Acta Horticulturae

The ISHS General Assembly in Seoul
Dr. Norman E. Looney, President of ISHS
THE XXVIITH IHC
On August 15, 2006, ISHS members participated
in a General Assembly of the Society, an
event held at each International Congress. The
purpose of this Assembly is to hear directly
from the Board of Directors, approve or reject
decisions taken by Council including the new
Board members and the location of the next
Prof. Jung-Myung Lee and colleagues honored
Congress, and accept or reject proposed
changes to the Statutes. It is also an occasion to
recognize and honour those receiving Society
Awards. Approximately 300 Congress delegates
were in attendance.
In his opening remarks, President Norman
Looney thanked Dr. Jung-Myung Lee and his
entire IHC2006 Organizing Committee for the
tremendous effort directed toward organizing a
Congress with so many complexities and multiple
agendas. The Congress was an outstanding
success in terms of attendance (over 2000 delegates
from 90 countries), scientific content,
facilities and services provided, and the spectacular
Exhibition incorporated into the Congress
week. He acknowledged the support provided
by the Korean Ministry of Agriculture and
Forestry and the National Horticultural Research
Institute of the Rural Development
Administration, by hundreds of members of the
Korean Society for Horticultural Science, and by
several Korean corporations, most notably
Seminis Korea and Nong Woo Bio Co. Ltd.
BOARD REPORT TO THE
GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Dr. Ki Sun Kim
Dr. Changhoo Chun
The Board Report for the period 2002-2006
was based on the more detailed Director’s
reports to Council which are available from the
Secretariat upon request. It was noted that the
Society had never been stronger or more influential
and that all indications point to continuing
growth on all fronts. It was acknowledged
that the Society is blessed with an extremely
capable Executive Director and a devoted
ISHS Council
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