The , often abbreviated as IPS, is an organization based in
Chiyoda,
Tokyo
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,
Japan
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. Founded in November 1949, it is likely the oldest
carnivorous plant society in the world.
[Welcome to the Insectivorous Plants Society, Japan]
. Yoshiyuki Sodekawa's personal website.
Insectivorous Plant Society. It celebrated its 50th anniversary in November 1999 at the Diamond Hotel in
Tokyo
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.
The society is named after
Charles Darwin
Charles Robert Darwin ( ; 12 February 1809 – 19 April 1882) was an English Natural history#Before 1900, naturalist, geologist, and biologist, widely known for his contributions to evolutionary biology. His proposition that all speci ...
's 1875 book, ''
Insectivorous Plants''.
As of 2002, the society's chairman was Sadashi Komiya,
professor emeritus
''Emeritus/Emerita'' () is an honorary title granted to someone who retirement, retires from a position of distinction, most commonly an academic faculty position, but is allowed to continue using the previous title, as in "professor emeritus".
...
of
The Nippon Dental University. He was joined by the two vice chairmen, Momozo Tanaka and Yoshiyuki Sodekawa, as well as ten other committee members.
[About IPS, Japan]
. Yoshiyuki Sodekawa's personal website. At the time, total membership was around 530, the vast majority from Japan.
The society already had around 300 members in the early 1970s.
[D'Amato, P. 2011. The Savage Garden: "The creation and early evolution of CPN". '' Carnivorous Plant Newsletter'' 40(2): 56–59.] Five society meetings are held each year at The Nippon Dental University, usually in the months of January, April, June, October, and November.
The IPS is probably best known for its quarterly publication, ''
The Journal of Insectivorous Plant Society'', published since January 1950.
References
External links
Official website
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Organizations established in 1949
Carnivorous plant societies