AGENDA

Annual Business Meeting, CSPB/SCBV Wednesday, July 29th, 2015, 12:00-13:30

Hall B, The Shaw Conference Centre, Edmonton, Alberta

1. Quorum 2. Accept agenda 3. Receive minutes of the 2014 Annual Business Meeting in Portland, Oregon

(posted on the CSPB website under ‘Documents & Forms’) 4. Reports of Officers

a. President-De Luca b. Past President-Plaxton c. Vice-president-Geitmann d. Treasurer-Weger e. Science Policy Director-Douglas f. Communications Director-Wasteneys g. Eastern Regional Director-Cholewa h. Western Regional Director-Moorhead i. Education Director- Gray-Mitsumune j. Student/PDF Representative-Uhrig

5. Business arising a. Motion on a review engagement for the 2015/16 fiscal year (Weger) b. CSPB logo (Weger) c. CSPB 2015 Awards d. Future CSPB Meetings

6. Election of officers

a. Nominations b. Additional nominations

7. Passing of CSPB Gavel to incoming President, Anja Geitmann, and thanks

to outgoing executive, meeting hosts and organizers. 8. Other Business 9. Announce Incoming Executive meeting. 10. Adjournment

Minutes of the Annual Business Meeting – CSPB/SCBV Wednesday, July 29th, 2015, 12:00-13:30 Edmonton, Alberta 1) Quorum – 72 members present (quorum reached) (attendance sheet appended) 2) Agenda-Moved by Jean-Benoit Charron/Barry Micallef to accept the agenda. Carried. 3) Receive Minutes-Moved by Carl Douglas/Greg Moorhead to receive the Minutes of the 2014 ABM in Portland, Oregon, USA. Carried. 4) Reports of Officers (a) President (Vincenzo De Luca) (report appended) Vincenzo DeLuca acknowledged the CSPB Executive, and he stated that Anja Geitmann the Incoming President is very organized and he thanked her for her work as Vice President on the Executive. He also thanked Janice Cooke and the organizing committee for the meeting in Edmonton, indicating that the Conference has been very well organized and run. De Luca indicated that he has been a member of the Society since 1976 or 77, and he encouraged student members to maintain their membership in the Society. He indicated that the Society will defend the interests of its members and is there to help members if needed. De Luca put up his report that thanked a number of people. He also acknowledged the symposium titled ‘Bench to Boardroom’ organized by Glen Uhrig , the Student-Postdoc Representative, and the Education Symposium organized by Madoka Gray-Mitsumune, the Education Director. De Luca also provided a special acknowledgement for Harold Weger, who is retiring from the Executive and who has been Treasurer for 12+ years for six Presidents of the Society. He also thanked Sheila Macfie for taking on the role of Society Treasurer, and he acknowledged other incoming members of the Executive, including: Geoff Wasteneys, Vice President (and outgoing Communications Director); Mark Belmonte, Western Regional Director; Ingo Ensminger, Communications Director; and Emily Indriolo, Education Director. De Luca also acknowledged Barry Micallef, Secretary of the Society. De Luca quickly discussed the Eastern Regional Meetings and he indicated that it would be good to have them in Quebec more often. (b) Vice President (Anja Geitmann) (report appended) Anja Geitmann discussed a number of details related to Botany 2015 in Edmonton, Alberta. She acknowledged: the lead organizer Janice Cooke and students that have assisted at the meeting; Harold Weger’s role in logistics; the webmaster Michael Stasiak and his role in communications; Carl Douglas for organizing a Plant Canada Breakfast Workshop; Geoff Wasteneys for organizing a Symposium on Plant Resilience; Glen Uhrig for organizing the ‘Bench to Boardroom’ symposium for students and postdoctoral fellows; and Madoka Gray-Mitsumune for organizing an Education Symposium. Geitmann also thanked the judges of student oral and poster presentations, and indicated that the winners will be announced at the Plant Canada reception tonight, and she thanked the members that help to man the Plant Canada booth. She indicated that ~1600 registered for Botany 2015, and that ~170 were CSPB members. Geitmann also briefly discussed future meetings, and indicated that the next ERM will be at the University of Toronto-St. George Campus, and the AGM 2016 will be at Queen’s University. She also mentioned that Plant Canada is working to become more visible, and that there is a new President (Deena Errampalli, current President of the CPS) and Treasurer (Tariq Ahktar, University of Guelph).

(c) Treasurer (Harold Weger) (report appended) Harold Weger first mentioned that there has been a mix up with some travel bursary cheques, and that anyone who has not yet received their cheque should see him. He indicated that the CSPB is both a Not-For-Profit corporation and a Charity. Weger reminded the members that the corporation (CSPB-SCBV Inc.) was originally established to facilitate lobbying efforts on behalf of science in Canada in conjunction with the Canadian Federation of Biological Sciences (CFBS). However, with the termination of the Society’s association with CFBS a numbers of years ago, the lobbying efforts of the Society have ceased; thus, CSPB-SCBV Inc. is now relatively inactive and plays no major financial role in the Society. All the financial action is in the Charity.The Society posted an overall net gain of ~$8,000 largely due to the Oaks Fund. The actual operations of the Society posted a loss of ~$15,000, in part due to losses associated with Plant Biology 2014. Weger warned that we may see a loss at the Edmonton 2015 meeting, since money was committed to symposia and travel burseries; Weger indicated that ~$14,000 was spent in travel bursaries and ~$13,000 on other commitments. He also indicated that the CSPB is a member of the Global Plant Council and Plant Canada, which have associated costs. The CSPB also pays dues of $500/year to be a member of the The Partnership Group for Science and Engineering (PAGSE). The organizing committee, Chaired by Gale Bozzo, for the ERM at Guelph in 2014 posted a profit of ~$8,000. The total unencumbered funds in 2015 is ~$182,000 as compared to ~$116,000 in 2011; however, the Society may lose some money in the next year due to Botany 2015. The CSPB has two accounts managed by IPC Securities: a non-encumbered CSPB account (to be used for general Society purposes as needed) and an encumbered Oaks Scholarship Fund account (to be used only for generating funds for the Oaks Scholarship). 1) The CSPB had long held a GIC (at CIBC) which was yielding very low interest rates (0.8% annual rate for 2015). When the GIC was set to be renewed, he decided to instead combine the funds with the CSPB account managed by IPC; the GIC was worth $53,062.68 at the time. This was entirely transferred into the IPC CSPB account. 2) As well, the last two Oaks Doctoral Scholarship payments (2 x $10,500) were paid by the CSPB’s chequing account, this meant that $21,000 of the funds in the Oaks Scholarship Fund were not transferred from the IPC-managed Oaks Scholarship Fund. After consultation with our financial manager at IPC, the $21,000 from the Oaks account was transferred to the CSPB account at IPC. He also indicated that the Oaks scholarship operates like an NSERC PGSD. Weger also encouraged people to renew their memberships. Members have been able to renew their membership electronically since 2011. (d) Science Policy Director (Carl Douglas) (report appended) Carl Douglas indicated that the duties for the CSPB representation in the Global Plant Council (GPC) and the function of the GPC are still being determined. He indicated that the CSPB is one of the leading societies in the GPC. Douglas directed members to the GPC website to get a more detailed explanation of activities in the GPC. Presently there is a large focus on food security. There are also monthly meetings through the PAGSE, which works to show governmental agencies the importance of science and engineering. Douglas hosted a Plant Canada breakfast symposium, and he thanked Janice Cooke for providing statistics on NSERC grants. (e) Communications Director (Geoff Wasteneys) (report appended) Geoff Wasteneys indicated that the major role of the Communications Director is to disseminate the CSPB Bulletin, which acts as an archive of CSPB activities. He encouraged members to provide pictures from the meeting and other reports.

(f) Western Regional Director (Greg Moorhead) (report appended) In May2015, the WRM was held at the University of Victoria, together with the UVic Forest Biology Symposium. The organizer was Peter Constable. The success of the WRM was helped by coordinating it with a 3-day training course that Jim Mattsson from SFU very generously offered to teach for CSPB trainees. (g) Student/PDF Representative (Glen Uhrig) Glen Uhrig indicated that the role for the Student/PDF Representative is being further defined this year. Uhrig indicated that he has been involved with the following:

(a) organized a workshop at Botany 2015 titled ‘Bench to Boardroom’; 30-35 people attended; (b) has worked to get a new look on the CSPB webpage; (c) developing a platform of funding opportunties on the CSPB website; (d) developing a transition manual for the next Student/PDF rep.

Motion: Barry Micallef put forward the motion to accept the Reports of Officers, 2nd by Janice Cooke, all in favour. Motion passed on July 29th, 2015. 5) Business Arising a. Motion on a review engagement for the 2015/16 fiscal year (Harold Weger) Harold Weger indicated that the new rules are more strict regarding reviews, which can involve audit, review, or compilation engagements. A review engagement can cost $2200. He recommended that the CSPB should do a compilation engagement for next year (2015-16). Motion: Harold Weger put forward the motion that the CSPB do a compilation engagement for 2015-16, 2nd by Anja Geitmann, all in favour. Motion passed on July 29th, 2015. b. CSPB logo (Harold Weger) (presentation appended) Harold Weger gave a presentation on the history of the CSPB logo. He also directed members to the website where a history of the 1st and 2nd 25 years of the Society are provided. Weger indicated that the Society needs new Gold Medals, which has led to a discussion on whether the Society needs a new logo, since the logo is on the medals. The 1998 logo is presently the official logo, and in 2013 the organizers of the ERM used a graphic artist to clean it up. It has rectangular clouds and an Erlenmeyer flask plus a radioactivity symbol that reflects the use of radioisotopes, which was very common in the 1960’s. Weger proposed the following options for the CSPB logo:

(1) keep it as is; (2) modify it; (3) produce a brand new logo.

