OUTREACH AND PUBLIC DIALOGUE
Chairs:
Alexandra Barnoux – EPSO
Activities:
The most important public activity of this working group is the international Fascination of Plants Day.
The goal of of the Fascination of Plants Day is to get as many people as possible around the world fascinated by plants and enthused about the importance of plant science for agriculture, in sustainability producing food, as well as for horticulture, forestry, and all of the non-food products such as paper, timber, chemicals, energy, and pharmaceuticals. The role of plants in environmental conservation is also a key message.
Five official Fascination of Plants Days have already taken place in 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017 and 2019, with thousands of events taking place across the world. The event takes place every two years, however events are encouraged on the non-official years too. Read the success stories from 2015, 2017 and 2019.
The next official Fascination of Plants Day will take place around 18th May 2021.
Meetings:
EPSO news developed by this WG:
Sporadic events around the Fascination of Plant Day 18 May 2020
FoPD 2020 will be ongoing in some countries, led by the respective National Coordinators, while respecting the regulation and restriction regarding the coronavirus. We invite you to post your FoPD news on Twitter with #FoPD and #PlantDay. FoPD also has a new...
Updated Fascination of Plants Day Success Stories 2017
Updated Fascination of Plants Day Success Stories 2017. Over 1000 fascinating events were organised in 52 countries, inspiring worldwide interest in plant science. EPSO welcomes scientists, farmers, industry and educational institutions to join the next official FoPD...
International Fascination of Plants Day 2017
The 4th international Fascination of Plants Day took place around the world in 52 countries around 18th May with over 830 interactive events celebrating the fascination and manifold uses of plants for food and nutritional security, paper, medicine, chemicals, energy...
Relevant news from other sources:
Fascination of Plants Day (May 18th, 2017)
FoPD Success Stories 2017
Fascination of Plants Day (May 18th, 2015)
FoPD Success Stories 2015
Biotech Week begins today
Biotech Week begins today, a weeklong series of events celebrating biotechnology.
Members:
Tristan Bunn – JIC, UK
Manuela Dahinden – ETH Zurich, CH
Trine Hvoslef-Eide – UMB Norway, NO (Global Coordinator of the FoPD)
Martin Kater – University of Milano, IT
Karin Metzlaff, EPSO – (Global Coordinator of the FoPD)
Heike Mikschofsky – Univ Rostock, DE
Emma Timewell (& Lynley Brown) – PFR, NZ
Sylvia Martinez – Univ Basel, CH