Notices about the founding of the Society were sent to Science, Nature, and Plant Sciences Bulletin. They were also sent to the American Society of Plant Physiologists (ASPP), the International Association for Plant Physiology (IAPP), the American Institute of Biological Societies (AIBS), the Canadian Federation of Biological Societies (CFBS), the Canadian Society of Microbiologists, and the Agricultural Institute of Canada (AIC).

Correspondence was exchanged about affiliation or joining with the ASPP, IAPP, AIBS, CFBS and AIC. The Society became a member of the IAPP, and Gorham was appointed as representative for a four-year term. The International Directory of Plant Physiologists and Biochemists, containing over 600 names and addresses derived from correspondence and registrations for the Congress, was compiled and edited by Dr. D.C. Mortimer. It was jointly published by the CSPP and IAPP and distributed without charge to each plant physiologist or biochemist who registered at the IX^th International Botanical Congress.

Admittedly, with no scientific meeting to plan, the first Executive did not have quite so onerous a burden as it might have had. Nevertheless, it was very busy. Its members had to come to grips with the concept of a society: what it meant, what it had to do, where it was going, and what sorts of activities and enterprises the Society should or should not undertake. Also, they had to help plan and run the IX^th International Botanical Congress. They were responsible for the initial planning and negotiations for the 1960 Annual Meeting, including the arrangement for a grant from the National Research Council to support the proposed Duff Memorial Symposium. Finally, they managed to negotiate greatly reduced subscription rates for the Canadian Journals to the membership (believe it or not, $2.00 per year), a benefit we have enjoyed (if not quite so advantageously of late) ever since. The members of that Executive had plenty to do, and they did it.