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InthisissueMessagefromthePresident 1AGM2016atQueen’sUniversity 3UpcomingAGM2017inVancouver 4Obituaries 6JournalandConferenceUpdates 8MessagefromtheVicePresident 9Treasurer’snews 10EducationDirector’sFallReport 10CSPBInside 11Editorial 12

DanscenuméroMessagedelaPrésidente 1AGA2017àQueen’sUniversité 3Assembléegénérale2017àVancouver 4Obituaire 6Nouvellesdesjournauxetdescongres 8MessageduVicePrésident 9Nouvellesdelatrésorière 10Rapportdeladirectricedel'éducatio 10Àl’intérieurduSCBV 11Éditorial 12

MessagefromthePresidentMessagedelaPrésidente

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AnnualMeetingatQueens’sUniversity:Themosterecentannualmeetingwasagreatsuccess.ItwasheldasajointmeetingwiththeCanadianAssociationforPlantBiotechnology(CAPB)andIwouldliketothanktheorganizersWayneSnedden,KentonKo,BillPlaxton,SharonRegan(Queen’sUniversity),MichaelStasiak(UniversityofGuelph),YafanHuang(PerformancePlants),AbdelaliHannoufa(AgricultureandAgri-FoodCanada),andGaryTian(GT

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Biotech)fortheirenormouseffortsthattheyandtheirteamdedicatedtoorganizingthisfabulousmeeting.Asuperbline-upofspeakersmadetheeventascientificsuccessandthedinnertouronaThousandIslandCruiseprovidedanexcellentopportunityfornetworkingandsocialinteraction.

AttheAnnualMeetingtheSocietyawardedseveralofitshighestawards.

BiologywasgiventoCarlDouglas(UBC)whowasnotabletoreceivetheawardinpersonbecauseofotherconferencetravelinEurope.

TheC.D.NelsonAwardwenttoSophiaStone(DalhousieUniversity)andtheRagaiIbrahimAwardforbeststudentpapertoScottFarrow(UniversityofCalgary)withhonourablementiontoYochiroWatanabe(UniversityofBritishColumbia).

PlantBiotech2016–ThejointMeetingoftheCanadianAssociationforPlantBiotechnologyandCanadianSocietyofPlantBiologistswasheldfromJune19-21,2016atQueen’sUniversity

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Attheconferenceawardsweregiventothebeststudentpresentations.MinaGharhremani(Queen'sUniversity)receivedtheawardforbestposter,withhonorablementioninthiscategoryforSuzanneGerdis(Queen'sUniversity).DeirdreKhan(UniversityofManitoba)andJayaJoshi(UniversityofWesternOntario)sharedtheawardforbesttalkgivenbyastudent.TheawardswerehandedoutbythemostseniorPastPresidentattendingtheconference,AlanBown,ProfessorEmeritusatBrockUniversity.Congratulationstoall!

ThejoyousatmosphereattheCSPBmeetinghopefullycarriedeveryoneoverthesummer,butitwassuddenlyandcruellyinterruptedbytheuntimelypassingofCarlDouglas,formerCSPBPresidentandcurrentDirectorofSciencePolicyontheSocietyExecutive.Carlwasnotonlyastellarscientistbutalsoagoodfriendtomanyofus.Duringnextyear'sAnnualCSPBMeetingatUniversityofBritishColumbiaasymposiumwillbe

Awardsforthebeststudentpresentationsfromlefttoright:AnjaGeitmann,DeirdreKhanfromUManitoba(sharestheawardforbeststudentpresentationwithJayaJoshifromUWestern(notinthepicture),SuzanneGerdisfromQueen’sreceivesanhonorablementionforbestposterpresentationandMinaGharhremanifromQueen’swinstheawardforthebestposterpresentation,AlanBrown.

ThenewlogoofCSPB/SCBVpresentedattheannualbusinessmeetinginKingston

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heldinhismemory.

Inthefollowingyoufindbriefupdatesonseveralongoingdossiers:

Executive:AttheAnnualMeetinginKingstontwoexecutivemembersterminatedtheirmandates.IwouldliketothankStudent/PDFRepresentativeR.GlenUhrig(ETHZürich)whoservedfrom2014-2016andEasternRegionalDirectorEwaCholewa(Nipissing)whoservedinthatofficefrom2010to2016.TheCSPBmembershipvotedthefollowingindividualstofillthesefunctionsandIamdelightedthattheyaccepted.DaphneGoring(UniversityofToronto)willbethenewEasternRegionalDirectorandShrikaarKambhampati(UniversityofWesternOntario)isthenewStudent/PDFRepresentative.

