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IPPS Eastern Region Newsletter 

October 2010
In This Issue
Warwick Highlights
IPPS Awards
Pre-Conference Tour
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Longwood Gardens
hosts 2010 Independent
Plant Breeders
Conference

 November 3-5, 2010

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Click here for details.


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 Warwick Highlights
Mike Emmons
Mike Emmons presided over the conference as ER President.

Our 60th Annual Meeting held recently in Warwick, RI was a great success.  The atmosphere was collaborative and enthusiastic, despite the economic stresses on our industry.  Click here for the scoop on conference events and see some faces of those who were there! 


IPPS Award Recipients

Three Eastern Region members received recognition at this year's conference in Warwick.  Dale Deppe received the Society's highest award, the International Award of Honor.  Darrel Apps received the Eastern Region's highest honor, the Award of Merit.  And Vern Black was named a Fellow of the IPPS Eastern Region.  Congratulations to each of these worthy recipients! Click each name above for full details. 

 Did You Miss the Pre-Conference Tour? Pre-tour bus capts


It's not quite the same, but we do have some video of the pre-conference Tour to fill you in on some of what you missed when we visited Weston Nurseries, Cavicchio Greenhouses, Tower Hill Botanic Garden and Bigelow Nurseries.

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Photo:  Bus captains Deb Swanson (left) and Julie McIntosh Shapiro.
2011 Annual Meeting
October 19-22, 2011
Seelbach Hilton Hotel
Louisville, Kentucky
The mission of the IPPS Eastern Region is to provide a forum for education and
information exchange among plant professionals. 
Contact Info
IPPS Eastern Region, Margot Bridgen, Executive Secretary/Treasurer
Tel: 631-765-9638; Fax: 631-765-9648; E-mail: ippser@gmail.com