November 2012 Phytopathology News

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2012 Phytopathology Survey Results Show Journal Maintains High Significance George Sundin, Phytopathology Editor-in-Chief, sundin@msu.edu In April 2012, a survey concerning all things Phytopathology was sent to all APS members and to authors (including nonmembers) who had published in Phytopathology between 2007 and 2012. The survey was completed by 593 of 4,383 APS members (13.5%) and 658 of 3,910 Phytopathology authors (16.8%). I want to personally thank everyone who completed the survey for their time and input. The results have been compiled and analyzed, and I provide a summary of them below.

The main goals of this survey were to assess the current stature of Phytopathology, the importance of various criteria authors use in deciding to submit manuscripts to Phytopathology, authors’ satisfaction with the peer-review process of Phytopathology, and their opinions concerning page charges and to evaluate potential interest in new modes of information dissemination of Phytopathology content, including via tablets and smartphones.

The stature of Phytopathology previously and in 2012 as a leading journal reporting fundamental advances in plant pathology research can be quantified by measures such as the Journal Citation Reports’ impact factor, which is currently 2.799, and the five-year impact factor, which is currently 2.924. These values lead all other journals that predominantly publish on a broad range of topics in plant pathology. In addition, among all plant pathology journals, Phytopathology by far had the highest total when the total number of citations to the journal is enumerated, receiving 12,574 in 2011. Quantitative statistics such as these, as well as the opinions of scientists based on aspects such as their perception of the quality of papers published, ultimately influence the overall reputation of a journal. The April 2012 survey results revealed that 88% of both the APS member When asked how Phytopathology ranked and Phytopathology author respondents among other plant pathology journals: indicated that the reputation and importance of Phytopathology among other plant pathology subject journals was “high” (ranked with the best journals) or “above average” (ranked above Below Average .6% most journals).

High 58.5%

Average 11.1% Above Average 29.7%

When asked to rate the importance of various criteria determining where to submit manuscripts (scale of 0 to 4), the most important criteria identified were “subject matter of the journal” at 3.32 and “reputation of the journal” at 3.29. Other criteria scoring highly were “electronic subscription access by institutions and individuals” (2.98), “speed to publication” (2.95), “good past experience

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News PDMR Accepting Submissions for Volume 7 (2013) As in the past, Plant Disease Management Reports (PDMR) will be published in two installments, allowing authors to submit reports twice a year. Submissions to the first installment are due to the editor-in-chief for assignment by December 10, 2012. Publication charges are $40 per report and are payable with submission of the final approved report

by February 22, 2013. The submission date for the second installment will be in late spring or early summer 2013. The exact date will be announced on the submission instructions webpage and in Phytopathology News. The submission form will be available November 12, 2012. Instructions for submission preparation and procedure can be found at www.scientificsocieties.org/aps/pdmr/ guidelines. n

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Editor’s Corner Back to the Future Doug Jardine, Kansas State University, PhytoNewsEditor@scisoc.org As I occasionally do, I went to the back issues of Phytopathology News for ideas for this month’s column. Twenty years ago this month in the November 1993 issue, then Editor-in-Chief Lee Campbell wrote a column entitled, “What in the World Is a Phidopathologist?” Considering the humorous video presented at the Providence Plenary Session of a similar bent, things haven’t changed much in 20 years. Campbell quoted a New York Times article written by Pulitzer-prize winning author Natalie Angier, who had attended the APS Annual Meeting in Portland. She wrote:

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“In a culture obsessed with every ache and flutter of the human body, plant pathologists have long been consigned to the boondocks of biology, their work viewed as being of interest largely to farmers and forest rangers.”

I would invite letters to the editor arguing for or against whether that is still the case.

Later in the article she noted that “In interviews, many scientists spoke with sweet sorrow on the many years they had been toiling in obscurity. One told of how he had mentioned his profession to an engineer and the engineer had assumed that a ‘plant pathologist’ was someone who was called in after an industrial accident.”

Of course, the title of Campbell’s column referred to a comment made by a layman who was riding in an elevator at an APS meeting who, when told his elevator companions were phytopathologists, wondered out loud, “So what type of dogs do you usually treat?”

In that same newsletter, there was a report from the APS Strategic Planning Committee appointed

by President George Agrios. The committee’s challenge was to formulate a strategic plan that would help guide the society to the threshold of the next century. While it is nearly a three-page report, what caught my eye was the section, “Probable Future Environment.” Let’s see how they did on some of their projections. (A “” indicates my agreement that they forecasted correctly.)

• Plant diseases will have a continuing, major impact on agriculture, forestry, and the landscape.  • Recognition of and funding for research and education in the agricultural sciences will remain limited. Funding priorities will be influenced by special interests in both the public and private sectors.  • Although there always will be a need for broadly trained generalists, plant pathology will continue to fragment into research subspecialties.  • Some plant pathology departments and colleges of agriculture will be consolidated into larger academic units.  • As some local plant pathology departments lose their identities, the importance of APS membership will increase.  • Advances in technology will present opportunities to improve communication among professionals and to facilitate electronic publishing.  It seems to me that they were spot on with their assessment. They also highlighted upcoming challenges for the society and, looking back, they had a very clear crystal ball. I sometimes wonder, when this month’s issue is looked at 20 years from now, will our current challenges still be those of the then present? n

Letter to the Editor Maintaining Relevancy to the Public: Outreach in Schools A clear message from the Plenary Session at the APS Annual Meeting in Providence this year was that the public (even highly educated people) has little or no concept of the importance of agricultural sciences in supporting food production. Only a very small percentage understand the difficulties that our global society will face in the coming decades to provide sufficient food for the increasing population and how our food production capabilities are being threatened by urban encroachment of farm land and climate change. This lack of understanding is distressing and dangerous on many levels. The gap in public understanding must be filled by we who are passionate about our research and how it positively impacts humanity and the environment.

One beautiful solution lies directly in front of us: involvement in local schools. The following story will speak to the multidimensional benefits this kind of work has for a research program and a community, as well as children and their families. It begins when scientists at Cornell University’s New York Agricultural Experiment Station realized that on average less than one hour of science material is taught during a given week at schools in Geneva, NY. Scientists Christine Smart and Steve Reiners in collaboration with the local school district designed an engaging, hands-on program to bring scientists into schools, as well as children to the research station. The program has three main components: classroom, garden, and summer camp—with fun experiments infused into all three.