He also proposed the following options for the back of the Gold Medal: (1) keep the twin flowers but update the Society name; (2) replace the twin flowers.

Anja Geitmann provided some examples of potential logos, and logos from other Societies. She provided four options:

(1) keep it as is; (2) modify it; (3) produce a new logo that reflects the breadth in the Society; (4) produce a new logo that is abstract.

Vincenzo De Luca felt that are many ways to keep up with times. He would like a new logo to keep some elements of the present logo, since it has historical significance. De Luca indicated that he has used 14C for much of his career, even today. He feels that the present logo symbolizes the origins of the Society, so he favours a modification of the present logo, since it is a way to keep the memory of previous researchers; sometimes ‘ugly’ is fine. De Luca suggested that the CSPB strike up a committee on the issue. Geoff Wasteneys would like a more representative logo. Janice Cooke pointed out that the present logo was designed when we were the CSPP; perhaps the new name now opens up the possibility of a new aspiration for the logo. Fadi Al-Daoud from the University of Guelph feels that the present logo could be improved by adding colour, since it is typically used as a black and white logo. Geoff Wasteneys suggested that we do not necessarily need to put the logo on the Gold Medal. A poll was conducted based on Anja Geitmann’s options above. The results were as follows:

(1) keep it as is; 4 members; (2) modify it; 12 members; (3) wider scope logo; 20 members; (4) abstract logo; 12 members.

Based on these results, Geitmann indicated that it makes sense to form a logo committee to examine the issue in more detail. Motion: Anja Geitmann put forward the motion that the CSPB form a logo committee, 2nd by Vincenzo De Luca, all in favour. Motion passed on July 29th, 2015. 6) Election of Officers – Senior Director (J.B. Charron) (nominations attached) a) J-B. Charron presented the report of the Nominating Committee. b) J.-B. Charron asked if there are any nominations from the floor; none were received. Motion: moved by Janice Cooke that the report of the Nominating Committee be accepted, 2nd by Geln Uhrig, all in favour. Motion passes on July 29th, 2015. 7) Passing of CSPB Gavel to incoming President, Anja Geitmann, and thanks to outgoing executive, meeting hosts and organizers. Vincenzo De Luca passed the gavel to Anja Geitmann. He also indicated that the gavel was given to the CSPB by Derek Bewley. 8) Adjournment Moved by Barry Micallef that the meeting be adjourned, 2nd by Vincenzo De Luca, all in favour. Carried.

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CSPB/SCBV President’s Report- (Vincenzo De Luca)-July 24, 2015

Botany 2015, Edmonton, AB.

Botany 2015 is large meeting that comes on the heels of another large joint meeting that

took place in 2014 with the ASPB in Portland Oregon. BOTANY 2015 has been a challenging

meeting to hold with 12 different Scientific Societies being involved. I would like to

acknowledge the tireless efforts of Janice Cooke who has been heavily involved in the local

organizing activities for our Society. I would also like to acknowledge and thank Anja our VP

for the extra huge effort required of her for coordinating the CSPB input for the realization of

Botany 2015. Their efforts will have been essential for the organization that has come out of the

chaos of meetings over the past many months and the manner used by the Botanical Society of

America to coordinate this annual reunion. Also the efforts of several of our colleagues (Geoff

Wasteneys, Madoka Gray-Mitsume and Greg Uhrig) in the CSPB should be recognized for the

organization has some great symposia that will be part of Botany 2015. The CSPB members

attending this year’s meeting are also quite impressive with close to 150 participants. While

these meetings are occasionally valuable for our membership, I am ecstatic that we will have a

more closely knit and smaller meeting next year in Kingston where CSPB will only be meeting

with the Canadian Association for Plant Biotechnology on June 19-21, 2016.

Note of appreciation to the retiring members and to continuing members of the CSPB Executive.

This year I will be stepping down from the position of President of the CSPB to become the Past

–President and Anja Geitmann will be taking over as our new President from 2015-2017. In

addition our Treasurer Harold Weger who has occupied this position since 2002 will be stepping

down to be replaced by Sheila Macfie, who has graciously accepted to take on this extremely

important CSPB function. I and 6 previous CSPB presidents (Huner, Saini, Guy, Pauls, Douglas,

Plaxton) greatly benefited from Harold’s knowledge of CSPB history and from his always sound

advice an most matters that led to good decision making by the CSPB Executive. In speaking for

all of them, we have greatly valued your role as treasurer and your friendship over all of those

years. I hope and expect that you will continue to be an important member of our Society for

many years to come. In addition I would like to thank Geoff Wasteneys for his contributions

over the past few years as Communications editor/Bulletin editor and I would like to welcome

Ingo Ensminger who will soon be assuming these duties. Thanks also go to the other members

(and soon to be members) of the executive (Mark Belmonte, Jean Benoit Charron, Ewa Cholewa,

Carl Douglas Emilie Indriolo, Barry Micallef, Madoka Grey Mitsume, Greg Uhrig) for their

willingness to be involved and for their tireless efforts to participate in CSPB responsibilities.

Diversification of meeting sites for the Eastern Regional Meetings of CSPB.

The Eastern regional meetings of the CSPB have been an extremely important component of the

networking activities of our Society in Eastern Canada and they have provided an excellent

forum for allowing our students to hone their speaking and presentation skills in a friendly

professional setting. I noticed that since 1999, the ERM was hosted by Guelph and Waterloo (3

times each), Kingston and St Catharines (2 times each), Montreal, Hamilton, London,

Mississauga and Ottawa (1 time each). It seems to me that more academic institutions in Ontario

could participate in hosting this meeting and I would hope that the meeting could be held more

often in Quebec where the strengths in Plant Biology have grown significantly over the past

number of years.

Note: The following colleagues have kindly agreed to host the Eastern Regional Meetings for

2015-2018.

2015: University of Toronto, St. Georges Campus [Darrell Deveault and Colleagues]

2016: McMaster University (Elizabeth Weretilnyk and Robin Cameron)

2017: McGill University (McDonald Campus) [Jean Benoit Charron and colleagues]

2018: Western University (Norm Huner and colleagues)

2019?: University of Sherbrooke? (If we wish to return to Quebec more often; the

necessary contacts need to be made for this.)

The past 2 years as president

I joined the CSPP (as it was then known) when I was a 2nd

year MSc student in the laboratory of

David Dennis at Queens University in 1977 and I have been a member of this Society for the

past 37 years (I can hardly believe this!). As you all may know I firmly believe in the strong and

excellent traditions of our Society and I hope that as we go forward towards the future, we will

not forget the past on which our Society was built. As noted earlier in this communication, my

term as President comes to an end and I would like to let everyone know what a privilege it has

been to lead the Society over the past 2 years, especially since it was greatly facilitated by the

hard work of everyone on the Executive as well as by the many committees involved in the

adjudicating of the various awards provided by our Society. One of the important initiatives that

we have had over the past several years involves the issues of gender equality when it comes to

giving awards of excellence to members of our Society. Increasingly nominations for excellent

women are being made by the membership and I expect that this trend will continue. Along these

lines it is with great pleasure that I welcome our incoming President Anja Geitmann who is both

an excellent scientist and a remarkable administrator who will guide our Society for the next 2

years. I look forward to work with Anja and our Executive in any capacity that I can that will

keep the CSPB strong and vibrant in the future.

Sincerely

Vincenzo De Luca

The Canadian Society of Plant Biologists Annual General Meeting, July 2015

Vice-President - Report Summer 2015

Botany 2015, Edmonton (July 25-29)

Meeting Preparation BSA had taken the lead, with Plant Canada joining the organizational team and the individual societies being asked for input at many levels. Communication has mainly been with Amy Litt, the BSA program chair, as well as Johanne Stogran, the BSA meeting organizer and Rob Brandt, the coordinator of the conference web site and database. On the side of Plant Canada, a conference organizing committee was composed, chaired by John Markham, CBA. Monthly conference calls with the PC board were conducted to clarify many scientific and logistic points. Aside from that, I communicated a lot with Litt, Stogran and Brandt regarding our society specific issues, ranging from special lectures (CD Nelson) to scheduling and catering for executive meetings and business meeting. In terms of CSPB implication, Janice Cooke represented the society locally and was thus vital to solving many of the logistic challenges, among others providing support to Glen Uhrig regarding student activities and organizing the CSPB mixer which is held off site. She will be invited to report at the incoming executive meeting and I would like to thank her and her local team for the tireless efforts to straighten out the many things than needed to be organized locally. Other CSPB members who have been actively involved in the organization and whom I would like to thank for their implication include:

Carl Douglas (coordination of the Plant Canada Breakfast workshop) Harold Weger (regular email send-outs to membership, identification student bursary awardees etc etc) Michael Stasiak (communication with membership) Glen Uhrig (organization of career development event) Madoka Gray-Mitsumune (co-organization of education symposium) Geoff Wasteneys (organization of CSPB sponsored symposium). Many thanks also to the following groups of people: Organizers of scientific sessions: Carl Douglas, Harold Weger, Vincenzo De Luca, William Plaxton,

Jeffrey Waller, Daphne Goring, Uwe Hacke, Darrell Desveaux Judges of oral student presentations: Harleen Kaur, Line Lapointe, Michael Emes, Mark Belmonte,

Barbara Hawkins, Susan Murch, Fushan Liu, Robin Cameron, George Owttrim, Joanna Urban Judges of poster presentations: Zakia Boubakir, Peter Constabel, Jeff Waller, Uwe Hacke, Abdelali

Hannoufa, Bourlaye Fofana, K. Peter Pauls, Jake Stout, Simone Castellarin

Communication with CSPB Members While all email send-outs pertaining to the meeting up to June were done through the general member list (via Michael Stasiak), we opted for further send-outs to be more specifically targeted only to those of our members who attend the meeting (approximately 160 registered, although not all might have identified correctly as CSPB members). The reason for this is to limit e-mail fatigue among non-participating society members. Given the hugely complex schedule of the Edmonton meeting I sorted out all the events relevant particularly for our members and will keep our members updated on any changes in the schedule that might occur pertaining to these events.

