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The 18th World Congress of Soil Science (July 9-15, 2006)
Philadelphia, PA

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Saturday, 8 July 2006

8:30 AM-5:30 PM

Decagon Workshop Room 401-402, Fourth Floor (Marriott)

Sunday, 9 July 2006

8:30 AM-5:30 PM

Session No. 1 FAO/IAEA Workshop: Use of Nuclear Techniques in Addressing Soil-Water-Nutrient Issues for Sustainable Agricultural Production - Oral Room 107AB, First Floor (Convention Center)

Session No. 2 FAO/IAEA Workshop: Use of Nuclear Techniques in Addressing Soil-Water-Nutrient Issues for Sustainable Agricultural Production - Poster Exhibit Hall A, Second Floor (Convention Center)

1:00 PM-5:00 PM

IUSS Council Room 113C, First Floor (Convention Center)

7:00 PM-10:00 PM

Opening Reception Grand Hall, Second Floor (Convention Center)

Monday, 10 July 2006

8:00 AM-10:00 AM

WCSS Opening Ceremony Grand Ballroom AB, Second Floor (Convention Center)

10:15 AM-12:15 PM

Session No. 3 1.0A New Frontiers in Soil Resource Assessment - Oral Room 114, First Floor (Convention Center)

Session No. 4 1.0PW Synthesis, Modeling, and Applications of Disciplinary Soil Science Knowledge for Soil-Water-Plant-Environment Systems - Theater I Exhibit Hall A, Theater 1, Second Floor (Convention Center)

Session No. 5 1.1C Soil Micromorphology, Archaeometry, and Archaeology - Theater Exhibit Hall A, Theater 2, Second Floor (Convention Center)

Session No. 6 1.2P Interdependency of Soils and Soil Scapes - Theater Exhibit Hall A, Theater 3, Second Floor (Convention Center)

Session No. 7 2.0B Innovative Technologies in Rhizosphere Research - Oral Room 113AB, First Floor (Convention Center)

Session No. 8 3.0A Long-term Agronomic Experiments: Their Importance for Science and Society - Oral Room 108AB, First Floor (Convention Center)

Session No. 9 4.0A Bridging Soil Science, Environmental Policy and Communications - Oral Room 111AB, First Floor (Convention Center)

Session No. 10 AS Acid Sulfate Soils: Technological Advances Enabling Better Management - Oral Room 109AB, First Floor (Convention Center)

1:15 PM-3:15 PM

Session No. 11 0.0B Global Priorities in Soil Science Research - Oral Room 114, First Floor (Convention Center)

Session No. 12 1.0A New Frontiers in Soil Resource Assessment - Theater Exhibit Hall A, Theater 1, Second Floor (Convention Center)

Session No. 13 1.0WA Soil Geochemical Patterns at Regional, National, and International Scales - Oral Room 113AB, First Floor (Convention Center)

Session No. 14 1.2A Spatial, Societal and Environmental Aspects of Pedodiversity - Oral Room 109AB, First Floor (Convention Center)

Session No. 15 2.2A Soil Organic Matter: Stabilization and Carbon Sequestration - Theater Exhibit Hall A, Theater 3, Second Floor (Convention Center)

Session No. 16 3.4A Combating Global Soil & Land Degradation I. Agroecosystems: Processes & Assessment - Oral Room 108AB, First Floor (Convention Center)

Session No. 17 SCE Evaluating Management Impacts on Forest Soils - Theater Exhibit Hall A, Theater 2, Second Floor (Convention Center)

3:30 PM-5:30 PM

Session No. 18 1.5A Diffuse Reflectance Spectroscopy, Soil Sensing, Remote Sensing and Image Analysis - Oral Room 108AB, First Floor (Convention Center)

Session No. 19 1.5B Soil Sampling in Space and Time - Theater Exhibit Hall A, Theater 3, Second Floor (Convention Center)

Session No. 20 2.3A Microbial Habitat: Evolution, Structure and Distribution in Soils - Theater Exhibit Hall A, Theater 1, Second Floor (Convention Center)

Session No. 21 2.5A Soil Physicochemical-Biological Interfacial Interactions: Impacts on Transformations and Bioavailability of Metals and Metalloids - Oral Room 114, First Floor (Convention Center)

