Present: Dr. R. Prichard (Chair), Dr. J. Barta, Dr. D. Marcogliese, Mr. C. Cutler, Dr. D. McLaughlin (Secretary), members and guests of the Parasitology Section. Regrets: Dr. G. Klassen, Dr. D. Barker.
Call to Order Dr. Prichard called the meeting to order at 12:20 pm. Dr. Prichard then asked members to observe a moment of silence in honor of Professor Roy Anderson, who passed away in August 2001.
Copies of the agenda were distributed to the tables. Dr. Prichard asked for a motion to approve the agenda. Motion: Arai / Burt. Carried.
Dr. Prichard welcomed the Parasitology Symposium Speakers; Dr. M. Forbes, Dr. R. Anderson, Dr. W. Samuel and Dr. P. Schmid-Hempel and congratulated the organizer Dr. Cam Goater, University of Lethbridge, on an excellent Symposium. He then thanked the Canadian Society of Zoologists and the American Society of Parasitologists for their financial support of the Parasitology Symposium. Dr. Prichard then welcomed and congratulated Dr. Mike Belosevic, the recipient of the 2002 Wardle Award. Dr. Prichard welcomed the new members of the Executive; Dr. Greg Klassen (Vice Chair [Regrets}) and Dr. Dean McCurdy (Junior Councillor). He then thanked the retiring members of the Executive; Dr. D. Marcogliese (Past Chair) and Dr. Duane Barker (Councillor [Regrets]) for their contributions to the Section. He also congratulated Dr. Marcogliese on receiving the Henry Baldwin Ward Medal from the American Society of Parasitologists last summer.
Copies of the Minutes were available on the tables. These had been placed on the Website and hard copies were also available from the Secretary on request. Dr. McLaughlin asked for a motion to approve the Minutes. Motion: Scott / Webster. Carried. The Minutes of the 2002 AGM will be posted on the Website and copies can be obtained from the Secretary.
The Recognition Committee, chaired by Dr. J. Barta, was instructed at the last AGM to review the criteria for the selection of recipients of the Wardle Award. Copies of the proposed modifications to the selection criteria were available on the tables for review. The original terms of reference are as follows: "The Robert Arnold Wardle Award is presented by the Parasitology Section in recognition of outstanding contributions to Canadian parasitology". The proposed change reads as follows: "The Robert Arnold Wardle Award is presented by the Parasitology Section in recognition of outstanding contributions to Canadian Parasitology and /or outstanding contributions by a Canadian to parasitology." Dr. Barta asked for a motion to approve the change as presented by the Recognition Committee. Motion: Price / Lankester. Carried. Dissenting: Arai, Abstention: Burt.
Dr. Barta then proposed an enabling clause that explicitly stated Wardle Award winners must agree to attend the CSZ meeting at their own expense and to present the Wardle Lecture. Those nominating individuals for consideration must ensure that their nominees are prepared to do so. Dr. Barta requested a motion to approve the enabling clause. Motion: Shostak / Burt. Carried.
This is on the back burner for the time being until ICOPA is over.
Copies of the Financial Statement had been distributed to the Tables. Dr. McLaughlin reported on the Section Finances and on the Fallis Fund (which included some minor last minute contributions). Dr. McLaughlin requested a motion to approve the Financial Statement. Motion: Webster / McCurdy. Carried.
Dr. Shostak then explained the new funding adopted by the CSZ. Under the new formula, Sections will receive $300 plus $5 per member. In addition, the Symposium Allotment for each Section will be increased from the current $1600 to $2000.
Dr. Prichard thanked last year's Nominating Committee, chaired by Dr. D. Marcogliese, for its work in obtaining candidates for Vice Chair (Dr. G. Klassen) and Junior Councillor (Dr. D. McCurdy). Dr. Prichard will Chair the Nominating Committee for 2002. The Committee will be searching for candidates to fill the Positions of Vice Chair, Secretary-Treasurer and Junior Councillor on the Executive. A call for nominations will appear in the CSZ Bulletin. The deadline for nominations will be mid November.