NewSocietyLogo:Atthe2016annualbusinessmeetinganewlogowasadoptedfortheCSPB/SCBV.Agreatmajorityofmembersoptedforanewlogoproposalshowinga

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greenmapleleafwithvenationanddifferentshadesofgreen.ThenewlogoisalreadyincorporatedintotheexistingwebsiteandwillfeatureprominentlyonthenewSocietywebonceitwillbemigrated.

Equity/DiversityTaskForce:AttheAnnualMeetingataskforcehasbeenstrucktoproviderecommendationsformeasurestheCSPBshouldimplementinordertopreventgenderorethnicitybased

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The2016CSPB-SCBVAnnualGeneralMeetingentitled“PlantBiotech2016”wasajointconferencewiththeCanadianAssociationforPlantBiotechnology(CAPB).ItwashostedbyQueen’sUniversityinhistoricKingston,Ontario,June

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19-21,andorganizedbyCSPBmembersWayneSnedden(ConferenceChair),BillPlaxton,KenKo,JacquiMonaghan,SharonRegan,andMichaelStastiak,alongwithCAPBmembersYafanYuang,AbdelaliHannoufa,andGaryTian,aswell

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asahostofundergradandgradstudentvolunteers.

Eightnationalandinternationalbiotechnologyauthoritiesgaveinvitedplenarylecturesinareasvariousrangingfromfoodsecuritytoalternativeplant-

PlantBiotech2016–ThejointMeetingoftheCanadianAssociationforPlantBiotechnologyandCanadianSocietyofPlantBiologistswasheldfromJune19-21,2016inKingston,ONonthescenicshoresofEasternLakeOntario

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biascausedbySocietypoliciesandprocedures.Inaddition,thetaskforcewillassesswhethertheCSPBcoulddomoretoraiseawarenesstotheseissues.TheCSPBmemberswhograciouslyacceptedservingonthetaskforceareJaniceCooke(Chair),HeatherMcFarlane,AlisonMcDonaldandKenWilson.

SciencePolicyDirector:FollowingthepassingofCarlDouglas,OwenRowlandhasacceptedtoserveas

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InterimSciencePolicyDirectoruntilthenextAnnualMeeting.

Archives:TheCSPBarchivesarekeptattheNRCbuildingonSussexStreetinOttawa.ConnieNozzolillowastheCSPBarchivistfor20yearsbutretiredfromthatposition.OnbehalfoftheCSPBmembershipIwouldliketothankherforthisdedicatedservice.ThenewarchivistisÉtienneLepage(AgricultureandAgrifoodCanada,Ottawa).

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IamlookingforwardtomeetingmanyofyouattheupcomingAnnualMeetingatUBCinVancouver!AuplaisirdeserevoiràlaréunionannuelleàUBCenétéprochain!

AnjaGeitmann

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Openingmixer(top)andthelocalorganizers(bottom)ofthe2016CSPBAnnualGrandmeetinginKingston,OntarioFromlefttoright:WayneSnedden,BillPlaxton,YafanHuang,HannoufaAbdelali,KentonKo,SharonReganandGaryTan

LocalorganizersofthejointPlantBiotech2016meetingandCSPB/SCBVpresidentAnjaGeitmanngatherduringthedinnertourontheThousandIslandCruiseatthemeeting.Fromlefttoright:YafanHuang,AnjaGeitmann,BillPlaxton,andWayneSnedden

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basedproducts.

PlenaryLecturesweresubdividedintotwomorningsessionsundertheheadings:“SecuringGlobalHarvest:challenges,innovation,technologies,andcommercialization”and“NewFrontiersinPlantBiotech:plant-environmentinteractions”.

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LotsofbasicsciencefromthemanydisciplinesofplantbiologyrepresentedbytheCSPB/SCBVandCAPBmembershipwerealsopresentedasoralorposterpresentations.

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discussedavarietyofstrategiesforeffectiveteachingofplantbiologycourses.

