Back to The ASA-CSSA-SSSA International Annual Meetings (November 4-8, 2007)

Program-at-a-Glance


Technical Program

FRIDAY
November 2
SATURDAY
November 3
SUNDAY
November 4
MONDAY
November 5
TUESDAY
November 6
WEDNESDAY
November 7
THURSDAY
November 8
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A01 Resident Education

            Teaching Programs, Activities and Achievements
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM 
Teaching Histories, Philosophies, and Trends/Div. A01 Business Meeting
1:55 PM - 4:50 PM 
Approaches and Exercises in Student Assessment and Recruitment
9:55 AM - 12:00 PM 
Techniques and Technology in Teaching
12:55 PM - 3:05 PM
Curriculum and Course Revitalization
3:25 PM - 4:50 PM 
       

A02 Military Land Use & Management

                Military Land Use and Management
9:25 AM - 11:15 AM 
Div. A02 Business Meeting
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Sustainable Military Land Management
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM 
Management Aspects of Native Species on Military Lands
9:25 AM - 12:00 PM 
Cumulative Impacts on Training Lands
1:00 PM - 5:45 PM 
   

A03 Agroclimatology & Agronomic Modeling

            Symposium--Yield Response to Water: Examination of the Role of Crop Models in Predicting Water Use Efficiency
9:25 AM - 1:30 PM
Cosponsored by - C02 Crop Physiology and Metabolism 
Climate and Change: Effects on Agriculture and Effects of Agriculture
2:25 PM - 5:00 PM
Elevated Carbon Dioxide Effects
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Modeling Crop Response
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Yield Response to Water
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM 
Advances in Water Use and Water Use Efficiency
9:25 AM - 12:45 PM 
Spectral Clues to Crop Behavior and Condition/Div. A03 Business Meeting
1:25 PM - 5:00 PM
Advances in Water Use and Water Use Efficiency
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM 
Symposium--Past, Present, & Future of Research in Controlled Environments
9:25 AM - 4:00 PM 
  Models and Modeling of Crop and Soil Systems
8:25 AM - 11:30 AM
Cosponsored by - S01 Soil Physics 
 

A04 Extension Education

            Educational Materials Display
8:00 AM - 6:00 PM 
Extension Education Methodology
1:25 PM - 3:45 PM
Extension Education in Fertility Management
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM 
Educational Materials Display
8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Extension Education in Crop Management, Variety Selection, and Cropping Systems
9:25 AM - 12:00 PM 
Extension Education in Crop Management
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Extension Education: Innovation in Delivering the Message
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM 
Extension Agronomists Breakfast
6:30 AM - 8:00 AM
Educational Materials Display
8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Extension Education in Fertility Management, Soil Health, and Water Quality/Div. A04 Business Meeting
9:25 AM - 11:45 AM 
     

A05 Environmental Quality

            Symposium--Agriculture, Rivers, and Coasts: I. The Mississippi
9:25 AM - 12:05 PM
Nutrients and Pesticides in the Environment (includes Graduate Student Competition)
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM 
Symposium--Agriculture, Rivers, and Coasts: II. The Susquehanna/Div. A05 Business Meeting
1:05 PM - 5:10 PM
Green House Gases and Atmospheric Effects
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM 
Effects of Manure and Biosolids on the Environment
9:25 AM - 12:15 PM 
Symposium--Agriculture, Rivers, and Coasts: III. The San Joaquin River
1:30 PM - 5:35 PM 
Nutrient and Pesticide Management in Agricultural Landscapes (includes Graduate Student Competition)
9:25 AM - 12:20 PM 
Management and Remediation of Nutrients, Metals, Salts, and Pesticides (includes Graduate Student Competition)
1:25 PM - 4:15 PM
Effects of Manures and Biosolids on the Environment (includes Graduate Student Competition)
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Surface and Groundwater Quality (includes Graduate Student Competition)
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Trace Elements, Heavy Metals, and Nutrients in the Environment (includes Graduate Student Competition)
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM 
   

A06 International Agronomy

            Symposium--Agronomy Matters: Achieving Millennium Development Goals in Rice-Based Agriculture
9:25 AM - 12:15 PM 
  Symposium--Collaborative Research Support Programs (CRSPs) and the Enhancement of Agricultural Development in Sub-Saharan Africa
9:25 AM - 12:00 PM 
Rice, Wheat and Barley: I/Div. A06 Business Meeting
2:25 PM - 5:00 PM 
Tropical and Sub-tropical Crops, Soils and Livestock: I
9:25 AM - 11:15 AM 
Rice, Wheat and Barley: II
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Tropical and Sub-tropical Crops, Soils and Livestock: II
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM 
   

