b'CSTA / SEEDINNOVATION.CA / REGISTER NOW FOR OUR SEMI-ANNUALONCE AGAIN, WERE GOING VIRTUAL!DUE TO THE ongoing pandemic, theCommittee Meetings and MoreCanadian Seed Trade AssociationWe will again hold our regular CSTA committee meetings, (CSTA) is holding our upcomingwhich are open to all members to attend and provide semi-annual meeting virtually fromfeedback. Meeting agendas are under development and Nov. 23-26, 2020. Building on thewill feature presentations, updates, and discussion on the success of our virtual annual meet- latest issues of importance. ing in the summer, we will again be offering a full program via Zoom. Weve taken member feedback and have made improvements for an even more engaging event:Liz Lumsden, CSTA Packing in more meetings over Communications &a shorter span of time (four days Member Servicesas opposed to spread out over Manager two weeks) Extending the time of eachBUILDING ON THE SUCCESS OF OUR VIRTUAL committee meeting so that there is more time for discussionANNUAL MEETING IN THE SUMMER, WE WILL Planning to offer supplementary materials in advance to promoteAGAIN BE OFFERING A FULL PROGRAM VIA ZOOM.a more active discussionOf course, networking is the miss-ing element that is hard to capture virtually, but we hope that our meet-ings will offer our members lively engagement around the issues that matter most to the seed industry. Honouring our Best and Brightest Also, work has begun on seed regulatory moderniza-We had postponed the CSTA awardstion and CSTA will offer a special event to update our ceremony that usually takes place atmembers on progress. This should be an engaging infor-our annual meeting, hoping that wemation session for anyone interested in Canadas seed would be able to gather in personsystem. in the fall. Unfortunately, we areMembers will also receive an update on the next still unable to present the awards insteps around Seeds Canada. While the amalgamating person, but we have mailed thempartners have changed, the vision for Seeds Canada to to our winners and look forward tobecome the voice of the seed sector, including growers, a virtual presentation at the semi- analysts and the seed trade, remains the same. CSTAs annual. Its important to celebrate andsemi-annual meeting will feature updates on the new highlight their achievements as lead- context and plans to move forward. ers in the seed industry. The 2020 CSTA Award Winners are: S eed Achievement Award: Scott HornerHonorary Life Membership: Kofi Agblor Register now for the CSTA semi-annual meeting. Plant Breeding and GeneticsVisit seedinnovation.ca/sam2020/Award: Rob Graf40GERMINATION.CANOVEMBER 2020'