In the first part of the program, Smart and Reiners visit every third-grade class in the district (about 180 students), using hands-on activities to teach children about seeds, plants, and agriculture.

Children plant seeds and visit their seedlings at the experiment station. During the visit, kids look at pathogen spores through microscopes, learn about diseased plants, and tour greenhouses. Finally, in late June, the Smart and Reiners’ labs help the children plant their seedlings into the garden at their school. Children are overjoyed to learn where their food comes from and eager to care for the plants as they develop.

During the summer camp, Smart and Reiners work with the school faculty, a 4-H leader, and other scientists at the experimental station to develop a program for inquiry-based learning. The students use the scientific method to investigate soil science, horticulture, genetics, entomology, plant pathology, and food microbiology. For each of these topics, a different scientist at the station prepares activities and questions that help the children explore and discover for themselves the engaging possibilities within science and agriculture. Additionally, the students take care of the garden, harvest the produce, and cook up delicious treats.

Let’s not forget the power of the garden. Aside from the source of experiments and topics of discussion it provides, planting a seed and following it to harvest excites children in a way most adults cannot comprehend. Knowing where food comes from and what it involves is a simple and powerful way for the future of our country to understand the importance of agriculture and, therefore, agricultural research.

The program has already had a positive impact. The students who passed the mandated New York State science test increased from 85 to 93%. There has been a 50% increase in 4-H enrollment.

Teachers and 4-H leaders have felt more comfortable in contacting the research station scientists as resources. As a graduate student in Smart’s program, I can attest that experience interacting with children enriches my ability to communicate science to all audiences. The effort results in a win-win situation for all parties involved. It is an excellent way to truly engage the public in the importance of our field. Not only children are touched by this outreach, but also the teachers and faculty, 4-H leaders, and families, which ripples out into the community.

I believe an elegant and effective way to engage the public in the importance of agricultural research is for APS and CSAW to encourage a concerted effort from all research institutions to become more involved in school outreach programs. Imagine what would happen if every single research institution decided to do a similar thing. What if across the country institutions encouraged a handful of scientists to become active in the elementary, middle, and high schools of the community? I believe if scientists in every community became involved in schools on a regular basis, we could see dramatic improvement in public understanding of science even within a short-term basis because of the way these programs affect the entire community.

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REU Students Participate in Summer Program at WSU

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Ten undergraduate students from across the nation participated in a research experience for undergraduates (REU) in plant genomics and biotechnology at Washington State University (WSU) this past summer. This is a three-year REU program supported by the National Science Foundation and led by Amit Dhingra in the Department of Horticulture.

The goal of this REU program is to provide undergraduate students in plant biology and related fields an opportunity to participate in ongoing active research programs. Working closely with faculty and graduate students, the participants gained hands-on experience in various plant biology disciplines that utilize genomics and biotechnology approaches. The participants were undergraduate students from all levels of undergraduate education working toward degrees in genetics, molecular biology, microbiology, horticulture, crop sciences, food sciences, computer sciences, bioinformatics, math, and other technical majors. Women and members of demographic groups traditionally underrepresented in engineering were particularly encouraged to apply. Two of these students, Jeronda Hunt and Naeh KlagesMundt, were hosted in the laboratories of Brenda K. Schroeder and Scot Hulbert in the Department of Plant Pathology. The end of the students’ research experience for the summer culminates with a poster presentation.

Schroeder ran two workshops with the students to discuss aspects of poster preparation and presentation. n

Author satisfaction with the peer-review process of Phytopathology was the next major question on the survey. A total of 76% of APS member respondents and 77% of all authors from 2007 to 2012 reported that they were very satisfied or satisfied with the peer-review process. However, 9% and 2% of both groups, respectively, reported that they were dissatisfied or very dissatisfied with the peerreview process.

as an author with the journal” (2.86), “audience size of the journal” (2.85), and “indexing by ISI, Medline etc.” (2.76). Scoring lower in importance was “page charges” (2.46); read more on that below.

In the comments section in response to the question—“How can Phytopathology’s peer-review process be improved?”—most of the comments addressed the timing of the peer-review process, indicating a desire for a more rapid review. Reducing the time from manuscript submission to first decision is a priority of the Phytopathology editorial board. However, this attempt to speed things up must be tempered with the necessary result that the first decision is the correct one, particularly if that decision is to reject. From my perspective as editor-in-chief, the most important aspects of the peer-review process are that the process is fair and that the senior editor and anonymous reviewers selected have the necessary expertise in the subject area and accurately assess the strengths and weaknesses of manuscripts in their reviews. Although the period in review is secondary to obtaining the best reviews possible, I am pleased to report that the average time to first decision for Phytopathology in 2012 is now 35 days, which represents a reduction of 31% from the Average time to first decision average of the previous four years.

for Phytopathology reduced to 35 days in 2012.

Approximately 4% of written survey comments included opinions that reviewers were “a bit rigid” or “too picky” or that there was a “snobbishness” about Phytopathology. I want to address these comments because this seems to be a recurring theme concerning Phytopathology for at least the past five to 10 years. One of the goals of the current editorial board of Phytopathology is to dispel this notion of “pickiness,” while maintaining the standards of excellence. Our focus is to be open to all submitted manuscripts and to not have a “check list” that must be met prior to acceptance. After the set of ad-hoc reviews is received, it is critical that the senior editors use these reviews as a basis to inform their decisions. If individual ad-hoc reviewers have set a bar that is too high, senior editors can address this in their decisions. Ultimately, it is the responsibility of the senior editors to accurately convey the reasoning behind their decisions to authors in a manner that is respectful and clear. When the peer-review process is handled in this manner, all authors should understand why a particular decision was reached.