A07 Agricultural Research Station Management

          Symposium--The Impact of Katrina and the Aftermath AES Mission within Communities/Social
2:00 PM - 6:00 PM 
Symposium -- Historical Perspectives of the Development of the Experiment Station System – A 100 Year Perspective
9:30 AM - 12:15 PM 
How Experiment Stations Address Challenges for Funding, Research and the Environment
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM 
Agronomy Tour
7:15 AM - 5:00 PM 
  How Experiment Stations Manage Research, Environment, and the AES Mission/Div. A07 Business Meeting
9:25 AM - 12:05 PM 
     

A08 Integrated Agricultural Systems

            Cover Crops in Cropping Systems
9:25 AM - 11:55 AM 
Symposium--Precision Aspect of Balancing Soil Quality, Food, Fiber, and Energy Production: I
1:10 PM - 4:45 PM
Cosponsored by - S04 Soil Fertility & Plant Nutrition - S08 Nutrient Management & Soil & Plant Analysis - C03 Crop Ecology, Management & Quality
Building Sustainable Ecosystems Through Organic Agricultural Research and Practice: I
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Nitrogen Management in Crop and Crop-Livestock Systems
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Woody and Alternative Crops in Agricultural Systems
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM 
Symposium--Building Sustainable Ecosystems Through Organic Agricultural Research and Practice: II
9:25 AM - 5:40 PM 
Disease, Insect, and Weed Management in Agricultural Systems: I
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Diverse, Dynamic, and Integrated Crop and Crop-Livestock Systems
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Precision Aspect of Balancing Soil Quality, Food, Fiber, and Energy Production: II
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM 
Building Sustainable Ecosystems Through Organic Agricultural Research and Practice: III/Div. A08 Business Meeting
9:25 AM - 12:00 PM 
Disease, Insect, and Weed Management in Agricultural Systems: II
1:10 PM - 2:55 PM 
Decision Aids in Agricultural Systems
8:00 AM - 10:45 AM 
 

A09 Professional Practitioners

            Symposium--Understanding the Agronomic Issues Related to the Biofuel Demand
9:25 AM - 3:55 PM 
  Symposium--New Management Practices for Fertilizer N/Div. A09 Business Meeting
9:25 AM - 3:55 PM 
  Learning More about the Super Highway for Agriculture Tour
7:15 AM - 4:00 PM 
  Soybean Rust Year 3: What Have We Learned?
8:25 AM - 11:00 AM 
 

C01 Crop Breeding & Genetics

            Maize Breeding
9:25 AM - 10:45 AM
Cereal Breeding
9:25 AM - 11:45 AM 
Genetic Improvement of Sorghum, Sugarcane and Brassica
1:25 PM - 3:10 PM
Alfalfa and Forages: QTLs and Genetic Gain (includes Graduate Student Competition)
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Maize Breeding (includes Graduate Student Competition)
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Plant Breeding Funding, Education and Quantitative Tools (includes Graduate Student Competition)
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Wheat and Barley Breeding (includes Graduate Student Competition)
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM 
Genetic Improvement of Cotton and Industrial Crops
9:25 AM - 12:00 PM 
Cereals: Rice, Wheat and Barley Breeding (includes Graduate Student Competition)
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Cotton Genetics and Breeding (includes Graduate Student Competition)
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Forage Germplasm and Breeding
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Soybean and Bean Breeding for Disease Resistance and Improved Quality (includes Graduate Student Competition)
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM 
Maize Quantitative Genetics/Div. C01/Div. C08 Business Meeting
9:25 AM - 12:00 PM 
Symposium--Breeding and Genomics of Crops for Bioenergy
12:55 PM - 3:00 PM
Cosponsored by - C07 Genomics, Molecular Genetics & Biotechnology
Forages and Canola Breeding
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Genetic Improvement of Peanut and Soybean for Disease Resistance and Quality
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Genetic Improvement of Rice and Tropical Plants
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM 
Genetic Improvement of Soybean and Legumes
8:25 AM - 11:25 AM 
 

C02 Crop Physiology and Metabolism

              Symposium--Yield Response to Water: Physiological Analysis of Crop Water Use and Efficiency
12:55 PM - 3:55 PM
Cosponsored by - A03 Agroclimatology & Agronomic Modeling
Symposium--Leaf Growth Mechanisms in Grasses: A Celebration of Jerry Nelson's Career
12:55 PM - 4:15 PM
Physiological Responses to Irrigation, Drought, Salinity, Cold, and Hypoxia
4:15 PM - 6:00 PM 
Yield Physiology
9:25 AM - 12:30 PM 
Div. C02 Business Meeting
1:05 PM - 3:00 PM 
Abiotic Stress Physiology
9:25 AM - 12:00 PM 
Genotypic Variation: Physiological Responses
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM 
Physiology and Stress (includes Joint C02/C04 Graduate Student Competition)
7:55 AM - 10:30 AM 
 

