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On 12th October, 2019 the momentous decision was taken during the Madeira conference to form a Voluntary Association under the name Passiflora Society International (“New PSI”), to dissolve the Florida corporation formally (and formerly) entitled The Passiflora Society International, Inc (Old PSI) and hand over its assets and activities to New PSI. Well, maybe not so momentous: very little has changed for you, the member, but it will make the society soooo much easier for its officers to run.

BUT THERE IS ONE IMPORTANT THING YOU DO NEED TO DO unless you were one of those who voted to join New PSI as a founding member, or have joined since 12th October; please login and complete the simple form which will then appear, and your membership in Old PSI will be immediately converted into membership of New PSI, whether you are a Premium Member or a Basic Member.

Please make sure you do this BY 31st MARCH 2020; if you do not do so, the GDPR will compel us to drop you from our membership list (though you will retain any outstanding benefits).

Members who wish to see the minutes of the Madeira meetings should log in, and can then find them here

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Published 28 October, 2019

To the one third of premium members who have cast their vote for the meeting, thank you !

To the two thirds who have still to do so, please do login BEFORE 10th OCTOBER and cast your vote now for the meetings on 12th October

If you wish to read the explanatory notice first, please go to the Forthcoming Meetings page for the link.

Even if you will be attending in person, it is important to vote, to ensure

there is a quorum at the meeting
your membership is carried over immediately to New PSI

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Published 7 October, 2019

PSI was originally founded by Ron Boender in the United States of America and registered in the state of Florida, where its bank and other accounts were held

This worked fine while its management and members were predominantly US-based, but this is no longer the case, which has resulted in practical problems.

PSI is therefore being restructured as as an unincorporated association under English law, and two meetings have been called on 12th October 2019 to complete the process.

It is important that as many premium members as possible participate in these meetings whether in person, or by voting online.

Once the meetings have taken place, and the motions carried, premium members who participate, wherever they are based, should see no significant change in their membership terms and benefits; the same applies to premium members who do not participate and to basic members, except that they may need to confirm their registration the next time they login.

For more details, please click here.

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Published 18 September, 2019

AT LAST !!! The 2017 66-page double issue newsletter has been published, and to celebrate we are holding a BACKNUMBER SALE – see below.

The 2017 Newsletter includes:

- the 2016/7 Cultivar Register
- Rebecca Hilgenhof’s magisterial student project on Passiflora subgenus Astrophaea: Curiosities amongst the Passionflowers

Hard copies are being mailed to everyone on the 2017 premium member list. Current premium members not on that list can

purchase their own hard copy from MagCloud
download a digital version free of charge by logging in and going to the Newsletter Downloads page

Basic members can purchase both hard copies and digital versions from MagCloud

SEPTEMBER BACKNUMBER SALE. Prices have been slashed by UP TO 60%, with an AVERAGE OF 35%. For Newsletters, go to the 50-strong PSI Newsletter Collection on MagCloud BEFORE 6th OCTOBER and fill your boots. For Special Issues go here.

2018 NEWSLETTER. We are now working on the 2018 newsletter, which will be another double issue, and will include a further update to the Cultivar Register. Contributions welcome !

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Published 6 September, 2019

Have you been waiting to join PSI, but been frustrated by the “Suspended” notices on the joining and renewal/upgrade pages ? Then your wait is over ! They are back up and running. To make them more reliable, we have abolished the Join PSI Premium button altogether, and instead ask brand-new members to register first as Basic members and then upgrade to Premium if they wish.

To help avoid the unnecessary foreign exchange fees on both sides, we have added two additional currencies for payment – Euros and Pounds Sterling. We hope you will find this helpful.

A big thank you to the members who kindly acted as guinea-pigs during the testing period. If nonetheless you do encounter any difficulties, please use the contact form to let us know immediately. We are happy to receive compliments as well !

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Published 28 August, 2019

We hope you like the new website. The Passiflora you can see at the top of this page are newly registered cultivars. Apply now to register your new cultivar, and it will soon be here!

We are still in process of setting up the new site, having had to move it more quickly than expected, so bear with us.

If you have any comments or suggestions, please send them in – we’d be delighted to hear from you.

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Published 13 July, 2019