Associates

EPSO has links to:

 Learned national societies or similar national scientific organisations

EPSO offers learned national societies and similar scientific organisations to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to join forces on policy issues.
Organisations interested in signing the MoU are welcome to contact EPSO.
As of June 2010, the following learned national societies signed the MoU:        

• CSEBR - Czech Society for Experimental Plant Biology
  Policy Officer: Jana Albrechtova
   
• DBG - German Botanical Society
  Policy Officer: Ulf-Ingo Flugge 
   
• SEB - Society for Experimental Biology (representing the UK under the terms of the MoU)
  Policy Officer: Sarah Blackford
   
• SFBV - French Society of Plant Biologists
  Policy Officer: Anis Limami 
   
• SSPP - Scandinavian Plant Physiology Society
  Policy Officer: Jan K. Schjoerring

  European Organisations 

• COST - European Cooperation in Science and Technology 
• EFB - European Federation of Biotechnology  
• ELSF - European Life Sciences Forum  
• ESF - European Science Foundation  
• EUCARPIA - The European Association of Plant Breeders 
• FESPB - Federation of European Societies of Plant Biology -Memorandum of understanding between EPSO and FESPB (Dec 2008) 
• ISE - Initiative for Science in Europe          

 International organisations     

• ACRI - New Zealand Association of Crown Research Institutes  
• ASPB - American Society of Plant Biologists  
• ASPS - Australian Society of Plant Scientists 
• CSPP - Canadian Society of Plant Physiologists / Plant Canada  
• FAO - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
• JSPP -  Japanese Society of Plant Physiologists  
• NZU - New Zealand Universities       

 EPSO is a member of the Initiative for Science in Europe (ISE) and has links
to the other ISE members:    

• EMBL - European Molecular Biology Laboratory 
• EMBO - European Molecular Biology Organization
• EPS - European Physical Society
• EUA - European University Association
• EUROSCIENCE
• FEBS - Federation of European Biochemical Societies
• Group of European Nobel Laureats - contact: Tim Hunt
• Stifterverband für die Deutsche Wissenschaft

EPSO is a member of the ELSF and has links to the other ELSF members:

•  EAS - European Atherosclerosis Society
•  ELSO - European Life Scientist Organization
•  FENS - Federation of European Neuroscience Societies