REPORT THE XIV GENERAL ASSEMBLY AND SYMPOSIUM OF THE POLISH PHYTOPATHOLOGICAL SOCIETY The XIV General Assembly of The Polish Phytopathological Society was held in Bydgoszcz on September 20th,2011. It was attended by 56 delegates of eight divisions. The Assembly awarded Professor Selim Kryczyński (the Warsaw Division) and Professor Jan Kućmierz (the Cracow Division) with the Honorary Member title (Phot. 1). The Board decided to honour eight members with the Honorary Badge of The Polish Phytopathological Society (Odznaka Honorowa PTFit): Dr. Elżbieta Zakrzewska (Odznaka Honorowa PTFit No. 9),Dr. Krystyna Grzelak (Odznaka Honorowa PTFit No. 10), Prof. Antoni Filipowicz (Odznaka Honorowa PTFit No. 11),Prof. Jan Kućmierz (Odznaka Honorowa PTFit No. 12),Prof. Leszek Orlikowski (Odznaka Honorowa PTFit No. 13), Prof. Stefan Kowalski (Odznaka Honorowa PTFit No. 14),Prof. Joanna Marcinkowska (Odznaka Honorowa PTFit No. 15) and Dr. hab. Małgorzata Schollenberger (Odznaka Honorowa PTFit No. 16). The decoration of the four members present took place at the General Assembly (Phot. 2). Professor M. Mańka informed the delegates that the Board appointed Prof. Dr. hab. Piotr Łakomy a new chairman of the Section of Woody Plant Diseases. Professor Zbigniew Sierota,chairing the Section for eight years,resigned in a letter of September 14th,2011,recommending Prof. Łakomy for the function. Phytopathologia 61: 53 57 The Polish Phytopathological Society, Poznań 2011 ISSN 2081-1756 Phot. 1. Prof. Selim Kryczyński (right) and Prof. Jan Kućmierz (left) awarded with the Honorary Member title (photo by G. Lemańczyk)
Phot. 2. Members honoured with the Honorary Badge of The Polish Phytopathological Society (Odznaka Honorowa PTFit) with chairpersons from left to right: Prof. Marek Szyndel, Dr. Elżbieta Zakrzewska, Prof. Antoni Filipowicz, Prof. Jan Kućmierz, Dr. hab. Małgorzata Schollenberger, Dr. hab. Hanna Stępniewska, Prof. Piotr Sobiczewski, Prof. Małgorzata Mańka and Prof. Czesław Sadowski (photo by G. Lemańczyk) 54 Report
Report 55 The new Board,Board of Controllers and Arbitrary Committee for 2012 2014 were elected. According to the Statutes,the Board consists of Presidium,Board members and chairmen of divisions. The Honorary Members of The Society and the chairmen of sections are invited to the Board meetings. From 2002 on chairman of the division hosting General Assembly and the chairman of the division scheduled to host the next Assembly are vice-presidents. Board Presidium Prof. Dr. hab. Małgorzata Mańka (President) Dr. Dorota Szopińska (Secretary) Dr. hab. Zbigniew Karolewski (Treasurer) Prof. Dr. hab. Hanna Kwaśna (Deputy Secretary) Dr. hab. Małgorzata Jędryczka (Deputy Treasurer) Prof. Dr. hab. Czesław Sadowski (Vice-President) Dr. hab. Hanna Stępniewska (Vice-President) Board Members Prof. Dr. hab. Antoni Filipowicz Prof. Dr. hab. Maria Kowalik Prof. Dr. hab. Halina Kurzawińska Prof. Dr. hab. Stefan Martyniuk Dr. hab. Elżbieta Pląskowska Prof. Dr. hab. Anna Wagner Honorary Members of The Polish Phytopathological Society Prof. Dr. hab. Zbigniew Borecki Prof. Dr. hab. Zofia Fiedorow Prof. Dr. hab. Selim Kryczyński Prof. Dr. hab. Jan Kućmierz Prof. Dr. hab. Tadeusz Madej Prof. Dr. hab. Stanisław Sadowski Prof. Dr. hab. Hanna Zarzycka Division Chairpersons Prof. Dr. hab. Janusz Błaszkowski (Szczecin) Dr. hab. Zbigniew Karolewski (Poznań, Treasurer) Dr. Włodzimierz Kita (Wrocław) Prof. Dr. hab. Tomasz Kurowski (Olsztyn) Prof. Dr. hab. Zofia Machowicz-Stefaniak (Lublin) Prof. Dr. hab. Czesław Sadowski (Bydgoszcz, Vice-President) Prof. Dr. hab. Piotr Sobiczewski (Warsaw) Dr. hab. Hanna Stępniewska (Cracow, Vice-President)
