Dear ISE members,

The ISE Board wishes to welcome Dr. Marion Johnson from the University of Otago, New Zealand, as the 2014-2016 ISE secretary. Marion is a research fellow at the Centre for Sustainability (CSAFE) and has been active on the Agricultural Training Board in Lancashire UK as vice president and secretary. She also brings experience with event organization, as she was the lead organiser for the VII Southern Connection Congress (Dunedin 2013). As a researcher, Marion has spent the last 10 years working on indigenous issues and with local communities, working to keep their agricultural production sustainable, through healthy soils, water and diverse species and traditional medicine.

We wish to thank all the candidates who expressed interest and to all members for their words of support for the ISE.

Congratulations to Dr. Marion Jonhson and we are looking forward to working with her in service of the ISE.

King regards,

Alain Cuerrier
ISE President, on behalf of the ISE Board