canada as its President from 2015 to until my retirement in April 2018. Special thanks to my
husband, Dr. Andrew Piggott, for his patience and encouragement during my four-year term as
the President of Plant Canada. I offer a heartfelt thank you to the seven Plant Canada member
societies for giving me the opportunity to serve the organization and to represent you nationally
and internationally. I hope you feel that I have served the Plant Canada well.

Respectfully submitted,

Dr. Deena Errampalli

President, Plant Canada (2015-19)

For more information on Plant Canada visit our

website at http://www.plantcanada.ca/
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