Session No. 22 3.2A Environmental Impacts of Soil Erosion - Measuring and Modeling On- and Off-Site Damages of Soil Erosion - Oral Room 109AB, First Floor (Convention Center)

Session No. 23 3.3C Improved Management of Alkaline Soils for Dryland Agriculture - Theater Exhibit Hall A, Theater 2, Second Floor (Convention Center)

Session No. 24 4.2C Soil Quality as it Affects Nutrients in Food Crops and Human Health - Oral Room 113AB, First Floor (Convention Center)

Session No. 25 4.3A Land Use Modeling as a Tool to Combat Soil Degradation - Oral Room 111AB, First Floor (Convention Center)

5:00 PM-5:45 PM

Division 1 Business Meeting Room 113C, First Floor (Convention Center)

Division 3 Business Meeting Room 107AB, First Floor (Convention Center)

5:45 PM-6:30 PM

Commission 2.1 Business Meeting Room 102A, First Floor (Convention Center)

Commission 2.2 Business Meeting Room 102B, First Floor (Convention Center)

Commission 2.3 Business Meeting Room 110A, First Floor (Convention Center)

Commission 2.4 Business Meeting Room 110B, First Floor (Convention Center)

Commission 2.5 Business Meeting Room 112AB, First Floor (Convention Center)

Commission 4.1 Business Meeting Room 108AB, First Floor (Convention Center)

Commission 4.2 Business Meeting Room 109AB, First Floor (Convention Center)

Commission 4.3 Business Meeting Room 114, First Floor (Convention Center)

Commission 4.4 Business Meeting Room 111AB, First Floor (Convention Center)

Commission 4.5 Business Meeting Room 113AB, First Floor (Convention Center)

Tuesday, 11 July 2006

8:00 AM-10:00 AM

Session No. 26 0.0A Innovation, Speculation and Disneyfication in Soil Science Education - Oral Room 114, First Floor (Convention Center)

Session No. 27 1.0B Soil Change in Anthropocence - Oral Room 108AB, First Floor (Convention Center)

Session No. 28 1.2A Spatial, Societal and Environmental Aspects of Pedodiversity - Theater Exhibit Hall A, Theater 3, Second Floor (Convention Center)

Session No. 29 2.4A Poorly Ordered Nanoparticulate materials (PONM) in Soils - Oral Room 109AB, First Floor (Convention Center)

Session No. 30 3.0B Emerging Topics in Soil Use and Management - Oral Room 113AB, First Floor (Convention Center)

Session No. 31 3.3B Nutrient Use Efficiency and Global Agriculture - Theater Exhibit Hall A, Theater 2, Second Floor (Convention Center)

Session No. 32 4.0A Bridging Soil Science, Environmental Policy and Communications - Theater Exhibit Hall A, Theater 1, Second Floor (Convention Center)

8:00 AM-6:15 PM

*ASA-CSSA-SSSA Northeast Branch Meeting Room 302-304, Third Floor (Marriott)

10:15 AM-12:15 PM

Session No. 33 1.0B Soil Change in Anthropocence - Theater Exhibit Hall A, Theater 2, Second Floor (Convention Center)

Session No. 34 1.1A Hydropedology: Fundamental Issues and Practical Applications - Oral Room 114, First Floor (Convention Center)

Session No. 35 2.0B Innovative Technologies in Rhizosphere Research - Theater Exhibit Hall A, Theater 3, Second Floor (Convention Center)

Session No. 36 2.2A Soil Organic Matter: Stabilization and Carbon Sequestration - Oral Room 108AB, First Floor (Convention Center)

Session No. 37 3.2B Dryland Conservation Technologies: Innovations for Enhancing Productivity and Sustainability - Oral Room 113AB, First Floor (Convention Center)

Session No. 38 4.5A History of Soil Science in Developing Countries - Oral Room 111AB, First Floor (Convention Center)

Session No. 39 AS Acid Sulfate Soils: Technological Advances Enabling Better Management - Theater Exhibit Hall A, Theater 1, Second Floor (Convention Center)

Session No. 40 CR Soils of Northern, Southern Polar Region and Soils of High Elevations and Their Relationship to Global Climate Change - Oral Room 109AB, First Floor (Convention Center)

1:15 PM-3:15 PM

Session No. 41 1.2B Soil System Behavior in Time - Oral Room 108AB, First Floor (Convention Center)