Another question presented for comments was “What areas of research not currently covered in Phytopathology would you like included in the scope of the journal?” This question elicited a range of responses from several “no additions needed” to topics such as diseases in natural ecosystems, genomics, interactions of plant pathogens with insect vectors, forest pathology, and ecology and evolutionary biology of plant pathogens. My response to these suggestions is that all of these topics are covered in Phytopathology and that manuscript submissions in these and other areas perceived to be reduced in coverage are welcome. I believe that the only reason topics such as these appear to be limited in coverage in Phytopathology is that there are limited submissions of papers covering these topic areas.

(Left to right) back row: Brenda Schroeder, Lydia Paradiso, Jeronda Hunt, Piedad Alcala, Mario Barco, Kathie Lee Nicholson, Naeh Klages-Mundt, and Julian Jones; front row: Sequoia Leuba, Jasmine Scott, and Brittany LeGran

A second comment of several responders was to broaden the inclusion of applied research in Phytopathology. I agree with this suggestion. In fact, to ensure that manuscripts reporting applied research results are given a fair opportunity for publication in Phytopathology, I felt that it was critically important that we had members of the editorial board that conducted and had an appreciation for applied research. Several of the new senior and associate editors who started their appointments in 2012, as well as the editor-in-chief, have extension appointments and are firmly entrenched in conducting applied research. The main aspect regarding the potential “fit” of an applied research manuscript in Phytopathology comes right from the current Author Instructions document: “The emphasis in Phytopathology is on research that advances understanding of the nature of plant diseases, the agents that cause them, their spread, the losses they cause, and the measures that can be used to control them. Reports of disease occurrence…of routine pesticide tests…etc. are examples of work that may be unacceptable unless the author relates it directly to new concepts or to a more general in-depth understanding of plant disease.” In my opinion, there are many applied research manuscripts that “fit” in Phytopathology based on the two above statements.

The topic of page charges drew a wide range of responses. The largest percentages of responders were willing to pay between $500 and $1,000 (35.8%) or less than $500 (30.5%) to publish an article in

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Phytopathology is a publication of APS, which is a nonprofit member-run society; the success of the journal and of the society in general is directly attributable to its members. Page charges for Phytopathology for APS members are currently set at $50 per page for the first six pages, $80 for each additional page, $20 per figure for black-and-white images, $500 each for the first and second color figures, and $250 for each subsequent color figure. The average manuscript length in the past few years has been 9–10 pages, resulting in page charges to members of $620–$700 plus figure charges.

This amount compares favorably to page charges of journals published by the American Society for Microbiology ($661–$786 for 9–10 pages plus color figure charges) and open-access journals such as PLoS ONE (ca. $1,215–$1,345 flat fee per publication depending on the submitting institution).

While journals such as Molecular Plant Pathology and Plant Pathology are published by for-profit companies and do not charge page charges, many do charge for color figures (e.g., John Wiley and Sons, Inc. journals charge $405 for the first color figure and $285 for additional color Page charges for a 10-page manuscript figures). It is obviously an author’s choice if the payment of page charges influences their 2,000 selection of journal for a manuscript. I believe $1,691 that APS is doing its best to keep page charges at a moderate level considering that the 1,500 publisher is a medium-sized nonprofit society. $1,345 1,000 $700

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The last set of survey questions were meant to gauge interest in new modes of information of Phytopathology content. Approximately 64% of all survey responders read in-press, accepted articles as part of Phytopathology First Look. This is a relatively recent addition to all APS journals in which in-press articles are posted online, with the author’s permission, within one to two weeks of acceptance. First Look articles have a doi number and are fully citable. Approximately 51% of survey responders read all APS journals electronically, and 38% read APS journals both in print and electronic format.

The potential to publish manuscripts in formats accessible by tablets or smartphones is in its infancy.

This format includes the possibilities, for example, of incorporating additional media (e.g., videos) and enhancements to figures in manuscripts. APS PRESS demonstrated the format at the recent APS meeting in Providence, RI, with enhanced papers from Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions, Phytopathology, and Plant Disease in a tablet format on display. The potential for new publishing formats will continue to be explored, but the speed of development will depend on end-user access to new technologies. At the present time, only 46% and 34% of survey responders own smartphones and tablets, respectively.

In summary, the results of the April 2012 Phytopathology survey indicate that the journal maintains a place of high significance within the plant pathology ASM journals community. With that said, the Phytopathology editorial Plant Pathology board and APS staff constantly work to maintain and improve the journal experience for authors (reduce time and increase quality of peer-review process) and readers (First Look availability, new electronic formats). I welcome all comments and complaints, suggestions for improvement, and pats on the back. Contact me at sundin@msu.edu anytime. APS is a member-run society, and the strength of its journals is derived from the quality of science submitted and the quality and dedication of the volunteer editorial boards of each of these journals and the APS staff members that physically put the publications together. I am asking that all APS members, and in particular Phytopathology authors, remember this member-run concept and respond with willingness to contribute to the success of the journal with your manuscripts and in particular when we invite you to review manuscripts. n Phytopathology

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Twentieth Iranian Plant Protection Congress The 20th Iranian Plant Protection Congress (IPPC), organized by the Iranian Phytopathological, Entomological, Mycological, Acarological, and Weed Science Societies, was held at Shiraz University in the city of Shiraz, August 26–29, 2012. More than 1,500 participants presented research articles as orals and posters. The theme of the congress was Healthy Plant, Healthy Planet. APS member Zia Banihashemi was the congress president and Laurence Mound (CSRIO, Australia) was the invited key speaker and the topic of his presentation was The Science of Taxonomy—Purpose and Practice.

In addition to article presentations, several tours were organized in historical scenes in Shiraz, and a group tour of about 600 participants visited the historic Persopolis. n

APS Foundation Applications Now Being Accepted for the 2013 Raymond J. Tarleton Student Fellowship The Raymond J. Tarleton Student Fellowship is awarded to a deserving graduate student majoring in plant pathology at a university in the United States. The purpose is to support graduate education in plant pathology and it can be used as a stipend for research expenses, books, research or scientific meeting travel, summer internships (industry, other research labs, etc.), and/or for equipment necessary to the recipient’s thesis research. The annual award is expected to be $1,500. The award can be made for either one or two years. The applicant must be enrolled as a full-time, degree-seeking student with a plant pathology major and recognized as an APS student member at the time of receipt of the award. The student should plan on presenting results from the research at a regional or national APS meeting and provide a brief article for publication in Phytopathology News about the value of the fellowship.

