LAST chance to VOTE in RosEXEC 2012 Membership Election
To cast your ballot go to: http://www.rosaceae.org/bio/content/?title=&url=/cgi-bin/gdr/gdr_rosexec...
ALL US Rosaceae community members are eligible to vote. International members are eligible to vote for international liaisons.
Polls will close Sunday, October 16, 2011 at midnight, Pacific ST. Detailed information below.
RosEXEC Membership 2012 Ballot Announcement
Five US RosEXEC committee members are rotating off the Committee this year: Angela Baldo, Nahla Bassil, Jim Hancock, Bryon Sosinski and Phil Stewart
Two international liaisons are rotating off: David Chagne and Herman Silva
To replace these members, you are voting to elect five new U.S.-based members to serve 3 year terms and two international liaisons to serve 2 year terms on the RosEXEC committee. All US community members are eligible to vote. International members are eligible to vote for international liaisons.
A brief bio and vision statement has been prepared by all candidates and is available at Candidate Bioshttp://www.rosaceae.org/node/472.
Because the 2 continuing international liaisons are from Europe, to preserve a balance between European and non-European representation, the non-European candidate receiving the most votes and the remaining candidate with the most votes will be elected as international liaisons.
There are a total of 16 elected U.S. members on RosEXEC, and we try to represent the diverse interests of the Rosaceae genomics, genetics, and breeding community. To preserve a balance between US members representing industry, academia and government representation, the industry candidate receiving the most votes and the four remaining candidates with the most votes will be elected as US members. The 11 continuing U.S. RosEXEC committee members are working in the following areas (under represented areas [<20%] are asterisked):
Affiliation
No. of members
Supertribe
Kerriodae (Prunus)
3.60
Pyrodae (Malus, Pyrus)
2.75
Rosodae
4.65
Institution
Academia
8
Government
2*
Industry
1***
U.S. Geographic Region
East
3
South
6
West
2*
Members who will continue to serve in 2012 :John Clark, Chris Dardick, Kate Evans, Kevin Folta, Ksenija Gasic, Amy Iezzoni, Jim McFerson, Jay Norelli, Mercy Olmstead, Janet Slovin, J.D. Swanson and Vance Whitaker
John (Jay) Norelli Research Plant Pathologist USDA-ARS, Appalachian Fruit Research Station
telephone: (304) 725-3451 x264 email: jay.norelli@ars.usda.govmailto:jay.norelli@ars.usda.gov fax: (304) 728-2340 address: 2217 Wiltshire Road Kearneysville, WV 25430