Session No. 42 1.4A Impact of National Soil Classification on Soil Science and Society - Theater Exhibit Hall A, Theater 1, Second Floor (Convention Center)

Session No. 43 2.3A Microbial Habitat: Evolution, Structure and Distribution in Soils - Oral Room 113AB, First Floor (Convention Center)

Session No. 44 2.4A Poorly Ordered Nanoparticulate materials (PONM) in Soils - Theater Exhibit Hall A, Theater 2, Second Floor (Convention Center)

Session No. 45 3.0B Emerging Topics in Soil Use and Management - Theater Exhibit Hall A, Theater 3, Second Floor (Convention Center)

Session No. 46 4.2A Soil Care and Quality Soil Management - Oral Room 114, First Floor (Convention Center)

Session No. 47 SCE Evaluating Management Impacts on Forest Soils - Oral Room 109AB, First Floor (Convention Center)

2:00 PM-4:00 PM

*Association of Chinese Soil and Plant Scientists of North America Room 112AB, First Floor (Convention Center)

3:30 PM-5:30 PM

Session No. 48 1.1A Hydropedology: Fundamental Issues and Practical Applications - Theater I Exhibit Hall A, Theater 3, Second Floor (Convention Center)

Session No. 49 1.6A Imprint of Environmental Change on Paleosols - Oral Room 109AB, First Floor (Convention Center)

Session No. 50 2.0A Synchrotron Spectromicroscopy of Particulate Matter Affecting Air, Water & Soil Quality - Oral Room 113AB, First Floor (Convention Center)

Session No. 51 2.5A Soil Physicochemical-Biological Interfacial Interactions: Impacts on Transformations and Bioavailability of Metals and Metalloids - Theater Exhibit Hall A, Theater 1, Second Floor (Convention Center)

Session No. 52 2.5B Interactions between Clays and Organic Matter and Their Impact on Sorption and Availability of Organic Compounds in Soil Environments - Oral Room 114, First Floor (Convention Center)

Session No. 53 3.4B Combating Global Soil & Land Degradation II. Agroecosystems: Reclamation Strategies - Oral Room 108AB, First Floor (Convention Center)

Session No. 54 4.1B Role of Organic Matter for Soil Properties and Consequences for Environmental Functions - Theater Exhibit Hall A, Theater 2, Second Floor (Convention Center)

5:00 PM-5:45 PM

Division 2 Business Meeting Room 111AB, First Floor (Convention Center)

Division 4 Business Meeting Room 107AB, First Floor (Convention Center)

5:45 PM-6:30 PM

Commission 1.1 Business Meeting Room 110A, First Floor (Convention Center)

Commission 1.2 Business Meeting Room 110B, First Floor (Convention Center)

Commission 1.3 Business Meeting Room 112AB, First Floor (Convention Center)

Commission 1.4 Business Meeting Room 113C, First Floor (Convention Center)

Commission 1.5 Business Meeting Room 102A, First Floor (Convention Center)

Commission 1.6 Business Meeting Room 102B, First Floor (Convention Center)

Commission 3.1 Business Meeting Room 107AB, First Floor (Convention Center)

Commission 3.2 Business Meeting Room 108AB, First Floor (Convention Center)

Commission 3.3 Business Meeting Room 109AB, First Floor (Convention Center)

Commission 3.4 Business Meeting Room 113AB, First Floor (Convention Center)

Commission 3.5 Business Meeting Room 114, First Floor (Convention Center)

7:00 PM-10:00 PM

*European Confederation of Soil Science Societies Council Meeting Room 112AB, First Floor (Convention Center)

Thursday, 13 July 2006

8:00 AM-10:00 AM

Session No. 55 1.3A New Frontiers in Soil Genesis - Oral Room 108AB, First Floor (Convention Center)

Session No. 56 1.5A Diffuse Reflectance Spectroscopy, Soil Sensing, Remote Sensing and Image Analysis - Theater Exhibit Hall A, Theater 2, Second Floor (Convention Center)

Session No. 57 3.4B Combating Global Soil & Land Degradation II. Agroecosystems: Reclamation Strategies - Theater Exhibit Hall A, Theater 1, Second Floor (Convention Center)