The 2013 application process is now open.

Applications must be submitted by January 11, 2013. One award of $1,500 will be given in 2013. Full application instructions and details are available online at www.apsnet. org/members/foundation/apply/Pages/ RaymondTarleton.aspx. Questions? Contact R. James Cook at +1.509.592.0086 or rjcook@ wsu.edu. n

Apply Today for the 13th Annual I. E. Melhus Graduate Student Symposium The APS Crop Loss and Risk Evaluation (CARE) Committee, in conjunction with financial support from the APS Foundation, is sponsoring the 13th I. E. Melhus Graduate Student Symposium, which will take place during the 2013 APS-MSA Joint Meeting.

The symposium—“What’s in Our Toolbox to Minimize the Risk of Plant Disease?”—will feature four graduate student presentations, with travel awards for each presenter of at least $500.

The overall goal for this symposium is to bring together new ideas by up-and-coming scientists and hear their approaches and thoughts about

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plant disease risk. All APS student members with thesis research projects related to crop loss and disease management are encouraged to submit applications. To attract the best pool of applications from all APS student members (and potential student members), we are defining eligible research topics in the broadest possible sense. Topics may include (but are not limited to) basic and applied research on crop losses; development or improvement of disease management systems for minimizing losses; chemical, biological, and cultural approaches, including the use of resistance, for minimizing crop losses due to disease; and disease forecasting and advisory systems. Student presentations will be 30 minutes. Participants will be selected competitively, based on research significance and potential impact in the field of host plant resistance and disease management.

Applications are due January 18, 2013.

Contact K. L. Bowen at +1.334.844.1953 or BOWENKL@auburn. edu with questions. n

APS-CSPP Joint Symposium Held on August 22, 2012, in Qingdao, China On August 22, 2012, at the annual meeting of the Chinese Society of Plant Pathology (CSPP), the second APS-CSPP Joint Symposium was held in Qingdao, China, organized by GuoLiang Wang, You-Liang Peng, Zejian Ge, and Yulin Jia of the APS-CSPP working group.

Six invited speakers presented their new results on molecular mechanisms of plant-microbe interactions in different host-pathosystems.

The APS speakers were Thomas Mitchell (Ohio State University [OSU]), Jin-Rong Xu (Purdue University), and Wang (OSU). The CSPP speakers were Peng (China Agricultural University), Shiping Wang (Huazhong Agricultural University), and Jian-Min Zhou (Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, CAAS). An estimated 1,200 people attended. During the symposium, many young Chinese scientists were provided the opportunity to ask questions to each speaker.

After the symposium, several members of both APS and CSPP discussed possible future research collaborations. The third APS-CSPP Joint Symposium is planned for August 10–14, 2013, at the APS-MSA Joint Meeting in Austin, TX. n

Public Policy Board Public Policy Board Welcomes Two Early Career Interns The APS Public Policy Board (PPB) is pleased to welcome LaKisha Odum and John Bienapfl as the two new PPB early career interns for 2012–2015. The PPB Early Career Internship will provide an opportunity for Odum and Bienapfl to gain hands-on experience in public policy at the national level. By working with PPB, they will learn how scientific societies, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), executive branch agencies (e.g., USDA, NSF, EPA), and the legislative branch interact in crafting public policy. Odum and Bienapfl begin their two-year internships, overlapping with the current intern, Timothy Durham.

LaKisha Odum

John Bienapfl

Odum originally hails from Prichard, AL. She has always had an interest in environmental issues and environmental justice and policy, as well as the communication of scientific information.

While pursuing her B.S. degree at Tuskegee University, Odum was a charter member of the first environmental science club on campus. After completing her B.S. degree, she was selected as a career intern by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and served in the Office of Research and Development and the Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response. During her time at EPA, she wanted to understand more about policy to undergird her scientific base and received an M.A. degree from George Washington University in environmental and resource policy, natural resource management. In 2003, while employed in the Office of Brownfields and Land Revitalization, she was awarded a bronze medal from the President for her efforts in implantation of new legislation. After completing her M.A. degree, she decided to pursue a doctorate in integrative biosciences. She was selected in 2006 as a Tuskegee University IBS fellow. She went on to be selected in 2007 as a CREATE-IGERT fellow, through collaboration with Tuskegee and the University of California (UC)-Davis. In 2010, she was selected to go to Carlow, Ireland, as a visiting fellow to work on a non-Agrobacterium transformation system in wheat, tobacco, and Arabidopsis.

She graduated from Tuskegee in 2011 and is currently a research associate in a plant genomics lab, working on research concerning the identification of resistance gene analogs in sweet potato.

A native of Oregon, Bienapfl did his undergraduate work in biology and botany at Oregon State University (OSU). After receiving his B.S. degree in 2000, he did his M.S. work at OSU with Cynthia Ocamb and worked concurrently in the OSU Plant Clinic until 2003. After completing his M.S. studies, he spent three years at UC-Davis, where he worked on diagnostics for sudden oak death (SOD). As part of his duties working with a quarantined pathogen, he interacted with federal, state, and county organizations and also participated in a number of outreach workshops to teach the public about SOD. Bienapfl then went to the University of Minnesota (UMN) for his Ph.D. degree in 2006. While at UMN, he was awarded the M. F. Kernkamp Scholarship in 2008 and a Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship in 2009. He served as vice president of the Plant Pathology Graduate Student Association, served on multiple departmental and UMN councils and committees, and was the departmental representative with a student organization that advocates for graduate students. After completing his Ph.D. degree at the end of 2010, Bienapfl moved to Washington, DC, and began his current position as a post-doctoral research associate in the Department of Plant Science and Landscape Architecture at the University of Maryland. He has been an APS member since 2001 and has served on the Soil Microbiology and Root Diseases Committee and the Diagnostics Committee. Based on his experience working on SOD and his current research on the movement of plant pathogens in nursery trade, Bienapfl is passionate about issues related to biosecurity. He is also enthusiastic about working with PPB to become more engaged with different agencies and organizations, as well as the general public, to promote plant pathology. n

