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PLANT CANADA 2019

In the category of Poster/5-Minute Rapid Oral presentations, first prize ($500) was awarded to
Amy Mangin, PhD student at the University of Manitoba and the Second prize ($250) was
awarded to Amy Mangin.

The Canadian Journal of Plant Science (CJPS) is our society journal and members participate
by contributing manuscripts, providing peer review, and serving on the editorial board. The
CJPS is supported by three societies: the CSA, the Canadian Weed Science Society (CWSS),
and the Canadian Society of Horticultural Sciences (CSHS). The board was restructured in
2018 and now has three technical editors (TE), Dr. Bourlaye Fofana (CSHS), Dr. B.W.
Thomas (CSA) and Dr. Amit Jhala (CWSS). The goal when recruiting TE’s is to ensure the
representation of all three societies and corresponding disciplines/expertise. The Editor-in-Chief
is Dr. Brian Beres.

CSA members are eligible for a deeply discounted rate for The Canadian Journal of Plant
Science (CJPS) and the Canadian Journal of Soil Science (CJSS). The regular rate for CJPS or
CJSS is $526 for the electronic version and $634 for print and electronic. CSA Members pay
$50.00 for the electronic version and $125 for the print and electronic versions.

The CSA executive for 2018-2019 includes Dr. Helen Booker (Past President); Dr. Jaswinder
Singh (President); Dr. Sheri Strydhorst (President-elect); Dr. Douglas Cattani (Secretary,
Treasurer); Dr. Harpinder Randhawa and Laurel Thompson (Western Directors); Dr. Mumtaz
Cheema and Dr. Andrew Burt (Eastern Directors) and Caleb Niemeyer (Student
Representative). The CSA executive met via conference call 7 times over the year and released
fall and spring newsletters to our membership.

In 2018, the CSA executive organized a joint ASA-CSSA-CSA conference Enhancing
Productivity in a Changing Climate, which took place in Baltimore, Maryland, USA from
November 4 to 7, 2018. The CSA plant breeding committee hosted a symposium entitled
Germplasm exchange and the future of plant breeding. The CSA awards and recognition
luncheon and annual general meeting was held during the conference. 25 CSA members were
in attendance. Outstanding scientific oral and poster presentations were recognized.

The CSA executive is organizing a joint CAPB-CBA-CPS-CSA-CSHS-CSPB-CWSS conference
Communicating Innovation in Plant Science, which will take place in Guelph, Ontario from July
7-10, 2019. The CSA will host two sessions entitled Plant Breeding & Germplasm Exchange
and Cropping Systems & Agronomy. The speakers for this session are being determined from
the submitted abstracts which are due May 17, 2019. More details will be available after that.

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