Session No. 58 4.0B Soil Related Discords and Conflicts - Oral Room 109AB, First Floor (Convention Center)

Session No. 59 4.1A Organic Farming – Advantages and Disadvantages for Soils, Water Quality and Sustainability - Oral Room 114, First Floor (Convention Center)

Session No. 60 4.1PB Soil, Wine and Other Quality Crops - Theater Exhibit Hall A, Theater 3, Second Floor (Convention Center)

Session No. 61 RB Developments in the World Reference Base (WRB), Soil Taxonomy (ST) and Other National Soil Classification Systems for Soil Resources - Oral Room 113AB, First Floor (Convention Center)

10:15 AM-12:15 PM

Session No. 62 1.4A Impact of National Soil Classification on Soil Science and Society - Oral Room 109AB, First Floor (Convention Center)

Session No. 63 2.0A Synchrotron Spectromicroscopy of Particulate Matter Affecting Air, Water & Soil Quality - Theater Exhibit Hall A, Theater 3, Second Floor (Convention Center)

Session No. 64 2.1A Soil Structuring as a Dynamic Process and Particles Transfer - Oral Room 108AB, First Floor (Convention Center)

Session No. 65 2.5B Interactions between Clays and Organic Matter and Their Impact on Sorption and Availability of Organic Compounds in Soil Environments - Theater Exhibit Hall A, Theater 2, Second Floor (Convention Center)

Session No. 66 3.1A Land Use Planning: Environmental, Economic and Social Trade-offs - Theater Exhibit Hall A, Theater 1, Second Floor (Convention Center)

Session No. 67 3.3A Future Challenges in P Fertilization and the Environment - Oral Room 114, First Floor (Convention Center)

Session No. 68 LD Soil Degradation: Processes, Control, and Politics - Oral Room 113AB, First Floor (Convention Center)

1:15 PM-3:15 PM

Session No. 69 0.0B Global Priorities in Soil Science Research - Theater Room 111AB, First Floor (Convention Center)

Session No. 70 1.0PW Synthesis, Modeling, and Applications of Disciplinary Soil Science Knowledge for Soil-Water-Plant-Environment Systems - Theater II Exhibit Hall A, Theater 3, Second Floor (Convention Center)

Session No. 71 1.3B Essence Diagnostic and Time-Scales of Natural and Human-Induced Pedogenic Processes - Oral Room 108AB, First Floor (Convention Center)

Session No. 72 1.6B Amazonian Dark Earth Soils (Terra Preta and Terra Preta Nova): A Tribute to Wim Sombroek - Oral Room 109AB, First Floor (Convention Center)

Session No. 73 2.2B Adsorption Processes in Soils - Basis for Ecological Soil Functions - Theater I Exhibit Hall A, Theater 2, Second Floor (Convention Center)

Session No. 74 2.4B Soil Mineralogy and Geophysics: Environmental and Soils Management and Mineral Exploration - Oral Room 113AB, First Floor (Convention Center)

Session No. 75 3.2B Dryland Conservation Technologies: Innovations for Enhancing Productivity and Sustainability - Theater Exhibit Hall A, Theater 1, Second Floor (Convention Center)

Session No. 76 3.3B Nutrient Use Efficiency and Global Agriculture - Oral Room 114, First Floor (Convention Center)

3:30 PM-5:30 PM

Session No. 77 1.1B Site Disturbance: The Role of Soil Morphology in its Assessment - Oral Room 109AB, First Floor (Convention Center)

Session No. 78 1.3B Essence Diagnostic and Time-Scales of Natural and Human-Induced Pedogenic Processes - Theater Exhibit Hall A, Theater 1, Second Floor (Convention Center)

Session No. 79 2.2B Adsorption Processes in Soils - Basis for Ecological Soil Functions - Oral Room 114, First Floor (Convention Center)

Session No. 80 2.3P New Strategies for Management of Plant Pathogenic Soil Microorganisms - Natural Soil Suppression or Genetically Modified Plants - Theater Exhibit Hall A, Theater 3, Second Floor (Convention Center)

Session No. 81 3.2C Water Use Challenges for the Future - Oral Room 108AB, First Floor (Convention Center)

Session No. 82 4.1B Role of Organic Matter for Soil Properties and Consequences for Environmental Functions - Oral Room 113AB, First Floor (Convention Center)