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People Student Degrees Ahmad Kamil Mohd Jaaffar recently completed all requirements for a Ph.D. degree in plant pathology at Washington State University (WSU). His dissertation was entitled “Isolation, identification, pathogenicity, and sensitivity of Rhizoctonia spp. to phenazine-1-carboxylic acid (PCA)-producing Pseudomonas spp.” His supervisory committee included Linda Thomashow (chair), Lori Carris, Tim Paulitz, and David Weller. He characterized a collection of 498 isolates of R. solani, AG-I-like binucleate Rhizoctonia spp., and R. oryzae groups from fields throughout the Inland Pacific Northwest using PCR with primers specific to the ITS regions and/or by DNA sequence analysis of the ITS regions. He determined the geographic distribution of Rhizoctonia isolates in cereal-based production systems. Jaaffar described the distinctive morphological characteristics for isolates of R. solani AG-8, AG-2-1, and AG-10, AG-I-such as binucleate Rhizoctonia, and R. oryzae groups I, II, and III. These results demonstrated for the first time that colony morphology and amplification by specific PCR primers are predictive of isolates of Rhizoctonia on wheat and canola.

Jaaffar showed that the distribution of fluorescent Pseudomonas spp. capable of producing the antibiotic PCA overlap closely with that of R. solani AG-8 but not that of R. solani AG-2-1.

Jaaffar was born in the state of Kelantan, Malaysia. He received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees of agricultural science in plant pathology from the University of Agriculture Malaysia and the University Putra Malaysia, respectively.

He worked with the Malaysian Cocoa Board for nearly 12 years and received a scholarship to pursue a Ph.D. degree at WSU in 2009.

organism. Prior to his studies at KSU, Obasa received a B.S. degree from Ahmadu Bello University and an M.S. degree at University of Agriculture Abeokuta, both in Nigeria.

Obasa is currently working as a postdoctoral researcher Ken Obasa in the laboratory of Frank White in the Department of Plant Pathology at KSU. Heather M. YoungKelly recently joined the Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology at the University of Tennessee (UT) as an assistant professor at the West Tennessee Research and Education Center in Jackson, TN. YoungHeather M. Young-Kelly Kelly received a B.S. degree in biology, an M.S. degree in science teaching from Florida State University, and a Ph.D. degree from the University of Florida in plant pathology under the guidance of Jim Marois. Her Ph.D. degree research focused on the epidemiology of soybean rust, caused

by Phakopsora pachyrhizi, on soybean and the overwintering host—kudzu. The results of her research advanced the knowledge of soybean rust epidemics in the United States and will help establish management practices for soybean rust in North America. Young-Kelly gained research and extension experience on other row crops working as a biological scientist at the University of Florida’s North Florida Research and Education Center in Quincy, FL. Young-Kelly’s primary research and extension responsibilities at UT include disease management in soybean, corn, cotton, and wheat.

development of general strategies and logically consistent approaches for analyzing structure of populations with an asexual or mixed mode of reproduction for different types of organisms and markers, development of computational tools for diversity analysis, and modeling of plant pathogen epidemics. He developed Kosman indices and software virulence analysis tools for analyzing diversity of plant pathogens.

Xianming Chen (left) with Evsey Kosman (right)

Five Borlaug Fellow scientists from Pakistan were visiting Washington State University (WSU) from July 16 to August 2, 2012. The group included Javed Mirza and Zahid Mahmood from the National Agricultural Research Center at Islamabad, Nadeem Ahmad from the Wheat Research Institute at Punjab, and Naeela Qureshi and Yahya Rauf from Barani Agricultural Research Institute at Punjab. Their visit was hosted by Xianming Chen (USDA ARS). They received training in various techniques related to stripe rust research, including wheat germplasm evaluation in both greenhouse and field, race identification, and molecular techniques for studying rust populations and mapping wheat genes for disease resistance. During their visit, they visited Craig Morris (USDA ARS), Deven See (USDA ARS), Mike Pumphrey, and Tim Murray, and their research facilities and field plots. Javed Mirza presented a seminar entitled “Wheat rust research in Pakistan.”

Collaborations Linda Thomashow, Ahmad Kamil Mohd Jaaffar, Tim Paulitz, and David Weller

Ken Obasa received his Ph.D. degree in May 2012 from the Department of Plant Pathology at Kansas State University (KSU) in the laboratory of Megan Kennelly. His dissertation, “Ecology and management of large patch of zoysiagrass, caused by Rhizoctonia AG 2-2LP,” addressed management of the disease using cultural practices and fungicides, evaluation of zoysiagrass germplasm for resistance, and aspects of the biology and ecology of the causal 174 Phytopathology News

Evsey Kosman, associate professor in the Institute for Cereal Crops Improvement, Tel Aviv University, Israel, visited the Department of Plant Pathology, Washington State University, on July 30–31, 2012, hosted by Xianming Chen (USDA ARS). During his visit, Kosman presented a seminar entitled “Diversity analysis: From individuals to populations” and exchanged research progress with Chen, Deven See (USDA ARS), Patricia Okubara (USDA ARS), and several postdoctoral associates and graduate students.

Kosman’s research interests include general theory of measuring population diversity,

From left to right: Nadeem Ahmed, Javed Mirza, Naeela Qureshi, Yahya Rauf, Zahid Mahmood, and Xianming Chen

Several students recently completed the Summer Research Scholars REU program in plant pathology at Cornell University.

Shawn Lyons worked with Kerik Cox at the New York State Agricultural Experiment Station Shawn Lyons in Geneva on the influence of modern fungicides and growth regulators in the development of fruit russet caused by Aureobasidium pullulans in New York plantings of ‘SweeTango’ apples.

Tyler McCann, an undergraduate at the University of Florida, worked with David M. Gadoury and Robert C. Seem at the New York State Agricultural Experiment Station in Geneva on the ontogeny of sporulation in Erysiphe necator.

Tyler McCann

Megan Daniels, an undergraduate at the State University of New York at Binghamton, worked with Christine Smart at the New York State Agricultural Experiment Station in Geneva on a project entitled “Phytophthora Megan Daniels capsici, an oomycete pathogen in New York surface irrigation water: Biological threshold and results of ultraviolet treatment.”