Theconferencebanquetandsocietyawardspresentationswereheldduringaneveningcruiseonthe‘IslandQueen’fromtheKingstonwaterfrontthroughtheheartofthe1000IslandsofthenearbySt.LawrenceRiver;

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Planningsforthe2017annualgeneralmeeting(AGM)arecomingalongwell.

Thisyear’smeetingwillbeheldfromJuly4-7inVancouver,BCattheUniversityofBritishColumbiaasajointmeetingbetweenCSPB/SCBVandtheCanadianSocietyfor

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HorticulturalScienceCSHS/SCSH.Severalplenaryspeakershavealreadyconfirmedtheirattendance.Confirmedspeakersinclude:

MatthewBracken(UCIrvine)Top-downmodificationofbottom-upprocesses:nutrientrecyclingbyconsumersenhancesalgalgrowthin

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althoughweatherconditionsduringtheconferenceweremostlyexcellent,severeT-stormsthatwereintheareathateveningeventuallycaughtuptoourcruiseship,whichmadeforaninterestingbanquettosaytheleast!

Theconferenceclosedthefollowingmorningwiththe:(i)C.D.NelsonAddress,givenbyCSPB’s2015C.D.NelsonAwardwinnerJaniceCooke(Univ.ofAlberta)on:“Whatadifferenceagenemakes:genediscoveryandcropimprovement”,and(ii)GoldMedaladdress,givenbytheCSPB2015GoldMedalAwardwinnerBarryShelp(Univ.ofGuelph).Barry’slecturewasentitled“Gamma-aminobutyrate:metabolism,signaling,andbiotechnology”.

OverallthemeetingwasafantasticsuccessthankstoextensiveparticipationbytheCSPBandCAPBmembership.Therewere315registrants

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(maximumcapacityaccordingtotheQueen’sFireMarshall;registrationneededtobeclosedafewdaysbeforethemeetingbegan),23sponsors,8invitedplenaryspeakers,2CSPBAward

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Lectures,98oraland100posterpresentations,8Exhibitors,and160cruise-banquetattendees(soldout)withanother40‘walk-on’passengers.

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CarlJ.Douglas(1955-2016)ShawnMansfield,LaceySamuelsCarlJ.DouglasgrewupineasternWashington,andgraduatedfromLewisandClarkCollegein1976,majoringinGermanandBiology.ItwasinGermanclassthathemethis

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futurewife,LorraineSharpsteen.Theyweremarriedforalmost40yearsandhaveadaughter,Jennifer.AfterworkingasatechnicianattheUniversitätRegensburginGermany,CarlreturnedtotheUniversityofWashingtonwherehe‘found’molecularbiology,workingwithGeneNesterandMiltGordononAgrobacteriumtumefaciensgeneticsandinteractionwithplants.AtthesametimehetookgraduateclassesfromBobClelandwhoextolledtheopportunitiesofplants.Followinghisgraduationin1983,hecontinuedpostdoctoralworkattheUniversityofWashingtonandthentheMax-PlanckInstituteforPlantBreedingResearchinCologne,Germany.

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CarlarrivedattheUBCDepartmentofBotanyin1987whereheprogresseduptheacademicladderandeventuallyservedasHeadofDepartmentbetween1999and2006.HissixyearsasDepartmentHeadwereyearsofbuildingacultureofcooperationandrespect,reflectingCarl’sgentleandgraciouspersonality.Hehired14newfacultyinfiveyears,andmanagedtheintegrationandaspiringcareersofthenewgenerationofacademicswhowerementoredtoreinventwhatitmeanstobea“botanist”.TheresultsofCarl’sleadershipfosteredaneffectivecooperationbetweenevolution,systematic,molecular,andecologicalbotanythathasresultedinthebroad-

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marineecosystems

SiobhanBraybrook(SainsburyLaboratories,Cambridge,UK)Whygelsmatter:rolesforpectinandalginateindevelopmentofwalledorganisms

YvesDesjardins(LavalUniversity)Horticulturecropnutrientsandpolyphenols

AndrewGroover(USDA/UCDavis)Embracingthecomplexityofnature–computationalandgenomicapproachesforunderstandingthedevelopmentandevolutionofforesttrees