Session No. 83 LD Soil Degradation: Processes, Control, and Politics - Theater Exhibit Hall A, Theater 2, Second Floor (Convention Center)

5:00 PM-6:00 PM

Working Group AS Business Meeting Room 102A, First Floor (Convention Center)

Working Group CR Business Meeting Room 107AB, First Floor (Convention Center)

Working Group DSM Business Meeting Room 102B, First Floor (Convention Center)

Working Group LD Business Meeting Room 110AB, First Floor (Convention Center)

Working Group RB Business Meeting Room 110B, First Floor (Convention Center)

Working Group SCA Business Meeting Room 113C, First Floor (Convention Center)

Working Group SCE Business Meeting Room 112AB, First Floor (Convention Center)

Working Group SU Business Meeting Room 111AB, First Floor (Convention Center)

7:00 PM-11:00 PM

WCSS Gala Dinner Grand Ballroom, Fifth Floor (Marriott)

Friday, 14 July 2006

8:00 AM-10:00 AM

Session No. 84 1.0WB Wetlands: Science and Management - Oral Room 113AB, First Floor (Convention Center)

Session No. 85 1.3A New Frontiers in Soil Genesis - Theater Exhibit Hall A, Theater 3, Second Floor (Convention Center)

Session No. 86 2.0W Emerging Methods to Examine Metal Speciation and Bioavailability in Soils - Oral Room 109AB, First Floor (Convention Center)

Session No. 87 3.0W Sustainable Soils and Life on Land - Oral Room 114, First Floor (Convention Center)

Session No. 88 4.0W Soils and Human Health - Oral Room 108AB, First Floor (Convention Center)

Session No. 89 4.1PA Soils and Natural Hazards (Knowledge, Assessment and Mitigation) - Theater Exhibit Hall A, Theater 1, Second Floor (Convention Center)

Session No. 90 RB Developments in the World Reference Base (WRB), Soil Taxonomy (ST) and Other National Soil Classification Systems for Soil Resources - Theater Exhibit Hall A, Theater 2, Second Floor (Convention Center)

10:15 AM-12:15 PM

Session No. 91 1.0PA Multiscale Mapping of Soil Properties for Environmental Studies, Agriculture, and Decision-Making - Theater Exhibit Hall A, Theater 1, Second Floor (Convention Center)

Session No. 92 1.1C Soil Micromorphology, Archaeometry, and Archaeology - Oral Room 113AB, First Floor (Convention Center)

Session No. 93 2.0W Emerging Methods to Examine Metal Speciation and Bioavailability in Soils - Theater Exhibit Hall A, Theater 3, Second Floor (Convention Center)

Session No. 94 2.3B Molecular Approaches to Microbial Ecology in Soils - Oral Room 109AB, First Floor (Convention Center)

Session No. 95 3.1B Translating Soil Science into Agricultural & Environmental Policy - Theater Exhibit Hall A, Theater 2, Second Floor (Convention Center)

Session No. 96 3.3C Improved Management of Alkaline Soils for Dryland Agriculture - Oral Room 111AB, First Floor (Convention Center)

Session No. 97 3.5C Combating Global Soil & Land Degradation III. Agro- and Forest Ecosystems: Physical, Chemical and Biological Processes - Oral Room 108AB, First Floor (Convention Center)

Session No. 98 SU Soils in Urban Ecosystems: Characteristics and Functioning - Oral Room 114, First Floor (Convention Center)

1:00 PM-4:00 PM

IUSS Council Room 113C, First Floor (Convention Center)

1:15 PM-3:15 PM

Session No. 99 1.2B Soil System Behavior in Time - Theater Exhibit Hall A, Theater 1, Second Floor (Convention Center)

Session No. 100 1.5B Soil Sampling in Space and Time - Oral Room 108AB, First Floor (Convention Center)

Session No. 101 2.1B Soil Hydrology, Structure, and Micromorphic Propoerties (Soil Porous System) - Oral Room 111AB, First Floor (Convention Center)

Session No. 102 2.3B Molecular Approaches to Microbial Ecology in Soils - Theater Room 109AB, First Floor (Convention Center)

Session No. 103 3.1B Translating Soil Science into Agricultural & Environmental Policy - Oral Room 114, First Floor (Convention Center)

