APPS Historical Records

Members of Past Management Committees
Members of Past Secretariats
Past Conferences
Presidential Addresses

Members of Past Management Committees

General

Meeting	Year	Location	Date of Presidency	President	Vice President	Exec Secretary	Treasurer
1	Nov-69	Adelaide	18/08/1969 – 07/11/1971	NT Flentje	HR Wallace	BG Clare	RL Dodman
2	Nov-71	Sydney	07/11/1971 - 07/02/1973	RH Taylor	AM Smith	LW Burgess	JK McGechan
3	Feb-73	Brisbane	07/02/1973 - 15/05/1974	GS Purss	AC Hayward	GM Behncken	JL Alcorn
4	May-74	Brisbane	15/05/1974 - 10/02/1975	LL Stubbs	AC Hayward	GM Behncken	JL Alcorn
5	Feb-75	Melbourne	10/02/1975 - 14/05/1976	G Evans	AA Holland	PR Merriman	AW Kellock
6	May-76	Melbourne	14/05/1976 - 17/05/1978	RC Close	AA Holland	PR Merriman	AW Kellock
7	May-78	Perth	17/05/1978 - 14/05/1980	CJ Shepherd	RN Hilton	GD McLean	GC MacNish
8	May-80	Canberra	14/05/1980 - 17/08/1983	A Kerr	PN Unger	KM Old	R Ikin & R Turner
9	Aug-83	Adelaide	17/08/1983 - 19/05/1985	DM Griffin	M Bumbieris	TC Lee & GE Walker	RJ van Velsen
10	May-85	Sydney	19/05/1985 - 11/05/1987	KJ Scott	LW Burgess	S Bullock	A Francis
11	May-87	Sydney	11/05/1987 - 03/7/1989	BJ Deverall	JA Simpson	CR Wellings	LV Gunn
12	Jul-89	Melbourne	03/07/1989 - 07/10/1991	RH Brown	RJ Sward	JM Hinch	PA Revill
13	Oct-91	Brisbane	07/10/1991 - 04/07/1993	AC Hayward	JL Alcorn	HJ Ogle	GI Johnson
14	Jul-93	Perth	04/07/1993 - 28/08/1995	GC MacNish	EM Davison	PA O'Brien	RM Floyd
15	Aug-95	Armidale	29/08/1995 - 29/09/1997	JF Brown	KJ Moore	DB Nehl	SJ Allen
16	Sep-97	Adelaide	29/09/1997 - 28/09/1999	JW Randles	AJ Dube	ES Scott	SM Neate
17	Sep-99	Melbourne	28/09/1999 - 25/09/2001	DI Guest	BJ Howlett	PJ Keane	MJ Whattam
18	Sep-01	Sydney	26/09/2001 - 03/02/2003	LW Burgess	BA Summerell	N Donovan	GJ Ash
19	Feb-03	Christchurch	03/02/2003 - 26/09/2005	RE Falloon	A Stewart	M Braithwaite	RC Close
20	Sep-05	Tully	26/09/2005 - 24/09/2007	RC Magarey	PR Trevorrow	C Horlock	B Vogelzang
21	Sep-07	Canberra	24/09/2007 - 29/09/2009	GI Johnson	WP Roberts & CF McRae	SD Hetherington	TK Lim
23	Sep-09	Hobart	29/09/2009 - 26/04/2011	CL Mohammed	R Tegg & CR Wilson	M Glen	A Francis
24	Apr-11	Perth	26/04/2011 - 25/11/2013	EM Davison	B MacLeod & R Oliver	S Collins & D Huberli	G Hardy
25	Nov-13	Adelaide	25/11/2013 - 14/09/2015	ES Scott	A Able	B Hall & S Pederick	J Davidson
26	Sep-15	Melbourne	14/09/2015 - 26/09/2017	K Plummer	J Edwards	A de Wouw & H Hayden	A Idnurm
27	Sep-17	Sydney	26/09/2017 - 25/11/2019	BA Summerell	RF Park	H Bariana	W Cuddy
28	Nov-19	Melbourne	25/11/2019 - 26/11/2021	R MacDiarmid	C Higgins	L Rigano & N Williams	C Mesarich
29	Nov-21	Hobart	26/11/2021 - 26/11/2023	A Geering	N Vaghefi	J Cobon	A Drenth
30	Nov-23	Adelaide	27/11/2023 - 27/11/2025	G Smith	J Hampton	W Kandula	S Casonato
30	Nov-25	Sydney	20/11/2025 - 27/11/2027	B Swift	TBC	W Kandula	TBC