CaraHaney(UBCVancouver)Theplantmicrobiomeattheintersectionofmetabolismanddefense

HarryKlee(UniversityofFlorida)Consumer-assistedselection:aroadmaptoabettertomato

SabeehaMerchant(UCLA)ElementaleconomyinChlamydomonas

ElliotMeyerowitz(Caltech)MechanicalandChemicalSignalsinthe

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ControlofArabidopsisStemCells

SophiaStone(Dalhousie)CDNelsonLecture:Ubiquitinproteasomesystemandplantresponseto

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environmentalstress

LookingforwardtoseeingyouinVancouver,

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W.G.Hopkins(1937-2014)NormanHüner,RobertvanHuystee,DavidB.WaldenBillwasborninWoodbury,NewJerseyandgraduatedwithhisB.A.fromWesleyanUniversityin1959.UponcompletionofhisPhDinBiologyatIndianaUniversityin1963,hetravelledtoBrookhavenNationalLaboratories

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wherehecompletedatwoyearpost-doctoralstintbeforeacceptinghisfirstacademicpostasAssistantProfessoratBrynMawrCollegein1965.In1969,BillmovedtoSouthwesternOntariotoacceptapositionasAssistantProfessorintheDepartmentofPlantSciences(nowtheDepartmentofBiology),UniversityofWesternOntario(now

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WesternUniversity),whereheremainedfortherestofhisacademiccareer.BillwasanactivememberoftheAmericanSocietyofPlantBiologistsaswellastheCanadianSocietyofPlantBiologists.UponhisarrivalattheUniversityofWesternOntario,heinitiatedaresearchprogramwhichcombinedhis

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based,butunitedbotanycommunityatUBC.Carlandhisteammadepioneeringcontributionsinphenylpropanoidmetabolism,ligninbiosynthesis,pollendevelopment,andtheregulationofplantcellwallbiosynthesis.Hewasalreadymakingcontributionsonthecontrolofgeneexpressioninligninbiosyntheticgenesinthelate1980’s,studyingkeygenessuchasPALand4CL,andsettingfoundationsfortheworkbeingdoneinbioenergyfeedstocksstilltoday.Carlwasastrongcontributortotheinternationalefforttoestablishpoplarasamodeltreesystem,includingbeingaco-authoronthe2006Sciencepaperdescribingthepoplargenome.Morerecently,hewasprojectco-leaderoftwoforestgenomicsGenomeBC/GenomeCanadaprojectsattemptingtousegenomicapproachestoimprovepoplarasabioenergycrop(2008-2016),projectsthatbroughttogetherseveralunitsontheUBCcampus,includingBotany,ForestryandtheMichaelSmithLaboratories.CarlwaselectedasafellowoftheAmericanAssociationfortheAdvancementofSciencein2010;aMinjiangScholarattheFujianAgriculturalandForestryUniversityandProvinceofFujian,Chinain2012;andanAmericanSocietyofPlantBiologistsCorrespondingMember.In2014,agroupofCarl’scurrentandformerstudentsnominatedhimforaKillamMentorshipAward,torecognize

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hiseffectiveandkindguidancethroughouttheircareers.Carlwasagreatmentorbecauseheacceptedpeopleastheyare,andattemptedtofindthebestinallsituations.Asasuccessfulscientistwhoproducedhighqualityscholarlywork,heexpectedhistraineestoperformandcommunicatetheirscienceatthehighestinternationallycompetitivelevel.OnekeyattributeofCarl’swashisintegrity,whichwaskeytohismentoringsuccess.Carlmodeledhonesty,fairness,andstrongprinciples,ineverydayandsmallactions,aswellasimportantdecisions.Thiswasbeassimpleasalwaysspeakingrespectfullyofothers,insistingonpropercontrolsforexperiments,andalwaysdoingmorethanhisshareofserviceworkinthedepartment.Carlalsoworkedtirelesslyfortheinternationalresearchcommunity.HecontributedtotheAmericanSocietyofPlantBiologist(ASPB)andtheCanadianSocietyofPlantBiologists(CSPB).FortheCSPB,hewastheWesternRegionalDirector,VicePresident,andPresidentoftheSociety.AsthePastPresident,herepresentedtheCSPBasanexecutivememberoftheGlobalPlantCouncil,agroupofseniorscientistsdedicatedtousingplantandcropsciencetomeetglobalchallenges.InJune2016,hewasawardedCSPB’sDavidJ.Giffordawardforoutstandingcontributionsintreebiology.HehelpedorganizethejointASPB/CSPB

