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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

CODATA 2019 - Towards next-generation data-driven science: policies, practices and platforms

Thursday, 19. September 2019 to Friday, 20. September 2019

Location

Beijing, China

Details

Deadline for session proposals: April 15, 2019

Website: http://worldsoils2019.esa.int/index.php

JRC-European Network on Soil Awareness (ENSA) meeting

Thursday, 19. September 2019 to Friday, 20. September 2019

Location

Fruittuin Van West Organic Farm, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Details

Registration until September 13, 2019 via: https://web.jrc.ec.europa.eu/remjrc/screen/meeting/3706/registration-form

Download: media/ensa_meeting_2019_flyer.pdf

Soil and Plant System Sciences (SPSS 2019) - Natural and Human-induced Impacts on the Critical Zone and Food Production

Monday, 23. September 2019 to Thursday, 26. September 2019

Location

Bari, Italy

Details

First Joint Meeting on Soil and Plant System Sciences (SPSS 2019) "Natural and Human-induced Impacts on the Critical Zone and Food Production" organized by the Italian Society of Agricultural Chemistry (SICA), the Italian Society of Pedology (SIPe) and the Italian Society of Soil Science (SISS), in collaboration with the Mediterranean Agronomic Institute (CIHEAM) and the International Humic Substances Society (IHSS).

Abstract submission deadline: 30 June 2019

Meeting website https://spss2019.azuleon.org/

9th International Congress of ESSC: Soil's Contribution to People: from Food to Life Supporting Services

Thursday, 26. September 2019 to Saturday, 28. September 2019

Location

Agricultural University of Tirana, Albania

Details

Deadline of abstract submission: June 15, 2019
ESSC GRANTS for young researchers: application until April 30th 2019

Congress Website: http://9essc.ubt.edu.al/

ESSC GRANTS application form: https://www.iuss.org/media/form_grant_essc_9th_int._congress.doc

Download: media/3rd-circular-essc-2019-int.-congress13_05_2019-1.pdf

25th World Congress of the IUFRO (International Union of Forest Research Organizations)

Sunday, 29. September 2019 to Saturday, 5. October 2019

Location

Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil

Details

The Congress will be a great opportunity to exchange experiences and knowledge on technological innovations, as well as to stay up to date on the latest research findings and trends for the future of forestry and forest research in all areas of the world.

Deadline for Abstracts: 10 January, 2019

Congress website: http://iufro2019.com/

3rd Intensive Training Course on Soil Micromorphology

Monday, 30. September 2019 to Friday, 11. October 2019

Location

Tremp (Lleida) , Spain

Details

More information and registration: http://www.cfc.udl.cat/fc/curso/2322

Contact: rosa.poch@macs.udl.cat

7th International Symposium on Soil Organic Matter: Soil Organic Matter in a Stressed World

Sunday, 6. October 2019 to Friday, 11. October 2019

Location

Adelaide, South Australia

Details

Early Bird Registration closes 30th August 2019

Website: www.som2019.org

XXII Latinoamerican Soil Science Congress - Diversidad Productiva: pilar del manejo sostenible de los suelos

Monday, 7. October 2019 to Friday, 11. October 2019

Location

Montevideo, Uruguay

Details

Abstract submission until March 20, 2019

Congress website: http://clacs.org/

The Final Conference of Links4Soils - the Alpine Soil Forum

Monday, 14. October 2019 to Wednesday, 16. October 2019

Location

Innsbruck, Austria

Details

The Alpine Soil Forum offers a place to link knowledge with practice, experts with decision-makers, local challenges with Alpine and European strategies and scientific foundations with solutions for the future.

The Alpine Soil Forum will be organised together with the Austrian Soil Forum and the Austrian Pedological Society in Innsbruck.

Download: media/alpinesoilforum-links4soils-aviso_en.pdf

International Committee on Contaminated Land - 14th ICCL-meeting

Wednesday, 23. October 2019 to Thursday, 24. October 2019

Location

Lima, Perú

Details

Online registration will be open until October 15, 2019

Website: http://www.iccl.ch/meetings.html

Draft Programme: 14th ICCL-meeting Lima, 23-24 October 2019 - draft programme d1.2corr.pdf

General information: General information - ICCL meeting Lima October 20190916.pdf

GLOSOLAN - 3rd meeting of the Global soil laboratory network

Monday, 28. October 2019 to Wednesday, 30. October 2019

Location

FAO headquarters, Rome, Italy

Details

Website: http://www.fao.org/global-soil-partnership/resources/events/detail/en/c/1177427/

14th International Conference of the East and Southeast Asia Federation of Soil Science Societies (ESAFS) 2019 Smart Soil Management for Sustainable Agriculture

Sunday, 3. November 2019 to Thursday, 7. November 2019

Location

Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China

Details

Deadline for Abstract Submission: June 30, 2019

Conference website: http://esafs2019.cssfs.org.tw/

Joint International Conference on “Soil and Water Resources Management for Climate Smart Agriculture and Global Food and Livelihood Security”

Tuesday, 5. November 2019 to Saturday, 9. November 2019

Location

New Delhi, India

Details

Abstract submission until August 31, 2019

Website: http://scsi.org.in/sw_index.html

Download: media/revised_second_announcment_19-7-2019.pdf

Soils as records of Past and Present: the geoarchaeological approach Focus on: is there time for fieldwork today?

Wednesday, 6. November 2019 to Thursday, 7. November 2019

Location

Bruges, Belgium

Details

Registration deadline: October 15, 2019

Website: https://www.4terres.ch/gamb19

Download: media/soils_as_records_of_past_and_present-bruges_6-7.11.2019-2d_circular.pdf

2019 ASA, CSSA, SSSA International Annual Meeting - Embracing the Digital Environment

Sunday, 10. November 2019 to Wednesday, 13. November 2019

Location

San Antonio, Texas, USA

Details

Final abstract deadline: June 11, 4:00 PM CDT

Website: https://www.acsmeetings.org/

World Science Forum on Science, Ethics and Responsibility

Wednesday, 20. November 2019 to Saturday, 23. November 2019

Location

Budapest, Hungary

Details

Deadline for session proposals: April 10, 2019

Website: https://worldscienceforum.org/

LOTEX2019 - 2nd Conference on Long-term Field Experiments

Wednesday, 20. November 2019 to Thursday, 21. November 2019

Location

Nyíregyháza, Hungary

Details

Abstract submission deadline: June 10, 2019

Conference webpage: http://konferencia.unideb.hu/en/node/295

Contact: lotex2019@gmail.com

Conference ‘Soil and the SDGs: challenges and need for action’

Monday, 25. November 2019 to Monday, 25. November 2019

Location

Brussels, Belgium

Details

Conference website: www.soil-conference.org

Early Career Soil Modeling Workshop - Joint Early Career Researchers – Soil Science Networking Event

Sunday, 8. December 2019 to Sunday, 8. December 2019

Location

San Francisco, USA

Details

Contact email: r.baatz@fz-juelich.de

Downloads: https://soil-modeling.org/news/news-images/ismc_ecr_workshop_agu2019/at_download/file

4th Thünen Symposium on Soil Metagenomics - Understanding and Managing Soil Microbiomes

Wednesday, 11. December 2019 to Friday, 13. December 2019

Location

Braunschweig, Germany

Details

Preliminary Programme with Call for Abstract

Symposium website: www.soil-metagenomics.org

Further events: event calendar microbiology

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 October 31, 2019

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

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/

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

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