C03 Crop Ecology, Management & Quality

            Management of Grassy Crops: Corn, Sugarcane, Rice, and Wheat
9:25 AM - 11:00 AM 
Corn and Sorghum Management: Skip Rows, Nematodes, Herbicide-Resistance, No-Till, and Organic
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Graduate Student Poster Contest--Crop Ecology, Management, and Quality
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Small Grains Management: Seeding Date and Rate, Water Response, and No-Till
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
The Diversity of Division C03: Cotton Fibers, Sunn Hemp Toxicity, and Dodder Control
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM 
Symposium--Agronomic Aspects of Biofuel Crop Production: I
9:25 AM - 12:15 PM
Cosponsored by - A04 Extension Education - A08 Integrated Agricultural Systems 
All Things Oilseeds: Canola, Flax, Okra, Soybean, and Sunflower
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Symposium--Scientific Advances in Crop Rotation Research During the Last Century: Where Do We Go from Here?: I
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Cosponsored by - S06 Soil & Water Management & Conservation - A08 Integrated Agricultural Systems
Symposium--Agronomic Aspects of Biofuel Crop Production: II
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Cosponsored by - A04 Extension Education - A08 Integrated Agricultural Systems 
Symposium--Scientific Advances in Crop Rotation Research During the Last Century: Where Do We Go from Here?: II/Div. C03 Business Meeting
9:25 AM - 4:00 PM
Cosponsored by - S06 Soil & Water Management & Conservation - A08 Integrated Agricultural Systems 
Agroecology: Cropping Systems to Optimize Nitrogen Use Efficiency
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM 
Agroecology: Weed Management Strategies
8:25 AM - 9:30 AM 
 

C04 Seed Physiology, Production & Technology

            Seed Yield and Quality (includes Joint C02/C04 Graduate Student Competition)
9:25 AM - 12:00 PM 
Symposium--Ethylene Suppression in Crop Yield Formation
1:25 PM - 5:25 PM
Crop and Seed Physiology (includes Joint C02/C04 Graduate Student Competition)
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM 
Symposium--Modification of Seed Composition to Promote Health and Nutrition
9:25 AM - 2:30 PM 
  Div. C04 Business Meeting
9:25 AM - 10:10 AM 
     

C05 Turfgrass Science

        Turfgrass Tour of New Orleans
9:45 AM - 5:30 PM 
  Graduate Student Oral Competition: I
7:45 AM - 12:10 PM 
Graduate Student Oral Competition: II
12:55 PM - 4:15 PM
Drought & Water Management
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Graduate Student Poster Competition: I
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM 
Graduate Student Oral Competition: III
8:55 AM - 11:55 AM 
Graduate Student Oral Competition: IV
12:55 PM - 4:30 PM
Graduate Student Poster Competition: II
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Plant Breeding & Genetics
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Weed & Disease Management and PGR's
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM 
Graduate Student Oral Competition: V
7:55 AM - 10:15 AM
Plant Breeding & Genetics
9:25 AM - 12:10 PM
What's New in the Turfgrass Industry?
10:25 AM - 12:00 PM
Turfgrass Management & Physiology
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM 
Symposium--Public Perceptions and Reality: Addressing Environmental Concerns of Nitrogen Use in Turfgrass/Div. C05 Business Meeting
1:00 PM - 5:50 PM 
Drought, Water Management & Establishment
7:55 AM - 11:40 AM
Turfgrass Management and Physiology
7:55 AM - 11:55 AM 
 

C06 Forage and Grazinglands

            Robert F Barnes Graduate Student Competition
9:25 AM - 12:15 PM 
Forage Growth and Nutritive Value/Div. C06 Business Meeting
1:10 PM - 4:50 PM 
Forage and Grazinglands Breakfast
6:30 AM - 8:00 AM
Symposium--Evaluating Grasslands with Remote Sensing and Georeferenced Sampling
9:20 AM - 3:30 PM
Biomass and Bioenergy
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Breeding and Genetics of Forage Crops
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM 
  Forage Production and Physiology
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Measuring Pasture Growth and Animal Production
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Forage and Grazinglands Tour
11:45 AM - 6:00 PM 
  Grazing Systems
8:55 AM - 10:50 AM 
 

C07 Genomics, Molecular Genetics & Biotechnology

            Heat and Drought Tolerance
9:25 AM - 10:30 AM
Genetics of Nutrition and Quality
9:25 AM - 11:30 AM 
Symposium--Genomics Tools for Crop Improvement
12:55 PM - 3:15 PM
Genomic, Marker, and Mapping Resources
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Transgenics and Regulation of Gene Expression
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM 
Mapping Strategies and Methods
9:25 AM - 10:30 AM
Symposium--Breeding for Nutritional Aspects
9:25 AM - 11:30 AM
Cosponsored by - C01 Crop Breeding & Genetics 
  Symposium--Epigenetics: Untapped Potential for Crop Improvement?/Div. C07 Business Meeting
9:25 AM - 12:30 PM 
Genetics of Insect, Disease, and Herbicide Resistance
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Nutrition and Quality Traits
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM 
Genetics of Disease Resistance and Transgenic Crops
9:25 AM - 10:30 AM 
 