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meetinginMontrealin2010,aswellasthe2014jointmeetinginPortland.Hewasinvolvedinorganizingmanytree-orientednationalandinternationalmeetings,suchasIUFROTreeBiotechnologyMeetings,InternationalPoplarSymposium,andthe11thCongressofInternationalPlantMolecularBiology(IPMB2015)IguazúFalls,Brazil.Carlrelishedvisitingnewplacesandattendingmeetings.Hewasalwaysgametodiscussscience,trynewculturalexperiencesandfood,andheenjoyeddrinkingwineanddancingwithhisscientificcolleaguesatmeetings.ConsideringCarl’smanyaccomplishments,andhischeerfulwillingnesstohelpoutinanyway,hewasremarkableforhisrichlyenjoyedlifeoutsidescience.Hefaithfullyfollowedtheadviceofoneofhismentors,WaltHalperin,atUniversityofWashington,bypursuinghisloveofhiking,skiingandclimbing.Hehadabeautifulgarden,religiouslyrodehisbiketoUBC(rainorshine),andwasagreatcookwholovedtoentertain.In2015-2016,hetookasabbaticalleavethatincludedlocationswithnotablemountains(e.g.Aconcagua,thehighestmountaininSouthAmerica)toclimbandenjoyfinewine,includingChile,Argentina,andAustria.HehadjustreturnedtoVancouverinJuly2016whenaterribleaccidenttookhislifeonthewestridgeofMountTupper,inGlacierNationalParknearRevelstokeBC.Hewas61.UBCwillnotbethesamewithoutCarl.

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Savethedate!NewPhytologistnextgenerationscientists2017WearepleasedtoannouncethattheNewPhytologistTrustandWileywillbefundingNewPhytologistnextgenerationscientists2017.ItwillbeheldattheJohnInnesCentreinNorwich,UK,July24–262017.Thisuniqueeventwillaimtoprovidethenextgenerationofplantscientistswithachancetosharetheirworkwiththeirpeersandoutstandinginternationalscientistsinastimulating,supportiveandexcitingenvironment.

Findoutmoreatnewphytologist.org

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Announcingthe40thNewPhytologistSymposium:

PlantEpigenetics:FrommechanismstoecologicalrelevanceTheNewPhytologistTrustinvitesyoutoparticipateinPlantepigenetics:frommechanismstoecologicalrelevance.ThemeetingwillbeheldinVienna,Austria,September12–152017.

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interestsinthelightregulationofplantphotomorphogenesisandphotosynthesis.ThisresultedinmanyresearchcollaborationswithfellowfacultyintheDepartmentofPlantSciencesincludingD.B.Walden,R.B.vanHuystee,N.P.A.HünerandthelateDonaldB.Hayden.DonandBillcombinedtheirbiochemicalandphysiologicalresearchinterestsinthestructureandfunctionofthephotosyntheticapparatus.Intheearly1970’s,PhillipThornberandcolleaguesatUCLAhadestablishedthatphotosyntheticpigmentswereboundtospecificthylakoidmembraneproteinsthatconstitutedthemajorpigment-protein,supercomplexesassociatedwithPhotosystemIandPhotosystemII.Byexploitingamaizemutantdeficientinchlorophyllb,DonandBillwerethefirsttoidentifyachlorophyllapigment-proteincomplexassociatedwiththecoreofPhotosystemII.TheirresultswerepublishedintheCanadianJournalofBotany(HaydenandHopkins,Can.J.Bot.1977)andwasconsideredaseminalpaperinthestudyof

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photosyntheticchlorophyll-pigmentproteincomplexes.AlthoughBillenjoyedresearch,hispassionwasthelectureroom.DuringhistimeatWestern,hetaughtelevendifferentundergraduatecoursesrangingfromIntroductoryBotanyandIntroductoryBiology,tointermediate-levelcoursesinCellBiologyandPlantPhysiologyandseniorcoursesinAdvancedPlantGrowthandDevelopment.In1987,BillwasrecognizedforhisoutstandingteachingrecordwiththeEdwardG.PlevaAwardforExcellenceinTeaching.BillofficiallyretiredonJuly1,1995.InthelastfiveyearsofhisacademiccareeratWestern,BillusedhisexperienceasanoutstandingundergraduatelecturertowriteanintroductorytextbookinPlantPhysiology.TheFirstEditionofBill’s“IntroductiontoPlantPhysiology”becamethebest-selling,firsteditionplantphysiologytextofthe1990's.Thecontentofthistextbookwasgeneratedfromhisundergraduatelecturesinplantphysiologyandplantmorphogenesis.Hisyearsof