Session No. 104 3.3P Plant Responses and Adaptation to Ionic Stresses - Theater Exhibit Hall A, Theater 2, Second Floor (Convention Center)

Session No. 105 4.2B Biologically Intensive Agriculture: an Approach to Combating Hunger for the Poor - Oral Room 113AB, First Floor (Convention Center)

Session No. 106 CR Soils of Northern, Southern Polar Region and Soils of High Elevations and Their Relationship to Global Climate Change - Theater Exhibit Hall A, Theater 3, Second Floor (Convention Center)

2:00 PM-5:00 PM

*Advisory Committee of the European Journal of Soil Science Room 102B, First Floor (Convention Center)

3:30 PM-5:30 PM

Session No. 107 1.1A Hydropedology: Fundamental Issues and Practical Applications - Theater II Exhibit Hall A, Theater 2, Second Floor (Convention Center)

Session No. 108 1.4B Indigenous Soil Classification Systems - Oral Room 109AB, First Floor (Convention Center)

Session No. 109 1.6A Imprint of Environmental Change on Paleosols - Theater Exhibit Hall A, Theater 1, Second Floor (Convention Center)

Session No. 110 2.2B Adsorption Processes in Soils - Basis for Ecological Soil Functions - Theater II Exhibit Hall A, Theater 3, Second Floor (Convention Center)

Session No. 111 3.1A Land Use Planning: Environmental, Economic and Social Trade-offs - Oral Room 114, First Floor (Convention Center)

Session No. 112 3.5D Combating Global Soil & Land Degradation IV. Salinization, Sodification and Other Forms of Degradation in Agricultural and Native Ecosystems - Oral Room 108AB, First Floor (Convention Center)

Session No. 113 4.4A Case Histories of the Relationships Among Soils and Societies - Oral Room 113AB, First Floor (Convention Center)

Saturday, 15 July 2006

8:00 AM-11:00 AM

Session No. 114 1.0B Soil Change in Anthropocence - Poster Exhibit Hall A, Second Floor (Convention Center)

Session No. 115 1.0PA Multiscale Mapping of Soil Properties for Environmental Studies, Agriculture, and Decision-Making - Poster Exhibit Hall A, Second Floor (Convention Center)

Session No. 116 1.0PW Synthesis, Modeling, and Applications of Disciplinary Soil Science Knowledge for Soil-Water-Plant-Environment Systems - Poster Exhibit Hall A, Second Floor (Convention Center)

Session No. 117 1.0WA Soil Geochemical Patterns at Regional, National, and International Scales - Poster Exhibit Hall A, Second Floor (Convention Center)

Session No. 118 1.0WB Wetlands: Science and Management - Poster Exhibit Hall A, Second Floor (Convention Center)

Session No. 119 1.1A Hydropedology: Fundamental Issues and Practical Applications - Poster Exhibit Hall A, Second Floor (Convention Center)

Session No. 120 1.1B Site Disturbance: The Role of Soil Morphology in its Assessment - Poster Exhibit Hall A, Second Floor (Convention Center)

Session No. 121 1.1C Soil Micromorphology, Archaeometry, and Archaeology - Poster Exhibit Hall A, Second Floor (Convention Center)

Session No. 122 1.1P Soil Geomorphology: Concept Theory and Practices - Poster Exhibit Hall A, Second Floor (Convention Center)

Session No. 123 1.2B Soil System Behavior in Time - Poster Exhibit Hall A, Second Floor (Convention Center)

Session No. 124 1.2P Interdependency of Soils and Soil Scapes - Poster Exhibit Hall A, Second Floor (Convention Center)

Session No. 125 1.3B Essence Diagnostic and Time-Scales of Natural and Human-Induced Pedogenic Processes - Poster Exhibit Hall A, Second Floor (Convention Center)

Session No. 126 1.3PA Andisols and Related Soils - Poster Exhibit Hall A, Second Floor (Convention Center)

Session No. 127 1.3PB Arid Soils: Genesis, Geomorphology, and Geoarchaeology - Poster Exhibit Hall A, Second Floor (Convention Center)

Session No. 128 1.3PC Pedogenesis and Weathering in Humid Tropics - Poster Exhibit Hall A, Second Floor (Convention Center)

Session No. 129 1.3PD Soils on Limestones: Their Properties, Genesis, and Role in Human Societies - Poster Exhibit Hall A, Second Floor (Convention Center)

