April 30, 2010 - World Association of Soil and Water Conservation
April 30, 2010 - World Association of Soil and Water Conservation
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- Fabrice Renaud, United Nations University (EHS)- Klaus Steinnocher, Austrian Institute <strong>of</strong> Technology- Melanie Gall, Louisiana State University- Peter Zeil, Centre for Geoinformatics – University <strong>of</strong> Salzburg- Stefan Kienberger, Centre for Geoinformatics – University <strong>of</strong> SalzburgAbout GI_ForumThe world cultural heritage city <strong>of</strong> Salzburg is the setting for the 4th Geoinformatics Forum. GI_Forum <strong>2010</strong>runs concurrently with the highly regarded German language conference on Applied Geoinformatics, bothorganized by Salzburg University’s Centre for Geoinformatics. The two symposia share the innovative AGITEXPO exhibition <strong>and</strong> stimulating social events. The interdisciplinary GI_Forum focuses on an internationalGIScience audience, communicating in English, <strong>and</strong> sharing an interest in translating new methods <strong>and</strong>techniques into a broad range <strong>of</strong> application domains in Geoinformatics. Young researchers <strong>and</strong> establishedscientists find a vibrant GI community from academia, industry, <strong>and</strong> government to analyze progress <strong>and</strong> toexplore new research directions www.gi-forum.orgJuly 12-14, <strong>2010</strong>Uruguayan ISTRO Branch <strong>and</strong> the Uruguayan Society <strong>of</strong> <strong>Soil</strong> Science ConferenceThe science <strong>and</strong> technology community is invited to participate in a meeting on the topic <strong>of</strong> “<strong>Soil</strong> propertiesdynamics under different l<strong>and</strong> uses” to be held in Colonia del Sacramento, Uruguay. Topics include: Evaluation<strong>of</strong> soil quality; L<strong>and</strong>, energy <strong>and</strong> food security; <strong>Soil</strong> fertility <strong>and</strong> plant nutrition; Erosion <strong>and</strong> run<strong>of</strong>f management;Control <strong>of</strong> l<strong>and</strong> degradation <strong>and</strong> potential for restoration; <strong>and</strong> the Environmental impacts <strong>of</strong> different plantproduction systems. Invited speakers include Ricardo Melchiori, Cimeli Bayer, Douglas Karlen, JorgeHern<strong>and</strong>ez, Blair McKenzie, <strong>and</strong> Mariano Saluzzi. Manuscripts <strong>and</strong> posters should be submitted before <strong>30</strong>March <strong>2010</strong>. The website <strong>of</strong> the Universidad de la Republica – Uruguay, Estacion Experimental station (http://www.eemac.edu.uy ) provides a range <strong>of</strong> information for this meeting (as well as hosting information for theth19 triennial conference). Details specific to this meeting can be found at(http://www.eemac.edu.uy/dmdocuments/reunion_tecnica/La_Sociedad_Uruguaya_de_Ciencia_del_Suelo_y_la_ISTRO.pdf ). A meeting <strong>of</strong> the ISTRO board will follow on 15-16 July <strong>2010</strong>.July 21-23, <strong>2010</strong>• Flyer_Symposium_Hanoi_<strong>2010</strong>.pdfInternational Symposium "Sustainable L<strong>and</strong> Use <strong>and</strong> Rural Development in Mountainous Regions <strong>of</strong>Southeast Asia", 21-23 July <strong>2010</strong> in Hanoi, Vietnam, Organized by "The Upl<strong>and</strong>s Program", HohenheimUniversity <strong>and</strong> Hanoi University <strong>of</strong> AgricultureThe conference would like to invite scholars <strong>and</strong> practitioners to share their research results <strong>and</strong> experiencein the fields <strong>of</strong> resources management, poverty reduction <strong>and</strong> innovation development/adoption in mountainregions. Please find the call for papers attached.We would be grateful if you could forward this call on to interested colleagues.Dr. Holger Fröhlich, Executive Manager, SFB 564 - The Upl<strong>and</strong>s ProgramHohenheim University (796), 70593 Stuttgart, Germany. Phone: +49 711-459-22574, Fax: +49-711-459-234<strong>30</strong>holger.froehlich@uni-hohenheim.de; www.uni-hohenheim.de/sfb564August 1-6, <strong>2010</strong>AN INVITATION TO THE 19TH WORLD CONGRESS OF SOIL SCIENCE http://www.ccm.com.au/soil/,www.19wcss.org.au. On behalf <strong>of</strong> Officers <strong>of</strong> the International Union <strong>of</strong> <strong>Soil</strong> Science, we are delighted to extendour personal invitation to you to join us in Brisbane, Australia for the 19th <strong>World</strong> Congress <strong>of</strong> <strong>Soil</strong> Science to beheld 1-6 August <strong>2010</strong> at the Brisbane Convention <strong>and</strong> Exhibition Centre.The conference theme “<strong>Soil</strong> Solutions for a Changing <strong>World</strong>” provides a tremendous opportunity for a broadrange <strong>of</strong> presentations – we urge you to share your research, experiences <strong>and</strong> knowledge with members inBrisbane.We are very proud to be associated with an outst<strong>and</strong>ing group <strong>of</strong> pr<strong>of</strong>essionals who have gathered to form thesteering committee for the 19th <strong>World</strong> Congress, led jointly by Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Steve Raine <strong>and</strong> Mr Mike Grundy.41
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