News from IAB

The mission of the International Association of Bryologists (IAB), as a society, is to strengthen bryology by encouraging interactions among all persons interested in byophytes.

Tuesday, October 27, 2009

NEW OFFICERS & COMMITTEES FOR IAB


Officers









President:
Jeff  Duckett
(2009-2013)
UK

1st VP:
Masa Higuchi
(2007-2011)
Japan
 


Secretary-Treasurer:
Matt Von Konratt
(2009-2013)
USA & New Zealand

2nd VP:
Jiri Váña
(2009-2013)
Czech Republic




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Council














Min Chuah-Petiot
(2007-2011)
Malaysia

Efrain De Luna
(2007-2011)
Mexico

Zhang Li
(2007-2011)
China

Emma Pharo
(2007-2011)
Australia














Rosa Ros
(2007-2011)
Spain

Dietmar Quandt
(2009-2013)
Germany

Nadya Konstantinova
(2009-2013)
Russia




























Claudine Ah-Peng
(2009-2013)
South Africa

Nancy Slack
(2009-2013)
USA

Janice Glime
(2009-2013)
USA as past president



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EDITORS FOR BRYOLOGICAL TIMES








DorothyBelle Poli
(USA)

Geert Raeymaekers
(Belgium)

















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COMMITTEES
1. Richard Spruce Award (2009): VP#1
+ 2 appointments


2. Hattori Award (2009): VP#2 + 3
appointments (Best paper or series of papers published by a member of IAB within
the previous two years in a journal or book; $400 CDN)


3. Hedwig Award (2011): President
prior to IBC Congress + 3 appointments (Award to person who has made outstanding
contributions to bryology)


4. Stanley Greene Award (2009):
Secretary + 2 appointments (for proposal for research in Bryology)


5. Conservation Committee (continuing
appointment; reps from many countries)

Tomas Hallingback (SWEDEN) – before
08; CHAIR Allan Fife (NEW ZEALAND) – before 08 Ariel Bergamini (SWITZERLAND) -
09 Benito C Tan (SINGAPORE) – before 08 Cao Tong (CHINA) - 08 Cecília Sérgio
(PORTUGAL) – before 08 D. K. Singh (INDIA) - 08 David Meagher (AUSTRALIA) –
before 08 Denise Pinheiro da Costa (BRAZIL) – before 08 Geert Raeymaekers (BELGIUM)
– before 08 Jaime Aguirre Ceballos (COLOMBIA) – before 08 Jirí Váňa (CZECH
REPUBLIC) – before 08 Judy Harpel (USA) - 09 Kimmo Syrjänen (FINLAND) – before
08 Lars Soderstrom (NORWAY) – before 08 Margaret Ramsay (UNITED KINGDOM) –
before 08 Matt von Konrat (USA/NEW ZEALAND) - 08 Min Chuah-Petiot (MALAYSIA) –
before 08 Nadeyda Konstantinova (RUSSIAN FEDERATION) – before 08 Noris Salazar
Allen (REPUBLIC OF PANAMA) – before 08 René Belland (CANADA) – before 08 Ron
Porley (UNITED KINGDOM) – before 08 Uwe Drehwald (GERMANY) – before 08 Yelitza
León Vargas (VENEZUELA) – before 08 Zen Iwatsuki (JAPAN) – before 08


6. Membership Committee (2007-2010).
Rosa M. Ross (chair)


7. Riclef Grolle Award Committee
(2009): 3 appointments (for Excellence in Bryodiversity Research )


8. Judge of elections (2007, 2009 –
presidential appointment)



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