Session No. 130 1.4B Indigenous Soil Classification Systems - Poster Exhibit Hall A, Second Floor (Convention Center)

Session No. 131 1.5A Diffuse Reflectance Spectroscopy, Soil Sensing, Remote Sensing and Image Analysis - Poster Exhibit Hall A, Second Floor (Convention Center)

Session No. 132 1.6A Imprint of Environmental Change on Paleosols - Poster Exhibit Hall A, Second Floor (Convention Center)

Session No. 133 1.6B Amazonian Dark Earth Soils (Terra Preta and Terra Preta Nova): A Tribute to Wim Sombroek - Poster Exhibit Hall A, Second Floor (Convention Center)

Session No. 134 2.0A Synchrotron Spectromicroscopy of Particulate Matter Affecting Air, Water & Soil Quality - Poster Exhibit Hall A, Second Floor (Convention Center)

Session No. 135 2.0P Measurement, Occurrence, and Transport of Radionuclides in Soils and Sediments, and their Transfer to Biota - Poster Exhibit Hall A, Second Floor (Convention Center)

Session No. 136 2.1A Soil Structuring as a Dynamic Process and Particles Transfer - Poster Exhibit Hall A, Second Floor (Convention Center)

Session No. 137 2.1B Soil Hydrology, Structure, and Micromorphic Propoerties (Soil Porous System) - Poster Exhibit Hall A, Second Floor (Convention Center)

Session No. 138 2.2A Soil Organic Matter: Stabilization and Carbon Sequestration - Poster Exhibit Hall A, Second Floor (Convention Center)

Session No. 139 2.2B Adsorption Processes in Soils - Basis for Ecological Soil Functions - Poster Exhibit Hall A, Second Floor (Convention Center)

Session No. 140 2.3A Microbial Habitat: Evolution, Structure and Distribution in Soils - Poster Exhibit Hall A, Second Floor (Convention Center)

Session No. 141 2.3B Molecular Approaches to Microbial Ecology in Soils - Poster Exhibit Hall A, Second Floor (Convention Center)

Session No. 142 2.3P New Strategies for Management of Plant Pathogenic Soil Microorganisms - Natural Soil Suppression or Genetically Modified Plants - Poster Exhibit Hall A, Second Floor (Convention Center)

Session No. 143 2.4B Soil Mineralogy and Geophysics: Environmental and Soils Management and Mineral Exploration - Poster Exhibit Hall A, Second Floor (Convention Center)

Session No. 144 2.5A Soil Physicochemical-Biological Interfacial Interactions: Impacts on Transformations and Bioavailability of Metals and Metalloids - Poster Exhibit Hall A, Second Floor (Convention Center)

Session No. 145 2.5B Interactions between Clays and Organic Matter and Their Impact on Sorption and Availability of Organic Compounds in Soil Environments - Poster Exhibit Hall A, Second Floor (Convention Center)

Session No. 146 3.0A Long-term Agronomic Experiments: Their Importance for Science and Society - Poster Exhibit Hall A, Second Floor (Convention Center)

Session No. 147 3.0B Emerging Topics in Soil Use and Management - Poster Exhibit Hall A, Second Floor (Convention Center)

Session No. 148 3.0W Sustainable Soils and Life on Land - Poster Exhibit Hall A, Second Floor (Convention Center)

Session No. 149 3.1A Land Use Planning: Environmental, Economic and Social Trade-offs - Poster Exhibit Hall A, Second Floor (Convention Center)

Session No. 150 3.1B Translating Soil Science into Agricultural & Environmental Policy - Poster Exhibit Hall A, Second Floor (Convention Center)

Session No. 151 3.2A Environmental Impacts of Soil Erosion - Measuring and Modeling On- and Off-Site Damages of Soil Erosion - Poster Exhibit Hall A, Second Floor (Convention Center)

Session No. 152 3.2B Dryland Conservation Technologies: Innovations for Enhancing Productivity and Sustainability - Poster Exhibit Hall A, Second Floor (Convention Center)

Session No. 153 3.2C Water Use Challenges for the Future - Poster Exhibit Hall A, Second Floor (Convention Center)

Session No. 154 3.3A Future Challenges in P Fertilization and the Environment - Poster Exhibit Hall A, Second Floor (Convention Center)