Events that are sponsored or co-sponsored by the CSPB or otherwise concern the members of our society: CSPB Sponsored Symposia & Workshops

CD Nelson Lecture by 2014 Awardee Darrell Desveaux, Opening words by David Turpin, President of U of Alberta Tuesday 16:00 - 17:00, Salon 11 Symposium 'Plant Resilience to Climate Change' Wednesday 13:30 - 17:30, Hall A, Chaired by CSPB Communication Director Geoff Wasteneys Symposium 'Basic and applied approaches to improve disease resistance in plants' Monday 13:30 - 17:30, Salon 2, Co-sponsored by CPS Symposium 'Blended Learning and Educational Technology to Enhance Biology' Monday 13:30 - 17:30, Salon 4, Co-organized by the CSPB Education Director Madoka Gray-Mitsumune Lab Bench to Boardroom: Developing Plant Science Ideas Wednesday 8:00 - 12:00, Salon 10, Event organized by the CSPB Student/Postdoc Rep Glen Uhrig

Plant Canada Breakfast Workshop Monday, 7:00 - 8:00, Riverview Room Discussion about the mandate and future of Plant Canada, involvement in Global Plant Council. Event coordinated by CSPB Science Policy Director Carl Douglas. CSPB Annual General Meeting Wednesday, 12:00, Hall B Agenda is available on the CSPB web site http://www.cspb-scbv.ca/meetings.shtml. Lunch (sandwiches) for 60 people will be provided. First come first served. CSPB Mixer Tuesday starting 19:30, Yellowhead Brewery (10229-105 Street). CSPB Awards (except for President's Awards for student presentations) will be announced during this event. CSPB members receive a drink ticket in their registration package. Tour of the brewery available prior to the mixer. Plant Canada Reception Wednesday 18:00 - 19:00, Salon 12 Recipients of Plant Canada travel bursaries will be announced. CSPB Presidents' Awards for best student presentations will be announced during this event. CSPB President's Awards for Best Student Presentations will be announced at the Plant Canada Reception on Wednesday 18:00 - 19:00, Salon 12.

Logistics of Presidents' Awards for best student presentation A total of more than 60 CSPB students will have to be judged, about half in the poster category, half in the orals. I recruited a team of 10 judges for oral presentations and 9 judges for poster presentations to identify the winners and runner-ups in both categories. The winners will be announced at the Plant Canada reception.

Plant Canada Booth Plant Canada will have a booth in the exhibit hall, which will have to be manned by members of the different societies. Despite repeated call for sign-up, the response in general is moderate so far, but luckily the CSPB stands out (9 of the 15 people who volunteered at the time of writing are our members). However, I would greatly appreciate if all our exec members could sign up for a couple of time slots. Thanks to those who have signed up at the time of writing: Glen Uhrig, Rob Guy, Harold Weger, Sheila McFie, Doug Muench, Janice Cooke, Geoff Wasteneys, Carl Douglas.

Plant Canada The Board of Directors of Plant Canada is composed of the President, Secretary, Treasurer and two representatives from each member society, typically, but not necessarily, the societies' Presidents and the Vice-Presidents. Both the PC President (Shahrokh Khanizadeh) and the Treasurer (Carol Peterson) will step down in Edmonton and new people had to be identified for these positions. It is unofficial yet, but the next President will be Deena Errampalli (current President of the CPS), and the next Treasurer probably Tariq Akhtar (University of Guelph). Following our own Annual Business Meeting we will be able to confirm our next representatives to the Board of Directors - I propose to continue with the tradition to send the CSPB President and Vice-President. Leading up to the Edmonton meeting the PC Board had monthly, sometimes bi-weekly, very long and sometimes arduous conference calls. However, the coming couple of years should be quieter in that regard since the next Plant Canada meeting will only be four years from now.

Duty Manual of Executive Officers The duty manual hasn't seen an update in several years. I started editing the portions to which I can contribute from my own experience and I would like to propose that all current members of the executive do the same with that file. Barry already sent the document to those concerned and will collate the edits. Submitted on July 22nd, 2015 Dr. Anja Geitmann

Vice-President CSPB Institut de recherche en biologie végétale Université de Montréal anja.geitmann@umontreal.ca

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The Canadian Society of Plant Biologists Inc. La Société canadienne de biologie végétale incorporée

(CSPB-SCBV Inc.)

(Formerly the Canadian Society of Plant Physiologists Inc./ Anciennement la Société canadienne de physiologie végétale incorporée)

Treasurer's Report

Edmonton, AB July 2015.

Name Change The name change of the not-for-profit corporation, and the associated charity, was officially approved by the federal government in April 2012. Thus, in this Treasurer’s Report, the not-for-profit corporation is referred to as “CSPB-SCBV Inc.”, and the charity is referred to as “CSPB-SCBV”, even when referring to events prior to the name change. Function of the Corporation CSPB-SCBV Inc. was originally established in order to facilitate lobbying efforts on behalf of science in Canada (federal government regulations forbid charities, e.g. CSPB-SCBV, to lobby). These efforts were to be carried out in conjunction with the Canadian Federation of Biological Societies (CFBS). Once established, CSPB-SCBV Inc. collected membership dues from Society members (dues had previously been collected by CSPB-SCBV), and forwarded a portion of the dues to CFBS. The remainder of the dues were transferred to CSPB-SCBV. Charitable donations to the Duff Travel Bursaries and/or the Oaks Scholarship Fund were also transferred to CSPB-SCBV. This system was relatively cumbersome, but was necessary in order to carry out lobbying efforts. With the termination of the Society's association with CFBS a number of years ago, the lobbying efforts of the Society have ceased. The bookkeeping system was therefore changed, such that the CSPB-SCBV collected membership dues and charitable donations. CSPB-SCBV Inc. is now relatively inactive and does not currently play a major financial role in the Society. This change in Society bookkeeping was enacted for September 2002, in time for the collection of 2003 membership dues. Assets and Financial Activity Assets of CSPB-SCBV Inc. consist solely of a chequing account and a GIC (see attached table). CSPB-SCBV Inc. had minimal financial activity in fiscal 2015; details are shown in the “Statement of Operations”. Corporation registration procedures for CSPB Inc have recently changed, as we have officially transitioned to the provisions of the federal government’s NFP Act (https://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/cd-dgc.nsf/eng/h_cs04953.html). We now pay $40 per year

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in corporation registration, and the corporation registration and payment are submitted within 90 days of the “anniversary date” (07-22) of the “certificate of continuance”. Respectfully submitted by Harold G. Weger Treasurer, CSPB-SCBV Inc. Dept. of Biology University of Regina Regina, SK

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Assets and Investments

CSPB-SCBV Inc. Apr. 30/08 Apr. 30/09 Apr. 30/10 Apr. 30/11 Apr. 30/12 Apr. 30/13 Apr. 30/14 Apr. 30/15 CSPB-SCBV Inc. Corporate Chequing Account $907.06 $807.06 $729.06 $651.06 $523.06 $362.43 $269.43 $139.43 GIC (CIBC) $3000.00 $3,127.50 $3,198.26 $3,211.09 $3,243.29 $3,279.07 $3,308.66 $3,338.52 Total Cash and Securities $3,907.06 $3,934.56 $3,927.32 $3,862.15 $3,766.35 $3,641.50 $3,578.09 $3,477.95 Segregated Funds Total Encumbered Funds -- -- -- -- -- Total Non-Encumbered Funds

$3,907.06 $3,934.56 $3,927.32 $3,862.15 $3,766.35 $3,641.50 $3,578.09 $3,477.95

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Statement of Operations

CSPB-SCBV Inc. For the Year Ended April 30, 2015.

REVENUE Interest on GIC $29.86 Total Revenue $29.86 EXPENSES Bank Fees $60.00 Corporation Registration $70.00 Total Expenses $130.00 Surplus/(Deficit) ($100.14)

Proposed Operating Budget CSPB-SCBV Inc.

Fiscal Year Ending April 30, 2016. REVENUE Interest on GIC $29.86 Total Revenue $29.86 EXPENSES Corporation Registration $40.00 Bank Fees $60.00 Total Expenses $100.00 Surplus/(Deficit) ($70.14)

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The Canadian Society of Plant Biologists La Société canadienne de biologie végétale incorporée

(CSPB-SCBV)

(Formerly the Canadian Society of Plant Physiologists/ Anciennement la Société canadienne de physiologie végétale)

Treasurer's Report

Edmonton, AB July 2015.

