IUSS Information

The society was founded as the International Society of Soil Science (ISSS) on 19th May 1924. The IUSS is a scientific union member of ICSU since 1993. For a historical overview of the ISSS-IUSS click here . The scientific activities of IUSS are undertaken through 4 Divisions and each Division has 4 to 6 Commissions. The Divisions and Commissions are headed by a chairperson and two vice chairs.

Divisions & Commissions

• Divisions, Commissions & Working Groups - Short list
• Divisions & Commissions - Description
• Division & Commission officers (2006-2010)
• Division 4 (2002-2006)

Commissions

• Commission on Palaeopedology
• Commission on Soil Morphology and Micromorpholgy
• Commission on Pedometrics
•  Commission on Soil Classification

Working Groups

• Working Groups officers
• Working Group on Digital Soil Mapping
• Working Group on Salt-Affected Soils
• Working Group on Hydropedology
• Working Group on Global Soil Change
• Working Group on World Reference Base
• Working Group on Proximal Soil Sensing

Statutes and bye-laws

• Duties and functions of Division and Commission Chairs and vice chairs

• IUSS statutes (revised August 2010)
• IUSS bye-laws (revised August 2010)

Historical documents and pictures ISSS-IUSS

• Some pictures from the past (1909-1990)
• ISSS reconstruction 1950 (PDF 4.0 Mb)
• Rules of the ISSS    1968 (PDF 5.7 Mb)
• Rules of the ISSS    1980 (PDF 7.2 Mb)
• Rules of the ISSS    1991 (PDF 6.8 Mb)
• History of the ISSS 1924-1974 (PDF 6.9 Mb)
• History ISSS-IUSS   1924-1999 (PDF 0.2 Mb)
• Membership list     1952 (PDF 29 Mb)
• Membership list     1954 (PDF 42 Mb)
• Membership list     1957 (PDF 54 Mb)
• Membership list     1960 (PDF 31 Mb)
• Membership list     1964 (PDF 60 Mb)
• Membership list     1968 (PDF 73 Mb)
• Membership list     1974 (PDF 45 Mb)
• Membership list     1977 (PDF 59 Mb)
• Membership list     1982  (PDF 107 Mb)

IUSS Awards and Prizes - Information

• IUSS Dokuchaev and von Liebig Awards
• Kubiëna Medal
• Webster Medal

IUSS Awards

• 2010 Dokuchaev Award - D. Yaalon
• 2010 von Liebig Award - D. Sparks
• 2006 Dokuchaev Award - V. Targulian
• 2006 von Liebig Award - R. Lal

IUSS Prizes

• 2010 Webster Medal - J.J. de Gruijter
• 2010 Guy Smith Medal - R. Dudal
• 2006 Kubiëna Medal - H. Mücher
• 2006 Webster Medal - A.B. McBratney

General IUSS Information

• Interview with the IUSS Secretary General in International Innovations (March 2013)
• IUSS Powerpoint (7 Mb)
• IUSS Soil Song MP3 (R. Chirnside)      Lyrics
• Why should national societies subscribe to IUSS
• The Future of Soil Science - book
• IUSS cooperating journals
• Links to national soil science societies
• 30th ICSU General Assembly