The International Plant Propagators’ Society (IPPS) is an international association of plant production professionals whose primary mission is to advance the art and science of growing plants, and to disseminate knowledge throughout the global community from and to those engaged in plant production. An original group of approximately 70 propagators met in Cleveland, Ohio (U.S.A.) in November, 1951 to form our Society which has now grown to more than 2400 individual members affiliated in one of eight regional organizations. Currently, the Society has eight regions: Australia Region; Region of Great Britain & Ireland; IPPS Japan Region; New Zealand Region; Eastern Region, North America; Southern African Region; Southern Region of North America; and Western Region (U.S.A. and Canada).

The motto of our Society is "To Seek and To Share". Members are expected to seek and share information with one another by attending meetings, tours and placing articles in IPPS publications. This has been the strength of IPPS as it nears its 6th decade.

Although the Eastern Region, North America attracts members from all over the world, most of its 650+ members are from an area spanning the USA states from North Dakota to Colorado in the west to the East Coast, and from the provinces of Canada in the north to the border between Pennsylvania and Maryland in the Mid Atlantic Region to Missouri. The membership is comprised of propagators from small family businesses as well as huge nursery and greenhouse operations. Educators and researchers at universities and botanic gardens and arboreta are represented as well. The Region is strengthened by the diversity of its membership. Members are strongly encouraged to become actively involved in the Society through the presentation of papers or posters, committee membership and service on the Board of Directors. Society membership is restricted to individuals in commercial enterprise, research, teaching, or extension activities. Students whose program of training includes plant propagation are also welcome. As an member, you may join any region and you may also participate in programs offered by any other region.