Special Sessions

Sunday, October 21, 2012

9:00 AM-12:00 PM


Oral Session
17
An Introduction To Learning-Centered Meetings and Classes
Roger Elmore

10:00 AM-5:05 PM


Oral Session
18
150th Year Anniversary of US Department of Agriculture-Celebration of Agricultural Research History
Maxine Levin

2:00 PM-5:15 PM


Oral Session
19
Crop Responses to CO2, Temperature, and Water: Incorporating Lessons From Experimental Studies Into Dynamic Process Models
Jerry Hatfield and Jeffrey W. White

3:00 PM-4:00 PM


Oral Session
20
Getting the Most Out of the Meetings App
John Kaminski and Melanie Bayles

3:00 PM-5:00 PM


Oral Session
21
SSSA Town Hall Meeting
Gary Pierzynski

3:30 PM-4:30 PM



22
ASA Town Hall Meeting
Kenneth Barbarick

3:30 PM-5:30 PM


Oral Session
23
Department Heads Roundtable
Russell Karow

4:00 PM-5:30 PM


Oral Session
24
Graduate Student Networking Session - Building Professional Relationships
Matthew D. Ruark, Maria Labreveux, David Huber, Waneta Kratz, Kristy Borrelli and Kevan J. Minick

6:00 PM-7:00 PM


Oral Session
25
ASA, CSSA, and SSSA Opening Keynote Address
Sharon Clay, David Lindbo, Mark Brick, David Lindbo, Sharon Clay and Mark Brick

Monday, October 22, 2012

7:30 AM-9:30 AM


Oral Session
41
ASA Breakfast, Awards, and Plenary (E.T. & Vam York Distinguished ASA Lectureship)
Sharon Clay, Kenneth Barbarick and Newell Kitchen

8:00 AM-4:25 PM


Oral Session
42
Conservation Agriculture for Improving Food Security and Livelihoods of Rural Smallholders In Rainfed Regions of Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean
Adrian Ares and Michael Mulvaney

11:00 AM-12:00 PM


Oral Session
43
So What's Next? A Panel Discussion On Career Opportunities for Graduate Students.
Matthew D. Ruark, Maria Labreveux, Jared Sweat, Matt A. Yost and Amanda M. Liesch

12:00 PM-1:00 PM


Oral Session
Lunch and Learn: NIFA Director's Listening and Doing Session
Sharon Clay and Sharon Clay

2:30 PM-3:00 PM


Oral Session
Get Your Backpack On!

4:00 PM-6:00 PM


Oral Session
45
Frontiers In Ecosystem Science: Energizing the Research Agenda
Peter Groffman and Joshua P. Schimel

6:00 PM-8:00 PM


Oral Session
46
COSA Key Note & Roundtable “Urban Food Issues: Access to Organic and Local Food for People of Lower Income”
Ann-Marie Fortuna

Tuesday, October 23, 2012

6:30 AM-8:00 AM


Oral Session
5K Fun Run/Walk

7:30 AM-9:30 AM


Oral Session
171
CSSA Breakfast, Awards, and Plenary (Betty Klepper Endowed Lectureship)
Mark Brick, Maria Gallo and Jeffrey Volenec

8:20 AM-12:05 PM


Oral Session
172
U2U: Transforming Climate Information From Being 'useful' to 'usable' for Agricultural Applications
Linda S. Prokopy

8:30 AM-10:00 AM


Oral Session
173
Gateway Scholar Orientation

9:25 AM-11:30 AM


Oral Session
174
Food Security: Conservation, Inputs and Technology
Jorge Delgado

9:40 AM-3:45 PM


Oral Session
175
Integrating Livestock Into Cropping Systems: Ecosystem Responses From Long-Term Studies
Michael Casler and Jennifer Moore-Kucera

10:00 AM-12:00 PM


Poster Session
176
ACS 528 - Diversity in Agronomy, Crops, Soils and Environmental Sciences Student Poster Competition
Harjit S. Rekhi, Felicia Armstrong and Rufina Ward

11:30 AM-1:00 PM


Oral Session
177
Women In Agronomy, Crops, Soils, and Environmental Sciences Special Program and Workshop
Jean E. McLain

11:45 AM-1:10 PM


Oral Session
Lunch and Learn: Soil Fracking
David Lindbo and David Lindbo

12:00 PM-5:00 PM


Oral Session
178
Gateway Scholars Motivational Program
Harjit S. Rekhi, Felicia Armstrong and Emily Fuger

12:55 PM-5:20 PM


Oral Session
179
Beyond File Cabinets and Field Notes: Extending the Lifecycle and Utility of Agronomic Data
Sylvie Brouder

1:00 PM-3:35 PM


Oral Session
180
Nitrogen-Climate Interactions and Soil Processes
Charles Rice, Eric Davidson and Charles Rice

3:30 PM-4:30 PM


Oral Session
Daniel Hillel & Cynthia Rosenzweig—Book Signing and Reception

3:45 PM-4:45 PM


Oral Session
181
Management of Agricultural Drainage Water to Maximize Production and Environmental Benefits
Paul Sweeney

7:30 PM-9:45 PM


Oral Session
182
Symphony of the Soil

Wednesday, October 24, 2012

7:30 AM-9:30 AM


Oral Session
325
SSSA Breakfast, Awards, and Plenary (Nyle C. Brady Frontiers of Soil Science Lectureship).
David Lindbo, Charles Rice and Gary Pierzynski

8:10 AM-12:05 PM


Oral Session
326
Understanding Yield Variability Across Spatial and Temporal Scales
David Clay, Jose A. Hernandez and Francis Pierce

8:40 AM-12:00 PM


Oral Session
327
Special Oral Session for Information Exchange for Industry and Consulting Members
Jagadeesh Mosali

12:00 PM-1:00 PM


Oral Session
Lunch and Learn: Climate Change -- the 2012 Drought
Indi Braden and Indi Braden

5:30 PM-6:30 PM


Oral Session
328
ASA, CSSA, and SSSA Closing Keynote Session
Sharon Clay, Mark Brick, David Lindbo, David Lindbo, Mark Brick and Sharon Clay