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experienceinundergraduatelecturingprovidedimportantinsightsandknowledge,whichBillexploitedtogeneratethepresentationofthecontentofhistextbook.Consequently,Billcoupledaclear,logicalandconcisewritingstylewithanexcellentbalanceoftraditionalandmoderntopicswithexperimentalapproachesinplantphysiology.Hewasabletodothiswithoutoverwhelmingthereaderwithtoomuchdetail.Bill’sgoalwastoensurethatundergraduatescould“seetheforest”and“thetrees”.IntroductiontoPlantPhysiologycontinuedtobeamongafirstchoiceforintroductoryundergraduateplantphysiologycoursesinternationallyandconsequentlyresultedinthreeadditionaleditions.TheFourtheditionwaspublishedin2009andtranslatedinto6languages.BillconsideredhisIntroductiontoPlantPhysiologytobetheacademicaccomplishmentofwhichhewasmostproud.Billissurvivedbyhistwochildren.

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MessagefromtheVicePresidentGeoffreyWasteneys,UBCVancouver

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Oursocietyprovidesmanyopportunitiesforplantscientistsfromseveraldisciplinestocometogethertosharetheirresearchandstimulatenewcollaborations.Our2016annualgeneralmeeting(AGM),whichwasheldinJuneonthecampusofQueen’sUniversityinpicturesqueKingston,showcasedmanyofourconnectionswiththeCanadianandInternationalBiotechnologyIndustry.BeingajointmeetingwiththeCanadianAssociationforPlantBiotechnology,weweretreatedtoabroaddiversityoftopics,andarangeofspeakersfromacademiaandindustry.

GreatthankstotheorganizingcommitteeofBiotech2016,WayneSneddon(Chair),AbdelaliHannoufa,YafanHuang,KentonKo,BillPlaxton,SharonRegan,GaryTian,andMichaelStasiakalongwiththemanystudentvolunteers.Everythingransmoothly.Eventheelectricalstormduringthebanquetcruisewastimedperfectly.

CongratulationstothewinnersofthePresidents’Awardsforoutstandingseminarandposterpresentationsbystudentmembers.Fortheseminarpresentations,JayaJoshi(Marsolais/BernardsLabs,Western)andDeirdreKhan(BelmonteLab,UniversityofManitoba)sharedfirstprize,whiletheposterwinner,MinaGharhremaniandrunnerupwereSuzanneGerdisarebothfromthePlaxtonLabatQueens.Thedepthof

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talentandthequalityofscienceamongourstudentsseemstobeatanall-timehigh.With50seminarsand45postersunderevaluationthisyear,judgingwasalogisticalchallenge.Iwouldliketotakethisopportunitytothankandacknowledgethehardworkofallthosewhogenerouslyvolunteeredtojudgestudentpresentations.

ThejudgesforthePresidents’Awardsincluded:MuhammadArshad(AAFCLondon),GuillaumeBeaudoin(UofFlorida),NathalieBeaudoin(Sherbrooke),JacquieBede(McGill),MarkBelmonte(UManitoba),KyleBender(UIllinois,Urbana),JaniceCooke(UAlberta),JeanDanyluk(UQàMontréal),MichaelEmes(Guelph),MikiFujita(UBC),DaphneGoring(UofT),ClareHasenkampf(UofT),EmilyIndriolo(NewMexicoStateU),SusanneKohalmi(Western),ChandraMcAllister(Alberta),HeatherMcFarlane(Melbourne),RimaMenassa(AAFC,London),JacquelineMonaghan(Queens),RobertMullen(Guelph),FrancoisOuellet(UQàMontréal),OwenRowland(Carleton),LaceySamuels(UBC),RajuSoolanayakanahally(AAFC,Saskatoon),JakeStout(UManitoba),PeterSummers(McMaster),IanTetlow(Guelph),VirginiaWalker(Queens),JeffreyWaller(MountAllison),HongWang(USask),GeoffreyWasteneys(UBC),TamaraWestern(McGill),KenWilson(USask),YuelinZhang(UBC),RongminZhao(UofT).