C08 Plant Genetic Resources

            Frank N. Meyer Medal Breakfast
6:30 AM - 8:00 AM
Symposium--Crop Genetic Vulnerability Thirty Five Years after T-Cytoplasm
9:25 AM - 11:55 AM 
Calvin Sperling Biodiversity Memorial Lectureship
4:15 PM - 5:00 PM 
    Div. C08/Div. C01 Business Meeting
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM 
Crop Germplasm Collection, Characterization, and Utilization
1:00 PM - 4:15 PM
Conservation and Evaluation of Legume Germplasm
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Conservation, Evaluation, and Utilization of Poaceae Germplasm
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Germplasm Management and Utilization
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM 
   

S01 Soil Physics

            Symposium--Advancing Measurement Techniques and Modeling Synergy for Environmental Soils Research in Space and Time: I. Advances in Soil Sensing and Measurement Technologies and their Applications
9:25 AM - 12:15 PM
Cosponsored by - S06 Soil & Water Management & Conservation - S05 Pedology - S09 Soil Mineralogy 
Symposium--Advancing Measurement Techniques and Modeling Synergy for Environmental Soils Research in Space and Time: II. Spatio-Temporal Measurement and Modeling of Soil Properties and Processes
12:55 PM - 3:45 PM
Cosponsored by - S06 Soil & Water Management & Conservation - S05 Pedology - S09 Soil Mineralogy
Symposium--Advancing Measurement Techniques and Modeling Synergy for Environmental Soils Research in Space and Time: III
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Cosponsored by - S06 Soil & Water Management & Conservation - S05 Pedology - S09 Soil Mineralogy 
Soil Structure and Hydraulic Properties
9:25 AM - 12:15 PM
Symposium--Advancing Measurement Techniques and Modeling Synergy for Environmental Soils Research in Space and Time: Proximal Soil Sensing for Digital Soil Mapping
9:25 AM - 12:30 PM
Cosponsored by - S06 Soil & Water Management & Conservation - S05 Pedology - S09 Soil Mineralogy 
Symposium--Evaluating Water Flux in the Vadose Zone: Computational Methods and Geostatistical Approaches--Analytical and Quasi-Analytical Solutions to Water Flow: In Honor of Art Warrick
12:55 PM - 4:30 PM
Soil Physical Properties
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Symposium--Evaluating Water Flux in the Vadose Zone: Computational Methods and Geostatistical Approaches: In Honor of Art Warrick
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM 
Symposium--Evaluating Water Flux in the Vadose Zone: Computational Methods and Geostatistical Approaches--Solutions to Scaling and Spatial Variability Problems: In Honor of Art Warrick
9:25 AM - 12:25 PM
Measuring and Modeling Water and Solute Fluxes in Soils
9:25 AM - 12:30 PM 
Symposium--Evaluating Water Flux in the Vadose Zone: Computational Methods and Geostatistical Approaches--Modeling Approaches to Problem Solving: In Honor of Art Warrick/Div. S01 Business Meeting
12:55 PM - 4:20 PM
Measuring and Modeling Water and Solute Fluxes in Soils
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM 
Surface, Subsurface Hydrological Processes and the Impact of Land Use Changes
8:25 AM - 11:30 AM 
 

S02 Soil Chemistry

            Arsenic Chemistry in Soils
9:25 AM - 12:00 PM 
Metals in Soils
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Organic Contaminants in Soils
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM 
Organic Contaminants
9:25 AM - 11:45 AM 
Arsenic Chemistry
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Humus Chemistry
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM 
Humus Chemistry/Div. S02 Business Meeting
9:25 AM - 12:00 PM 
Redox Reactions in Soils
1:25 PM - 3:00 PM
Soil Minerals Chemistry
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM 
Chemistry of Soil Minerals
8:25 AM - 9:45 AM
Soils and Metals
10:15 AM - 11:50 AM 
 