Session No. 155 3.3B Nutrient Use Efficiency and Global Agriculture - Poster Exhibit Hall A, Second Floor (Convention Center)

9:00 AM-11:30 AM

Closing Ceremony Grand Ballroom AB, Second Floor (Convention Center)

12:00 PM-6:00 PM

Session No. 156 3.4A Combating Global Soil & Land Degradation I. Agroecosystems: Processes & Assessment - Poster Exhibit Hall A, Second Floor (Convention Center)

Session No. 157 3.4B Combating Global Soil & Land Degradation II. Agroecosystems: Reclamation Strategies - Poster Exhibit Hall A, Second Floor (Convention Center)

Session No. 158 3.5C Combating Global Soil & Land Degradation III. Agro- and Forest Ecosystems: Physical, Chemical and Biological Processes - Poster Exhibit Hall A, Second Floor (Convention Center)

Session No. 159 3.5D Combating Global Soil & Land Degradation IV. Salinization, Sodification and Other Forms of Degradation in Agricultural and Native Ecosystems - Poster Exhibit Hall A, Second Floor (Convention Center)

Session No. 160 3.5P New Methods for Large-Area Assessment of Soil Degradation - Poster Exhibit Hall A, Second Floor (Convention Center)

Session No. 161 4.0A Bridging Soil Science, Environmental Policy and Communications - Poster Exhibit Hall A, Second Floor (Convention Center)

Session No. 162 4.1A Organic Farming – Advantages and Disadvantages for Soils, Water Quality and Sustainability - Poster Exhibit Hall A, Second Floor (Convention Center)

Session No. 163 4.1B Role of Organic Matter for Soil Properties and Consequences for Environmental Functions - Poster Exhibit Hall A, Second Floor (Convention Center)

Session No. 164 4.1PA Soils and Natural Hazards (Knowledge, Assessment and Mitigation) - Poster Exhibit Hall A, Second Floor (Convention Center)

Session No. 165 4.1PB Soil, Wine and Other Quality Crops - Poster Exhibit Hall A, Second Floor (Convention Center)

Session No. 166 4.2A Soil Care and Quality Soil Management - Poster Exhibit Hall A, Second Floor (Convention Center)

Session No. 167 4.2B Biologically Intensive Agriculture: an Approach to Combating Hunger for the Poor - Poster Exhibit Hall A, Second Floor (Convention Center)

Session No. 168 4.2C Soil Quality as it Affects Nutrients in Food Crops and Human Health - Poster Exhibit Hall A, Second Floor (Convention Center)

Session No. 169 4.3A Land Use Modeling as a Tool to Combat Soil Degradation - Poster Exhibit Hall A, Second Floor (Convention Center)

Session No. 170 4.3P Intensification of Agricultural Production Systems and the Environment - Poster Exhibit Hall A, Second Floor (Convention Center)

Session No. 171 4.4A Case Histories of the Relationships Among Soils and Societies - Poster Exhibit Hall A, Second Floor (Convention Center)

Session No. 172 4.4P Soil Science and International Organizations - Poster Exhibit Hall A, Second Floor (Convention Center)

Session No. 173 4.5A History of Soil Science in Developing Countries - Poster Exhibit Hall A, Second Floor (Convention Center)

Session No. 174 AS Acid Sulfate Soils: Technological Advances Enabling Better Management - Poster Exhibit Hall A, Second Floor (Convention Center)

Session No. 175 CR Soils of Northern, Southern Polar Region and Soils of High Elevations and Their Relationship to Global Climate Change - Poster Exhibit Hall A, Second Floor (Convention Center)

Session No. 176 LD Soil Degradation: Processes, Control, and Politics - Poster Exhibit Hall A, Second Floor (Convention Center)

Session No. 179 RB Developments in the World Reference Base (WRB), Soil Taxonomy (ST) and Other National Soil Classification Systems for Soil Resources - Poster Exhibit Hall A, Second Floor (Convention Center)

Session No. 177 SCE Evaluating Management Impacts on Forest Soils - Poster Exhibit Hall A, Second Floor (Convention Center)

Session No. 178 SU Soils in Urban Ecosystems: Characteristics and Functioning - Poster Exhibit Hall A, Second Floor (Convention Center)

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