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Our2017AGMwillcommemoratethelifeandachievementsofCarlDouglas,whosetragicdeathintheclimbingaccidentonJuly25,2016,deeplyaffectedmanyinCSPB.CarlservedontheCSPBexecutivesince2000,wasPresidentfrom2009-2011andSciencePolicyDirectoratthetimeofhisdeath.WehaveestablishedanendowmentfundinCarl’snametorewardoutstandingpost-doctoralscientistsconductingplantresearchinCanada,andwehopetolaunchthisnewprizeattheAGM,whichwillalsofeatureasymposiumrelatedtoCarl’sresearch.

PleasemarkyourcalendarsandplantojoinusinVancouverinJuly2017.

IampleasedtoannouncethatournextAGM,tobeheldJuly4to72017attheUniversityofBritishColumbia’sPointGreyCampusinVancouver,willalsobeajointmeeting.WewillwelcometheCanadianSocietyforHorticulturalScience(CSHS).Thoughsmallinnumber,thisgroupofscientistsplayanimportantroleinresearchandtechnologyrelatedtohorticulturalcrops.ThisismajorindustryinmanyregionsofCanadaandisparticularlydominantinBritishColumbia’sagriculturesector.

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Treasurer’sNewsSheilaMacfie,UniversityofWesternOntario

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Membershipcontinuestoholdsteadyatabout400.WewouldwelcomemoreplantbiologiststojoinoursocietyandIencouragecurrentmemberstopromoteustotheircolleagues,postdocsandstudents.

Theapplicationprocessissimple(on-line:http://www.cspb-scbv.ca/membership_paypal.shtmlorbymail:http://www.cspb-scbv.ca/documents/MembershipForm.pdf).

Membershiprenewalisequallyeasyandtheformscanbeaccessedthroughthewebsiteslistedabove.

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Desversionsfrançaisesdesformulairesd’adhésionsontaussidisponibles(http://www.cspb-scbv.ca/membership-f.shtml).

Whenrenewingyourmembership,youwillnoticeanopportunitytomakeadonationtooneofthreecharitablefunds:theGeorgeDuffTravelFund,theAnnOaksScholarshipFundandthenewCarlDouglasEndowmentFund.Thesefundsprovidevaluablesupporttoourstudentsandpostdocs

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membershipdues,whichhavenotchangedforseveralyears.Bepreparedforamotiononthisissuetobepresentedatthenextannualmeeting,whichbeheldinVancouver.Ifyouhaveopinionsaboutthisissue,pleasedonothesitatetosharethemwithme(smacfie@uwo.ca)beforethesummer2017meeting.

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EducationDirector’sFallReportEmilyIndriolo,NewMexicoStateUniversity

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Helloeveryone,justaquickupdateonthingsfromthesummerandintothefall.AttheCanadianPlantBiotechmeetinginKingston,weheldoureducationworkshop.Thefocusoftheworkshopwasonclassroommanagement.Iwouldliketothankourpanelistsfortheirparticipationintheworkshop;LaceySamuels(UBC),ShelleyHepworth(Carleton),andJakeStout(UofM).Despitetheearlymorningtimeslotonthelastdayoftheconferenceitwaswellattended!Weaddressedhowtohandle

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classroomsituationswithvarioustopicsaspromptsandeachpanelistgivingtheirownexperienceandadviceonhowtohandlevariousstudentsituations.Onetopicwhichcameupmostfrequentlywerethetopicofexamsandhowtotalkandactwithstudentsinregardstowhentheyarewritingexams,howyoudiscussexamresultswithstudentsandhowthisisaverysensitivesubjectforaprofessortodealwith.Inthenewyear,IwillbedevelopingoutreachmaterialsforFascination

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ofPlantsDay2017.SavethedateofMay18th,2017!!!ThiswillbedoneasapartofmyundergraduatePlantStructureandFunctionClassinthespringsemester.Wewilldevelop[easy]outreachactivitiesforthedayaswellasahandouttogoalongwiththeactivities.ThesematerialswillbedistributedtotheCSPBmembershipinadvanceofthedatesoyoucanorganizeyourownlocalactivitiesassmallorlargeasyouwouldlike.Iwillkeepeveryonepostedonthingsinthenewyear.