S03 Soil Biology & Biochemistry

            Soil Biology of Cropping Systems
9:25 AM - 12:15 PM
Symposium--Soil Biology and Environmental Health: What Have We Learned Since Hurricane Katrina?
9:25 AM - 12:30 PM 
Soil Biology and Biochemistry Student Poster Competition
3:00 PM - 6:00 PM
All Kinds of Nitrogen Transformation and Some Carbon Too
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Carbon Sequestration
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Soil Biochemistry
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM 
Assessing and Comparing Microbial Communities
9:25 AM - 12:30 PM 
Francis E. Clark Distinguished Lectureship: A New Look at Microbial N-Transformations in Agroecosystems: Going Beyond (De)nitrification/Div. S03 Business Meeting
1:20 PM - 5:30 PM 
Beyond (De)nitrification: An in Depth Look at Alternative N Transformation Pathways
9:25 AM - 11:25 AM
Symposium--Microbial Controls over Soil Organic Matter Structure and Function
9:25 AM - 4:15 PM 
There Is More to the Nitrogen Cycle
1:25 PM - 3:45 PM
Methods For Evaluating the Biology and Biochemistry of Soil
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Mycorrhizal Communities in Soil
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Response of Microbial Communities To Their Environment
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM 
More about Soil Organic Matter
8:55 AM - 11:15 AM 
 

S04 Soil Fertility & Plant Nutrition

            Symposium--Advances in N Calibration for Corn
9:25 AM - 12:15 PM
Cosponsored by - C03 Crop Ecology, Management & Quality - S08 Nutrient Management & Soil & Plant Analysis 
Active Sensors for Nutrient Management (includes Graduate Student Competition)
12:55 PM - 3:15 PM
Site-Specific Nutrient Relationships (includes Graduate Student Competition)
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Symposium--Advances in Nitrogen Calibration for Corn
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Cosponsored by - C03 Crop Ecology, Management & Quality - S08 Nutrient Management & Soil & Plant Analysis 
Nutrient Management in Sustainable and Organic Cropping Systems
9:25 AM - 11:00 AM 
Interactions of Plants, Soil and Nutrients (includes Graduate Student Competition)
12:55 PM - 3:00 PM
Leo M. Walsh Soil Fertility Distinguished Lecture/Div. S04/Div. S08 Business Meeting
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Cosponsored by - S08 Nutrient Management & Soil & Plant Analysis
Sensors for Site-Specific Nutrient Management (includes Graduate Student Competition)
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Sustainable and Organic Nutrient Management (includes Graduate Student Competition)
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM 
Nitrogen and Crop Production (includes Graduate Student Competition)
9:25 AM - 11:45 AM
Nitrogen and Crop Response (includes Graduate Student Competition)
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Nutrient Relationship with Crop Growth and Yield (includes Graduate Student Competition)
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM 
Nutrient Variability and Management (includes Graduate Student Competition)
12:55 PM - 3:15 PM
Use of Slow-Release Nitrogen Fertilizers
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM 
Controlled Release Nitrogen and Nitrogen Use Efficiency
8:25 AM - 10:00 AM 
 

S05 Pedology

            Soil Genesis: I
9:25 AM - 11:15 AM 
Soil Genesis: II
1:25 PM - 2:45 PM
The Genesis, Geomorphology, and Characterization of Soils
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM 
Symposium--Gypsum & Soluble Salts in Soils: I. Occurence, Dilemmas, and Solutions
9:25 AM - 12:15 PM
Cosponsored by - S09 Soil Mineralogy 
Symposium--Gypsum & Soluble Salts in Soils: II. NCSS Gypseous Soils Task Force/Div. S05 Business Meeting
1:25 PM - 5:30 PM
Cosponsored by - S09 Soil Mineralogy
Ancient Cultures, Soil Genesis and Landuse Management
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Organic Carbon and Soil Organic Matter in Soils
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Soil Water Movement: Examples, Applications, Implications
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Symposium--Gypsum & Soluble Salts in Soils: III. Occurrence, Dilemmas, and Solutions
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Cosponsored by - S09 Soil Mineralogy 
Digital Soil Prediction & Mapping: I. Methods, Examples, Issues
9:25 AM - 12:30 PM 
Digital Soil Prediction & Mapping: II. Methods, Examples, Issues
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Soil Survey & Classification
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM 
   

S06 Soil & Water Management & Conservation

            Assessing Soil Management and Properties
9:25 AM - 10:45 AM
Howard M. Taylor Memorial Lecture on Root Soil Relationships/Div. S06 Business Meeting
9:30 AM - 12:00 PM 
Symposium-- Implications of Bioenergy Production for Agricultural Development
12:55 PM - 3:45 PM
Cosponsored by - C03 Crop Ecology, Management & Quality
Management Effects on Water Quality
1:15 PM - 4:05 PM 
Compaction Assessment and Effects
9:25 AM - 10:25 AM
Irrigation and Drainage Water Management
9:25 AM - 12:35 PM
Symposium--Soil Erosion Processes and Modeling: Past, Present, and Future: I
9:25 AM - 3:40 PM
Management Effects on Soil Carbon and Phosphorus
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Soil Management Effects on Soil Nitrogen and Green House Gases
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM 
Symposium--Major Advances in Soil and Water Conservation: What Now?: I
1:00 PM - 4:55 PM
Cosponsored by - C03 Crop Ecology, Management & Quality
Management Effects on Soil Carbon and Phosphorus
1:25 PM - 3:45 PM
Compaction Assessment and Effects
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Irrigation and Drainage Water Management
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Assessing Soil Management and Properties
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Management Effects on Water Quality
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Symposium--Soil Erosion Processes and Modeling: Past, Present, and Future: II
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM 
Symposium--Soil Erosion Processes and Modeling: Past, Present, and Future: III
9:25 AM - 11:45 AM
Soil Amendments Effects on Soil Properties and Water Quality
9:25 AM - 11:55 AM
Tillage and Soil Management Effects on Hydrology and Soil Water
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM 
Tillage and Soil Management Effects on Hydrology and Soil Water
1:25 PM - 4:30 PM
Management Impacts on Soil Productivity and Crop Yields
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Soil Amendments Effects on Soil Properties and Water Quality
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Symposium--Major Advances in Soil and Water Conservation: What Now?: II
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Cosponsored by - C03 Crop Ecology, Management & Quality 
Symposium--Major Advances in Soil and Water Conservation: What Now?: III
8:00 AM - 10:25 AM
Cosponsored by - C03 Crop Ecology, Management & Quality 
 

