Hello ASPS members,

The March issue of Phytogen is out now and can be accessed HERE.

The current STA newsletter can be access HERE.

There in an opportunity for a NZ PhD on our job board which can be accessed HERE.

Keep updated with the latest developments for our national conference ASPS 2023 in Hobart this Nov HERE.

Welcome to Phytogen for March 2023. There is a lot going on the next few months. Most importantly………

ASPS Awards are Open !!!

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ASPS award applications are now open. Details and links to each award are below.

• • • Peter Goldacre Award, applications due 31 March 2023
    • Jan Anderson Award, applications due 31 March 2023
    • R.N.Robertson Travelling Fellowship, applications due 31 March 2023
    • ASPS Education and Outreach Award, applications due 28 April 2023
    • Student Conference Travel Award, applications due 2 June 2023
    • ASPS Carers’ Support Travel Grant, applications due 2 June 2023
    • Indigenous Travel Grants, applications due 2 June 2023

Now onto other events…………..

International Fascination of Plants Day is held on 18th May each year with events encouraged to be held in even years. Here is a link to events in 2022 and there is plenty of time for Australia to plan events in 2024. On the occasion of the Fascination of Plants Day (FoPD) 2022, national funders in the European Research Area Network on Sustainable Crop Production (SusCrop ERA-net) opened the video contest on ‘what sustainable crop production means to you?’

Information is available at the SusCrop video contest webpage The SusCrop/FoPD video contest will close on 26^th May 2023. Video submission has to be done via WeTransfer to nikki.declercq@ilvo.vlaanderen.be AND to eline.dewispelaere@ilvo.vlaanderen.be

23rd of March is National Eucalypt Day. Get your votes in by 19th March for Eucalypt of the year and there are plenty of events.

ASPS have an upcoming webinar about respiration 6th April 2023

Lots of events on our twitter, @asps_ozplants……

Sessions are taking shape for ASPS2023 in Hobart……….

Please login and check your ASPS membership is up to date. Encourage your colleagues and students to join ASPS.Tweet to @asps_ozplants your news and upcoming events and follow to keep up to date.

Hello ASPS members,

The March Global Plant Council E-Bulletin can be accessed HERE.