Anjali Merchant, an undergraduate at Middlebury College, worked with Christine Smart at the New York State Agricultural Experiment Station in Geneva on a project entitled “The fight against blight: A Q-PCRbased assay to detect the arrival of Phytophthora infestans.”

Anjali Merchant

Renate Loomis, an undergraduate at Appalachian State University, worked with George Abawi at the New York State Agricultural Experiment Station in Geneva on a project entitled “Root-galling severity incited by Renate Loomis the northern and southern root-knot nematodes on cucumbers, peas and soybeans under greenhouse conditions.”

Amanda Hastings, an undergraduate at Armstrong Atlantic State University recently, worked with Helene Dillard at the New York State Agricultural Experiment Station in Geneva on a project entitled “Efficacy of biochar Amanda Hastings amended soil for suppression of Alternaria leaf spot on Brassica oleracea.”

Heather Cronin, an undergraduate at Colby College, worked with Thomas Burr at the New York State Agricultural Experiment Station in Geneva on a project entitled “Understanding grape crown gall Heather Cronin (Agrobacterium vitis): Distribution in grape and biocontrol potentials.”

Kristie Goughenour, an undergraduate at Ohio Wesleyan University, worked with Herb Aldwinckle at the New York State Agricultural Experiment Station in Geneva on a project entitled “Infection of apple rootstocks by Erwinia amylovora.”

Kristie Goughenour

Deborah LeGendre, an undergraduate at the University of Cincinnati, worked with Herb Aldwinckle at the New York State Agricultural Experiment Station in Geneva on a project entitled “Transformation of greensleeves using the MYB10 gene.”

Deborah LeGendre

Larissa Osterbaan, an undergraduate at Calvin College, worked with Marc Fuchs at the New York State Agricultural Experiment Station in Geneva on a project entitled “Investigations into eIF4E as a recessive resistance gene for Grapevine fanleaf virus.”

Elizabeth Cieniewicz

Larissa Osterbaan

Elizabeth Cieniewicz, an undergraduate at Lebanon Valley College, worked with Marc Fuchs at the New York State Agricultural Experiment Station in Geneva on a project entitled “Identification of the Grapevine fanleaf virus silencing suppressor.”

Ashley Williams, an undergraduate at Southern University, worked with David M. Gadoury and R. C. Seem at the New York State Agricultural Experiment Station in Geneva on a project entitled “Effects of preAshley Williams inoculation host stress on infection and establishment of the grapevine powdery mildew pathogen Erysiphe necator.” n

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Assistant Professor, Plant Pathologist—Field Crops Virginia Tech’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences is inviting applications for a tenuretrack faculty appointment as an assistant professor of plant pathology. The position will be a split research/extension appointment with programmatic focus on disease management of field crops. The position will be located at the Tidewater Agricultural Research & Extension Center (TAREC) in Suffolk, VA, with a joint campus appointment in the Department of Plant Pathology, Physiology, and Weed Science.

The incumbent will be expected to conduct an innovative, nationally recognized research and extension program that develops cost-effective, environmentally sustainable strategies to prevent or control diseases of economically important crops, including soybean, corn, cotton, peanut, small grains, and forages. The scientist will

deliver educational programs responsive to the needs of stakeholders, secure extramural funding to support his/her programs, and recruit, support, and mentor graduate students. Opportunities for collaborative, multidisciplinary work with campus and AREC-based faculty are significant. Review of applications will begin on January 11, 2013. Applicants should complete the faculty application online at www.jobs.vt.edu (posting #0122362). For inquiries only, contact Ames Herbert, Virginia Tech TAREC, 6321 Holland Road, Suffolk, VA 23437 U.S.A.; +1.757.657.6450, ext. 411; e-mail: Herbert@ vt.edu. Virginia Tech has a strong commitment to the principles of diversity and, in that spirit, seeks a broad spectrum of candidates, including women, people of color, and people with disabilities. Individuals with disabilities desiring accommodations in the application process should notify us by the review date. A Ph.D. degree in plant pathology is required and strong communication skills are essential. Preference will be given to candidates having experience in field crop disease management with emphasis on fungal diseases preferred. Submit all application documents via the online site, including a cover letter, CV, a candidate statement, and a list of three references with complete contact information. Pay scale is commensurate with qualifications. This position is open until filled.

Assistant Researcher in Host-Pathogen Interactions The University of Hawaii at Manoa has a fulltime faculty position for an assistant researcher in host-pathogen interactions. The candidate will develop a strong, externally funded research program to address the interactions between plants and fungal pathogens, including but

IMPORTANT APS DATES TO REMEMBER December 2012 3 Proposals due for OIP Global Experience Program 10 PDMR first installment submissions due 14 John and Ann Niederhauser Endowment (JANE) proposals due 20 PPB open position submissions due January 2013 7 International Travel Award applications for APS-MSA Joint Meeting due 11 Applications due for the Raymond J. Tarleton Student Fellowship 18 I. E. Melhus Graduate Student Symposium applications due February 2013 22 PDMR final approved reports due

not limited to the diagnosis of invasive and agrosecurity fungi using molecular approaches and the development of environmentally sound management strategies to control fungal diseases of horticultural, agronomic, landscape, or forest plants important in Hawaii.

The candidate will support and contribute to the instructional mission of the department by teaching an introductory course in plant pathology, teach and develop appropriate graduate and undergraduate courses in the department, as well as participate in the tropical plant pathology graduate program by teaching, supervising, and mentoring graduate students. The candidate will provide service to the college, university, and community.

Minimum qualifications: Ph.D. degree from a college or university of recognized standing in plant pathology or a related discipline. ABD candidates may be considered, but all degree requirements must be completed at the time of hire. Research experience in host-pathogen interactions as demonstrated by publications in peer-reviewed journals. Demonstrated ability as a teacher. Desirable qualifications: Post-doctoral research experience in host-fungal interactions.