S07 Forest, Range & Wildland Soils

            Gaseous Fluxes from Forest Soils
9:25 AM - 10:40 AM
S.A. Wilde Lectureship on Forest Soils
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM 
Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Processes
1:10 PM - 3:40 PM 
Symposium--Can Forest Soils be Used for Carbon Credits or Registries?
9:25 AM - 12:10 PM 
Soil Responses to Fire
12:55 PM - 2:40 PM
Developing Soil Quality Approaches
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Effects of Invasive Species
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Fire Effects
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Poster Discussion Session
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Div. S07 Business Meeting
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM 
Measuring Forest and Rangeland Soil C Pools
9:25 AM - 11:40 AM 
New Techniques to Measure Forest Soil Properties
12:55 PM - 2:25 PM
Forest Soil Assessments Across Large Spatial Scales
12:55 PM - 2:40 PM
Forest Soil Biology
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Forest Soil Carbon Storage
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Nutrient Accounting and Water Use
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Remote Sensing and GIS Approaches
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Poster Discussion Session
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM 
Forest Soil Responses to Anthropogenic Intrusions
8:25 AM - 10:55 AM 
 

S08 Nutrient Management & Soil & Plant Analysis

                Symposium--Nutrient Management for Biofuels Production
9:25 AM - 12:15 PM
Cosponsored by - C03 Crop Ecology, Management & Quality - A08 Integrated Agricultural Systems - S04 Soil Fertility & Plant Nutrition
Utilization of Nutrients from Manure and Biosolids (includes Graduate Student Competition)
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM 
Symposium--Aspects of Nutrient Use Related to Biofuels Production (included Graduate Student Competition)
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Technologies for Nutrient Assessment and Efficient Utilization (includes Graduate Student Competition)
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Div. S08/Div. S04 Business Meeting
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM 
Soil and Plant Analytical Methods (includes Graduate Student Competition)
9:25 AM - 12:15 PM 
Crop Response to Manure and Biosolids Application (included Graduate Student Competition)
3:25 PM - 5:30 PM
Cropping System Effects on Nutrient Utilization (includes Graduate Student Competition)
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM 
Nutrient Use Efficiency (includes Graduate Student Competition)
8:25 AM - 10:30 AM 
 

S09 Soil Mineralogy

            Symposium--Distribution of Soil Minerals in Landscapes (includes Graduate Student Competition): I
9:25 AM - 2:55 PM
Cosponsored by - S05 Pedology 
Symposium--Distribution of Soil Minerals in Landscapes (includes Graduate Student Competition): II
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Cosponsored by - S05 Pedology 
Div. S09 Business Meeting/Mineralogical Controls on Soil Physical, Chemical, and Biological Processes (includes Graduate Student Competition)
9:25 AM - 11:30 AM 
Environmental Mineralogy (includes Graduate Student Competition)
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM 
Symposium--Characterization and Reactivity of Natural and Synthetic Nanoparticles In Soils (includes Graduate Student Competition): I
9:25 AM - 4:00 PM
Cosponsored by - S11 Soils & Environmental Quality 
Symposium--Characterization and Reactivity of Natural and Synthetic Nanoparticles in Soils (includes Graduate Student Competition): II
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Cosponsored by - S11 Soils & Environmental Quality 
   

S10 Wetland Soils

        Hydric Soils Tour
7:45 AM - 4:30 PM 
  Carbon Cycling
9:25 AM - 11:30 AM 
Nitrogen and Phosphorus Cycling (includes Graduate Student Competition)
12:55 PM - 3:15 PM 
William H Patrick Jr. Wetland Biogeochemistry Lectureship
9:25 AM - 10:40 AM 
Symposium--Nitrogen Biogeochemistry in Riparian Ecosystems: Honoring the Lifetime Accomplishments of Wendell Gilliam/Div. S10 Business Meeting
12:55 PM - 5:30 PM 
Redox Effects and Wetland Soils (includes Graduate Student Competition)
9:55 AM - 11:15 AM 
Biogeochemical Cycling (includes Graduate Student Competition)
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Methodology, Indicators, and Characterization of Wetland Soils (includes Graduate Student Competition)
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM 
   

