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Figure 1. NEWSS membership numbers.
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have been meeting jointly with other regional organizations and various invasive plant groups
since 1999. We continue to explore opportunities with other regional societies with who we
share common interests and could benefit by meeting together. The Committee on Change,
chaired by Joe Neal, was initiated in 2001 to further look at the direction of our organization and
what changes may be necessary to best serve our membership and provide value as a society.
This resulted in a resolution by the membership to encourage more interaction with other
societies having common interests. This initiative led to our joint meeting this year with
NEAPMS.
Figure 2. Membership and meeting numbers over the last 10 years.
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Meeting Attendance
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Student Papers
The initiatives taken over the last 10 years have resulted in much progress as an
organization. Although membership numbers have dropped by more than 33% since 1996, our
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