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PLANT CANADA 2024

The Canadian Society of Plant Biologists/ La Société Canadienne de Biologie Végétale
Report submitted by Marcus Samuel: CSPB/SCBV President, Jun 2024

About the CSPB-SCBV
The Canadian Society of Plant Biologists/ La Société Canadienne de Biologie Végétale (CSPB-
SCBV) was founded in 1958 as the Canadian Society of Plant Physiologists. In 2012, the
Society adopted its present name to include the various facets of Plant Biology research. CSPB-
SCBV Inc. is a not-for-profit corporation and a registered charity. It is a founding member of both
Plant Canada and the Global Plant Council and a member of the Partnership Group for
Science and Engineering. Our membership is close to 600 with over 300 student members
and more than 60 PDFs along with research associates, professional scientists, scientists from
government organizations, and a few corporate members. We are close partners with the
American Society of Plant Biologists and host joint meetings every four years. We consistently
strive toward improving our organization to be a welcoming, inclusive, and resourceful one.

Upcoming CSPB/SCBV Annual General Meetings:
2025 Annual General Meeting: Halifax, Nova Scotia
2026 Plant Biology 2026 (Joint ASPB/CSPB-SCBV), TBD

Awards provided by the CSPB-SCBV
CSPB-SCBV Gold Medal: for outstanding contributions or service to plant biology
David Gifford Award: for outstanding and original contributions in tree biology
C.D. Nelson Award: for outstanding research contributions to plant biology
Mary E. Spencer Award: for outstanding research in plant biology and active public service
engagement by a mid-career researcher
Gleb Krotkov Award: for outstanding service to the Society
Ragai Ibrahim Award: to recognize excellence in publication by graduate students
Carl Douglas Prize: for outstanding contributions to plant biology by a postdoctoral fellow,
including originality, productivity and leadership
Ann Oaks Doctoral Scholarship: equivalent to an NSERC PGS-D award
George H. Duff Travel Bursaries: Over 10k per year is given to students and postdoctoral
fellows to support travel to the annual summer meeting.

Becoming a member of the CSPB-SCBV
CSPB-SCBV is a diverse, welcoming, and highly inclusive organization. If you are interested in
joining our dynamic community, please feel free to contact either myself (president@cspb-
scbv.ca) or our Senior Director, Mehran Dastmalchi (seniordirector@cspb-scbv.ca). We are
always looking for new members to get involved with the society and for volunteers to engage in
the various CSPB/SCBV committees. Benefits of membership include reduced registration fees
at our conferences and meetings; access to the education, student/pdf funding links, ECR
resources and employment pages of our website; and eligibility for the various awards,
scholarships and bursaries listed.

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