April 30, 2010 - World Association of Soil and Water Conservation

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• Submitted papers that have been selected for presentation at the conference.• Workshop on utilization of soil survey data in land use planning and policy implications.• A field trip to different soil types to agricultural production areas in Abu Dhabi.Conference Highlights• 250 Abstracts received• 5 Plenary simultaneous sessions• 79 accepted for oral presentation• 2 Poster sessions• 44 accepted for poster presentation• Round Table Workshop Discussion• 35 countries represented• Launching of Abu Dhabi Soil Survey Report• 6 keynote speakers from Australia, Austria, India, Spain, Thailand and USA• Presentation of Abu Dhabi Soil Survey Project outcomesSession titles• Session I Soil Survey and Classification Strategies and Use in Different Ecological Zones• Session II Advances in Soil Salinity Mapping, Monitoring and Reclamation• Session III Land Use Planning and Policy Implications• Session IV Use of Marginal Quality Water in Agriculture and Landscaping• Session V Research and Development/Innovations in Soil Classification & ReclamationLanguageEnglish will be the official language of the Conference.Conference VenueThe Conference will be held at the Fairmont Hotel, Bab Al Bahr, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.RegistrationRegistration is free for all participants. Registered participants will be provided with conference material, abstract book,copy of conference proceeding, lunches .Please click here to fill up the REGISTRATION FORM.Travel and Visa:The travel and visa will be taken care by the organizers. Please click here to fill in the Travel information.Committees:Conference Chair• H.E Majid Al Mansouri, Secretary General, Environment Agency - Abu DhabiOrgaizing CommitteeDr. Ahmed Bashir(Chairman)Dr. Jaber Al JabriProf . Dr Faisal TahaMr. Abdulnasser Al-ShamsiAdvisor, Secretary General’s Office, Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi(EAD)Executive Director, Environment Operations, Environment Agency - AbuDhabiDirector of Technical programs, International Center for BiosalineAgriculture (ICBA), Dubai, UAEExecutive Director, Animal Welfare and Forestry Projects,Environment Agency – Abu DhabiDr. Mohamed DawoudDr. Mahmoud A AbdelfattahManager, Water Resources Department, Environment Agency – AbuDhabiSoil Scientist, Environment Agency - Abu DhabiMrs. Alicia Jimenez Al Mutawa Deputy Manager, Public Relations, Environment Agency – Abu DhabiMs. Laila Yousef Al HassanDeputy Manager, Media, Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi34
Scientific CommitteeProf. Dr. Faisal Taha(Chairman)Dr. Shabbir A ShahidDr. Mahmoud A. AbdelfattahDr. Michael WilsonDr. S Prathapar DeanDr. Mohamed Al MullaDr. Bill PorterDr. Mahmoud ShendiDr. Taoufik KsiksiDirector of Technical programs, International Center for BiosalineAgriculture (ICBA), Dubai, UAESalinity Management Scientist, International Center for BiosalineAgriculture (ICBA), Dubai, UAESoil Scientist, Environment Agency – Abu DhabiUnited State Department of Agriculture-Natural Resources ConservationService (USDA-NRCS)College of Agriculture and Marine Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University,OmanDirector, Soil and Irrigation Department, Ministry of Environment andWater, UAEDepartment of Agriculture, Western AustraliaProfessor of Soil Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Fayoum University,EgyptAssociate Professor, College of Science, UAE University, Al Ain, UAEMay 18-22, 20107th International Symposium Agro Environ "Strategies and policies for a sustainable use andmanagement of agricultural soils for its local and global impacts", Cancun, Mexico. Contact José L.Oropeza-Mota oropeza@colpos.mxMay 24-26, 20104 th Global Workshop on Digital Soil Mapping, Rome, Italyhttp://2010.digitalsoilmapping.org/, www.pedometrics.org, chiara.piccini@entecra.it35
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