There are over 100,000 different types of soil in the world.

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The International Union of Soil Sciences (IUSS) is the global union of soil scientists. The objectives of the IUSS are to promote all branches of soil science, and to support all soil scientists across the world in the pursuit of their activities. This website provides information for IUSS members and those interested in soil science.

Meetings & Events

Intersoil 2020 – International Conference on Soil, Sediments and Water - “Soil as a solution in facing the big challenges and reaching the goals for the planet”

Monday, 2. March 2020 to Tuesday, 3. March 2020

Location

Brussels, Belgium

Details

Call for papers until January 31, 2020

Congress website: https://www.webs-event.com/webs/en/event/intersoil/

Global Symposium on Soil Biodiversity (GSOBI20)

Tuesday, 10. March 2020 to Thursday, 12. March 2020

Location

FAO Headquarters in Rome, Italy

Details

SOIL SCIENCE SOCIETY OF NIGERIA (SSSN) - 44TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, COAL CITY, 2020 “Climate-smart soil management, soil health/quality and land management: synergies for sustainable ecosystem services”

Monday, 16. March 2020 to Friday, 20. March 2020

Location

Enugu State University of Science and Technology, Main Campus Ebeano City, Agbani Enugu State, Nigeria

Details

Website: http://www.soilsnigeriaconference.com

Download: media/call_posters_-_soil_science_society_of_nigeria_44th_annual_conference.pdf

Soil Science Conference of Malaysia (SOILS 2020) - “Soil Management towards Plant Productivity & Environmental Sustainability”

Tuesday, 7. April 2020 to Thursday, 9. April 2020

Location

Johor Bharu, Malaysia

Details

Deadline for extended abstract submission is January 31, 2020

Deadline for early-bird registration is January 31, 2020

Contact: soilsconference2020@gmail.com

Download: media/soils_2020_brochure_06.11.2019.pdf

VI International Soil Classification Congress in 2020 in Mexico

Thursday, 16. April 2020 to Friday, 24. April 2020

Location

Mexico

Details

including Field Workshop from Cuatro Ciénagas to Querétaro

The deadlines for the field workshop are:
early-bird registration: July 31, 2019
final registration: November 30, 2019

The deadlines for the conference are:
abstract submission: December 15, 2019
notificaction of acceptance: January 15, 2020
early-bird registration: January 31, 2020
regular registration: February 29, 2020

Congress website: http://iscc2020.org/

EGU General Assembly 2020

Sunday, 3. May 2020 to Friday, 8. May 2020

Location

Vienna, Austria

Details

Deadline for abstract submission: 15 January 2020

Website: https://egu2020.eu/

ISRIC Spring Schools 2020 - Hands-on Digital Soil Mapping 2020 and World Soils and their Assessment Course

Monday, 11. May 2020 to Friday, 15. May 2020

Location

Wageningen, The Netherlands

Details

Registration is open until 2 March 2020 (Early-Bird registration until 31 December 2019)

Website: http://www.isric.org/utilise/capacity-building/springschool

ISCRAES 2020 - International Symposium on Climate-Resilient Agri-Environmental Systems

Tuesday, 19. May 2020 to Friday, 22. May 2020

Location

Dublin, Ireland

Details

Abstract submission deadline: November 30, 2019

Early bird registration deadline: January 06, 2020

Symposium website: http://www.iscraes2020.org/

Download: media/iscraes_flyer_f.pdf

Global Conference on Sandy Soils

Sunday, 31. May 2020 to Thursday, 4. June 2020

Location

University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA

Details

Conference website: https://sandysoils.org/

Deadline for Abstract submission is March 31, 2020

Download: media/global_conference_on_sandy_soils.pdf

8th International Crop Science Congress

Sunday, 21. June 2020 to Thursday, 25. June 2020

Location

Saskatoon, Canada

Details

Submissions to be considered for oral presentations close: February 28, 2020

Submissions for poster presentations close: May 15, 2020

Congress website: https://www.icsc2020.com/

WRB Workshop Summer 2020

Sunday, 21. June 2020 to Friday, 26. June 2020

Location

Toruń, Poland

Details

Registration opening: 21st November 2019

Early-bird fee payment deadline: 1st February 2020

Website: https://sites.google.com/site/summerwrb/home

4th International Workshop on Intelligent Systems for Agriculture Production and Environment Protection (ISAPEP’20)

Monday, 22. June 2020 to Tuesday, 23. June 2020

Location

Details

Polytechnic University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain

Paper submission deadline: 25th March 2020

Conference website: http://isapep.ucam.edu/

Download: media/1st_cfp_isapep_20.pdf

4thSoil in the Environment Conference: SITE 2020

Sunday, 28. June 2020 to Wednesday, 1. July 2020

Location

Toruń, Poland

Details

Website: https://sites.google.com/view/site-torun-2020

Download: media/1st_announcement_-_site_4.pdf

4th annual international summer school "Monitoring, modeling and management of urban green infrastructure and soils" (3MUGIS)

Monday, 6. July 2020 to Sunday, 26. July 2020

Location

Moscow and field tour from the Barents Sea to the Black Sea, Russia

Details

Topic 2020 is "Anthropogenic landscapes and soils of European Russia: from Sea to Sea"

Deadline for registration: May 1, 2020

Website: www.3MUGIS.org

Download: Invitation letter
Download: Trifold brochure

International Workshop on Archaeological Soil Microscopy and Phytoliths Analysis (WASM)

Wednesday, 8. July 2020 to Friday, 10. July 2020

Location

Paris, France

Details

Contact: quentinborderie@yahoo.fr

Download: media/wasm-paris2020_-_first_announcement.pdf

2nd international conference "Smart and Sustainable Cities" (SSC-2020) "Advanced technologies for sustainable development of urban green infrastructure"

Wednesday, 8. July 2020 to Friday, 10. July 2020

Location

Moscow, Russia

Details

Deadline for abstract submission for oral presentations: March 1, 2020
Abstract approval and decision on the presentation type (oral/poster): March 31, 2020
Deadline for abstract submission for posters: June 1, 2020
Deadline for registration and subscribing for post-congress tours: June 1, 2020

Conference website: www.SSC-conf.org

Download: Information letter
Download: Information brochure

XIVth International symposium and field workshop on paleopedology (ISFWP-XIV) - Paleosols, pedosediments and landscape morphology as archives of environmental changes

Thursday, 13. August 2020 to Sunday, 23. August 2020