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Convening Motion:
That we as representatives of plant science societies of the world formally establish a Global Plant Council to discuss and collaborate on solutions to global issues that impact the future of our world and humanity.
Purpose Statement:
The Global Plant Council is a coalition of plant science societies of the world that brings plant scientists together to work synergistically toward solving the pressing problems facing humankind and that speaks with a strong voice from a plant science perspective to inform the global debate on those problems.
News:
Official Registration of the Global Plant Council:
On Valentine’s Day, 2012 Swiss authorities granted our request to establish the Global Plant Council
as a not-for-profit organization. As of February 14th 2012 the Global Plant council is officially registered
as an organization with a home in Switzerland.
February was a great month for the Global Plant Council in another very significant way. We held our first
major event to broadcast our goals and our strengths in the global debate by convening a symposium at the AAAS Annual Meeting
in Vancouver on February the 18th. The symposium was very well attended and received substantial praise from attendees
and some in the media. The symposium was titled “The Global Plant Council: Bringing a Global Plant Science Perspective
to Major Issues that Threaten Mankind”, and featured five speakers from our member organizations: Wilhelm Gruissem (Switzerland:EPSO),
Barry Pogson (Australia:ASPS), Steve Long (US-UK:SEB), Kazuo Shinosaki (Japan:JSPP) and Roger Beachy (US:ASPB). Each talk
highlighted an area of research and interest within one of the five critical problems the world faces, as decided upon in
our first meeting in 2010. Details of the symposium can be found at on the Events page of our website.
Click here to visit the AAAS website.
The first International Fascination of Plants Day (FoPD) will be held on May 18, 2012.
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Plant research to save the planet