b'ASSOCIATION NEWS Steve Jones Steve has an honours degree in biology and Steve has been actively involved in ISTA workcompleted a PhD on the seed physiology and since 2000 and served as ISTA President fromdormancy of Sitka spruce seeds at the University 2019 to 2022. Originally from the UK, he isof Reading, UK with Professor Richard Ellis now based in Canada. Steve retired from hisand Dr Peter Gosling, while working for the UK position at the Laboratory of the Canadian FoodForestry Commission.Inspection Agency (CFIA) in Saskatoon in August 2022, but continued to be recognised by theHis working career covered 31 years in the UK Designated Authority in Canada as a designatedand more than 14 years in Canada, and was split member and served as Immediate Past Presidentinto three areas: horticulture, forest tree seeds for ISTA until 2025. and agricultural seed testing. In 1997 he joined the staff of ISTA accredited laboratory GBDL01 He was Chair of the ISTA Rules Committee fromat the National Institute of Agricultural Botany 2000 to 2018, is a past member of the Purity(NIAB) in Cambridge, UK and in 2000 became Committee and the Bulking and Samplingthe Chief Officer of the Official Seed TestingWorking Group for Designated Authorities and Committee, and has been an elected or ex officioStation for England and Wales. In 2008, he movedInternational Relations, as well as being the member of the ISTA Executive Committeeto work for the Canadian Food Inspection AgencyECOM liaison for the Forest Tree and Shrub Seed (ECOM) since 2004. He was Editor of the ISTAin the ISTA accredited laboratory CADL08. Committee and for the Bulking and Sampling Handbook on Pure Seed Definitions and of theCommittee. Both these Technical Committees joint FAO/ISTA Guidelines for the EstablishmentSteve continued to enjoy his work for ISTArepresent areas of work enjoyed by Steve in his and Management of Seed Testing Laboratories. in retirement and was Chair of the ECOMcareer. Steve is also an ISTA technical auditor. 24 SEED TESTING INTERNATIONAL www.seedtest.org'