CSPB-Sponsored Conferences The CSPB co-sponsored (with the American Society of Plant Biologists; http://my.aspb.org/) Plant Biology 2014 (Portland, OR, USA) in July 2014, and sponsored the Society’s Eastern Regional Meeting (ERM) in late November 2014 (held at the University of Guelph). The accounting for the 2014 ERM has not yet arrived; $3,000 was previously sent as conference seed money. The 2013 ERM (held at the University of Toronto-Mississauga in December 2013) posted a net profit of $7,386.33 (includes $3000 of conference seed money provided by the CSPB). Plant Biology 2014 expenses were $6,278.16 in 2015 (and $1155.17 in 2014). Joint conferences with the ASPB always lose money, and there are also direct CSPB expenses that are associated with these conferences. However, despite the expense, these conferences are often well-attended and are always well-organized. To date the CSPB has spent $2,000 on Botany 2015 (July 2015), the large, joint conference with the Botanical Society of America (http://www.botany.org/) and numerous other plant biology societies (14 societies in total). The $2,000 was sent to the Canadian Phytopathogical Society (http://phytopath.ca/) in support of a joint CPS-CSPB symposium. The CSPB has committed an additional approximately $13,000 to symposia and colloquia support at Botany 2015; these charges will appear in the 2016 fiscal year. Lastly, we received a USD 3,000 donation from the Noble Foundation (http://www.noble.org/). This money was used to help support the Banff Conference on Plant Metabolism (http://www.ucalgary.ca/plantmetabolism/) in June 2014. Canadian Science Publishing The CSPB received a generous donation of $2000 from Canadian Science Publishing, which operates as NRC Research Press (http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/). This donation was earmarked to help with the Duff Travel Bursary program for Plant Biology 2014.

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Plant Canada Each of the six constituent societies comprising Plant Canada (http://www.plantcanada.ca/) received $2000 from the organization to help defray costs associated with mounting symposia at Botany 2015. Global Plant Council (http://www.globalplantcouncil.org/index.htm) The CSPB’s membership dues in the GPC are US$500 annually. The 2014 dues were paid by wire transfer on May 17, 2014, after the end of the 2014 fiscal year. Total payment was Cdn$649.85, which includes conversion to US dollars and also wire transfer fees; this appears as an expense in the 2015 budget. The CSPB paid $2,834.32 to cover the travel expenses of our representative (the CSPB’s Science Policy Director) to the annual GPC meeting. CSPB Accounts Managed by IPC Securities The CSPB has two accounts managed by IPC Securities (http://www.ipcsecurities.com/): a non-encumbered CSPB account (to be used for general Society purposes as needed) and an encumbered Oaks Scholarship Fund account (to be used only for generating funds for the Oaks Scholarship). There has been movement of funds into these accounts, and, indirectly, from the Oaks account to the CSPB account. 1) The CSPB had long held a GIC (at CIBC) which was yielding very low interest rates (0.8% annual rate for 2015). When the GIC was set to be renewed, I decided to instead combine the funds with the CSPB account managed by IPC; the GIC was worth $53,062.68 at the time. This was entirely transferred into the IPC CSPB account. 2) As well, the last two Oaks Doctoral Scholarship payments (2 x $10,500) were paid by the CSPB’s chequing account, this meant that $21,000 of the funds in the Oaks Scholarship Fund were not transferred from the IPC-managed Oaks Scholarship Fund. After consultation with our financial manager at IPC, I transferred the $21,000 from the Oaks account to the CSPB account at IPC. The above two transactions are the explanation for the large increase in the IPC CSPB account. George Duff Student Travel Fund $540.00 was donated by Society members to the George Duff Travel Fund in fiscal year 2015. A total of $11,734.50 was awarded in support of student and post-doc travel to Plant Biology 2014; the difference in funding was supplied by general Society revenues. The total amount awarded was slightly lower than anticipated, as a few of students turned out to be unable to attend the conference.

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Ann Oaks Scholarship Fund The purpose of the Ann Oaks Scholarship Fund is to provide for the financial support of a PhD student in plant biology at a Canadian university, at a level comparable to an NSERC PGS Doctoral (PGS D) scholarship (http://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/Students-Etudiants/PG-CS/BellandPostgrad-BelletSuperieures_eng.asp). The Oaks Scholarship Fund was established by a donation from long-time CSPB-SCBV member the late Dr. Ann Oaks FRSC; Dr. Oaks also made subsequent donations to the Fund. As well, CSPB-SCBV was the beneficiary of a life insurance policy by Dr. Oaks and was also included in Dr. Oaks’ will. Additional donations have been made by the Society membership; these donations are forwarded once per year to the Society’s investment advisor at IPC Securities. The Dr. Ann Oaks Doctoral Scholarship has been supporting graduate research since 2008 (fiscal year 2009), and $21,000 was used to support the PhD work of a graduate student in plant biology in fiscal 2014, but not in 2015. The initial holder of the scholarship held the award for the maximum duration of three years. With NSERC’s help, the Oaks Board of Trustees identified the second holder of the Oaks Scholarship, who began their doctoral studies in plant biology in September 2011. They received their last payment in April 2014 (for a total of three years of support, at $21,000 per year). The Oaks Board of Trustees was unable to identify a new scholarship in 2014 (the only highly ranked PGS D applicants that NSERC was able to forward for consideration for the scholarship did not meet the scholarship criteria), thus no Oaks Scholarship payments were made in fiscal 2015. However, the Board (again with NSERC’s help) has been successful in identifying a scholarship holder in May 2015; thus the Oaks Scholarship payments will again be made in fiscal 2016. The Oaks Scholarship is paid twice per year (two cheques for $10,500 each). $575.00 was donated by Society members to the Oaks Scholarship Fund in fiscal year 2015. The Fund is managed by the Society’s investment advisor at IPC Securities. The Fund had a moderate year in fiscal 2015, generating $17,947.97. The Partnership Group for Science and Engineering (PAGSE; http://www.pagse.org/) The CSPB is a member organization of PAGSE. Annual membership dues are $750; the membership invoice for 2015 had not arrived by April 30, 2015. The membership dues will thus be paid in the 2016 fiscal year. On-line Membership Renewals The move to on-line membership renewals (via PayPal), instituted in late 2011, has been a success. Greater than 90% of membership renewals are now processed via the on-line system.

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Automated Membership Renewal Process In mid-2014 the CSPB began an effort to automate the membership renewal process, in partnership with Vital Volunteers Inc. (http://www.vitalvolunteers.com/). Members who used PayPal to renew their memberships for 2015 will have noticed that the membership receipts have changed from the traditional PDF-based receipts (which were generated manually). Society (Gold) Medal The last Society Medal was presented to Dr. Beverley Green at Plant Biology 2014. The CSPB will need to order additional medals in the near future. The medals are produced by Mississauga Mint; six medals will cost approximately $6,400. The medals have not yet been ordered (awaiting a decision about the possible redesign of the CSPB logo). Miscellaneous The funds for the Ibrahim Award for Best Student Paper (value is $350) are managed as part of the CSPB-SCBV investments with IPC; this is a separate account from the much larger Oaks Fund account which is also managed by IPC. The Ibrahim Award funds are considered to be segregated funds, while the remainder of the Society investments with IPC are not. The Ibrahim Award was established by a generous donation from long-time CSPB member Dr. Ragai Ibrahim. Accounting fees increased starting in 2015, as we arranged for a “review engagement” to be done on the finances for the 2014 fiscal year. The CSPB also maintains a small account with the University of Regina, used for paying for postage, courier and duplicating. Overall State of the Finances of the Society The Society posted an overall net gain of approximately $8,000. However that net gain was due largely to increases in the value of investments (especially the Oaks Fund). The actual operations of the Society posted a loss of approximately $15,000. Some of this loss was due to expenses associated with Plant Biology 2014 (co-sponsored with the American Society of Plant biologists). With respect to the current fiscal year, the Botany 2015 conference marks the first time that we’ve been part of a conference organized with the Botanical Society of America; it’s not clear whether the conference will post a profit (but it is clear that the conference will lead to significant expenses for the CSPB). Overall, the Society is in solid financial shape. For example, total unencumbered funds were at $182,587.45 on April 30/15, compared to $116,723.93 on April 30/11. However, I am projecting a loss for the 2016 fiscal year, and it’s possible that in the long run the Society needs to make some decisions about what it can and cannot afford to do.

