IPPS Newsletter

Eastern Region Newsletter

December 2011

In This Issue

New IPPS LinkedIn Group

Radicles from the Afghan Front

Proceedings Online

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In Memoriam:

Calvin Chong

Long time IPPS member and frequent speaker at Eastern Region conferences, Dr. Calvin Chong passed away in November. Click here for more and to send a note of condolence to his family.

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New International IPPS LinkedIn Site!

The IPPS International Board is pleased to announce the introduction of The International Plant Propagators Society's own LinkedIn group. This site will replace the member discussion forum currently located on the IPPS website.

For those not familiar with LinkedIn, it is a business-related social networking site used mainly for professional networking. The site will allow you to post messages and read replies by members - and non-members - all around the world. The more participants the better! Click here for more

Radicles from the Afghan Front

Cedrus deodara

Allen Bush shares the tale of his $10 'grand prize' Cedrus deodara from the IPPS auction in Louisville. "In my view, there's something noble about wild collected seeds from a war-torn hot spot ending-up two years later as a seedling in my quiet backyard."

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Proceedings Volume 57 Now Online

Volume 57 of the IPPS Combined Proceedings has been uploaded to the PubHort website operated by the International Society for Horticultural Science (ISHS). Abstracts of all of the IPPS papers presented through 2007 are now available for viewing by anyone in the world free of charge. And, as an IPPS member, you can can download 10 full papers for free! Volumes 58-60 will be added to the site in the coming months so that you will be able to search the entire Combined Proceedings to date.

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Mark your calendars now! 2012 Annual Meeting: October 10-13, 2012
Brandywine Valley, Pennsylvania

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; Website: www.ippseastern.org