ISTA’s Annual ASC 2016 Strengthening Seed for VOL.22 NO.4 Meeting in Estonia Incheon Preview Collaboration Thought JUL/AUG 16 Elects new Executive Everything you AVRDC opens ANPROS’ Mario apsaseed.org Committee need to know about discussions with Schindler on Chile Incheon and S. Korea private sector and the seed industry ASC 2016 INCHEON PREVIEW In this issue Asian Seed Volume 22, No. 4, Jul/Aug 2016 Of!cial Publication ISSN 0859-1776 12 APSA EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 2015-2016 ISTA’s Annual Meeting in Estonia Office Bearers President Elects new Executive Mr. Zhiping Wang Committee Vice President Ms. Brenda Dossey Treasurer Mr. Jack Metzelaar EC Members Mr. Noburo Nagai Mr. Tahir Saleemi Dr. Tso-Chi Yang 14 Dr. Mi-Hee Yang Mr. Tsukasa Kawakami ASC 2016 Ms. Vanida Angsuphan Dr. Dehua Ma Incheon Preview Ms. Anke van den Hurk Dr. Casper van Kempen Everything you need Mr. Vaibhav Kashikar to know about Incheon and South Korea Director Have Mrs. Heidi Gallant Director of Technical Affairs Dr. N.K. Dadlani Managing Editor Mr. John Clewley Events Organiser Ms. Duangchai Pancom Assistant Event Organiser Mr. Komsak Kamjing 21 a Seed Executive Assistant Ms. Siwaporn Sittisart Strengthening Join APSA the world’s largest Liaison Officer (China) Ms. Xiaofeng Li Collaboration regional seed association AVRDC opens discussions with private sector Seed−related enterprises from both the private and public sectors, and from across the globe and region, are represented in APSA’s membership. • Join the Asian Seed Congress at a ‘members−only’ discount • Participate in study tours, workshops and training programmes P.O. 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Photo by John Clewley We are getting close to Congress semi-private trading tables left. This year’s choice of two time and there are just a couple Book quickly if you want to one-day post-Congress tours of months left before the 23rd avoid disappointment. will feature visits to top Korean Asian Seed Congress takes seed companies; more details place in Incheon, South Korea. This issue of Asian Seed magazine will be posted on the APSA Preparations are at an advanced has everything you need to know website shortly. stage as staff at APSA’s about the Asian Seed Congress Songdo International City, Central Park at dusk. Secretariat and members of the in Incheon – how to get to The theme of this year’s Pre- National Organising Committee Incheon and how to get around, Congress Workshop will be on (NOC) work tirelessly to make as well as highlights of the local Intellectual Property Rights, which sure everything is ready for sights, sounds, shops and food. is a subject of great interest to APSA’s delegates in November. In addition, there is a language APSA’s members and one that primer for those who want to promises to be well attended; An APSA team led by APSA’s learn (and use) a little Korean and I recommend that you make your new Director, Heidi Gallant, met some fascinating background on booking for this workshop on the with NOC members, Korean Incheon's development into South APSA website as the numbers are Seed Association of!cers and Korea’s second largest port. limited to 150 delegates. Songdo ConvensiA (the Congress venue) staff in May to discuss all As in previous years, APSA At this year’s General Assembly aspects of the venue and facilities. has arranged a one-day tour meeting on Thursday, 10 November This included registration for ‘accompanying persons’ on members will have the chance arrangements, technical 9 November, which includes visits to elect EC members. There programmes and social events, to beautiful palaces and the trendy will be both new positions and transport, and accommodation. Myeong-dong shopping district in re-election opportunities for those Seoul (see page 26 for details). APSA members keen to take part As I have previously been to in APSA’s activities and to help the venue along with my fellow This year’s APSA Golf Tournament contribute to the development of OB members, I can report that will be held at the spectacular the seed industry in this region. Songdo ConvensiA is a !rst-class Sky 27 Golf Club on the Monday facility that is within walking preceding the Congress. After I would like extend my thanks to all distance of several Congress hotels visiting the club, which offers those involved with the preparations and is easily reached by Incheon’s several alternative courses, the for ASC 2016, especially to our ef!cient transportation systems. 18-hole Ocean course was selected sponsors and to members of because of its dramatic scenery the NOC, all of whom have been APSA delegates have been active and position along the shoreline. working tirelessly to make sure in booking their hotels, trading Please note that bookings must this year’s Congress is a success. tables and booths. I can report that be made on the Congress website At APSA, we aim to keep moving nearly all of them are fully booked; by 10 October (see page 24). forward. I’m looking forward to there are just a few trading and seeing all of you in Incheon. 4 − ASIAN SEED ROM THE DIRECTOR’S DESK make their regulations regarding the earliest opportunity. our Executive Committee for the import and export of seeds more next term. easily accessible for those members We have also started preparations who are involved in the movement for the Asian Seed Congress 2017 The popular APSA 2017 calendar of seeds across borders. and details on the host and venue is now at the production stage, in should soon be available. order to be ready for distribution Our Events Organiser, Duangchai at the Asian Seed Congress 2016. (Jim) Pancom and Events Assistant, In other news, APSA is making steps I would like to extend a big thank Komsak (Bobbie) Kamjing are still towards an agreement with the you to those companies who very busy getting our members World Vegetable Centre for future sponsored pages in this publication. Settling In, Getting registered, invoiced, and con!rmed involvement and collaboration in We look forward to seeing your for the Asian Seed Congress in plant breeding research. For more artwork as we "ip through the Incheon, Korea, this November. details on this initiative, please turn months of the coming year. Ready for Congress Photo by John Clewley Exhibition booths are sold out to pages 30-31. and trading tables are almost fully Here at the APSA secretariat, booked as well. This year we had Also in progress are preparations for we always welcome your feedback more trading tables available than the upcoming Executive Committee and input on our activities. Our ever before, so it is amazing that election at the next General Assembly of!ce team is eager to serve our we will be fully sold out. Our team Meeting on Thursday, 10 November, members in ways that contribute would like to remind you that early 2016. We have received numerous positively to their business interests bird registration for congress ends nominations for consideration by and advocacy concerns. If you have 31 August. our nomination committee. They information you would like to share will select the candidates to move with us, such as company or new We are working very hard to secure forward and I will then contact each product information, please do excellent speakers for our SIG and candidate in turn to inform them on not hesitate to get in touch by SC meetings at Congress. We have the status of their nomination for the telephone or email. asked members who are a part of election. At the upcoming General these groups to provide us with Annual Assembly, members will vote See you at Congress! their speaker suggestions at the to determine who will serve on My first two months in office ready soon. We vetted numerous members joining these tours to the as the Executive Director of web vendors here in Thailand to be USA and India are very excited for APSA have flown by.