The Weed Science Society of Israel - WSSI
The Weed Science Society of Israel (WSSI) was founded as a voluntary non-profit association in 1964
Contact Us
Email: weedscienceil@gmail.com
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The Society was founded to promote interest in, to gather and to spread information on weeds in Israel. Our Society encompasses all those who are interested or involved in identification, research and control of weeds in Israel.
Main activities include a bi-annual professional meeting, several more specific conferences once or twice a year; field days once or twice a year. The society is a member of the International Weed Science Society. The society promotes B.Sc. and M.Sc. students in the field of weed science.
Present Board members
Idan Richker - President
Ran N. Lati- Vice President
Yiftach Gilaadi- Treasurer
Amit Paporisch- Secretary
Tom Kliper
Yoel Rubin
Avishag Levi Bar-Shalom
Or Ram
Yael Haze
Honor president- Mr. Shaul Graph
Audit Committee
Hanan Eizenberg- Chair
Andy Reznik
Maor Matzrafi
Past presidents
Gideon Cohen: 1964
Amos Schulberg: 1968
Menashe Horowitch: 1968-1970
Nachum Lifshitz: 1970-1973
Chaim Shoham: 1973-1976
Aryeh Nir: 1976-1979
Ephraim Koren: 1979-1981
Yeshayahu Kleifeld: 1981
Zeev Ernshtein: 1981-1984
Baruch Rubin: 1984-1987
Daniel Joel: 1987-1990
Jonathan Gressel: 1990-1992
Tuvia Yaacoby: 1992-1994
Yuval Ohali: 1994-1996
Aryeh Nir: 1996-1998
Tuvia Yaacoby: 1998-2001
Yuva Benyaminil: 2001-2003
Moshe Sibony: 2003-2005
Joseph Hershenhorn: 2005-2007
Hanan Eizenberg: 2007-2009
Erez Zahavi: 2009-2011
Yaakov Goldwasser: 2011-2013
Shaul Graph: 2013-2015
Evgenia Dor: 2015-2017
Honor members
Zeev Ernshtein: 2005
Menashe Horowitch: 2005
Nachum Lifshitz: 2005
Aryeh Nir: 2005
Yeshayahu Kleifeld: 2005
Baruch Rubin: 2005
Jonathan Gressel: 2007
Ezra Yasour: 2007
Titi Blumenfeld: 2009
Reuven Jacobsohn: 2009
Yaakov Alon: 2009
Tzuriel Sando: 2009
Ali Lior: 2009
Daniel Joel: 2011
Yair Zaks: 2011
Moshe Sibony: 2013
Tuvia Yaacoby: 2013
Yaair Oren: 2017
Yaakov Goldwasser: 2019
Joseph Hershenhorn: 2019
International Links
International Weed Science Society
The Weed Science Society of America
European Weed Research Society
The International Parasitic Plant Society