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AnnOaksScholarshipCommittee|ComitédesBoursesd'ÉtudesAnnOaksHaroldWeger(Regina)Chair2018ElizabethWeretilnyk(McMaster)Co-Chair2018GeorgeEspie(UTMississauga)2017DougCampbell(MtAllison)2019SharonRegan(Queen’s)2020SheilaMacfie(WesternOntario)2019Treasurer

C.D.NelsonAwardCommittee|ComitéduPrixC.D.NelsonAnnickBertrand(AAFC,Québec)2018ChairJaniceCook(Alberta)2019JenniferBaltzer(Wilfrid-Laurier)2019

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CommunicationsCommittee|ComitédesCommunicationsIngoEnsminger(Toronto)2017JacquelineMonaghan(Queen's/Sainsbury)2018BarryMicallef(Guelph)2018MichaelStasiak(Guelph)webmaster

DavidJ.GiffordTreeBiologyAwardCommittee|ComitéduPrixDavidJ.GiffordenbiologiedesarbresHugoGermain(UQTR)2017ChairArmandSéguin(NRCQuébec)2018JorgBohlmann(BritishColombia)2019

CommitteeMembers|CompositiondesComités

CSPB/SCBVExecCommitteeMembers2016Lefttorightandtoptobuttom:AnjaGeitmann,President(McGill)|VincenoDeLuca,PastPresident(MacMaster)|GeoffWasteneys,VicePresident(UBCVancouver)|BarryMicallef,Secretary(UGuelph)|SheilaMacfie,Treasurer(UWesternOntario)|DaphneGoring,EasternRegionalDirector(UToronto)|MarkBelmonte,WesternRegionalDirector(UManitoba)|IngoEnsminger,CommunicationsDirectorandBulletinEditor(UToronto)|EmilyIndriolo,EducationDirector(NMSU)|OwenRowland,SciencePolicyDirector(Carleton)|ShrikaarKambhampati,Student/PDFRepresentative(UWestern)|Jean-BenoitCharron,SeniorDirector(McGill)

January2017/Janvier2017 CSPB/SCBVBULLETIN

Issue/Numéro22

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EducationCommittee|ComitéenéducationEmilyIndriolo(NewMexicoStateU)2017JinSukLee(Concordia)2018JakeStout(Manitoba)2019

GlebKrotkovAwardCommittee|ComitéduPrixGlebKrotkovFrançoisOuellet(UQAM)2017ChairBhinuPillai(DowAgroSciences)2018JaswinderSingh(McGill)2019

MeetingSiteCommittee|ComitédescongrèsGeoffWasteneys(UBC)2017DaphneGoring(Toronto)2017OliviaWilkins(McGill)2018

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NominatingCommittee|ComitédescandidaturesJean-BenoitCharron(McGill)2017ChairSteevePépin(Laval)2017GregMoorhead(Calgary)2018

RagaiIbrahimAwardCommittee|ComitéduPrixRagaiIbrahimDanielleWay(WesternOntario)2017ChairShrikaarKambhampati(Western)2018JacquelineBede(McGill)2019JeanDanyluk(UQAM)2019

Society(Gold)MedalAwardCommittee|ComitédelamédailledelabiologievégétaleLineLapointe(Laval)2017ChairGregVanlerberghe(UofToronto)2018PeterMoffett(Sherbrooke)2019

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ContributorstoBulletinIssue22

Jean-BenoitCharronNormHunerIngoEnsmingerAnjaGeitmannEmilyIndrioloSheilaMacfieShawnMansfieldBillPlaxtonLaceySamuelsGeoffreyWasteneysPhotoCredits:AnjaGeitmann,SusanneKohalmi,GeoffreyWasteneys,McGillUniversity,Queen’sUniversity,UniversityofToronto,UBCVancouver

TheBulletinistheofficialnewsletteroftheCanadianSocietyofPlantBiologists/SociétéCanadiennedeBiologieVégétale(CSPB/SCBV).

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ThenextBulletinwillappearinJune2017.

EditorialDeadlineforBulletinIssue23is

April31,2017Pleasesubmityourcontributions,comments,photosandannouncementsbeforetheeditorialdeadlineto:

communications@cspb-scbv.ca

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