ENGLISHNew members on the ISU board
The board of the International Perennial Union (ISU) is now younger and more female following the regular re-election. ISU-Chairman Aad Vollebregt from the Netherlands did not stand for re-election after 12 years, as did Beate Zillmer from Germany and Michel Le Damany from France. The ISU members unanimously elected Jana Holzbecherová from the Czech Republic as the new ISU President and Doris Kampmann from Germany and Katharina Kress-Wallace from Austria as new members of the Executive Board.
Jonas Bengtsson from Sweden also relinquished his presidency of the ISU Trial Commission and the trial members unanimously voted for Ronald Houtmann from the Netherlands.
The Summer Days 2026 will be organized by the Swedish colleagues in Lund and 2028 by the German colleagues in the Hamburg area. Members will see exciting plants at the ISU botanical excursion in the Cévenne, France, in early summer 2025. The Future Days will take place in Vienna in the fall of the same year.
New Board:
The members of the ISU Board laid the foundations for close, reliable and open cooperation at their first joint meeting in Angers. From left to right: Ronald Houtman, Netherlands, Tomasz Michalik, Poland, Gerben Tjeerdsma, Sweden and Doris Kampmann, Germany. Front from left: Katharina Kress-Wallace, Austria, and Jana Holzbecherová. (Foto: ISU/Banse)
Bengtsson Houtmann:
IJonas Bengtsson placed his role as President of the Trial Commission in good hands. Ronald Houtmann, an expert in nomenclature and plants, is also familiar with the new varieties submitted every two years for the ISU Award. (Foto: ISU/Banse)
Leaving board members:
The ISU members greatly appreciated their initiatives, activities and good cooperation on the board and gave the departing board members a cheerful farewell (from left): Beate Zillmer, Jonas Bengtsson, Aad Vollebregt and Michel Le Damany. (Foto: ISU/Banse)
ISU-Assembly:
The ISU members, who meet every 2 years for a general meeting at the Summer Days, were keen to discuss and make decisions. They were delighted with the results of the financial balance sheet and the activity report. (Foto: ISU/Banse)