Bassersdorf, CH - Switzerland
April 11, 2012
Dear Members and Colleagues
please be informed that the Final Programme for the upcoming ISTA Annual Meeting 2012 to be held at the World Horticultural Expo (Floriade 2012), Venlo, the Netherlands (June 11 - 14) is now available on the ISTA Website:
https://www.seedtest.org/stream/nl-l---1--%400dfbc7321031--286.html
Furthermore, the documents relevant for voting at the Ordinary Meeting to be held on June 14 can be downloaded at the following link. https://www.seedtest.org/stream/nl-l---1--%400dfbc7321031--284.html
At the meeting, discussion and/or decisions by the voting delegates nominated by their respective Governments will be required on these documents.
Of particular note this year is a rules proposal that provides procedure for approval of seed production facilities to produce large herbage seed lots for Poaceae species. For more information please read the 'Extra note for Rules Proposal C.2.1' posted as separate information letter https://www.seedtest.org/stream/nl-l---1--%400dfbc7321031--287.pdf
Ordinary Meeting documents posted (www.seedtest.org/OM12):
- OM12-01 Agenda for the Ordinary Meeting 2012
- OM12-02 Minutes of the Ordinary Meeting 2011
- OM12-03 Activity Report of the ISTA Committees 2011
- OM12-04 Proposal for the Membership Fees 2013
- OM12-05 Rules Proposals for the International Rules for Seed Testing 2013 Edition
- Extra note for Rules Proposal C.2.1
- OM12-06 Method Validation Reports on Rules Proposals for the International Rules for Seed Testing 2013 Edition
- OM12-07 Constitution Change Proposals 2012
- OM12-08 Proposal to increase the price for blank ISTA Certificate
- OM12-09 Executive Committee motion on the procedure for setting the accreditation audit fee
- OM12-10 Submission from members: Constitution Change proposal from Australia and New Zealand
- OM12-11 Submission from members: Notice of Motion from Australia and New Zealand
Please remember that the meeting documents will not be distributed as paper copy at the meeting.
With this mail I would also again like to encourage everyone to participate in the upcoming ISTA Annual Meeting 2012.
Registration for the meeting is possible until May 15 at the following link https://www.seedtest.org/stream/nl-l---1--%400dfbc7321031--285.html
If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact the ISTA Secretariat.
Looking forward to meeting you all personally at the meeting in the Netherlands in June.
Yours sincerely,
Michael Muschick
Secretary General
International Seed Testing Association (ISTA)
Calendar:
- ISTA Annual Meeting 2012, Venlo, The Netherlands, June 11-14
- 30th ISTA Congress 2013, Antalya, Turkey, June 12-18
- ISTA Annual Meeting 2014, June 16-19, 2014
- ISTA Annual Meeting 2015, June 15-18, 2015
Upcoming ISTA Workshops:
- ISTA Workshop on Flower Seed Testing
Roelofarendsveen, The Netherlands, June 6-9, 2012
- ISTA Workshop on Variety Testing
Roelofarendsveen, The Netherlands, June 6-9, 2012
- ISTA Workshop on Vigour
Nisku, Canada, September 11-13, 2012
- ISTA Workshop on Germination
Saskatoon, Canada, September 17-19, 2012
Topics
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