Brief Summary of Minutes of Annual Meeting

See attached meeting summary

1) Developed a one-page document on long-term maintenance of plant breeding infrastructure. (See publications section for this document) 2) Expanded web site for Plantbreeding.com and Plantbreeding.org to post PBCC and NAPB-related activities 3) Continued development of white papers and one-page documents on Excellence in Science and Technology, A Globally Collaborative Agricultural System Competitiveness, Sustainability and Quality of Life in Rural America, Safe and Secure Food and Fiber System, Healthy, Well-nourished Population, Harmony Between Agriculture and the Environment, Education and Training of Plant Breeders. A document was published in Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment on the impact of plant breeding on rural life. (See publications section for this document) 4) Solicited nominations and voted on awards as early career plant breeder (Dr. Brooks Blanche, Louisiana State University) and a lifetime achievement in plant breeding (Dr. Jules Janick, Purdue University) 5) Continued to define a framework for structure and organization of the National Association of Plant Breeders 6) Held our annual meeting in College Station Texas May 23-25, 2011

All electronic publications of one-pagers, white papers, and minutes of conference calls are posted at http://cuke.hort.ncsu.edu/gpb/pr/pbccmain.html