The purpose of the International Society for Plant Pathology (ISPP) is to promote the worldwide development of plant pathology, and the dissemination of knowledge about plant diseases and plant health management. The Society sponsors the International Congress of Plant Pathology (ICPP) at regular intervals and other international meetings on plant pathology and closely related subjects. The Society establishes committees to consider and report on special fields or problems in plant pathology. The Society organizes other activities including the publication of journals and newsletters, websites, as approved by the Executive Committee. In June 2008, after discussions with a number of publishers and consideration of the best interests of the Society and its Members, ISPP signed a Publishing Agreement with Springer to publish a new journal: Food Security: The Science, Sociology and Economics of Food Production and Access to Food.