December 2005 • Volume 39 • Number 12

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Plant Management Network Now Available to USDA Employees

The PLANT MANAGEMENT NETWORK’s suite of online journals and resources was added recently to the U.S. National Agricultural Library’s (NAL) electronic serials. All PMN journals, publications, and other resources are now accessible to all
USDA employees through their computer IP address or NAL’s DigiTop Proxy Link at the bottom of the library’s homepage (www.nal.usda.gov). To receive monthly notification of new articles, USDA employees, as well as anyone else, may sign up for the monthly PMN Update newsletter at no charge on the PMN homepage (www.plantmanagementnetwork.org).

Although APS acts as publisher, PMN serves most disciplines in the plant and agricultural sciences—not just plant pathology. Consequently, PMN content will be of interest in many USDA programmatic areas outside plant health. APS members who are also USDA employees, therefore, are requested to help spread the word about PMN’s availability among their colleagues in other programs and agencies.

PMN publishes four applied science journals: Applied Turfgrass Science, Crop Management, Forage and Grazinglands, and Plant Health Progress. PMN also houses efficacy trial results, including Fungicide and Nematicide Tests, Biological and Cultural Tests for Control of Plant Diseases, and Commodity Variety Trials. Arthropod Management Tests will be added soon. Other resources include PMN’s Image Collections, Plant Science Database, Education and Training Center, and Soybean Rust Information Center.
 

APS Seeks Member Input for Officer Candidates

It is time to begin thinking about members to serve in the APS offices of vice president and councilor-at-large and to talk with those people about their willingness to run for office. Your contributions are essential to the success of this process. During the first week of January 2006, a survey soliciting nominations 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. A link to the web-based nomination form will be sent by e-mail to members with an e-mail address in the APS database maintained at headquarters. A form will be mailed by U.S. postal service to members without an e-mail address in the database. Contact Barb Christ (chair Nominations Committee) at +1.814.863.2068 or by e-mail at ebf@psu.edu with any questions about the nominations process.
 

APS/CPS/MSA Joint Meeting Abstract Notice

The announcement will be included in the January APS News Capsule. The deadline for submission of both oral and poster presentations is March 30, 2006. Remember to fully edit and proof your abstract before submitting. You are encouraged to submit before the last day to avoid delays due to high system usage
 

 
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