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Extension to ASPS student travel grants, Phytogen and GPC E-Bulletin June editions

16 June 2019

Hello ASPS members,

The deadline for 2019 ASPS student travel grant applications has been extended to 5.00pm June 28th 2019. If you are a student or supervisor of a student who has been meaning to apply there is still time. Application attached.

You can also download the June edition of Phytogen here.

The Global Plant Council June E-Bulletin is available here.

16 June 2019

Hello ASPS members,

The deadline for 2019 ASPS student travel grant applications has been extended to 5.00pm June 28th 2019. If you are a student or supervisor of a student who has been meaning to apply there is still time. Application attached.

You can also download the June edition of Phytogen here.

The Global Plant Council June E-Bulletin is available here.

ASPS2019 student travel grants due TODAY

14 June 2019

Hello all ASPS members,

Just a friendly reminder that ASPS2019 student travel grant applications are due today!

The student and the supervisor need to be financial members of ASPS and the student must present at ASPS2019 (poster or talk). For more details see https://www.asps.org.au/awards/combio-travel-awards

Best of luck.

May editions of Phytogen and GPC e-bulletin

15 May 2019

Hello ASPS members,

This Saturday is International Fascination of Plants Day. After you vote, take some pics of plants and add to our ASPS site on twitter by entering @asps_ozplants into the search twitter window (see Phytogen for more ideas).

The May edition of Phytogen is out now and available here.

Information on our annual conference ASPS2019 is available here. You can also register for ASPS2019 here.

The May edition of GPC E-Bulletin is available here.

 

Happy International Fascination of Plants Day.

March Phytogen out now.

25 March 2019

Hello ASPS members,

The March edition of Phytogen is out now. You can access it here.

Remember to register and submit your abstract for our annual conference ASPS 2019 in Melbourne this November.

ASPS 2019 registration here.

ASPS 2019 abstract submission here.

Australian Academy of Science Award opportunities for 2020

21 March 2019

Dear ASPS members,

The Australian Academy of Science awards are now open.

Consider applying or nominating for an award yourself or encouraging another to step up.

In particular consider encouraging women to apply for;

  • Mid career medal: Nancy Mills
  • Early career medal: Fenner

and also

  • Max Day environmental science award,
  • Thomas Davis research fund,
  • Rudi Lemberg travelling fellowship,
  • Boden conference funding support

 If you need someone in the Academy to help with a nomination, you could contact these fellows:

Hans Lambers, Steve Tyerman, Rana Munns, John Evans, TJ Higgins or Christine Beveridge through the ASPS membership directory here or click on their name above.

Also, if you want to be in the running to give an oral presentation and save $$$, the early bird registration for Innovations in Agriculture for Food Security closes April 1. More information can be found here.

Thanks

 Professor John R Evans FAA
Division of Plant Sciences
Research School of Biology
The Australian National University
134 Linnaeus Way
Acton, ACT, 2601, Australia

T: 61 2 6125 4492

M: 0477 777132

W: http://biology.anu.edu.au/john_evans/

E: John.evans@anu.edu.au

 http://photosynthesis.org.au/InnovAg

ARC Centre of Excellence for Translational Photosynthesis

 http://photosynthesis.org.au/about/

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GPC e-bulletin March 2019

21 March 2019
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March 2019
Welcome to another month of plant science: take a look to the news, upcoming events, job opportunities and more.

By the way, the GPC blog is back online, go check it out!

Latest News / 
View more…If you have news you would like us to share on our website, please contact isabel@globalplantcouncil.org 




This past month 28 new breaking news stories were posted on the GPC website including…

In New Phytologist: EU’s opposition to modern crop breeding could harm trade
A recent ruling from the European Court of Justice imposed burdensome and expensive approval processes for any new plant varieties using gene-editing techniques, even if changes are indistinguishable from those that could be produced naturally.

UK Plant scientists and MPs come together for Growing the Future report launch
The Royal Society of Biology released a new report about opportunities arising in plant sciences. The report, “Growing the future“, was prepared by the Society’s special advisory committee for plant science, the UK Plant Sciences Federation (UKPSF). Bill Davies, president of the GPC was part of this committee.

A billion years of coexistence between plants and fungi
What can a billion years of coexistence tell us about the evolution of plants and fungi? Neither plants nor fungi existed on land prior to 800 million years ago, an astonishing phenomenon considering their current immense biodiversity, ecosystem dominance, and impact on the environment.

How poppy flowers get those vibrant colours that entice insects
With bright reds and yellows poppies are very bright and colourful. Their petals, however, are also very thin; they are made up of just three layers of cells. Scientists  used microscopy and mathematical models describing how light interacts with petals to find out how the vibrant colours are created.

Events /
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If you have a conference, meeting, workshop, training course or other event coming up, we can include it in our Events calendar! Please email isabel@globalplantcouncil.org
30th International Conference on Arabidopsis Research (ICAR2019)
16 — 21 June 2019. Wuhan, China. International Conference on Post-transcriptional Gene Regulation in Plants (PGRP) 2019
18 — 20 March 2019. Nara, Japan. 

11th Tri-National Arabidopsis Meeting
10 — 12 April 2019. Zürich – Switzerland.

You may also want to check the new #plantsci events calendar launched by our friends from Plantae here.