Members of Past Secretariats

Year	Editor in Chief APP	Editor in Chief APDN	Secretary	Business Manager	Region Cordinator
1978	AA Holland	-	-	-	-
1979	GC Marks	-	-	-	-
1985	S Wimalajeewa	-	-	-	-
1988	RL Dodman	-	-	-	-
1989	RL Dodman	-	-	-	-
1991	RL Dodman	-	HJ Ogle	-	-
1993	RL Dodman	-	HJ Ogle	RL Dodman	-
1995	RL Dodman	-	HJ Ogle	RL Dodman	-
1997	RL Dodman	-	HJ Ogle	RL Dodman & PM Williamson	-
1999	EJ Cother	-	HJ Ogle	PM Williamson	-
2001	EJ Cother	-	HJ Ogle	PM Williamson	-
2003	EJ Cother	-	HJ Ogle	PM Williamson	-
2005	K Harrower	-	PM Williamson	PM Williamson	-
2007	K Harrower	-	PM Williamson	PM Williamson	-
2009	K Harrower	-	PM Williamson	PM Williamson	C Horlock
2011	P O'Brien	D Hanold	PM Williamson	PM Williamson	C Horlock
2013	P O'Brien	D Hanold	PM Williamson	PM Williamson	C Horlock
2015	P O'Brien	D Hanold	PM Williamson	PM Williamson	C Horlock
2017	P O'Brien	D Hanold	PM Williamson	PM Williamson	M Kehoe
2019	P O'Brien	D Hanold	PM Williamson	PM Williamson	M Kehoe
2021	P O'Brien	D Hanold	PM Williamson	PM Williamson	M Kehoe
2023	P O'Brien	D Hanold	PM Williamson	PM Williamson	M Kehoe
2024	P O'Brien	D Hanold	PM Williamson	PM Williamson	S Pederick

Past Conferences

Year	Location	Type of Meeting
1969	Adelaide	41st ANZAAS Congress and 1st AGM
1971	Hobart	AAC Plant Pathology Conference and 2nd AGM
1973	Sydney	APPS Workshop on Plant Pathogenic Bacteria and 3rd AGM
1974	Sydney	1st APPS Conference and 4th AGM
1975	Brisbane	APPS Workshop on Virology and 5th AGM
1976	Brisbane	2nd APPS Conference and 6th AGM
1977	Canterbury	Workshop on Epidemiology and Crop Loss Assessment
1978	Melbourne	3rd APPS Conference and 7th AGM
1980	Perth	4th APPS Conference and 8th AGM
1983	Melbourne	4th International Plant Pathology Congress and 9th AGM
1985	Auckland	5th APPS Conference and 10th AGM
1987	Adelaide	6th APPS Conference and 11th AGM
1989	Brisbane	7th APPS Conference and 12th AGM
1991	Sydney	8th APPS Conference and 13th AGM
1993	Hobart	9th APPS Conference and 14th AGM
1995	Lincoln	10th APPS Conference and 15th AGM
1997	Perth	11th APPS Conference and 16th AGM
1999	Canberra	12th APPS Conference and 17th AGM
2001	Cairns	13th APPS Conference and 18th AGM
2003	Christchurch	14th APPS Conference and 19th AGM plus ICPP2003
2005	Geelong	15th APPS Conference and 20th AGM
2007	Adelaide	16th APPS Conference and 21st AGM
2009	Newcastle	17th APPS Conference and 22nd AGM
2011	Darwin	18th Conference and General meeting
2013	Auckland	19th Conference and General meeting
2015	Fremantle	20th Conference and General meeting
2017	Brisbane	21st Conference and General meeting
2019	Melbourne	22nd Conference and General meeting
2021	Hobart	23rd Conference and General meeting
2023	Adelaide	24th Conference and General meeting
2025	Sydney	25th Conference and General meeting

Presidential Addresses

Year	President	Address Title
1969-1971	NT Flentje	Cocoa dieback disease
1971-1973	RH Taylor	Plant pathology in the era of relevant research
1973-1974	GS Purss	A personal philosophy for research in plant pathology
1974-1975	LL Stubbs	The need for greater awareness of the importance of plant diseases
1975-1976	G Evans	The role and responsibility of the plant pathologist in plant quarantine
1976-1978	RC Close	Education for the profession of plant pathology
1978-1980	CJ Shepherd	No address was given
1980-1983	A Kerr	No presidential address because of International Congress
1983-1985	DM Griffin	On the pathology of arborescent plants
1985-1987	KJ Scott	Obligate parasitism
1987-1989	BJ Deverall	Molecular bases of fungal parasitism
1989-1991	RH Brown	A perspective on plant protection research in the private sector
1991-1993	AC Hayward	Phytopathogenic prokaryotes 1962–1992 – an Australasian perspective
1993-1995	GC MacNish	25 years of root disease – could such a satisfying experience ever happen again?
1995-1997	JF Brown	Reflections of a traditional plant pathologist
1997-1999	JW Randles	The 'pathosphere', paradigms and enigmatic pathogens
1999-2001	DI Guest	An Australasian science odyssey
2001-2003	L Burgess	Biosecurity, trade and plant pathology
2003-2005	R Falloon	The plant pathology contribution: collaboration for practical solutions
2005-2007	R Magarey	APPS: Stepping into the future. how far can we go?
2007-2009	G Johnson	Shield the Young Harvest from devouring blight
2009-2011	C Mohammed	New frontiers in plant pathology for Asia and Oceania
2011-2013	E Davison	Resolving confusions about jarrah dieback – don't forget the plants.
2013-2015	E Scott	Research supervision: what can APPS contribute?
2015-2017	K Plummer	How to build a plant pathologist
2017-2019	BA Summerell	Communicating our science in a fake news world
2019-2021	R MacDiarmid	"When our actions must go viral"
2019-2023	A Geering	Pioneering discoveries in plant virology from Australia (what lessons can we learn from history?)