S11 Soils & Environmental Quality

            Symposium--Advanced Analytical Methods for Understanding the Chemistry of Nutrient Elements in Soils: I
9:25 AM - 12:30 PM
Cosponsored by - S09 Soil Mineralogy
Environmental Impacts of Organic Amendments: I
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Cosponsored by - A05 Environmental Quality 
Symposium--Advanced Analytical Methods for Understanding the Chemistry of Nutrient Elements in Soils: II
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Cosponsored by - S09 Soil Mineralogy
Environmental Impacts of Organic Amendments: II
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Cosponsored by - A05 Environmental Quality 
Symposium--Environmental Impact and Sustainability of Degraded Water Reuse: I
9:25 AM - 5:05 PM
Cosponsored by - A05 Environmental Quality
Characterization of Contaminated Systems: I
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM 
  Characterization of Contaminated Systems: II/Div. S11 Business Meeting
9:25 AM - 4:30 PM
Carbon Sequestration and Release
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Symposium--Environmental Impact and Sustainability of Degraded Water Reuse. II
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Cosponsored by - A05 Environmental Quality 
Soil and Water Quality: I
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM 
Soil and Water Quality: II
8:25 AM - 12:05 PM 
 

Z00 Students of Agronomy, Soils and Environmental Sciences (SASES)

  Executive Planning: I
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM 
Registration
7:30 AM - 8:00 AM
SASES Tour
8:30 AM - 5:00 PM 
SASES President's Trophy Competition
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Meeting Overview/Business Meeting: I/Executive Planning: II
8:30 PM - 9:30 PM
National Student Quiz Bowl
9:30 PM - 11:30 PM 
Registration/Student Brunch/Business Meeting: II
8:00 AM - 11:30 AM 
National Student Club Poster Contest
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
47th National Speech Contest--Prelims
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Graduate School Workshop
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
National Student Research Symposium Contest
2:40 PM - 6:00 PM
47th National Speech Contest--Finals
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM 
National Student Research Symposium Poster Contest
9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Graduate School Interviews
9:30 AM - 12:00 PM
CCA Workshop
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM 
Internship Interviews
1:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Mock Interview Workshop
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Business Meeting: III/Officer Elections/Awards/Officer Meeting
5:15 PM - 10:00 PM 
           

Z01 ASA-CSSA-SSSA Special Programs

          Plenary Session: I. E.T. & Vam York Distinguished ASA Lectureship
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Graduate Student Social
8:15 PM - 10:15 PM 
Plenary Session: II. Nyle C. Brady Frontiers of Soil Science Lectureship
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM 
Doubling Science Funding: You Can Help
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Soil Science Society of America Reception and Awards Program
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Committee on Organic and Sustainable Agriculture Reception/Roundtable
6:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Cosponsored by - A08 Integrated Agricultural Systems 
Plenary Session: III. Betty Klepper Endowed Lectureship
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Women in Agronomy, Crop, Soil and Environmental Sciences Luncheon
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM 
Navigating Funding Opportunities at the National Science Foundation
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Being an Expert Witness: Have You Got What it Takes?
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Crop Science Society of America Reception and Awards Program
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM 
Plenary Session: IV. Low Input High Diversity Biofuels: Is This the Path to Follow?
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Smithsonian Soils Exhibit: 2008 Opening Preview
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM 
American Society of Agronomy Reception and Awards Program
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Centennial Reception
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM 
   

Z02 World Hunger

                  Symposium--The African Green Revolution Takes Shape
1:15 PM - 3:50 PM 
       

Z03 Agricultural Experimentation

              Symposium--The Role of Statistics in Agricultural Research: Past, Present, and Future
12:55 PM - 3:00 PM 
           

Z04 Katrina Disaster and Sustainable Coastal Development

                      Symposium--Katrina Disaster and Sustainable Coastal Development: An Integrated Perspective and the Role of Land and Water Sciences. I
1:45 PM - 3:45 PM
Cosponsored by - S05 Pedology - S01 Soil Physics - S06 Soil & Water Management & Conservation - S07 Forest, Range & Wildland Soils - S11 Soils & Environmental Quality - A05 Environmental Quality - A07 Agricultural Research Station Management 
Symposium--Katrina Disaster and Sustainable Coastal Development: An Integrated Perspective and the Role of Land and Water Sciences. II
8:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Cosponsored by - S05 Pedology - S01 Soil Physics - S06 Soil & Water Management & Conservation - S07 Forest, Range & Wildland Soils - S11 Soils & Environmental Quality - A05 Environmental Quality - A07 Agricultural Research Station Management 
 

