Session: Symposium--SSSA IYS Celebration (ASA, CSSA and SSSA International Annual Meetings (2015))

361 Symposium--SSSA IYS Celebration

Keynote/Plenary Sessions

This session celebrates the International Year of Soil and reviews the activities of the past year. It will feature a special IYS invited speaker.

Wednesday, November 18, 2015: 9:45 AM-11:00 AM

Minneapolis Convention Center, Auditorium Main

Organizers:

Harold van Es and David L. Lindbo

Moderators:

Harold van Es and Carolyn G. Olson

9:45 AM

Opening Remarks. Carolyn G. Olson, President, SSSA and Senior Scientist USDA Office of the Chief Economist Washington, DC

9:50 AM

International Year of Soil in Review. David Lindbo, North Carolina State University and Susan Fisk, ACSESS

10:15 AM

Speaker Introduction. Harold van Es, Cornell University

10:20 AM

The Soils of Mars: Keys to Understanding the Habitability of the Red Planet
Jim Bell, Arizona State University

11:00 AM

Closing Remarks. Harold van Es, Cornell University