Job Opportunities /

Do you know of a job opportunity we’ve missed? Please tell us about it by emailing isabel@globalplantcouncil.org

GPC is gathering job opportunies provided by our members but also other organizations and posting them in our social media accounts. You may find them on our devoted Facebook group,  with over 500 members, or by using the hashtag #plantscijobsduring the Twitterstorm one Friday a month on Twitter. Please, join either to be informed. Next Twitterstorm will take place on the 29th Marchbetween 3 and 4 pm CEST.
On the blog / 
View more…Would you like to contribute an article to the GPC’s blog? Please get in touch! Email isabel@globalplantcouncil.org
After much trouble, our blog is back online and we are open to your contributions. However, if you are looking for inspiration, do not hesitate to check it out. Below some of our finest posts.

An economist’s perspective on plant sciences: Under-appreciated, over-regulated and under-funded
 
Student-driven plant breeding symposium addresses global challenges in the 21st century

How diverse is your food?

Members / 
Click here for details of the GPC Member Societies and their representatives. 

Please contact us (isabel@globalplantcouncil.org) to find out how your organization can join the Global Plant Council. 

The GPC is a coalition of plant and crop science societies and institutions from across the globe. The GPC seeks to bring plant scientists together to work synergistically toward solving the pressing problems we face.
Please click here to make a donation via PayPal to help support the GPC.

ASPS 2019 and Grains Satellite Meeting registration and abstract submission open NOW!

26 February 2019

Dear ASPS members,

 

Abstract submission and registration for the Australian Society of Plant Scientists conference, ASPS 2019 and Grains Satellite Meeting is NOW OPEN!

 

Featuring world renowned international speakers, industry representatives and networking opportunities, this is an event not to be missed!

 

Please put up the ASPS 2019 poster and encourage everyone to come along.

 

Visit https://www.asps.org.au/combio/asps-2019 now and be part of the Australian Plant Science event of the year.

 

For further details contact: conferences@asps.org.au

 

 

Dr Kim Johnson

Senior Research Fellow

La Trobe Institute for Agriculture & Food (LIAF)

Department of Animal, Plant and Soil Science

La Trobe University

Bundoora VIC 3086

T +61 3 9032 7471 | E k.johnson@latrobe.edu.au

February GPC E-Bulletin 2019

19 February 2019

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E-Bulletin / February 2019

Welcome to another month of plant science: take a look to the news, upcoming events, job opportunities and a call for help on science communication

 

Latest News / 
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This month 31 new breaking news stories were posted on the GPC website including…

Structure and function of photosynthesis protein explained in detail
An international team of researchers has solved the structure and elucidated the function of photosynthetic complex I, a key element in photosynthetic electron transport.

Plant peptide helps roots to branch out in the right places
A research team has identified a peptide and its receptor that help lateral roots to grow with the right spacing.

Plants have a plan for all seasons
A new research reveals that plants combine the temperature sensitivity of multiple processes to distinguish between the seasons.

Forget-me-not: Scientists pinpoint memory mechanism in plants
Plants’ memory function enables them to accurately coordinate their development in response to stress or to the changing seasons. A new research reveals potential new targets that could support the development of new plant varieties, including cereals and vegetables, that can adapt to different environmental conditions.

Events / 
View more…If you have a conference, meeting, workshop, training course or other event coming up, we can include it in our Events calendar! Please email isabel@globalplantcouncil.org
40th Meeting of Plant Tissue Culture Association in India
14–16 February 2019. IIT Guwahati Campus, India.4th Early Career PI (ECPI) network
20–22 February 2019. Copenhagen, Denmark.60th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Plant Physiologists (JSPP)
13–15 March 2019. Nagoya, Japan.
Job Opportunities /

Do you know of a job opportunity we’ve missed? Please tell us about it by emailing isabel@globalplantcouncil.org

GPC is gathering job opportunies and posting them in our social media accounts, either on our devoted Facebook group  with over 400 members or using the #plantscijobs hashtag on a Twitterstorm one Friday a month from our principal Twitter account. Please, join either to be informed. Next Twitterstorm will take place on the 22nd February between 3 and 4 pm CEST.

 

Science Communication /

If you want to contribute or have any doubts do not hesitate to contact isabel@globalplantcouncil.org

Some example of questions suggested until now are the following:

  • Do you believe climate change is real?
  • What is climate change?
  • What is a GMO?
  • What do you think of GMOs?
Call for help from CONCISE, an EU funded project

The CONCISE project’s main objective is to provide qualitative knowledge through a citizen consultation on the channels by which the general public acquire their science-related  knowledge, and how this knowledge influences their beliefs, opinions, and perceptions. The project will focuse on a small number of topics, among them food safety (that includes GMOs, new breeding techniques and use of phytosanitary products) and climate change.

The CONCISE team has asked GPC to reach the plant science community, as experts in their field, so they can provide their input in order to prepare the questions to be asked (Examples on the left). Deadline for providing feedback: 28th February.

Members / 

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Please contact us (isabel@globalplantcouncil.org) to find out how your organization can join the Global Plant Council.

The GPC is a coalition of plant and crop science societies and institutions from across the globe. The GPC seeks to bring plant scientists together to work synergistically toward solving the pressing problems we face.

Please click here to make a donation via PayPal to help support the GPC.

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Jan Anderson applications still open and logo competition.

08 February 2019

Hello ASPS members,

Jan Anderson award application still open

Just a reminder applications for the Jan Anderson award are open until the end of the month. Know of someone who should apply? then let them know. More information on our ASPS web site which you can see here.

Logo competition

And the International Congress on Plant Molecular Biology (ICPMB) is holding a competition to design the 2021 meeting logo. See the Phytogen story here or the e-mail attachment. Please print a copy of the IPMB poster for your department notice board.

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