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Evidence of successful grantsmanship. Submit letter of application, CV, official transcripts of college training, and the names and contact information for three professional references to Brent Sipes (sipes@hawaii.edu) or by hard copy to Department of Plant and Environmental Protection Sciences, College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources, University of Hawaii at Manoa, 3050 Maile Way, Gilmore 310, Honolulu, HI 96822 U.S.A. Pay scale is commensurate with experience. Closing date is December 28, 2012, but position will remain open until filled. n

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APS Journal Articles Phytopathology November 2012, Volume 102, Number 11 Multivariate Mixed Linear Model Analysis of Longitudinal Data: An Information-Rich Statistical Technique for Analyzing Plant Disease Resistance.

Incorporating Sweeps and Ejections into Lagrangian Stochastic Models of Spore Trajectories Within Plant Canopy Turbulence: Modeled Contact Distributions Are Heavy-Tailed.

Phylogenetic Relationships Among Global Populations of Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae.

RpfF-Dependent Regulon of Xylella fastidiosa.

Antagonism of Trichoderma harzianum ETS 323 on Botrytis cinerea Mycelium in Culture Conditions.

Rank Regression for Analyzing Ordinal Qualitative Data for Treatment Comparison.

Sources of Verticillium dahliae Affecting Lettuce.

Transmission Efficiency of ‘Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum’ and Potato Zebra Chip Disease Progress in Relation to Pathogen Titer, Vector Numbers, and Feeding Sites.

Evidence for a Minor Gene–for–Minor Gene Interaction Explaining Nonhypersensitive Polygenic Partial Disease Resistance.

The Mode of Host Resistance to Plasmopara viticola Infection of Grapevines.

Plant Disease November 2012, Volume 96, Number 11 Advances in Research on Phytophthora capsici on Vegetable Crops in The United States.

Race and Virulence Dynamics of Puccinia triticina in China During 2000–2006.

Variation Among Phytophthora cinnamomi Isolates from Oak Forest Soils in the Eastern United States.

Race Composition of Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici in Tibet, China.

Strobilurin (QoI) Resistance in Populations of Erysiphe necator on Grapes in Michigan.

Resistance to Foliar Diseases in a Mini-Core Collection of Sorghum Germplasm.

Identification and Prevalence of Botrytis spp. from Blackberry and Strawberry Fields of the Carolinas.

Foliar-Applied Small Molecule that Suppresses Biofilm Formation and Enhances Control of CopperResistant Xanthomonas euvesicatoria on Pepper.

A Nested PCR Assay for Detecting Valsa mali var. mali in Different Tissues of Apple Trees.

Suppression of Powdery Mildew (Podosphaera pannosa) in Greenhouse Roses by Brief Exposure to Supplemental UV-B radiation.

Assessment of Infection by Fusarium pseudograminearum in Wheat Seedling Tissues Using Quantitative PCR and a Visual Discoloration Scale.

Hyaloperonospora camelinae on Camelina sativa in Washington State: Detection, Seed Transmission, and Chemical Control.

Infectivity and Inoculum Production of Phytophthora ramorum on Roots of Eastern United States Oak Species.

Evaluation of Visible-Near Infrared Reflectance Spectra of Avocado Leaves as a Non-destructive Sensing Tool for Detection of Laurel Wilt.

First Report of Fire Blight Disease Caused by Erwinia amylovora on Rockspray (Cotoneaster horizontalis) in Turkey.

First Report of Bacterial Spot Caused by Xanthomonas campestris pv. vesicatoria on Sweet Pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) in Saudi Arabia.

First Report of Pseudomonas cichorii Causing Leaf Spot of Stevia Detected in Florida.

First Report of 16SrIII-B Phytoplasma Subgroup Associated with Virescence of Arnica montana in Serbia.

First Report of Fusicoccum aesculi Causing Leaf Spots of Paeonia suffruticosa in Henan Province, China.

First Report of Leaf Spot Caused by Phytophthora taxon Pgchlamydo on Evergreen Nursery Stock in California.

First Report of Leaf Curl on Celery Caused by Colletotrichum acutatum in the United States.

First Report of Downy Mildew (Hyaloperonospora camelinae) on Camelina sativa in Florida.

First Report of Southern Blight of Iresine herbstii Caused by Sclerotium rolfsii in Taiwan.

First Report of Phomopsis Seed Decay of Soybean Caused by Phomopsis longicolla in South China.

First Report of Fusarium armeniacum Causing Seed Rot and Root Rot on Soybean (Glycine max) in the United States.

First Report of Biscogniauxia mediterranea on English Ash in Italy.

Root Rot and Dieback of Pinus pinea Caused by Phytophthora humicola in Tuscany, Central Italy.

First Report of Leaf Spot of Soybean Caused by Aristastoma guttulosum in China.

First Report of Phytophthora megasperma Associated with Decline and Death of Common Walnut Trees in Italy.

First Report of Powdery Mildew Caused by Podosphaera leucotricha on Photinia serrulata in China.

First Report of Seimatosporium botan Associated with Trunk Disease of Grapevine (Vitis vinifera) in Chile.

Occurrence of Phoma macdonaldii, the Causal Agent of Sunflower Black Stem Disease, in Sunflower Fields in China.

First Report of Sugar Beet Seedling Damping-Off Caused by Binucleate Rhizoctonia AG-A in China.

First Report of Stem Blight of Blueberry Caused by Botryosphaeria dothidea in China.

First Report of Collar and Root Rot of Physic Nut (Jatropha curcas) Caused by Neoscytalidium dimidiatum in Brazil.

First Report of Foliar and Stem Blight on Sunflower Caused by Alternaria helianthiinficiens in Croatia.

First Report of Potato Gangrene Caused by Phoma foveata in China.

First Report of Magnaporthe poae, Cause of Summer Patch Disease on Annual Bluegrass, in Canada.

First Report of Colletotrichum chlorophyti Causing Soybean Anthracnose.

First Report of Neofusicoccum parvum Associated with Bark Canker and Dieback of Acer pseudoplatanus and Quercus robur in Italy.

First Report of Impatiens Downy Mildew Caused by Plasmopara obducens in Ohio.

First Report of Clonostachys rosea Causing Root Rot of Soybean in the United States.

First Report of Thiophanate-Methyl Resistance in Botrytis cinerea on Strawberry from South Carolina.

First Report of Leaf Blight Caused by Phomopsis ipomoeae-batatas on Sweet Potato in Korea.

