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

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ASA, CSSA and SSSA International Annual Meetings

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Sunday, October 22, 2017

6:30 AM-5:00 PM


South Florida Grazinglands Tour
Organizer: Joao M.B. Vendramini

7:00 AM-7:30 AM


Moderator Training I
Organizer: Nathan Ehresman

7:30 AM-9:00 AM


Oral Session
SASES Registration

7:30 AM-2:00 PM


Oral Session
Special Session--Graduate Student Leadership Conference
Organizers: Ekrem Ozlu , Cole D. Gross , Prakash Kumar Jha , Gurleen Kaur and Susan M. Chapman

7:30 AM-4:30 PM


Urban and Anthropogenic Soil Resource Concerns in Tampa and St. Pete- Stormwater Management and Community Gardens
Organizers: Maxine J. Levin and Mary G Lusk

8:00 AM-5:00 PM


ECHO - Global Farm for Fighting World Hunger
Organizer: Sjoerd Willem Duiker

9:00 AM-10:30 AM


Oral Session
8 SASES Brunch and Keynote Speaker

9:00 AM-1:00 PM


Germplasm Foray to Fort De Soto
Organizer: David M. Brenner

9:00 AM-4:00 PM


NE1438 Multistate Committee - Hydropedology of Vernal Pool Systems
Organizer: Martin C. Rabenhorst

10:00 AM-11:45 AM


Oral Session
9 SSSA Business Meeting--Consulting Soil Scientists
Organizers: Shannon L. Gomes and Laurel F. Mueller

10:00 AM-12:00 PM


SSSA Board of Directors Meeting
Organizer: Sara Uttech

10:30 AM-4:30 PM


Behind the Seeds Tour - The Land Pavilion at Disney's Epcot
Organizer: R. Scott Tubbs

10:45 AM-12:15 PM


Poster Session
20 SASES Club Poster Contest
Organizers: Natasha Elizabeth Macnack and Susan M. Chapman

12:00 PM-12:30 PM


Moderator Training II
Organizer: Nathan Ehresman

12:30 PM-2:00 PM


S711.18 Program Planning Task Force (SSSA 2019 Meeting)
Organizer: Randal J. Southard

12:30 PM-3:00 PM

Recording files available
Oral Session
11 Undergraduate Research Contest - Oral I
Organizers: Yoana Newman and Susan M. Chapman
Recording files available
Oral Session
12 Undergraduate Research Contest - Oral II
Organizers: Yoana Newman and Susan M. Chapman

1:00 PM-2:00 PM


S302 SSSA Journal Technical Editors
Organizer: Sabine Goldberg

1:00 PM-4:00 PM


Oral Session
Tampa by Water and Wheel-Sunday

USDA-ARS Gracenet, REAP & Associated Databases Updates & Discussion
Organizers: Douglas L. Karlen and Jane M-F Johnson

1:00 PM-5:00 PM


Agricultural Drones: Principles and Applications
Community Leaders: Ana Wagner and Antonio Ray Asebedo
Moderator: Ana Wagner
Organizers: Ana Wagner , Antonio Ray Asebedo , Sanaz Shafian and Lakesh Sharma

Farm-to-Table: On-Farm Trial Data
Organizer: Peter Claussen

LCCB Team Meeting
Organizer: Lisa Kucek

NE 1545 - OWTS: Assessing the Impact of Climate Variability and Climate Change
Organizer: George Loomis

R You Ready for New Tools to Manage Research Resources?
Organizers: Edzard van Santen and Thorsten Knappenberger

1:30 PM-2:30 PM


C312 Journal of Plant Registrations
Organizer: Todd Campbell

2:00 PM-3:00 PM


S302 SSSA Journal New Editor Training
Organizer: Sabine Goldberg

2:00 PM-4:00 PM


ASA Board of Directors Meeting
Organizer: Sara Uttech

2:00 PM-6:00 PM


Kingenta Ecological Engineering Group
Organizer: Yuncong Li

2:30 PM-3:30 PM


Open Session on AgMIP US Activities
Organizer: Cynthia Rosenzweig

3:00 PM-5:00 PM

Cotton and Other Fibers Community

Recording files available
Oral Session
15 Symposium--Improving the Competitiveness of Natural Fibers to Increase Market Share
Organizer: Eric F Hequet
Moderator: Eric F Hequet

NCSRP Benchmarking Team Meeting
Organizer: Patricio Grassini

S302 SSSA Journal Editorial Board
Organizer: Sabine Goldberg

3:15 PM-4:45 PM


Oral Session
13 SASES National Speech Contest Prelims: I
Organizers: Melanie B. Bayles and Susan M. Chapman

Oral Session
14 SASES National Speech Contest Prelims: II
Organizers: Melanie B. Bayles and Susan M. Chapman

3:30 PM-4:30 PM


ET Model Intercomparison Community
Organizer: Jerry L. Hatfield

Golden Opportunity Scholars Orientation
Organizer: Susan M. Chapman

3:30 PM-5:00 PM


Oral Session
16 Hot Topics in Agronomy and Soil Science

3:30 PM-5:30 PM


Department Heads/Chairs Roundtable
Organizer: Robert A. Gilbert

3:40 PM-5:30 PM

Recording files available
Oral Session
17 Graduate Student Oral Competition
Organizer: Bingru Huang
Moderator: Felix B. Fritschi

4:00 PM-5:30 PM


Oral Session
18 Turf Industry Session
Organizers: Cale Bigelow and josh Friell

4:00 PM-6:00 PM


Oral Session
19 Graduate Student Networking Session - Building Professional Relations Workshop
Organizers: Leonardo M. Bastos and Martin Battaglia

4:30 PM-5:30 PM


Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems Associate Editor Meeting
Organizer: Adam William St. Leger-Honeybone

SSSA Town Hall Meeting
Organizers: Andrew N. Sharpley , Richard P. Dick , Ronald F. Turco and Susan M. Chapman

4:30 PM-6:00 PM


Food (and Drink!) for Thought: A Facilitated Networking Event for Women in Soil Science
Organizers: Samantha C. Ying and Angelia L. Seyfferth

5:00 PM-7:30 PM


Joint Meeting of the Clover and Special Purpose Legumes and the Forage and Turfgrass Crop Germplasm Committees
Organizers: Ann Blount and Michael D. Peel

6:00 PM-7:00 PM


Oral Session
21 ASA, CSSA and SSSA Opening Keynote
Moderators: Mark E. Westgate , Richard P. Dick and Steven R. Evett

6:00 PM-8:00 PM


SCRI Warm-Season Turfgrass Improvement Program
Organizer: Jing Zhang

7:00 PM-9:00 PM


Oral Session
Exhibits & Career Center Open
Organizer: Rebecca Polk

Oral Session
Graduate School Forum
Organizer: Rebecca Polk

Welcome Reception
Organizer: Nathan Ehresman

7:30 PM-10:00 PM


SSSA Fundamental Changes to Soil Taxonomy Task Force
Organizer: David Lindbo

8:00 PM-9:00 PM


Oral Session
SASES Elections
Organizers: Kathryn Rocha and Susan M. Chapman

8:30 PM-9:15 PM


Publishing Reception
Organizer: Tricia Newell

9:15 PM-11:00 PM


Oral Session
23 SASES Quiz Bowl
Organizers: Beatrix J. Haggard and Susan M. Chapman