56 Report Board of Controllers Dr. Jacek Piszczek (Bydgoszcz, Chairman) Dr. Marta Bełka (Poznań) Dr. hab. Krzysztof Matkowski (Wrocław) Prof. Dr. hab. Kinga Mazurkiewicz-Zapałowicz (Szczecin) Dr. Dariusz Pańka (Bydgoszcz) Arbitrary Committee Prof. Dr. hab. Janusz Błaszkowski (Szczecin) Dr. hab. Bożena Cwalina-Ambroziak (Olsztyn) Prof. Dr. hab. Tomasz Kurowski (Olsztyn) Prof. Dr. hab. Zofia Machowicz-Stefaniak (Lublin) Dr. Elżbieta Mielniczuk (Lublin) Prof. Dr. hab. Michał Starzycki (Poznań) Chairmen of Sections Dr. hab. Małgorzata Schollenberger Nomenclature and Teaching Prof. Dr. hab. Czesław Sadowski Biological Control of Plant Diseases Prof. Dr. hab. Marek Szyndel Plant Virology Prof. Dr. hab. Krystyna Tylkowska Seed Pathology Prof. Dr. hab. Jerzy Chełkowski Mycology and Mycotoxins Prof. Dr. hab. Maria Rataj-Guranowska Biochemistry and Genetics of Plant Pathogens Prof. Dr. hab. Piotr Łakomy Woody Plant Diseases Prof. Dr. hab. Piotr Sobiczewski Bacteriology Prof. Dr. hab. Leszek Orlikowski New Pathogens and Diseases of Plants The XIV General Assembly was followed by a symposium on Phytopathology: healthy plants healthy people (Fitopatologia: zdrowe rośliny zdrowi ludzie) on September 20 22,2011. Plenary session with four lectures took place on 20th September afternoon. Two lectures considered the subject of the session: Healthy forest healthy society by Prof. Andrzej Grzywacz and Mycotoxins in food and fodder by Prof. Halina Wiśniewska. These were followed by lectures on history: Forty years of The Polish Phytopathological Society by Prof. Małgorzata Mańka and Ninety years of plant pathology in Bydgoszcz yesterday,today and tomorrow by Prof. Czesław Sadowski,Dr. Teresa Pastuszewska,Mirosław Nowakowski,Dr. Aleksander Łukanowski,Dr. Dariusz Pańka and Dr. Grzegorz Lemańczyk. The fortieth anniversary of The Polish Phytopathological Society was celebrated at the conference dinner with a birthday cake (Phot. 3). On 21st September four sessions followed ( Biological control of plant diseases, Biotechnology in plant pathology, General problems of plant pathology, Bacteria,phytoplasmas and viruses ) with 45 oral presentations and 87 posters, presented by 155 participants (Phot. 4).
Report 57 Phot. 3. The birthday cake for the 40. anniversary of The Polish Phytopathological Society (photo by G. Lemańczyk) On September 22nd, the symposium tour was organized to Biskupin, Strzelno and Inowrocław. All the symposium presentations were published (in Polish and English) as extended abstracts in the book: Fitopatologia: zdrowe rośliny zdrowi ludzie. Phytopathology: healthy plants healthy people. Bydgoszcz, 20 22 września 2011 (448 pp.) Presentations are also being published (full text) in English in Phytopathologia (vols. 60 62 2011 and 63 2012, price per volume 20 PLN = 5 USD; 10 PLN for members of The Polish Phytopathological Society). Both the book of abstracts and Phytopathologia (www.up.poznan.pl/ptfit/phytopathologia_pl.html) are available from: The Polish Phytopathological Society 60-625 Poznań Poland ul. Wojska Polskiego 71 C tel. 48 61 848 77 08 fax 48 61 848 77 11 e-mail: mmanka@up.poznan.pl Małgorzata Mańka