IUSS Alert 176 amendment (February 2020)
Please find below two contributions that were unfortunately missing in the IUSS Alert 176.
Conferences, Meetings and Workshops
2020
Global Conference on Sandy Soils - May 31 – June 4, 2020
Deadline for Abstracts for the for the IUSS Global Conference on Sandy Soils is 31st March, and abstracts can be submitted here: https://sandysoils.org/submitting-an-abstract/
The conference will focus on the following topics:
- Sandy soils – distribution and formation
- Soil water repellency crust and compaction
- Runoff erosion and groundwater management
- Monitoring mapping and management of salinization
- Nutrient management
- Carbon sequestration and soil health
- Management and remediation of contaminants
- Soil water conservation and biodiversity
- Soil security on sandy soils
The conference will be held at the University of Wisconsin-Madison on May 31 – June 4, 2020 and will focus on all aspects of sandy soils including its properties, distribution, and management. There will be oral and poster sessions, a one-day field trip to the Central Sands Plain of Wisconsin, and ample sessions for discussion. Registration fee is $400 (including the book of abstracts, morning coffee, lunches and afternoon drinks).
The one-day field trip costs $75. We will travel to a research station and farms in the Central Sands Plains of Wisconsin, and visit the Devil’s Lake State Park in Baraboo. The conference dinner is $75 and will be held at the Memorial Union.
Read more: https://sandysoils.org/
For the complete list of upcoming events, please see the event calendar on the IUSS website: https://old.iuss.org/meetings-events/
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