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CSPB-SCBV Membership Annual membership trends are shown in an attached table (page 14). Respectfully submitted by Harold G. Weger Treasurer, CSPB-SCBV Dept. of Biology University of Regina Regina, SK

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Assets and Investments (continued next page) CSPB-SCBV

Apr. 30/02 Apr. 30/03 Apr. 30/04 Apr. 30/05 Apr. 30/06 CSPP-SCPV Chequing Account $4,497.65 $14,468.67 $7,984.31 $37,682.86 $55,037.39 Money Market Fund (CIBC) $16,136.53 $16,453.62 $16,760.23 $16,905.54 $17,270.14 GIC (CIBC) -- -- -- -- -- BMO Nesbitt Burns (CSPP-SCPV) $41,027.65 $43,180.88 $46,345.78 $47,518.26 $60,499.67 BMO Nesbitt Burns (Oaks Fund) $54,232.98 $39,776.94 $43,529.28 $44,401.43 $315,631.95 Univ. of Regina CSPB Account -- $570.62 $151.91 $104.15 $127.29 Total Cash & Securities $115,894.81 $114,450.73 $114,771.51 $146,612.24 $448,566.44 Gold Medals (estimate) $1,050.00 -- $5,086.51 $5,086.51 $4,238.76 Total CSPB-SCBV Assets $116,944.81 $114,450.73 $119,858.02 $151,698.75 $452,805.20 Segregated Funds Ann Oaks Scholarship Fund $54,232.98 $39,776.94 $43,529.28 $44,401.43 $315,631.95 Duff Bursary Fund in Cheq Account $4,198.00 $1,396.00 $1,050.00 $1,593.57 $1,117.30 Oaks Donations in Cheq Account -- $1,367.00 $1,250.44 $1,255.00 $1,506.00 Oaks Scholarship in Cheq Account -- -- -- -- -- Gold Medals (estimate) $1,050.00 -- $5,086.51 $5,086.51 $4,238.76 Ibrahim Award Fund (CSPB IPC Acc’t) -- -- -- -- $10,000.00 CSPP-SCPV 2008 -- -- -- -- -- Total Encumbered Funds $58,430.98 $42,539.94 $50,916.23 $52,336.51 $332,494.01 Total Non-Encumbered Funds $58,513.83 $71,910.79 $68,941.52 $99,362.24 $120,311.19

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Assets and Investments (continued next page) CSPB-SCBV

Apr. 30/07 Apr. 30/08 Apr. 30/09 Apr. 30/10 Apr. 30/11 Apr. 30/12 CSPB-SCBV

Chequing Account $18,041.34 $19,363.15 $74,457.19 $70,743.43 $77,919.87 $60,061.91 GIC (CIBC) $48,250.00 $49,963.28 $50,192.84 $51,397.47 $51,474.99 $51,732.36 BMO Nesbitt Burns (CSPB-SCBV) $61,648.55 $59,532.38 $56,920.01 -- -- -- BMO Nesbitt Burns (Oaks Fund) $432,487.20 $439,360.00 $421,990.77 -- $10.01 -- IPC (CSPB-SCBV) -- -- -- $59,321.26 $62,819.27 $63,729.40 IPC (Oaks Fund) -- -- -- $489,012.35 $518,458.03 $528,793.16 Univ. of Regina CSPB Account $692.03 $258.41 $851.64 $366.93 $40.95 $241.30 PayPal Account -- -- -- -- -- $2027.96 Total Cash & Securities $552,119.12 $568,477.22 $604,412.45 $670,841.44 $710,723.12 $706,586.09 Gold Medals (estimate) $4,238.76 $4,238.76 $3,391.00 $3,391.00 $2,543.24 $1,695.48 Total CSPB-SCBV Assets $565,357.88 $572,715.98 $607,803.45 $674,232.44 $713,266.36 $708,281.57

Segregated Funds

Ann Oaks Scholarship Fund $432,487.20 $439,360.00 $421,990.77 $489,012.35 $518,458.03 $528,793.16 Duff Bursary Fund in Cheq Account $700.00 $1,020.00 $595.00 $991.32 $1,165.00 $1,270.00 Oaks Donations in Cheq Account $1,009.09 $1,285.00 $1,290.00 $810.00 $910.00 $2,063.71 Oaks Scholarship in Cheq Account -- -- $10,500.00 $10,500.00 $10,500.00 -- Gold Medals (estimate) $4,238.76 $4,238.76 $3,390.99 $3,391.00 $2,543.24 $1,695.48 Ibrahim Award Fund (CSPB IPC Acc’t) $10,189.90 $9,840.12 $9,408.32 $9,455.22 $9,662.77 $9,450.77 CSPP-SCPV 2008 -- $300.00 -- -- --

Plant Development Workshop $3,000.00 $3,000.00 $3,000.00 Total Encumbered Funds $448,624.95 $456,043.88 $447,175.08 $517,159.89 $546,239.04 $546,273.12

Total Non-Encumbered Funds $116,732.93 $116,672.10 $160,628.37 $157,072.55 $166,027.32 $162,008.45

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Assets and Investments (continued) CSPB-SCBV

Apr. 30/13 Apr. 30/14 Apr. 30/15 CSPB-SCBV Chequing Account $72,988.84 $58,898.11 $34,811.82 GIC (CIBC) $52,120.35 $52,641.55 -- IPC (CSPB-SCBV) $67,296.26 $70,547.18 $149,362,40 IPC (Oaks Fund) $544,446.12 $601,650.30 $599,298.27 Univ. of Regina CSPB Account $168.82 $24.88 $151.17 PayPal Account $0.00 $173.84 $9,428.45 Total Cash & Securities $737,020.39 $783,935.86 $793,052.11 Gold Medals (estimate) $847.74 $847.74 -- Total CSPB-SCBV Assets $737,868.13 $784,783.60 $793,052.11 Segregated Funds Ann Oaks Scholarship Fund $544,446.12 $580,650.30 $599,298.27 Duff Bursary Fund in Cheq Account $392.76 $295.00 $540.00 Oaks Donations in Cheq Account $965.00 $700.00 $575.00 Oaks Scholarship in Cheq Account -- -- Gold Medals (estimate) $847.74 $847.74 -- Ibrahim Award Fund (CSPB IPC Acc’t) $9,629.72 $9,744.91 $10,051.39 Plant Development Workshop -- -- Total Encumbered Funds $556,281.34 $592,237.95 $610.464.39

Total Non-Encumbered Funds $181,586.79 $192,545.65 $182.587.45

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Statement of Operations – CSPB-SCBV

Statement of Operations – CSPB-SCBV

Proposed Operating Budget – CSPB-SCBV

For the year ending April 30, 2014. For the year ending April 30, 2015. For the year ending April 30, 2016.

REVENUE REVENUE REVENUE

Membership Dues (Individual) $8,725.00 Membership Dues (Individual) $10,210.00 Membership Dues (Individual) $10,500.00

Membership Dues (Corporate) $3,000.00 Membership Dues (Corporate) $3,750.00 Membership Dues (Corporate) $4,000.00

Duff Travel Bursary Donations $295.00 Duff Travel Bursary Donations $540.00 Duff Travel Bursary Donations $500.00

Oaks Scholarship Donations $700.00 Oaks Scholarship Fund Donations $575.00 Oaks Scholarship Fund Donations $500.00

Noble Foundation $3,121.80

CSPB-SCBV 2012 – Gross Income $61,556.49 Botany 2015 Profit $5,000.00

Eastern Regional Mtng 2012 - Net Profit $7,826.01 Eastern Regional Mtng 2013 - Net Profit $7,386.33 Eastern Regional Mtng 2014 - Net Profit $4,000.00

Donation from Plant Canada (Botany 2015) $2,000.00

Donation from Cdn Science Publishing $2,000.00

GIC Interest (CIBC) $521.20 GIC Interest (CIBC) $421.13

Growth in Oaks Fund investments (IPC) $56,239.18 Growth in Oaks Fund Investments (IPC) $17,947.97 Growth in Oaks Fund Investments (IPC) $25,000.00

Growth in CSPB investments (IPC) $3,250.92 Growth in CSPB Investments (IPC) $4,752.54 Growth in CSPB Investments (IPC) $3,500.00

Total Revenue $142,113.80 Total Revenue $52,704.77 Total Revenue $53,000.00

EXPENSES EXPENSES EXPENSES

Bank fees $90.62 Bank Fees $86.24 Bank Fees $90.00

Credit card fees $1,623.51 Credit card fees $1,212.72 Credit card fees $1,250.00

PayPal fees $219.57 PayPal fees $266.55 PayPal fees $270.00

Duff Travel Bursaries $9,775.00 Duff Travel Bursaries $11,734.50 Duff Travel Bursaries $8,000.00

Awards $2,500.00 Awards $3,600.00 Awards $3,000.00

Website $262.79 Website $692.19 Website $692.19

Treasurer Expenses $1,601.39 Treasurer Expenses $1,738.38 Treasurer Expenses $1,500.00

Secretary Expenses $00 Secretary Expenses $1,000.00

President expenses $747.10 President Expenses $1,140.04 President Expenses $1,000.00

Vice-President Expenses $850.00 Vice-President Expenses $1,240.09 Vice-President Expenses $1,000.00

Student/Post-doc rep expenses $663.33

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Gold Medal $847.74

Accounting $418.00 Accounting 2,200.00 Accounting $2,200.00

Auditing $219.98

Society insurance $675.00 Society Insurance $675.00 Society Insurance $675.00

Conference seed money (2013 ERM) $3,000.00 Conference Seed Money (2014 ERM) $3,000.00 Conference Seed Money (2015 ERM) $3,000.00

Conference Seed Money (CSPB-SCBV 2016) $5,000.00

Botany 2015 Expenses $2,000.00 Botany 2015 Expenses $13,000.00

ERM 2013 Expenses (paid directly) $146.90 CSPB-SCBV 2012 Expenses (paid directly) $900.00

CSPB-SCBV 2013 Gross Expenses $45,719.34 CSPB-SCBV 2013 Expenses (paid directly) $572.48

Plant Biology 2014 Expenses $1,155.17 Plant Biology 2014 Expenses $6,278.16

Oaks Doctoral Scholarship $21,000.00 Oaks Doctoral Scholarship $00 Oaks Doctoral Scholarship $21,000.00

PAGSE (one year) $750.00 PAGSE (one year) $00 PAGSE (one year) $750.00

Global Plant Council (dues) Global Plant Council (dues) $649.85 Global Plant Council (dues) $649.85

