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Report of the 9th Meeting
Goethe-University Frankfurt/M
Frankfurt/M, 5 March 2015
1 + 2. Welcome and designation of chairman and rapporteur for the meeting
The meeting was opened by Stephan Vidal who was also designated as chairman for the meeting. Olaf Zimmermann and Bernhard Zelazny served as rapporteurs. A list of the participants of the meeting is attached as Annex I.
3. Adoption of the agenda
The provisional agenda, which corresponds to the numbered sections of this report was adopted.
4. Report on ISPI activities since the last meeting, March 2013
Bernhard Zelazny presented a draft report about the main activities of the society since the last meeting in March 2013. The members present in the meeting accepted the report with small alterations. It is attached as Annex II.
5. Financial report for the years 2013 and 2014
Jürgen Gross presented the financial report for the years 2013 and 2014 on behalf of the Finance Committee. The total expenditures were 356 Euro for the year 2013 and 422 Euro for the year 2014. The financial report is attached as Annex III.
6 + 7. Discussions on the status of the Pest Information Wiki
The general directions of the Pest Information Wiki were reviewed and discussed. These are the focus on scientific literature and on literature lists for specific pests/diseases/weeds as well as for individual authors. In spite of 150 scientists having registered for making contributions to the wiki, there are still relatively few edits on the wiki. These are almost exclusively restricted to authors adding their own new publications. A number of options were discussed how more contributers could be interested in describing biological aspects of pests, diseases and weeds. In this connection, a promotional poster will be presented by Olaf Zimmermann during the International Plant Protection Congress, scheduled for 24-27 August 2015. The wiki will also be discussed with individual scientists during that meeting.
A number of concrete changes in the format of the wiki pages were discussed. For example, the possibility to export literature citations from the wiki into literature databases like Endnote or Reference Manager. A function for this has been already created. However, it still needs testing. Jürgen Gross offered to help with the testing.
8. Other matters
The next ISPI meeting was set for April 2016 at the JKI Institute in Dossenheim (Heidelberg).
Stefan Vidal (Chairman)
Olaf Zimmermann and Bernhard Zelazny (Rapporteurs)
9th ISPI meeting - participants
Members participating in the meeting:
Jan Breithaupt
FAO-AGP Pest and Pesticide Management (AGPMC), Rome, Italy
Jürgen Gross
JKI Dossenheim, Germany
Stefan Vidal
University Göttingen, Germany
Bernhard Zelazny
Griesheim, Germany (retired)
Olaf Zimmermann
Landwirtschaftliches Technologiezentrum Augustenberg, Karlsruhe, Germany
Guest:
Gerwin Kasperek
University Library Frankfurt/M, Germany
9th ISPI meeting
Summary Report on the Society Activities since March 2013
9th ISPI meeting
Item |
Income |
Expenses |
Opening balance, 1st January 2013 |
4,970.07 |
|
Software consultancy |
78.09 |
|
Costs for internet page and e-mail account |
149.76 |
|
Postage, telephone, bank charges |
18.70 |
|
Meeting in Göttingen |
97.60 |
|
Other expenses |
12.00 |
|
Total |
4,970.07 |
356.15 |
Balance as of 31st Dec. 2013 |
4,613.92 |
Financial Summary for 2014
(currency Euro)
Item |
Income |
Expenses |
Opening balance, 1st January 2014 |
4,613.92 |
|
Costs for internet page and e-mail account |
153.57 |
|
Postage, telephone, bank charges |
18.90 |
|
Computer repair and Windows 7 re-installation |
135.00 |
|
MS Access 2013 software |
114.99 |
|
Total |
4,613.92 |
422.46 |
Balance as of 31st Dec. 2014 |
4,191.46 |
Presented by the ISPI Finance Committee (January 2015):
Peter Ebling (CFS, Sault Ste Marie, Canada)
Jürgen Gross (JKI, Dossenheim)
Jürg Huber (JKI, Darmstadt)