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IAPTC&B News
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Michael Horn,
IAPTC&B US Correspondent
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New U.S. Representative to the IAPTC&B
Michael Horn has recently been elected as the next U.S. representative
for the IAPTC&B. Long active in the SIVB and still serving that
organization as Chair of the SIVB Publications Committee, Michael
is now taking on the challenge of revitalizing the U.S. chapter
of the IAPTC&B.
"The U.S. chapter of the IAPTC&B has been in a rather
long period of decline regarding its membership and I hope to reverse
this decline. The IAPTC&B as a whole has done well with the
ascension of plant cell culture and plant biotechnology in China,
India and the entire Asian subcontinent. The U.S. needs to regain
at least a modicum of a leadership role within this great organization"
To start with, Michael puts out a call for all SIVB members involved
in plants to join the IAPTC&B:
"I have tried for a long time to convince people within
the Plant section of the SIVB to join the IAPTC&B. While the
SIVB has served the Plant Section members very well, particularly
over the past decade, we need to "globalize" our reach
and outlook. IAPTC&B members in other countries look to the
U.S. for answers to some of their problems regarding GM crops,
technical issues and exchange of scientific ideas. All members
of the IAPTC&B receive two special issues of In Vitro-Plant
per year that are put together by an international editorial team
under the auspices of the IAPTC&B. Those two issues alone
are worth the $40/year membership to the IAPTC&B."
Dr. Horn has also indicated changes are soon to appear:
"I am in the process of developing a website for the U.S.
members of the IAPTC&B and visitors. You will be able to join
the IAPTC&B from this site, hear news from your IAPTC&B
colleagues around the world, post your comments and lab art and
many other features. As before, you will be able to renew your
membership to the IAPTC&B when you renew your membership to
the SIVB. We will be doing some fund-raising and plan to use these
funds for, among other things, sponsoring sessions at the annual
SIVB meeting with international speakers. Moreover, my hope is
the next IAPTC&B meeting in 2010 will see many more and bigger
travel grants than we saw this year for Beijing."
"We will work tirelessly for the U.S. membership, so please
join us if you haven't already. If you have questions, wish to
join the IAPTC&B, or had any problems in the past with your
IAPTC&B membership, contact me at michael.horn@phytonbiotech.com"
Michael Horn
IAPTC&B US Correspondent
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