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The FarmTech Society (FTS) Held Its Second Constitutional Annual General Meeting (Virtually) on June 24th, 2020

The Farm Tech Society (FTS) is an international non-profit industry association that unites and supports the Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) industry, seeking to strengthen the sector through the development and implementation of resilient and future proof methods and technologies for indoor growing.

The FarmTech Society is enlisted in the EU Transparency Register with #469686733585-87

The FarmTech Society (FTS) held its second constitutional annual general meeting (virtually) on June 24th, 2020. FTS members elected a new board of directors, who in turn appointed the new advisory board. The new boards are elected for a period of two years. The board of directors also appointed the daily management team. The election was held electronically and independently third-party verified.

Newly elected Chairman Ian Kanski commented “Thanks to the excellent work of FarmTech Society’s founding board and members, the organization is well-positioned for growth and impact in 2020. This is an important time for all regions to be investing in sustainable localized food and circular agriculture. Our new leadership team is committed to supporting the quality, safety, and education initiatives that will drive the adoption of Controlled Environment Agriculture globally.”

The election results were as follows:

New Board of Directors

Chairman:          Ian Kanski                                Harrisburg University

INTAG Systems

Vice-chair:          Nicole Thorpe                               Cultinova

Vice-chair:          Tisha Livingston                           Infinite Acres

Director:             Marinus Luiten                               Priva Group

Director:             Alina Zolotareva                             Aerofarms

Director:             Nico Domurath                               Frauenhofer Institute

Director:             Andrew Blume                                Symphony Agtech

Director:             Wythe Marschall                            Ph.D. candidate,

Harvard University                          

Director:             Stefan Frey                                      FREYconsult

Honorary:          Gus Van der Feltz                            (founding member)

 The appointments by the Board of Directors were as follows:

New Advisory board:

              Edwin Vanlaerhoven                                                   Certhon

              Maren Schoormanns                                                 Viscon Group

              Chante Van der Walt                                                   Candidate Full Stack

Developer Udemy

              Marvin Boell                                                                 TüVSüd

              Enrico Costanzo                                                          Cerial Docks

               Stefanie Linzer.                                                           Valoya

              Pierre Grootscholten                                                 Grootscholten

Consultancy

              Kyle Barnett                                                                  HortAmericas

              Franc Bogovic                                                              Finance.Brussels

              Yanni Garcia                                                                 (founding member)

              Penny McBride                                                            (founding member)

              Adam Rosenbaum                                                     (founding member)

Daily management:

Secretary-General:        Thomas Zoellner            (founding member)

Treasurer:                         Stefan Frey                         FREYconsult

Communication:             Mark Horler             Soya Project / UKUAT

Legal counsel                  Stanislas Demeestere   European Future Forum