International Society for Horticultural Science: a short introduction

1. International Society for
Horticultural Science

2. A society of individuals,
organizations, and
governmental agencies
devoted to horticultural
research, education and
industry to improve
human wellbeing

3. Dating from 1864 and
formally constituted in
1959, ISHS builds &
maintains human
knowledge and skills
and biological resources
in support of worldwide
horticulture

4. Provides – through meetings
and publications – both
context and ongoing
support for professional
decision making

5. Explores and explains the
many contributions of
horticulture to a healthy
human environment

6. ISHS is composed of:
s >7000 Individual Members
in 143 countries
s >150 Institutional Members
s 49 Country Members (on all
continents)

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8. Scientific Programme
s 1960-1993: 447 symposia
s 1994-2007: 395 symposia
(~30/year)
s 2008: First year to sanction and
publish 50 symposia

9. The International
Horticultural Congress
a quadrennial event
s IHC2002 (Toronto): 2500 delegates
s IHC2006 (Seoul): 2000 delegates
s IHC2010 in Lisbon
s IHC2014 in Brisbane
s ...

10. XXVIIIth International
Horticultural Congress
Lisbon, Portugal
August 22-27, 2010
First Announcement &
Pre-Registrations:
www.ihc2010.org

11. The ISHS Scientific
Structure
s 10 crop-related Sections
s 14 discipline-related
Commissions
s 100+ Working Groups
s 30-50 International
Symposia per year

12. Sections
s Medicinal and Aromatic Plants
s Nuts and Mediterranean Climate Fruits
s Ornamental Plants
s Pome and Stone Fruits
s Citrus
s Root and Tuber Crops
s Tropical and Subtropical Fruits
s Vegetables
s Vine and Berry Fruits
s Banana and Plantain

13. Commissions
s Biotechnology and Molecular Biology
s Economics and Management
s Education, Research Training and Consultancy
s Horticultural Engineering
s Irrigation and Plant Water Relations
s Landscape and Urban Horticulture
s Nomenclature and Cultivar Registration
s Fruits and Vegetables and Health
s Plant Genetic Resources
s Plant Protection
s Plant Substrates
s Protected Cultivation
s Quality and Post Harvest Horticulture
s Sustainability in Integr. & Organic Horticulture

14. Publications
s All symposia published in
Acta Horticulturae®
s All Acta (>820) posted at
www.actahort.org
s >43.000 full text articles
s More than 200 Library
Subscriptions worldwide
s >20.000 page views per
day!

15. Quarterly ISHS
members
magazine
Stay tuned to the
world of
horticultural
science

16. SCRIPTA
HORTICULTURAE
ISHS publication series
for special topics
Launched in 2005
ISSN 1813-9205

18. www.pubhort.org

19. Governance and Management
s Board of Directors
s Executive Committee (Section and
Commission Chairs)
s Council (Representatives of Country
Members)
s Executive Director and Secretariat

20. International Collaboration
and Cooperation
s European Union s IUBS
s FAO s GFAR
s ICRAF
s ICMAP
s AMITOM
s ISC
s MARDI
s CGIAR
s ISSS
s AVRDC
s EUCARPIA
s CIHEAM
s ...

21. ISHS and the Global Horticulture
Initiative (GlobalHort)
s Advocates for horticultural science and
industry to reduce poverty and improve
nutrition of the world’s poorest
s Connects and informs the international
community of professions engaged in
‘horticulture for development’
(www.globalhort.org)
s supports strategic R&D projects
s Builds human capacity for horticultural
science and industry in developing
countries

22. You are welcome to
log on to www.ishs.org and
apply for ISHS membership
Best wishes for an enjoyable
and very successful
symposium...