Dear Rosaceae Community Members:

We are ready to vote on the 2016 candidates for RosEXEC.

Voting begins November 24 and ends December 11th.

Please go to the following web site on GDR to fill out your electronic ballot. You can learn more about any candidates’ background and vision for RosEXEC contribution by clicking on their name.

https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.rosaceae.org_bio_co...

The community will elect five new U.S. members and two new International members to a 3-year term. U.S.-based members will vote for both U.S. candidates and International candidates. International community members will vote for International candidates only.

This year’s slate is diverse. We encourage you to consider voting to create a leadership group that will appropriately represent the amazing diversity of the Rosaceae community. Current RosEXEC membership can be found at https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.rosaceae.org_rosexe...

As a reminder, the mission of RosEXEC is to:

* Serve as a communication and coordination focal point for the U.S. Rosaceae genomics, genetics and breeding community * Define research priorities based on input from the industry and research community * Facilitate scientific interaction and foster dynamic research teams * Promote research priorities * Coordinate educational efforts from the research community to the industry and the public.

Thanks again to the following U.S. and International members rotating off for their service to our community:

U.S. International JD Swanson Fabrizio Costa Stan Hokanson Michael Considine Desmond Layne Judson Ward Michael Wisniewski

On behalf of Cameron Peace, Chair Elect of Rosexec

Dorrie Main, PhD Associate Professor of Bioinformatics Department of Horticulture Washington State University 45 Johnson Hall Pullman, WA 99164-6414

Tel: 509-335-2774 (office) Email: dorrie@wsu.edumailto:dorrie@wsu.edu URL: www.bioinfo.wsu.eduhttp://www.bioinfo.wsu.edu/