What's New?
1. Learn more about the exciting research presented at the 2011 International Botanical Congress event held in Melbourne, Australia.
2.To reflect the changing nature of Pollination Biology, a name change for the Commission was suggested. This was put to an online vote, and the results are in. The Commission will hereby be known as the International Commission for Plant-Pollinator Relationships (ICPPR). We are currently looking into details of renaming the Commission's documents, website domain, and email address. Until then, this site and the current email will continue to be valid. Any further changes will be announced through the listserv.
3. According to the Internal Regulations and Statues, the Council can contain up to 20 members and each Council member must step aside or stand for re-election every 5 years. To update the Council an online vote has been established (for more information on the candidates for the Council, please click here). The voting will remain open until January 9th, 2012. To vote please visit this link.
5. Informational PDFs regarding the Correspondence (extramural) conference:
(Description/Invitation PDF)and (What is the distance conference PDF)
Welcome to the The International Commission for Plant-Pollinator Relationships (I.C.P.P.R.), the objectives of the Commission are to:
- Promote and coordinate research on the relationships between plants and pollinators of all types. This research includes studies of insectpollinated plants, bee foraging behaviour, effects of pollinator visits on plants, management and protection of insect pollinators, bee collected materials from plants e.g. nectar and pollen, products derived from plants and modified by bees.
- Organise meetings, colloquia or symposia related to the above topics and to publish and distribute the proceedings.
- Collaborate closely with national and international institutions interested in the relationships between plants and bees, particularly those whose objectives are to expand scientific knowledge of animal and plant ecology and fauna protection.
How to Join
If you wish to become a member of ICPPR please fill out this form online or download a word version (Membership Form) and submit it to icpbr@uoguelph.ca. Membership is free and you will be added to the ICPPR listserv to receive updates and news of ICPPR's activities.