EDITORIAL
EDITORIAL
A year to remember
This year’s BCPC event in Glasgow imagine many other multinational on my time. This year, as many exhibition visitor, or a visitor to
saw the culmination of many industry events at which this times in the past, I did not have the multitude of business suites
months of effort for myself and occurs to the same degree. Does opportunity to attend the scientific located in the hotels around
the Agrow team in the form of the this mean we are a bit cliquey or, congress, and I envy those that Glasgow, would be able to give a
Agrow Awards, co-hosted by Agrow more seriously, that there is no new did. The Silent Spring debate was unique answer to why they attend.
and BCPC. It would be very easy for blood coming into the industry? certainly one that I had hoped to But I am increasingly convinced
me to allow our awards to continue attend, for those of you who did that at the heart of each of those
to dominate my mind and thereby I did not see many fresh, new faces not have the opportunity to take reasons is the need to meet
this editorial, but that would be a wandering around the exhibition part we have included a review of with other members of our own
disservice to the event organisers and I wish I did. I would not be the debate in this issue. industry. That may sound overly
and you the readers. There was, as the first to make the point that we simplistic, and perhaps it is, but
ever, so much going on at Glasgow are an industry overrun by men in The second aspect of the BCPC if the best reason for going to the
this year that I cannot focus on grey suits. For any of us who hope event that I had hoped to take BCPC event is to meet everybody
only one part of the event. we might have a career in crop advantage of this year was the else who is also there, then long
protection that is an unnerving commercial seminars. Again, I may it continue.
From 15- 18 October the crop sign. failed, and again in this issue we
protection industry descended review one of those seminars, that I have proved my own point that
on Glasgow for the annual mix of Moving on from commenting on organised by PestBusiness.com. there was a great deal more than
selling, socialising and scholarship. my fellow attendees, I want to our awards going on at the BCPC
The first thing that struck me on comment on a few other aspects of So, having missed out on the this year by using my allotted
arrival was the familiarity of our the event. Expectations were high scientific congress and commercial space and not mentioning the
venue and of my fellow attendees. this year for a bumper turnout, seminars what was I doing in awards once. Contained within
The novelty of travelling to driven primarily by the hosting Glasgow this year? Put simply this issue is a supplement solely
Glasgow instead of Brighton wore of the IAPPS conference, and all – meeting people. The event is still dedicated to the awards and I hope
off several years ago, but perhaps of us in the exhibition hoped to the best opportunity I have to meet you have time to take a look. It
that is a function of the small be overrun by visitors. Even the as many members of our industry was a great event and something I
number of times I attended the taxi driver who drove me from the as possible over a period of three am very proud of. For those of you
‘Brighton’ conference. airport to the SECC asked about days. We at Agrow set ourselves who were unable to join us, I hope
the event and had been briefed the high ambition of being the the supplement gives you a sense
This October we were treated to expect a lot of business. I leading information provider for of what you missed; for those
to a traditional mix of Scottish hope he was not disappointed. the global crop protection industry. who attended and can remember
weather, good and bad, and the The view from the Agrow stand The only way we can achieve that the evening, I hope it brings
same could be said for the event – and I believe this was shared is if we know what our industry is back happy memories; and for
itself – sunshine and showers. I by other exhibitors – is that we doing, and what or industry need those who attended but enjoyed
have already made reference to the saw an increase in the quality of to know about. We are able to do themselves too much, shame on
familiarity of my fellow attendees visitors rather than the quantity. that by meeting our industry and you!
– I believe that is both a good and For us better quality translates as our readers at event such as the
bad point. It is always a pleasure to potential subscribers. BCPC. Phil Jarvis,
meet old friends and colleagues, to Publisher
catch up on the events of the past It is my perennial problem at the I’m sure that every visitor to the
year and to compare notes on the BCPC event that I have to choose BCPC event, be they a congress
state of the industry. But, I cannot between many competing demands attendee, an exhibitor, an
2 December 2007  •  www.agrow.com
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