All IPA member countries or regions are invited to nominate a representative to join the IPA council. The Chair of the (IPWG) and the convenor of the next IPA conference (Chile 2012) are also invited to join the IPA council. All IPA council members must be full individual members of IPA. Member countries/ regions are approved by the IPA Council as having a significant industry, and sufficient cooperation to be seen to be capable of electing a true representative. Any region or country is welcome to apply to the council for member status. The IPA currently recognises China, Ecuador, Columbia and Peru as Affiliate Countries with no representation on the IPA Council.

At IPA conferences the IPA council meets and sets the direction and activities for IPA to follow. Please contact your IPA Council member if you have any matters to bring to the attention of IPA.

The IPA council for 2010 -2012 is:

Australia - Audrey Gerber
Azores - António Domingues
California - Rua Petty
Canary Islands - Lennart Loven
Chile - Eduardo Olate
Hawaii - Tony Bayaoa
Israel - Moshe Reuveni
New Zealand - Geoff Jewell
Portugal - Mário Oliviera
South Africa - Marius Huysamer
Zimbabwe - Clive Wakefield

The IPA board for 2010-2012

The IPA board is elected by the IPA council from council members. The board is responsible for doing the things that the IPA council decides are important to IPA members in particular and the industry in general. The IPA board for 2010 -2012 is:

Chair: Audrey Gerber This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Vice Chair: Rua Petty This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Secretary: Marius Huysamer This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Treasurer: Marius Huysamer This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Member at Large: Lennart Loven This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Member at Large: Clive Wakefield This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

IPWG Chair: Robyn McConchie This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
2012 Convenor: Eduardo Olate This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

IPWG Executive

The International Protea Working Group (IPWG) is the research section of the IPA. It is affiliated to and approved by the International Society for Horticultural Science (ISHS).

Chair : Dr Robyn McConchie
Vice-Chair : Dr Audrey Gerber
Secretary : Dr Lynn Hoffman