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the direction of our colleagues from Mexico, the NAPPO Advisory and Management Committee is
narrowing-in on strategic and high-impact subjects for the Annual Meeting knowledge topics and the
one-day symposium.

The NAPPO Management Team will take this opportunity to hold their in-person fall governance
meetings in Merida. The NAPPO Secretariat is busy with final negotiations to confirm the meeting
venue, including setting aside meeting rooms for possible bilateral, Expert Group or specific industry
meetings. Please contact the NAPPO Secretariat if you wish to confirm a meeting room as they will be
available on a “first come first served” basis.
As soon as meeting venue and hotel information are confirmed and available, we will post them on the
NAPPO webpage for the 2023 Annual Meeting. A welcome letter from our host country and a draft
Agenda will also be uploaded. Registration for the meeting will open in the summer. We certainly hope
to see you in Merida! It will be wonderful to reconnect with friends and colleagues from the NAPPO
region and beyond!

Stephanie Bloem
NAPPO Executive Director

After two long years of virtual meetings, members of the NAPPO Management Team (Executive
Committee (EC), Advisory and Management Committee (AMC), and Industry Advisory Group (IAG))
from Canada and the United States and the NAPPO Secretariat met face-to-face in Raleigh, North
Carolina, with colleagues from Mexico joining virtually. Simultaneous interpretation was provided by
the NAPPO Secretariat. Government, and industry updates for each NAPPO member country were
provided during the meeting. Additional topics discussed included:
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• Overall evaluation of the 45 Annual Meeting to provide insights and recommendations on
how to continue to provide impactful meetings to NAPPO stakeholders.
• NAPPO work program updates, including progress reports on each project, expected
deliverables and timeframes, and possible new projects to consider for the NAPPO work
program. Updates included coordination and activities of the Inter-American Coordinating
Group in Plant Protection (GICSV in Spanish).
• Executive Director succession planning.
• NAPPO Secretariat updates including how the Work Program meets the goals of the 2022-
2026 NAPPO Strategic Plan and a third quarter financial report.
• Discussions on strengthening industry participation in NAPPO activities.
• IPPC updates relevant to NAPPO including new developments in the IPPC Standards and
Implementation Committees, the new role (Chair) of NAPPO in the Technical Consultation of
Regional Plant Protection Organizations (TC-RPPO).
• Collaboration with other RPPOs including EPPO.

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