Managing Global Resources for a Secure Future

2017 Annual Meeting | Oct. 22-25 | Tampa, FL

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Special Sessions

Movie Night-- Between Earth and the Sky


Monday, October 23, 2017

9:30 AM-11:00 AM


Oral Session
52 Special Session--Career Path Opportunities for Students, Post-Docs, and Early Career Members
Moderator: Deepak R. Joshi
Organizers: Deepak R. Joshi , Susan M. Chapman , Rachel K. Owen , Ignacio A. Ciampitti and Matthew Duncan

9:30 AM-11:30 AM

Recording files available
Oral Session
53 Special Session Symposium--Improving Synergistic Activities between the Agro-Ecosystem and Botanic/Public Garden Communities
Moderator: Ari Novy
Organizer: Ari Novy

10:00 AM-11:30 AM


Oral Session
Special Session--Relatable Science – Communicating in 2017
Moderator: Martha Pings
Organizer: Susan Fisk

1:30 PM-3:30 PM

Recording files available
Oral Session
85 Special Session Symposium--Citizen Science, on-Farm Trials and the Future of Agricultural Research
Moderator: Peter Claussen
Organizer: Peter Claussen

1:30 PM-3:35 PM

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Oral Session
96 Special Session Symposium--How Can We Improve Our Estimates of Indirect N2O Emissions?
Moderator: Rodney T. Venterea
Organizer: Upendra M. Sainju

3:00 PM-4:30 PM

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Oral Session
121 Special Session Symposium--Emeritus and Late-Career Members: Exploring both Retirement Opportunities within our Sciences and Emeritus Membership Opportunities
Moderator: Lee E. Sommers
Organizers: Lee E. Sommers and Susan M. Chapman

4:00 PM-6:00 PM


Poster Session
131 Special Session Symposium--Developing Research and Extension Skills of Students in Integrated Agronomic Systems Poster
Organizer: John A. Guretzky

5:00 PM-6:40 PM

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Oral Session
174 Special Session Symposium--Global Ag Company Consolidation: Driving Forces, Legal Challenges and Real Life Merger Examples
Moderator: James M. Breuninger
Organizers: James M. Breuninger and Josh Friell

Tuesday, October 24, 2017

6:30 AM-8:00 AM


Oral Session
176 5K Fun Run (registration required)
Organizer: Stacey Giesen

8:00 AM-12:00 PM


Oral Session
179 Special Session--Gateway Scholars Orientation and Motivational Program
Organizers: Terrence G. Gardner , Candiss Williams , Dedrick D. Davis and Susan M. Chapman

8:00 AM-1:00 PM

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Oral Session
193 Special Session--Lab to Field: CCA 4R Nutrient Management and Soil Health Working Together
Moderators: Sally Flis and Nick Goeser
Organizer: Luther B. Smith

8:30 AM-10:30 AM

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Oral Session
195 Symposium--Special Session Symposium--The U.S. Global Food Security Strategy: Enhancing Resilience, Increasing Productivity, and Improving Nutrition through Agricultural Research
Moderator: Jerry Glover
Organizer: Jerry Glover

10:00 AM-12:00 PM


Poster Session
221 Special Session--ACS528 Diversity Student Poster Competition
Organizers: Terrence G. Gardner , Candiss Williams and Dedrick D. Davis

10:10 AM-12:10 PM

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Oral Session
229 Special Session Symposium--The Nutrient Uptake and Outcome Network (NUOnet)
Moderator: Jeffrey S. Strock
Organizers: Jeffrey S. Strock and Jorge A. Delgado

12:00 PM-1:30 PM


Oral Session
239 Special Session--Science Policy Graduate Student Luncheon
Moderator: Karl E. Anderson
Organizers: Julie McClure and Karl E. Anderson

12:30 PM-5:00 PM


Oral Session
179 Special Session--Gateway Scholars Orientation and Motivational Program
Organizers: Terrence G. Gardner , Candiss Williams , Dedrick D. Davis and Susan M. Chapman

2:00 PM-4:30 PM


Oral Session
273 Special Session--Women in Science Workshop: Connecting Mindfulness and Work-Life Balance
Moderator: Rita Abi-Ghanem
Organizers: Rita Abi-Ghanem and Susan M. Chapman

7:00 PM-8:30 PM


Oral Session
328 Movie Screening of "Between Earth and Sky"
Organizer: Ronald F. Turco

Wednesday, October 25, 2017

8:00 AM-12:00 PM

Recording files available
Oral Session
341 Special Session Symposium--Humic Products: Uses in Crop Production and Soil Improvement
Moderators: Daniel C. Olk and Rene Scoresby
Organizers: Daniel C. Olk , Rene Scoresby and Lawrence Mayhew

9:30 AM-10:55 AM

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Oral Session
353 Special Session Symposium--Soil Organic Matter Management Alternatives in a Smallholder Context
Community Leaders: Charles E. Kome , Sjoerd Williem Duiker and Humberto Blanco
Moderator: Elizabeth Trybula
Organizer: Elizabeth Trybula

9:30 AM-11:35 AM

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Oral Session
356 Special Session Symposium--Organic Agriculture Soil Health Research
Moderator: Diana Jerkins
Organizer: Diana Jerkins

1:30 PM-3:00 PM


Oral Session
Special Session--Relatable Science – Communicating in 2017
Moderator: Martha Pings
Organizer: Susan Fisk

3:30 PM-4:30 PM


Oral Session
444 Special Session--Science Communicators Reception
Moderator: Susan Fisk
Organizer: Susan Fisk