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From the ANPC Staff and Management Committee
Amylotheca dictyophleba, a rainforest mistletoe which occurs from far north Qld to coastal central NSW (Flickr)
Welcome to our new ANPC President!
At the ANPC Annual General Meeting on 20 November 2015, Dr Linda Broadhurst was elected as the new ANPC President for a two year term. Linda will be chairing the ANPC Management Committee, managing the office staff on behalf of the Committee, helping set the direction of the organisation and overseeing the coordination of the ANPC Conference in Melbourne next year. Bob Makinson, as our new Vice President, will be assisting her in this role. Linda is looking forward to building further awareness, interest and action in the conservation and restoration of our wonderful Australian native plants. She also wishes to acknowledge the hard work of Past-President Dr David Coates and his team, and to thank them for their efforts over the past four years.
New ANPC President Dr Linda Broadhurst (L. Broadhurst)
Online membership payments now make joining the ANPC even easier!
We are very pleased to announce that the ANPC office has now established a new secure payment gateway for online membership payments. Help us further promote and develop plant conservation in Australia by joining the ANPC for 2016. You can quickly process your 2016 membership payment by clicking here. You can also register for your renewals to be debited from your account on a set date by the ANPC office at time of renewal. For more information please visit our website. The manual process remains available for those customers who do not wish to use the secure payment gateway system linking eWAY and Bendigo Bank, our preferred provider. Download the 2016 membership form here. And don't forget, if you make your payment before 31 December, you will receive all four 2015 editions of Australasian Plant Conservation!
ANPC Myrtle Rust Workshops being held in Darwin.
ANPC Vice-President, Bob Makinson, held two successful ANPC Myrtle Rust Workshops in Darwin on Friday 13 and Saturday 14 November 2015, and presented on Myrtle rust at the Territory NRM Conference 2015e. Bob will be holding another FREE workshop at Charles Darwin University on Friday 5 February 2016. More information will be available soon. Myrtle rust was found on the Tiwi Islands earlier this year and has since been identified on the NT mainland. With support from the Bjarne K Dahl Trust, Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Territory Natural Resource Management and Charles Darwin University, in partnership with NT Dept. of Primary Industry and Fisheries, Dept. of Land Resource Management and NT Farmers Association, the ANPC has been offering these workshops to provide more information on this fungal disease and the actions that can be taken to minimise its impact.
Eucalypt Symposium 'Conserving Eucalypts - the why and the how' - 18 March 2016
The Bjarne K Dahl Trust and The Royal Society of Victoria will hold a special event to celebrate the second National Eucalypt Day. A specialised eucalypt symposium will be held with leading scientists from around Australia. Presentations will include themes of eucalypt evolution and climate change response, insights to the future of Australian forests, woodlands and biota. Click here for more information.
National Seed Science Forum 15-16 March 2016 - draft programme now available
The Australian Seed Bank Partnership is pleased to invite you to participate in a National Seed Science Forum in March 2016. The Draft Programme has now been released. The Forum will be held at the Australian PlantBank and hosted by The Australian Botanic Garden Mount Annan, in collaboration with the ANPC and the Australian Grains Genebank. The Forum programme is in draft form and is subject to change. A finalised programme will be available after Forum registrations close on 29 February 2016. Click here for more information and to register.
Conference travel scholarships
The National Adaptation Network for Natural Ecosystems is offering four travel scholarships valued at $500 for students, early career researchers or practitioners to attend conference events in 2016. This could include the ANPC's 11th Australasian Plant Conservation Conference! Each $500 travel scholarship can contribute towards conference registration fees and expenses associated with domestic travel (eg. airfare, transport and accommodation). Scholarships are open to network members currently enrolled in full time or part time post-graduate study or working in an environment related field. Successful applicants will be asked to develop a short article for the Network newsletter within 1 month of returning from the conference. To apply, please submit an application form by Monday 4 January 2016.
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