The International Union of Soil Sciences (IUSS) are celebrating their centennial this year and are holding a celebration and congress from
Sunday 19 May - Tuesday 21 May 2024 in Florence, Italy.
Find out more about the event here - centennialiuss2024.org
Centennial Celebration and Congress of the IUSS 100 years of soil science - past achievements and future challenges
Invitation from the organizers: Sara Marinari, Giuseppe Corti, Edoardo A.C. Costantini - “The custodian of soil science will celebrate its centennial contribute to the nature and human wellbeing in 2024. The event will also empower the linkages with different disciplines, policy makers, stakeholders, institutions, and associations to effectively address civil society needs within agriculture, forestry, environment, urban planning, energy, education, and other societal issues. The celebration will occur on May 19th and will be followed by two intense days of congress, with plenary and parallel scientific sessions. Both soil scientists and specialists from other disciplines will participate to each session, focusing on past achievements and future challenges. The congress will be followed by technical/scientific excursions that will range from short local to long trips, spanning from Alps to Sicily. A pre-congress visit to Villa Lubin in Rome, the historical place where the IUSS was founded, is scheduled on May 18th. We are looking forward to welcoming you to Italy”.
GENERAL THEMES
- Soil health in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals
- Soil governance
- Soil in the circular economy
- Soil sciences impact on basic knowledge
- Soil in the digital era
- Soil and humanity
- Equity, diversity, and inclusivity in soil sciences
- Other
The programme group chair and officers will build the session programme from the session proposals. The programme group chair may also suggest to merge proposed sessions that are similar.
NEXT STEPS:
- 26 Feb 2024 - Abstract Submission: notification of acceptance/rejection to authors
- 11 Mar 2024 - Letter of schedule
- 25 Mar 2024 - Deadline for early registration
- 13 May 2024 - Deadline for late registration – Online registration closing
- 19–21 May 2024 - Centennial Celebration and Congress of the International Union of Soil Sciences
Find out more about the event here - centennialiuss2024.org
