b'PRESIDENTS REPORT ISTA website for further reference (go to www. privileged to have more than 270 experts acrossday. During this meeting, the working plans of seedtest.org/en/events/ista-congress-2025.html). its 20 TCOMs. These global members bring athe TCOMs for the 20222025 triennium were wealth of experience and deep knowledge toconcluded, and new TCOMs were established their roles, generously devoting countless hoursfor the 20252028 triennium. Member countries The [Seed Symposium]to ISTAs initiatives, despite their demandingthen voted on the ISTA Rules and other business-professional responsibilities. I extend myrelated changes that will guide the Association event provided an invaluableheartfelt appreciation to all TCOM membersfor the next year. Finally, the Vice-President and for their unwavering dedication, hard work andExecutive Committee (ECOM) members were opportunity for laboratorycommitment toward advancing the goals of ourelected. Sergio Pasquini (Italy) is the new Vice-Association. President. He joins eight Members-at-Large on the ECOM: Ignacio Aranciaga (Argentina), Didier analysts, researchers andDemilly (France), Ruel Gesmundo (Philippines), These global [ISTA TechnicalIrena Gera (Poland), Craig McGill (New industry stakeholders toZealand), Claid Mujaju (Zimbabwe), Ruojing Committee] members bringWang (Canada) and Vanessa Sosa (Uruguay). exchange ideas, forgeKeshavulu Kunusoth (India) will continue a wealth of experience andserving on the new ECOM as Immediate Past collaborations and toPresident. I warmly welcome our new Vice-President and all returning and new members deep knowledge to their roles,of the ECOM for the 20252028 triennium. I strengthen the foundation ofwould also like to extend my gratitude to three generously devoting countlesspast members who have served ISTA faithfully quality seed systems globally. for many decades in various capacities: Sylvie hours to ISTAs initiatives,Ducournau (France, ECOM Member-at-Large); Steve Jones (Canada, Past ISTA President and The ISTA meetings were held for the next fourdespite their demandingHonorary Life Member); and Berta Killermann days following the Symposium. They were(Germany, ECOM Member-at-Large and primarily filled with discussions on the changeHonorary Life Member).proposal documents for the 2026 Edition ofprofessional responsibilities.the International Rules for Seed Testing (ISTAOver the past 100 years, ISTA has made Rules), as well as other activities highlightingremarkable contributions to the fields of seed work performed throughout the year byThe Congress concluded with the Ordinaryscience testing and sampling. The Association ISTAs Technical Committees (TCOM). ISTA isGeneral Meeting, which took place on the finalhas become a cornerstone of global efforts 6 SEED TESTING INTERNATIONAL www.seedtest.org'