December 2002 • Volume 36 • Number 12

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It's Almost Time to Nominate APS Officer Candidates

It is not too soon to begin thinking about members who will serve you well in the offices of vice president and councilor-at-large and to talk with those people about their willingness to run for office. During the first week of January 2003, a web-based form soliciting nominations for the offices of vice president and councilor-at-large will be sent to APS members. The persons receiving the largest number of nominations for each office will automatically become candidates. The Nominating Committee selects a second candidate, usually with your nominations in mind. Therefore, your contributions are essential to the success of this process.

A link to the web-based nomination form will be sent via e-mail to members with an e-mail address in the APS database maintained at headquarters. A form will be mailed via U.S. postal service to members without an e-mail address in the database or to members with nondeliverable e-mail addresses. Contact Richard Belanger (chair, Nominations Committee) at +1.418.656.2758 or e-mail richard.belanger@plg.ulaval.ca if you need additional information

First Call for Papers for the Pan American Plant Disease Conference

South Padre Island, Texas, U.S.A.
April 6-10, 2003

The Organizing Committee for the 42nd Annual Meeting of the APS Caribbean Division (APS-CD); the 82nd Annual Meeting of the APS Southern Division (APS-SD); the 12th Congress of the Latin American Association of Phytopathology (ALF); and the 30th National and 5th International Congress of the Mexican Phytopathological Society (SMF) is delighted to invite you to participate in this important international meeting to be held April 6-10, 2003, at the Radisson Resort, South Padre Island, Texas, U.S.A. Researchers, professors, extension specialists, students, and other public- and private-sector interested parties will meet to discuss topics of great importance and current interest in the southern part of the United States and Mexico, Central and South America, the Caribbean Basin, and Tropical America in general. Issues will address varied plant protection aspects and their relation to current developments in global agriculture. Two preconference workshops and one minicourse will be available at the Research and Extension Center in Weslaco, TX. The organizing committee hopes that you will be able to attend these meetings, as your participation will contribute significantly to the success of this event. For registration information, as well as pictures and posters, go to http://firstone.tamu.edu and click on "Details."

APS Annual Meeting Abstract Notice

Online submission of APS abstracts for the upcoming APS Annual Meeting in Charlotte, NC, August 9-13, 2003, will be available January 10 on APSnet. The website address will be included in the January 16 APS News Capsule. The deadlines for submission are February 28 for oral paper presentations and March 14 for poster presentations. Remember to fully edit your online abstract before completing the credit card information. All resubmissions will be charged at the full original rate. Submissions after the deadline will not be accepted. No exceptions will be made. You are encouraged to submit before the last day to avoid delays due to high system usage.

Also in this issue: (as a .PDF file, see link below)

• Public Policy Update 154
• Division News 156
• Industry News 157
• Teaching Tools 158
• APS in Action 159
• People 160
• Classifieds 162
• Journal Articles 163
• Calendar of Events 164

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