Historical Paper - Volume 2 2008 - International Seed Testing ...

H.A. JENSEN
Table 1. Continued
Periods Members Country Chair-persons
1992-2006 Ms. Monica Moreno Argentine Chair 1998-2001
1995-2001 Mr. Olla Kristian Dille Norway
1995-2006 Dr. Axel Göritz Germany
1995-2006 Ms. Deborah J. Meyer USA
1995-2001 Dr. Elzbieta Maluszynska Poland
1995-2001 Mr. Miguel Oliveras Sweden
1998-2004 Mr. Ken Allison Canada Chair 2001-2004
1998-2001 Ms. Ansie de Vries South Africa
1998-2006 Dr. Steve Jones United Kingdom
1998-2003 Ms. Anny van Piljen The Netherlands
1998-2001 Dr. Kirsten Thomsen Denmark
1998-2006 Ms. Zita Ripka Hungary
2001-2003 Dr. Heidi Elberling Denmark
2001-2006 Dr. Maria R. Mannino France Vice-chair 2001-2003.
2001-2006 Mr. Andreas Ratzenboeck Austria
Chair 2004-
2001-2006 Dr. Jane Taylor United Kingdom Vice-chair 2004-2006
2004-2006 Dr. Fabio Ferrari Italy
2004-2006 Dr. S.C.Aswath Narayana India
2004-2006 Ms. Gerarda de Boer The Netherlands
*) Information on the country not given in the committee report. **) Obituary, see Jensen (2005)
4. Function of the Purity Committee
4.1 Planning of the working programme
The tasks dealt with in the Purity Committee were formulated in the Programme and later
as Terms of reference.
An updated set of Terms of Reference was prepared and discussed in the Purity
Committee both by correspondence prior to and at meetings during the Congress. They
were based on the progress of the work in the Purity Committee and problems raised
either by members of the Purity Committee, the Executive Committee or other groups.
The adjusted programme was finally approved by the Executive Committee. Sometimes
new urgent subjects came up between Congresses. Such questions were usually dealt with
by ad hoc groups in the Purity Committee and the subjects were, if needed, included in
the working programme for the following period.
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