Global Plant Council (travel for rep) $1,334.21 Global Plant Council (travel for rep) $2,834.32 Global Plant Council (travel for rep) $2,000.00

Postage, duplicating, courier $143.94 Postage, duplicating, courier $123.71 Postage, duplicating, courier $150.00

New Cheques $126.15 New Cheques

Membership Management $800.00 Membership Management $800.00

Total Expenses $95,198.33 Total Expenses $44,436.26 Total Expenses $67,027.04

Surplus/(Deficit) $46,915.47 Surplus/(Deficit ) $8,268.51 Surplus/(Deficit ) ($14,027.04)

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Society Membership Year Total Members Full Members Annual Meeting Site 1997 252 102 Vancouver, BC 1998 343 132 Montréal, QC 1999 491 237 Saskatoon, SK 2000 464 216 London, ON 2001 380 199 Providence, RI 2002 439 213 Calgary, AB 2003 348 181 Antigonish, NS 2004 413 180 Guelph, ON 2005 368 171 Edmonton, AB 2006 380 174 Boston, MA 2007 384 171 Saskatoon, SK 2008 458 209 Ottawa, ON 2009 385 176 Burnaby, BC 2010 474 176 Montréal, QC 2011 335 163 Halifax, NS 2012 375 165 Edmonton, AB 2013 464 167 Quebec City, QC 2014 414 154 Portland, OR 2015 (incomplete) 375 150 Edmonton, AB

Report of the CSPB/SCVP Science Policy Director Carl Douglas Outgoing Executive meeting July 25, 2015 As Science Policy Director, my major responsibilities have been to represent the CSPB at the Global Plant Council (GPC) and to represent the CSPB at as part of our membership in PAGSE (Partnership Group in Science and Engineering). 1. GPC I attended the GPC annual meeting in London, England, as the CSPB representative. The meeting was hosted by the Society for Experimental Biology at Darwin House in central London. With an Executive Director (Ruth Bastow), appointment of a President (Dr. William Davies), a regular electronic newsletter, fundraising, and scientific and outreach activities, I believe the GPC is becoming an effective voice for the international plant biology community. The report of the 2014 Annual meeting is appended. Further information can be found at http://globalplantcouncil.org/home As one of 23 member societies, the CSPB commitment to the GPC is $500 in annual membership, and to appoint a representative to the GPC who will attend the annual meeting (travel and accommodation costs covered by the individual societies). Next GPC meeting planned in Iguazú Falls, Brazil (in conjunction with the International Plant Molecular Biology Congress, IPMB 2015) October 29-30, 2915. Budget for Science Policy Director to attend is ~$2500 for airfare an accommodation. 2. PAGSE The CSPB is dues paying member (at $500/year) of the The Partnership Group for Science and Engineering. “PAGSE is a cooperative association of more than 25 national organizations in Science and Engineering, representing approximately 50,000 individual members from the industry, academia, and government sectors. It was formed in June 1995 at the invitation of the Academy of Science of the Royal Society of Canada to represent the Canadian science and engineering community to the Government of Canada. The member organizations of PAGSE provide core support for its meetings and activities. These include defining the economic benefits of research in Canada and the effects of research budgets, analyzing intellectual property issues and other potential impediments to improving academic-industry symbiosis, showcasing the international dimensions of research projects and associations, and informing decision makers about science and engineering and their importance to Canada.” (see http://www.pagse.org/en/main.htm) In addition to other activities, PAGSE holds monthly PAGE Council meetings at 7pm on Thursdays, at the University of Ottawa. This is usually centred on is a presentation by and discussion with policy maker, followed by an in camera discussion of the talk and a business meeting. L,

As the CSBP representative to the PAGSE CouciI usually join the meeting by teleconference, unless I have a scheduling conflict. Examples of speakers in the last year: • Dr. Rob Annan, Chief Research Officer, MITACS. • Dr. Mario Pinto, President of the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research

Council. • Dr. Nicole Arbour, Team Lead - Science & Innovation Network,

Canada, British High Commission. • Paul Davidson, President of the Association of Universities and Colleges of

Canada.

      Global  Plant  Council  Annual  Meeting  Report  2014    The  2014  Global  Plant  Council  annual  general  meeting  (AGM)  was  held  2-­‐3  October  and  hosted  by  the  Society  of  Experimental  Biology  in  London.  Representatives  of  22  member  organisations  from  5  continents  met  at  Charles  Darwin  House  to  discuss  updates  and  engage  in  planning  for  the  future  (see  attached  meeting  agenda).    The  large  attendance  provided  the  necessary  quorum  for  Council  decisions.    The  Executive  Director,  GPC  Initiatives  organisers  and  working  group  chairs  provided  updates  on  GPC  activities  since  the  last  annual  meeting  as  outlined  in  the  annual  report.  The  updated  GPC  Strategic  Plan  was  presented  to  the  GPC  member  representatives  and  outlined  the  GPC  Core  Values,  Mission  and  Vision  2015-­‐2018  that  would  enable  the  GPC  to  become  a  catalyst  within  the  global  scientific  community  and  between  scientists  and  other  influencers  to:  (1)  collaborate  across  borders  and  disciplines,  (2)  increase  awareness  of  the  role  of  plant  science  and  (3)  solve  global  problems  in  non-­‐partisan  and  sustainable  ways.  The  updated  strategic  plan  provides  the  GPC  with  a  structure  to  build  the  GPC  into  an  organization  that  is  dedicated  to  uniting  plant  scientists  from  all  disciplines  around  the  world,  and  developing  plant  based  solutions  that  will  impact  on  current  global  issues.  A  detailed  version  of  the  GPC  Strategic  is  provided  in  the  meeting  minutes.    The  Council  discussed  GPC  future  activities  and  actions  for  the  GPC.  The  two  main  area  of  focus  during  the  meeting  were:  -­‐    

1. GPC  Income  Streams  During  2013  and  2014  the  GPC  continued  to  raise  income  from  membership  fees,  member  donations  and  external  support.    However  a  long-­‐term  stable  funding  source  for  the  GPC  has  yet  to  be  secured.  The  Council  therefore  agreed  that  this  was  a  major  focus  for  the  GPC  in  the  next  3-­‐12  months.    

2. Plant  Knowledge  Hub  (PKH)  Interviews  and  surveys  of  GPC  member  organisations  regularly  highlight  the  need  for  information  and  resources  to  be  in  one  place,  so  as  to  reduce  time  spent  searching  for  this  information  and  optimize  research  time.  The  PKH  will  meet  this  need,  providing  plant  researchers  across  the  globe  with  access  to  news,  funding  opportunities,  information,  and  educational  and  outreach  resources.  As  an  online  portal,  barriers  to  access  including  geography,  language  and  discipline  will  be  removed,  facilitating  cross-­‐border  scientific  interactions  and  collaborations.  

 The  aims  of  the  Plant  Knowledge  Hub  are  to:      1. Democratize  access  to  knowledge,  information  and  resources;  2. Provide  content-­‐rich  and  useful  information;    3. Facilitate  the  sharing  of  knowledge,  expertise  and  best  practice  across  

disciplines  and  boundaries;  

4. Promote  collaboration  and  reduce  duplication  of  effort;  5. Expand  our  understanding  of  plants  to  generate  new  and  innovative  

solutions  to  current  global  challenges.    

All  present  at  the  meeting  agreed  that  the  Plant  Knowledge  Hub  should  be  developed  in  collaboration  with  the  ASPB  Plant  Science  Exchange.    Based  on  the  presentations,  breakout  groups,  discussions  and  deliberations  at  the  GPC  2014  annual  meeting  the  following  action  plan  has  been  established.  

 GPC  Action  Plan  2014  –  2015    

1. Develop  and  implement  an  effective  organizational  model  for  GPC    a. Engage  a  president  for  the  GPC  b. Establish/expand  Working  Groups  to  support  GPC  activities  c. Formalise  inclusion  of  affiliate  members  of  the  GPC,  possible  

examples  include  CGIAR,  The  Global  Crop  Diversity  Trust  and  CABI    

2. Increase  awareness  and  visibility  of  GPC    a. Increase  awareness  of  the  new  GPC  strategic  plan  amongst  member  

organisations    b. Promote  awareness  of  GPC  activities  amongst  members  via  website,  

e-­‐bulletin,  members  quarterly,  member  publications,  inclusions  of  presentation/sessions  at  member  organisation  conferences/meetings  and  generation  of  GPC  marketing  materials  

c. Encourage  GPC  member  organisations  and  volunteer  involvement  in  GPC  marketing  and  advocacy  activities  to  increase  the  profile  of  GPC    

d. Promote  awareness  of  GPC  amongst  stakeholders  such  as  FAO  and  OECD.  