Dr. Prichard thanked members of the Recognition Committee chaired by Dr. J .Barta, who selected this year's Wardle Award winner, Dr. M. Belosevic, and who drafted the changes to the selection criteria. Dr. G. Klassen will chair the Recognition Committee in 2002. Other members of the Committee include Dr. A Fernando, Dr. D. Brooks and Dr. M. Belosevic. A call for nominations for the Wardle Award which will include the changes passed at the AGM will be submitted to the CSZ Bulletin shortly. The deadline for nominations will be mid November.
The Student Awards committee was chaired by Mr. Chris Cutler who along with Dr. J. Barta and Dr. D. McLaughlin judged the oral presentations. Mr. cutler, Dr. R. Prichard and Dr. A. Shostak judged the posters. Winners will be announced at the Banquet.
Dr. Marcogliese distributed copies of the Report of the Parasitology Module Steering Committee. The full Report will also be available on the web. Some of the highlights included: -completion of the bird and herptile protocols for EMAN - these are translated and on the web. -interest and participation in the stickleback project is growing and a workshop has been organized at ICOPA. -Dr. Terry Dick has received a NSERC research chair Northern Studies. -there is an increasing demand for data on fish parasites - we have it in Canada but it needs to be digitized and funds seem to be available to do it.
Dr. M Burt, Chair Scientific Program Committee spoke briefly on ICOPA X to be held August 4-9, 2002 in Vancouver. Canada is the only country to host ICOPA twice. There are five Plenary and 15 Sub Plenary sessions scheduled for the mornings with Symposia, Workshops, and contributed oral and poster sessions scheduled in the afternoons. Up to the AGM, over 1100 abstracts had been received. Abstracts were still being accepted but only for poster sessions. The greatest number of submissions is from the United States followed by Iran. The breakdown was roughly 400 submissions for the oral sessions and two groups of about 300 submissions each for the two poster sessions scheduled on Monday or Thursday afternoon. Some contributions submitted for oral presentation had to be reassigned to the poster session due to space and time constraints. These are on a waiting list for the oral sessions. As some attrition is expected, it is anticipated that several will be moved back into the oral sessions. Dr. Burt acknowledged the assistance of members of the Scientific Program Advisory Committee who were present at the AGM (Prichard, Scott, Lankester, Barta, Webster, Marcogliese, McLaughlin) and those unable to attend (Beech, Spithill, Duszynski, Hoberg, Olivier) and thanked them for their efforts. Dr. Burt reminded members that the bid for ICOPA X had come from the Section not the CSZ and the latter has no financial responsibility for ICOPA X. The American Society of Parasitologists is a cosponsor of ICOPA X and has forgone the normal annual meeting in favor of ICOPA. Nevertheless, many of the usual ASP events will be held at ICOPA X. These have been scheduled during the midday period to minimize conflicts with other events.
Dr. Prichard briefly commented on a number of items from the CSZ Council Meeting.
The proposed title is "Urban Zoonoses-Parasites in Your Back Yard". Topics suggested so far include Lyme Disease, Cryptosporidia, Visceral Larva Migrans and Cutaneous Larva Migrans. Additional ideas / suggestions are welcome.
Dr. Margolis' collection is currently under the care of his family who would like to see stay in Canada and remain intact. There has been some lobbying to have it moved to the US (Oregon). Dr. Arai is in communication with the family and will provide further information.
Dr. Barta informed the members that he had been invited, along with representatives of all other Societies of Parasitology in North America, to participate in a discussion on the Role of Parasitology in Society. This session was hosted by the Helminthological Society of Washington and articles produced as a result of these discussions will appear in special edition of Comparative Parasitology. Dr. Barta also reported that there is a move in the US to organize the Parent Societies in Parasitology better in order to have a stronger voice in Washington. This may have some indirect effect on us in Canada as well.
Dr. Prichard advised members that the 2003 meeting of the ASP will be held in Halifax, NS.
Dr. Prichard reminded members once again to come to ICOPA X and noted that the discounted registration fee has been extended until the end of May, 2002.
Finally, Dr. Prichard thanked the members of the Executive for their work during his year as Section Chair.
There being no further business, Dr. Prichard called for a motion to adjourn.
Motion: Arai / Burt. Carried. Meeting adjourned 1:10 pm.