Aims:
- To promote the exchange of information on research relating to Sclerotinia
- To promote international collaboration and encourage collaborative research projects among colleagues working on Sclerotinia
- To have an organized body that will deal with issues of interest for Sclerotinia researchers and interact with professional societies
- To organize periodic meetings and workshops that are focused on various aspects of Sclerotinia research
- To distribute, among people interested in Sclerotinia, relevant information and news from different countries related to Sclerotinia research, meetings and other events
Membership:
Prerequisites for membership of the committee are:
- The time and enthusiasm to promote the activities of the working group
- A vision for promoting Sclerotinia research regionally and globally
- Access to efficient communication by e-mail
Officers:
- James R. Steadman, Coordinator and organizer, University of Nebraska, USA
- Hassan Melouk, Communications coordinator, USDA-ARS Oklahoma State University, USA
- Evans Njambere, Africa regional coordinator, Kenya (Washington State University)
- John Clarkson, UK/Europe regional coordinator, University of Warwick, UK
- Allison Stewart, Australasia regional coordinator, Lincoln University, New Zealand
- Juliatti Fernando, South American regional coordinator, Federal University Uberlandia, Brazil
- Greg Boland, Canada regional coordinator, University of Guelph, Canada
- Guoging Li, China coordinator, Huazhong Agricultural University, China
- Barbara Shew, XIV Sclerotinia Workshop coordinator, NC State University, USA
Proposed Work Program:
- Publish presentations from a Workshop in 2009, in North Carolina
- Facilitate regional workshops, e.g. South America 2010
- Improve website information
- A Contribution to ICPP 2013 and/or associated pre/post Congress workshop in China
Contact:
James R. Steadman, Professor & Head, Plant Pathology Department, University of Nebraska,
Lincoln, NE 68583-0722, USA. Fax: +1 402 472 2853, e-mail: jsteadman1@unl.edu.
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