 3. Increase  and  Diversify  Income    

a. Investigate  and  secure  external  donations  from  various  organisations  b. Investigate  and  implement  new  funding  streams  such  as  crowd  

funding  and  individual  donations    c. Investigate  and  secure  support  both  financial  and  in  kind  from  GPC  

member  organisations    d. Membership  fees  

i. Increase  membership  numbers  ii. Future  membership  fees  to  be  based  on  income    

 4. Deliver  Increased  Value  to  Members  

a. Develop  and  launch  Plant  Knowledge  Hub  in  collaboration  with  the  ASPB  Plant  Science  Exchange    

5. Bridge  the  gap  between  basic  and  applied  research  a. Continue  with  current  GPC  initiatives    b. Develop  Genomics  and  Breeding  for  Sustainability  in  Africa  workshop  

   

Annual  Global  Plant  Council  Meeting  Agenda  2–3  October  2014  Charles  Darwin  House  London  12  Roger  Street  London  WC1N  2JU    2  October    09:00  –  09:05  Welcome  –  Paul  Hutchinson  SEB  09:05  –  09:10  Welcome  –  Wilhelm  Gruissem    09:10  –  09:25  Member  Introductions    09:25  –  09:40  GPC  Annual  Report    09:40  –  09:55  Financial  Summary    09:55  –  10:10  Digital  Seed  Bank  Initiative    10:10  –  10:25  Biofortification  Initiative      10:30  –  11:00  Break      11:00  –  11:15  Stress  Resilience  Initiative    11:15  –  11:30  Advocacy  Working  Group      11:30  –  12:15  GPC  Strategy  and  Marketing  Plan      12:15  –  13:00  Lunch        13:00  –  14:30  Breakout  Groups  –  Looking  Forward        14:30  –  15:00  Feedback  from  Breakout  Groups      15:00  –  15:30  Break      15:30  –  16:30  Planning  for  the  Future  –  Member  engagement  and  involvement.  Discussion  and  agreement  of  a  future  plan  of  action  for  the  GPC  to  include  how  member  organizations  can  take  an  active  role  in  helping  GPC  to  meet  its  goals.      16:30  –  16:45  GPC  Digital  Knowledge  Hub  -­‐  Online  platform  to  provide  a  content  rich  pool  of  information  that  will:  

•  Support  researchers  in  their  everyday  work  •  Promote  awareness  and  understanding  of  the  value  of  plant  science    •  Assist  in  plant  education  at  all  levels    

 16:45  –  17:15  Plant  Science  Exchange  -­‐  A  digital  platform  for  the  global  plant  science  community  that  will  facilitate  connections  among  people,  organizations,  content,  and  tools.  

• Digital  Knowledge  Hub  leverages  PSX  infrastructure  • Opportunities  for  GPC  member  organization  engagement  

 17:15  –  17:30  Digital  Library        

3  October      08:45  –  09:00  Outline  of  Activities  for  Day  2    09:00  –  10:30  Digital  Knowledge  Hub  Breakout  Group    10:30  –  11:00  Break    11:00  –  11:30  Feedback  from  Breakout  Groups    11:30  –  13:00  Breakout  Groups  –  Member  Organizations  Needs    13:00  –  14:00  Lunch    14:00  –  14:30  Feedback  from  Breakout  Groups      14:30  –  15:00  Presentation  and  Discussion  of  Potential  New  GPC  Initiatives    15:00  –  15:30  Break    15:30  –  16:00  GPC  President  -­‐  Progress  on  the  appointment  of  a  GPC  President    16:00  –  16:30  GPC  Members  and  Affiliates  –  Discussion  of  possible  new  GPC  members  and  inclusion  of  GPC  affiliates    16:30  –  17:00  GPC  Executive  Board  Election  2015  and  2015  Annual  Meeting    17:00  Close  of  GPC  Annual  Meeting  

CSPB/SCVP Communications Director’s Report Geoffrey Wasteneys CSPB Outgoing Executive Meeting July 26 2015, Edmonton The major activity for the communications director is in producing the Bulletin, which is effectively the official report. With such an excellent website and increasing use of social media for societies, some may feel that the Bulletin is obsolete. My understanding, however, is that this is part of our charter as an organization and it does provide an enduring archive of the society’s activities. With that in mind, I have outlined below a couple of points for discussion regarding the Bulletin. 1) Should we be aiming to produce 2 Bulletins per year? Since the AGM in Portland last year, there has been only one Bulletin produced. I hoped to get this out as soon as possible after the Portland meeting but it was challenging to get reports from all members of the executive and, as expected, I had too busy a fall term to complete the task after August. I fully intend to produce a September Bulletin this year, which will bring the number for 2015 back to two. I think that all will agree that a Bulletin should follow the summer AGM but this will require that all reporters on the executive have their documents ready soon after the meeting. I would also propose that if it proves difficult for anyone to contribute something by the end of August that their report be deferred to a secondary Bulletin to be published in the new year, after the ERM. 2) What can we do to make the production of the Bulletin more efficient? One observation I have made is that the final production of the Bulletin takes a huge amount of time and can be incredibly frustrating. As an example, during the final stages of putting together the last Bulletin, there was a bug that caused the document to crash repeatedly and even the IT guys in my department were unable to identify or fix the problem. Eventually I determined that this was due to a single corrupted photo supplied by one of the reports (I won’t disclose whose it was). One way around this (and to avoid communications director attrition) would be to employ a publisher to generate the final layouts and generate a professional product. As with hiring an accountant to take some of the burden off the treasurer, this would free up time of the Communications Director for other tasks. Finally, I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone for their excellent contributions to the bulletin and the website over the past two years. In particular, we need to thank our webmaster Michael Stasiak for maintaining our first port of call for the outside world. I would also like to take this opportunity to acknowledge help from Dr Teagen Quilichini for production assistance with the most recent Bulletin.

FACULTY OF SCIENCE

Department of Biological Sciences http://www.ucalgary.ca/UofC/faculties/SC/BI Office Tel: (403) 220-6238 Lab Tel: (403) 220-6818 Fax: (403) 289-9311 Email: moorhead@ucalgary.ca

2500 University Drive N.W., Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2N 1N4 • www.ucalgary.ca

Report from the Western Director Dear Barry,

The primary role of the Western director is to host or convince someone to host a Western Regional meeting. In May of 2015 The Western Regional Meeting of the Canadian Society for Plant Biologists (CSPB) was held at the University of Victoria, together with the UVic Forest Biology Symposium. The organizer was Peter Constable. Here is Peter’s assessment of the meeting. Realizing it is difficult to make a stand-alone regional meeting work, we invited CSPB members to a Western Regional Meeting, joint with our one-day biennual UVic Forest Biology Symposium. The meeting featured Janice Cooke, Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, and Michael Stoehr, B.C. Ministry of Forests, Lands, and Natural Resource Operations, Victoria, as Symposium Speakers. We had ten contributed talks and 16 posters on a diversity of topics relating to plant and tree biology. The meeting attracted over 70 participants from B.C. as well as Alberta, and many graduate students and post-docs had the chance to present their work. The success of the western regional meeting was helped by coordinating it with a 3-day training course that Jim Mattsson from SFU very generously offered to teach for CSPB trainees. The practical, hands-on course for grad students on Next-Generation Sequencing ("Make and Analyze Your Own RNAseq Libraries") was held at UVic the three days prior to the meeting, and was co-hosted with UVic NSERC CREATE Program in Forests and Climate Change. The course was very successful, in fact we had to limit enrolment to 20 due to space restrictions. Almost all the libraries constructed were of RNAseq quality, and the trainees left confident they could now do this in their home labs. We also think that there will be a longer term benefit in networking by the graduate students.

Sincerely,

Greg Moorhead, Ph.D.

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Report from the education director

Prepared for Outgoing Executive meeting Botany 2015

Madoka Gray-Mitsumune

1. Botany 2015 education outreach events at a glance

• July 27th

(Mon) 1:30 pm – 5:30 pm, Salon 4. Teaching symposium: “Blended Learning and

Educational Technology to enhance Biology” This event is sponsored by BSA, CBA, CSPB and

Plant Canada. Christine Petersen, CBA education director, has done amazing job

coordinating this symposium. With the theme of blended learning, we have five speakers

(three from Canada, two from USA).

http://www.botanyconference.org/engine/search/index.php?func=session&session=SY04&t

hisdate=2015-07-27#results

• July 27th

(Mon) 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm. Poster session: Please visit PTE001-PTE008 for the

teaching section.

• July 27th

(Mon) 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm, Salon 12. PlantingScience Reception: PlantingScience is

an online science outreach program that allows scientists to mentor high school students.

This reception is a great place to learn about the PlantingScience program.

• July 28th

(Tue) 8:00 am – 12:30 pm, 1:30 pm – 3:15 pm, Salon 9. Presentations on teaching:

Sessions 34 and 44 are packed with new ideas to teach plant biology to university and K-12

students; and the public.

http://www.botanyconference.org/engine/search/programs.php?program=13&print=true

2. How do we promote Plant Biology to high school students?

(1) High school curriculum

At the CSPB executive meeting on July 15, 2014, we discussed about insufficient plant

biology coverage in high schools. It was pointed out that high school curriculum plans may differ

among different provinces. I downloaded Grade 11-12 Biology curriculum guides issued by BC

and Ontario Ministry of Education. Both guides describe Plant Biology as core components in

high school biology. In both provinces, Grade 11 students learn about biodiversity, evolution and

ecology. Students learn different plant forms of land plants, and basic forms and functions of

angiosperms. In Grade 12 they learn biochemistry, metabolism and molecular genetics.

Photosynthesis is one of the key components. To me, these components seem quite sufficient

for high school students.

What is not clear is how well these guides are followed by individual teachers. Are there

any mechanisms to check (such as provincial exams)? The concern on high school curriculum

was brought up by Geoff Wastenays, who lives in Vancouver. His concern was that his daughter

is not learning Plant Biology at her high school. I would not be surprised if many high school

teachers decide to ignore the guideline and skip plant biology. It’s difficult form any kind of

strategies unless we know what is really going on.

I am wondering if it is worth conducting a survey among high school science teachers

about their coverage of plant biology. The survey may be combined with public awareness

campaign for PlantingScience.

