History
The aim of its founders in 1968 was to disseminate knowledge about plant development and plant diseases and their management. The ISPP also organises the International Congress of Plant Pathology every half-decade which is sponsored by its executive committee. The constituent bodies of the ISPP include a general assembly that convenes every five years during the congress, a council, an executive committee, a secretariat and subject matter committees. At a meeting in Lancaster, UK, in 1994, it was decided to establish the "Glenn Anderson Lecture" at the congress to cover global topics like agriculture and sustainability in the developing world. The society also maintains the ''World Directory of Plant Pathologists'', an initiative of Fran Fisher (Publications
Since November 1970, the Society has published the ''International Newsletter on Plant Pathology''. In March 2009 established a quarterly journal, ''Food Security: The Science, Sociology and Economics of Food Production and Access to Foo''d, to address global food security in low-income regions.Congress
International Congress of Plant Pathology has been held in different cities around the world.Presidents
The following individuals have served as President of the ISPP:Jakob Eriksson Prize
Established in 1923, the '' Jakob Eriksson Prize for Plant Pathology'' is awarded at every Congress to a plant scientist who has demonstrated the ''“creative study of plant pathogens and the processes of disease development in plants.”''External links
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