Brief Summary of Minutes of Annual Meeting

Summary from the minutes from the Business Meeting of the 5th Annual Plant Breeding Workshop of the PBCC August 6th, 2012, 8 AM to12 noon, Indianapolis, IN The PBCC Business Meeting was opened by Mike Havey, Chair of PBCC. New officers were elected for NAPB and PBCC. African Plant Breeding students and delegates were introduced. A proposal for funding a study on the Plant Breeding Capacity was presented. Subcommittee break-out sessions were held, new officers elected, and reports were delivered when the main body reconvened. Future Annual Meetings of the NAPB/PBCC will be held concurrently and are: " 2013 will be at the University of Florida, Tampa June 3-5th, 2013. " 2015 will be in Minneapolis-sponsored by Syngenta Inc. 2011 Awards were presented by Brooks Blanche " early career plant breeder (Dr. Michael Gore, USDA/ARS, Maricopa, AZ) " a lifetime achievement in plant breeding (Dr. Charles Stuber, NC State University " Plant Breeding Impact Award (Dr. Marvin Boerboom, Monsanto co.) Scientific and education program was opened by Dr. Kat Simmons (USDA/ARS) and focused on Education in Plant Breeding; Application of Genomics to horticultural, perennial and agronomic crops in interactive tours to Purdue University, Becks hybrids, Ag-Reliant and Dow Agro Sciences (host) highlighting research in the region. See attached agenda for list of presentations. New officers for National Association of Plant Breeders (NAPB) and Plant Breeding Coordinating Committee (PBCC): NAPB David Stelly, President Liz Lee, Vice President Barry Tillman, Secretary Shelley Jansky, Treasurer Seth Murray and Jim Hancock, Web Editors Tom Stalker, Archivist Rita Mumm, Past President PBCC Allen Van Deynze, Chair Pat Byrne, Vice-Chair Jamie Sherman, Secretary Mike Havey, Past-Chair Subcommittee leadership: "Grand Challenges o Keith Woeste, Chair o David Isenhour, Vice Chair o Kathy Rainey "Science, Technology, and Informatics o Ross Whetten, Chair o Jin Xiong o Shahrayar Kianan o Mitch McGrath, Past-Chair "Communications & Outreach o Maria Salas-Fernandez, Chair o Wayne Smith, Vice Chair o Robin Goose, Secretary o Kari Hugie, Graduate Student Representative "Education o David Francis, Chair o Vice-Chair , vacant o Shelby Repinski, Secretary "Awards Panel o Brooks Blanche, Chair

PBCC accomplishments  2011-2012 1) Developed a 1-voice messages and foundational goals for PBCC and NAPB, namely: a. Sustaining Society through Science and Innovation b. Sustaining Society through an Educated Workforce 2) Developed a pamphlet and distributed at American Seed Trade meetings and National Council of Commercial Plant Breeders. 3) Coordinated with Crops Science Society and American Seed Trade to develop common goals for Agriculture and education. 4) Attended Eucarpia (European Breeding Association) annual meeting to coordinate global goals and development for education and development of plant breeding. 5) Expanded and maintained current web site for Plantbreeding.com and Plantbreeding.org to post PBCC and NAPB related activities including monthly meeting minutes 6) Published quarterly newsletters updating membership on latest events, publications and webinars and PBCC activities. Coordinated with Plant Breeding Newsletter by Clair Hershey 7) Continued development of white papers and on-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. Two papers have been published thus far on plant breeding and the Environment (Brummer et al., 2011) and Plant breeding and Rural Development (Woeste et al., 2010); two more on developing curriculum based on the UC Davis Delphi Study (Miller, 2011; Repinski et al., 2011) and one on research goals for the seed industry (Miller et al., 2010). 8) Provided input for review of the USDA germplasm program. 9) Solicited nominations and voted on awards (see meeting) 10) Continued to define a framework for structure and organization of the National Association of Plant Breeders which was incorporated as a non-profit with the state of Wisconsin. 11) Held our annual meeting in Indianapolis, IN, August 6-8th, 2012. 12) Worked with SeedWorld to develop 30 video interviews and press releases for the NAPB and PBCC joint meeting in 2011. 13) Worked with Seedworld on two press releases to summarize the 2012 annual meeting including 10 audio interviews available at seedworld.com and plantbreeding.org.

Brummer, E.C., W.T. Barber, S.M. Collier, T.S. Cox, R. Johnson, S.C. Murray, R.T. Olsen, R.C. Pratt, and A.M. Thro. 2011. Plant breeding for harmony between agriculture and the environment. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 9:561-568. Miller, J.K., E.M. Herman, M. Jahn, and K.J. Bradford. 2010. Strategic research, education and policy goals for seed science and crop improvement. Plant Science 179:645-652. Miller, J.K., Repinski, S.L., Hayes, K.N., Bliss, F.A., Trexler, C.J. . 2011. Designing Graduate-Level Plant Breeding Curriculum: A Delphi Study of Private Sector Stakeholder Opinion. Journal of Natural Resources & Life Science Education 40:82-90. Repinski, S.L., K.N. Hayes, J.K. Miller, C.J. Trexler, and F.A. Bliss. 2011. Plant Breeding Graduate Education: Opinions about Critical Knowledge, Experience, and Skill Requirements from Public and Private Stakeholders Worldwide. Crop Science 51:2325-2336. Woeste, K.E., S.B. Blanche, K.A. Moldenhauer, and C.D. Nelson. 2010. Plant Breeding and Rural Development in the United States. Crop Sci. 50:1625-1632.