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same position. Please contact the CSHS secretary (bourlaye.fofana@canada.ca) if you are
interested in the position.

CSHS Annual Conferences

The CSHS also prioritizes travelling around the country for its annual meetings. Following a
conference in Vancouver in 2017, this past year, the CSHS held its conference in Niagara Falls,
Ontario on October 4 to 6 2018. The conference was a huge success with 190 delegates. The
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conference was chaired by Dr. Karen Tanino and followed the Canadian Greenhouse
Conference. A one-day symposium on Cannabis production, chaired by Dr. Youbin Zheng,
attracted several participants and created a good platform for discussion on the subject.
Delegates also had the opportunity to participate in a pre-conference tour highlighting horticulture
production in the Niagara region as well as a Haskap Workshop.

In 2019, the CSHS is proud to be part of the Plant Canada 2019 Conference in Guelph, Ontario.
The CSHS has organized 4 concurrent sessions targeting topics such as horticulture production
under controlled environment, Pre and Post-harvest crop quality and horticultural field production.

In 2020, our annual meeting will be held in the Atlantic region, with Dr. Bourlaye Fofana as the
chair. If you are interested in participating in the organization of the conference, please
contact the CSHS secretary (bourlaye.fofana@canada.ca).

CSHS Student Committee

Students are an integral part of the CSHS and their involvement in the Society is important and
valued. A Student board was implemented in 2016 within the Society to support students’
initiatives and the Student Committee has been very busy this year.

Sara Stricker (CSHS Student Representative and Student Committee Chair) has organized the
student social event for all societies attending the Plant Canada 2019 Conference. We are
encouraging all students to participate in this fun event, which will include motivational
talks, time to network with other students and plant science trivia!

In addition, this past year, Ariana Forand (Saskatchewan Representative) and Zahra Charkhzarrin
(Quebec Representative) both visited elementary schools in their region to talk about horticulture
and grow plants with the students. Varinder Sidhu (Vice-Chair of the student committee) held an
information session at McGill University for CSHS and Plant Canada whereas Sarah Drury
(Ontario Representative) hosted an event for Fascination of Plants Day at Wellington Woods
Community Center in Guelph.

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