First Report of Rhizoctonia solani AG4 HG-II Infecting Potato Stems in Idaho.

First Report of Powdery Mildew Caused by Erysiphe sedi on Kalanchoe blossfeldiana in Korea.

First Report of Leaf Spot Disease Caused by Cercosporella pfaffiae on Brazilian Ginseng (Pfaffia glomerata) in Brazil.

First Report of Brown Spot Disease Caused by Neoscytalidium dimidiatum on Hylocereus undatus in Guangdong, Chinese Mainland.

First Report of Tatsoi Downy Mildew Caused by Hyaloperonospora brassicae in Korea.

First Report of Watermelon chlorotic stunt virus in Cucurbits in Lebanon.

Identification of Cotton leaf curl Gezira virus in Papaya in Oman.

First Report of Tomato mosaic virus Infecting Pepino in China.

First Report of Cucurbit chlorotic yellows virus on Cucumber in Lebanon.

First Report of Grapevine fleck virus in Idaho Grapevines.

First Confirmed Report of Tobacco ringspot virus in Cucurbits Crops in Oklahoma.

First Report of Alfalfa mosaic virus Associated with Severe Mosaic and Mottling of Pepper (Capsicum annuum) and White Clover (Trifolium repens) in Oklahoma.

First Report of Cucumber mosaic virus Infecting Watermelon in Serbia.

First Report of Meloidogyne enterolobii Infecting Euphorbia punicea in Florida.

First Report of Ditylenchus dipsaci on Garlic in Minnesota.

MPMI November 2012, Volume 25, Number 11 Oligogalacturonides: Novel Signaling Molecules in Rhizobium-Legume Communications.

Comparative Transcriptional and Anatomical Analyses of Tolerant Rough Lemon and Susceptible Sweet Orange in Response to ‘Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus’ Infection.

Fusarium graminearum Tri12p Influences Virulence to Wheat and Trichothecene Accumulation.

A Polyketide Synthase Gene, ACRTS2, Is Responsible for Biosynthesis of Host-Selective ACR-Toxin in the Rough Lemon Pathotype of Alternaria alternata.

Pathogen-Induced Accumulation of an Ellagitannin Elicits Plant Defense Response. ppGpp Controlled by the Gac/Rsm Regulatory Pathway Sustains Biocontrol Activity in Pseudomonas fluorescens CHA0.

The Pathogenic White-Rot Fungus Heterobasidion parviporum Responds to Spruce Xylem Defense by Enhanced Production of Oxalic Acid.

Arabidopsis Clade I TGA Transcription Factors Regulate Plant Defenses in an NPR1-Independent Fashion.

Nitric Oxide–Mediated Stress Imprint in Potato as an Effect of Exposure to a Priming Agent.

Metabotyping: A New Approach to Investigate Rapeseed (Brassica napus L.) Genetic Diversity in the Metabolic Response to Clubroot Infection.

HvWRKY10, HvWRKY19, and HvWRKY28 Regulate Mla-Triggered Immunity and Basal Defense to Barley Powdery Mildew.

FxkR Provides the Missing Link in the fixL-fixK Signal Transduction Cascade in Rhizobium etli CFN42.

Plant Management Network www.plantmanagementnetwork.org Plant Health Progress Impact of Tobacco Thrips on Cowpea.

Identification of Anguina funesta from Annual Ryegrass Seed Lots in Oregon. n

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March 2013 27-29 — 2013 Potomac Division Meeting.

Shepherdstown, WV. www.apsnet.org/members/divisions/pot June 2013 12-14 — 2013 North Central Division Meeting. Manhattan, KS. www.apsnet.org/ members/divisions/nc

19-21 — Sixth Meeting on Induced Resistance in Plants Against Pathogens. Viçosa, Minas Gerais State, Brazil. fabricio@ufv.br December 2012 4-6 — 2012 National Fusarium Head Blight Forum. Orlando, FL. http://scabusa.org/forum12.html

17-19 — 2013 Caribbean/Pacific Division Meeting. Tucson, AZ. www.apsnet.org/ members/divisions/carib

13-14 — Frontiers in Legume Symbiosis—A Symposium in Memory of Adam Kondorosi.

Paris, France. www.isv.cnrs-gif.fr/colloque-AK2012/home.html

October 2013 23-25 — 2013 APS Northeastern Division Meeting. Southbury, CT. www.apsnet.org/ members/divisions/ne/meetings

16-18 — Fitness Costs and Trade-Offs in Plant-Parasite Interactions: British Society for Plant Pathology. Norwich, United Kingdom. www.bspp.org.uk/meetings/bspppres2012.php

Upcoming APS Annual Meetings August 10-14, 2013 — Austin, TX. August 9-13, 2014 — Minneapolis, MN.

January 2013 28-Feb 2 — XII International Plant Virus Epidemiology Symposium. Arusha, Tanzania. www.iita.org/IPVE February 2013 4-7 — Third International Research Conference on Huanglongbing. Caribe Royale, Orlando, FL. www.IRCHLB.org

24-27 — Second Genetics of Maize Disease Workshop. St. Louis, MO. http://danforthcenter. org/GMDW/default.asp March 2013 26-28 — 59th Annual Conference on Soilborne Plant Pathogens. Oregon State University.

Corvallis, OR. http://soilfungus.ars.usda.gov April 2013 21-25 — 17th International Reinhardsbrunn Symposium on Modern Fungicides and Antifungal Compounds. Friedrichroda, Germany. www.reinhardsbrunn-symposium.de 22-26 — ISAA 2013—10th International Symposium on Adjuvants for Agrochemicals.

Foz do Iguaçu, Paraná, Brazil. http://events.isaa-online.org May 2013 5-8 — 11th International Verticillium Symposium 2013. Georg-August University, Göttingen, Germany. http://verticillium.phytomedizin.org August 2013 25-30 — 10th International Congress of Plant Pathology. Beijing, China. www.icppbj2013.org September 2013 3-6 — Second International Symposium on Plum Pox Virus. Palacky University, Olomouc, Czech Republic. http://isppv2013.upol.cz n

For the most current listing go to www.apsnet.org/meetings/meetingcalendar.