(2) Science Fair involvement

At the last AGM on July 15th 2014, Santokh Singh suggested that CSPB could sponsor the

Canada-wide Science Fair (CWSF). We discussed about this possibility at the Incoming Executive

meeting and over e-mails last summer. Several e-mails were exchanged. But in the end, Harold

suggested that it’s better to get involved in the local Science Fairs, either by volunteering and/or

contributing a small amount of award ($100) to local participants.

I am not sure how exactly ‘contributing a small amount of award’ would work. But we

can solicit CSPB members to get involved in Science Fairs by providing more information about

local and national Science Fairs to our web site.

(3) PlantingScience

PlantingScience had been supporting only US high schools up until now. I am delighted

to learn that PlantingScience is expanding to Canadian high schools. Julia Nowak provided an

excellent summary of the program in the latest CSPB bulletin. In mid-April, Julia requested CSPB

to sponsor 5 mentors (free membership to CSPB and 50% of on registration fees to the Annual

meeting). Those who responded (Carl, Anja, Harold and I) supported the idea of sponsoring but

we also had questions as to how this would work. PlantingScience is holding a reception and

discussion session on July 27th (Tue) right after the poster session. This could be a great place to

discuss the specifics.

Here are question that came from our e-mail discussions:

-How are the five mentors selected? Does CSPB nominate the five mentors to support? Or does

PlantingScience (or Julia) select them?

-How are mentors matched with schools? Would Canadian mentors supporting Canadian

schools? If so, would they mentors be locating near the school they are supporting?

Finally, I’d like to thank the CSPB executive committee members for the fascinating discussions over last

two years. I’ve learned a lot about how society is run. I was great pleasure to work with you.

Madoka

July 24th, 2015

History of the CSPB/SCBV and its Logo • The origins of the CSPB/SCBV are described in

Gorham & Bidwell (1983; “The First Twenty Five Years – A History of the Canadian Society of Plant Physiologists/La Société canadienne de physiologie végétale); this publication is available on the Society website at http://www.cspb-scbv.ca/archives.shtml.

• The history of the logo is also briefly described in that publication, and further information is found in Nozzolillo (2008; “The Second Twenty Five Years”, also available on the Society website).

• And the history of the logo is also summarized in the most recent issue of the Bulletin (on the website), and on a link on the website.

Brief Logo History

• The Society was founded in 1958, and the logo dates from the late 1960s.

• It’s used on all CSPB correspondence and on the Society (Gold) Medal.

• The currently-used version dates from 1998, and was prepared for the Eastern Regional Meeting that year – arranged by George Espie of UTM.

• produced via copying the Society Medal

Society (Gold) Medal

By-Law 16 - The Society Medal a) The Society shall award a Medal to be known as The Canadian

Society of Plant Biologists' Medal. b) The Medal shall be awarded either for outstanding published

contributions, or for distinguished service to plant biology, primarily in Canada.

Versions of the Logo

1998 Logo – from Eastern Regional Meeting; this is the official logo of the Society

2013 Logo – from Eastern Regional Meeting (arranged by George Espie)

Options for the Logo 1) keep it as is 2) modify it (e.g. removing the

radioactive symbol has been suggested)

3) produce a brand new logo

Options for the Back of the Medal

1) keep the twinflower but update the Society's name

2) replace the twinflower (e.g. with a maple leaf) and update the Society's name

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NOMINATIONS FOR 2015 CSPB-SCBV ABM * Incoming (new at this position) Ø Continuing (new term; same position) EXECUTIVE President: * Anja Geitmann (McGill) 2017 Vice-President: * Geoff Wasteneys (UBC) 2017 Secretary: No opening Treasurer: * Sheila Macfie (Western Ontario) 2017 Communications Director/Bulletin Editor: * Ingo Ensminger (Toronto) 2017 Western Regional Director: * Mark F. Belmonte (Manitoba) 2017 Eastern Regional Director: No opening Senior Director: Ø Jean-Benoit Charron (McGill) 2017 Science Policy Director: Ø Carl Douglas (UBC) 2017 Education Director: * Emily Indriolo (New Mexico State U.) 2017 Student/PDF Representative: No opening Past President: * Vincenzo De Luca (Brock) 2017

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COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP Ann Oaks Scholarship Committee: * Doug Campbell (Mt Allison) 2019 * Sheila Macfie (Western Ontario) Treasurer 2019 C.D. Nelson Award Committee: * Annick Bertrand (AAFC, Québec) 2018 Communications Committee: * Ingo Ensminger (Toronto) 2017 * Jacqueline Monaghan (Queen's/Sainsbury) 2018 David J. Gifford Tree Physiology Award Committee: * Armand Séguin (NRC Québec) 2018 Education Committee: * Emily Indriolo (New Mexico State U.) 2017 * Jin Suk Lee (Concordia) 2018 Gleb Krotkov Award Committee: * Bhinu Pillai (Dow AgroSciences) 2018 Meeting Site Committee: * Geoff Wasteneys (UBC) 2017 * Olivia Wilkins (McGill) 2018 Nominating Committee: Ø Jean-Benoit Charron (McGill) 2017 Chair * Greg Moorhead (Calgary) 2018 Ragai Ibrahim Award Committee: No openings Society (Gold) Medal Award Committee: * Greg Vanlerberghe (Toronto) 2018

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FULL COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP FOR 2015-2016 CSPB-SCBV  EXECUTIVE    President: Anja Geitmann (McGill) Vice-President: Geoff Wasteneys (UBC) Secretary: Barry Micallef (Guelph) Treasurer: Sheila Macfie (Western Ontario) Communications Director/Bulletin Editor: Ingo Ensminger (Toronto) Western Regional Director: Mark F. Belmonte (Manitoba) Eastern Regional Director: Ewa Cholewa (Nipissing) Senior Director: Jean-Benoit Charron (McGill) Science Policy Director: Carl Douglas (UBC) Education Director: Emily Indriolo (New Mexico State U.) Student/PDF Representative: R. Glen Uhrig (ETH Zürich) Past President: Vincenzo De Luca (Brock)            

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COMMITTEE  MEMBERSHIP    Ann Oaks Scholarship Committee: Harold Weger (Regina) Chair Elizabeth Weretilnyk (McMaster) Co-Chair Doug Campbell (Mt Allison) Frederique Guinel (Laurier) Sheila Macfie (Western Ontario) Treasurer George Espie (UT Mississauga) C.D. Nelson Award Committee: Nathalie Beaudoin (Sherbrooke) Chair Mark F. Belmonte (Manitoba) Annick Bertrand (AAFC, Québec) Communications Committee: Ingo Ensminger (Toronto) Chair Jacqueline Monaghan (Queen's/Sainsbury) Barry Micallef (Guelph) Secretary Michael Stasiak (Guelph) Webmaster David J. Gifford Tree Physiology Award Committee: Karen Tanino (Saskatchewan) Chair Hugo Germain (UQTR) Armand Séguin (NRC Québec) Education Committee: Emily Indriolo (New Mexico State U.) Chair George Haughn (British Columbia) Jin Suk Lee (Concordia) Gleb Krotkov Award Committee: Barry Shelp (Guelph) Chair François Ouellet (UQAM) Bhinu Pillai (Dow AgroSciences) Meeting Site Committee: Geoff Wasteneys (UBC) Chair Daphne Goring (Toronto) Olivia Wilkins (McGill) Nominating Committee: Jean-Benoit Charron (McGill) Chair Steeve Pepin (Laval) Greg Moorhead (Calgary)

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Ragai Ibrahim Award Committee: Soheil Mahmoud (UBC Okanagan) Chair Simon Chuong (Waterloo) R. Glen Uhrig (ETH Zürich) Danielle Way (Western Ontario) Society (Gold) Medal Award Committee: Guy Samson (UQTR) Chair Line Lapointe (Laval) Greg Vanlerberghe (U. of Toronto)

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LIST OF COMMITTEE CHAIRS (2015-2016) Ann Oaks Scholarship Committee: Harold Weger (Regina) 2018 C.D. Nelson Award Committee: Nathalie Beaudoin (Sherbrooke) 2016 Communications Committee: Ingo Ensminger (Toronto) 2017 David J. Gifford Tree Physiology Award Committee: Karen Tanino (Saskatchewan) 2016 Education Committee: Emily Indriolo (New Mexico State U.) 2017 Gleb Krotkov Award Committee: Barry Shelp (Guelph) 2016 Chair Meeting Site Committee: Geoff Wasteneys (UBC) 2017 Nominating Committee: Jean-Benoit Charron (McGill) 2017 Ragai Ibrahim Award Committee: Soheil Mahmoud (UBC Okanagan) 2016 Society (Gold) Medal Award Committee: Guy Samson (Trois-Rivières) 2016

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LIST OF OPENINGS (2016-2017) EXECUTIVE Secretary Eastern Regional Director Student/PDF Representative COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP Ann Oaks Scholarship Committee: One member C.D. Nelson Award Committee: One member Communications Committee: No openings (other than the Secretary) David J. Gifford Tree Physiology Award Committee: One member Education Committee: One member Gleb Krotkov Award Committee: One member Meeting Site Committee: No openings Nominating Committee: No openings Ragai Ibrahim Award Committee: Two members Society (Gold) Medal Award Committee: One member

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Respectfully submitted by:

Jean-Benoit Charron Senior Director of the CSPB-SCBV Associate Professor Department of Plant Science McGill University Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, QC jean-benoit.charron@mcgill.ca