Result of the pol and ICPA decision:
The result of the pol showed that 81% of the users like to keep the name Aspergillus (Option 5).
In their meeting on April 14 2012 members of ICPA voted and Option 5 received the majority of the votes.
Result of the voting by members of ICPA
Option 1: 0
Option 2: 3 (KAS, JCF, T Yaguchi vote by email)
Option 3: 2 (JP, CK)
Option 4: 0
Option 5: 5 (RS, GP, JH, JV, SH)
Conclusion: Option 5 received most votes. Option 2 is in principal the same as option 5 and received 3 votes. The majority of the votes of ICPA members is therefore for keeping the name Aspergillus.
For discussion on the options, see also the minutes of the meeting.