Z05 Minority Student Poster Contest

              Minorities Poster Contest and Reception
5:30 PM - 8:00 PM 
           

Z06 Early Career Member

            Communicating Science to the Public
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM 
Job Opportunities Outside Academia
1:25 PM - 3:30 PM
Cosponsored by - Z00 Students of Agronomy, Soils and Environmental Sciences (SASES) 
Writing Manuscripts for Publication
9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Grant Writing Navigation
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM 
Early Career Member Social
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM 
Leadership: Science or Myth?
9:30 AM - 11:30 AM 
     

Z07 USDA/CSREES

                  CSREES, USDA--Integrated Competitive Programs Grantsmanship
1:00 PM - 7:00 PM 
       

Z08 S205.1 Council on the History, Philosophy, and Sociology of Soils

            Soil Science and Scientists in the Early History of ASA
9:25 AM - 11:20 AM 
  Soils and Civilizations
9:25 AM - 12:20 PM 
         

Z09 National Society of Consulting Soil Scientists

                National Society of Consulting Soil Scientists Career Opportunities
9:25 AM - 5:30 PM 
         

Business Meetings

    SASES Business Meeting: I
8:35 AM - 9:05 AM 
  SASES Business Meeting: II
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM 
  Div. S06 Business Meeting
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM 
Div. A01 Business Meeting
3:50 PM - 4:50 PM
Div. C06 Business Meeting
3:50 PM - 4:50 PM
Div. A05 Business Meeting
4:10 PM - 5:10 PM
SASES Business Meeting: III
5:15 PM - 6:45 PM 
Div. S09 Business Meeting
9:25 AM - 10:25 AM 
Div. C02 Business Meeting
1:05 PM - 3:00 PM
Div. A02 Business Meeting
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Div. A09 Business Meeting
3:15 PM - 3:55 PM
Div. A03 Business Meeting
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Div. A06 Business Meeting
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Div. S04/S08 Joint Business Meeting
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Div. S08/S04 Joint Business Meeting
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Div. S05 Business Meeting
4:15 PM - 5:30 PM
Div. S10 Business Meeting
4:25 PM - 5:25 PM
Div. S03 Business Meeting
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Div. S07 Business Meeting
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM 
Div. C04 Business Meeting
9:25 AM - 10:10 AM
Div. A04 Business Meeting
10:45 AM - 11:45 AM
Div. S02 Business Meeting
10:45 AM - 12:00 PM
Div. A08 Business Meeting
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Div. C01/C08 Joint Business Meeting
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Div. C08/C01 Joint Business Meeting
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Div. A07 Business Meeting
11:15 AM - 12:05 PM
Div. C07 Business Meeting
11:45 AM - 12:30 PM 
Div. C03 Business Meeting
2:45 PM - 4:00 PM
Div. S01 Business Meeting
3:20 PM - 4:20 PM
Div. S11 Business Meeting
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Div. C05 Business Meeting
4:20 PM - 5:50 PM 
   

Events: Committee Meetings

        Agronomy Journal Technical Editors
7:00 AM - 8:30 AM
S591 K-12 Committee
7:30 AM - 10:30 AM
Agronomy Journal Editorial Board
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM 
Golden Opportunity Scholar and Mentor Meeting
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Journal of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Education Editorial Board
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
*Clover and Special Purpose Legumes Crop Germplasm Committee
3:00 PM - 5:30 PM
*ARS REAP Team Meeting
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Soil Science Society of America Journal Technical Editors
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
SRAC-01 Southern Region Administrative Committee
4:00 PM - 6:30 PM
*11th North American Forest Soils Conference
4:30 PM - 6:30 PM
International Subcommittee Meeting
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
First Time Attendee Orientation
6:00 PM - 6:45 PM 
A201.4.11 ASA Communication Task Force
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM
Soil Science Society of America Journal New Editor Training
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM
*Committee on Organic and Sustainable Agriculture (COSA)
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
S587 Training and Continuing Education for Soil Scientists
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
e-Journal Editors
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
C852 Crop Registration Committee
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
S584 Soils Certification Board
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Soil Science Society of America Journal Editorial Board
9:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Golden Opportunity Scholar and Mentor Discussion
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
e-Journal Editors Breakout Session
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
e-Journal Editors Breakout Session
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
e-Journal Editors Breakout Session
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
A532 Agronomy Certification Board
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Journal of Environmental Quality Technical Editors
11:30 AM - 1:30 PM 
Golden Opportunity Scholar Reports
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Crop Science Technical Editors
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Crop Science Editorial Board
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
NAPT-PAP
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Biomass Working Group
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
*CAST Town Hall Meeting
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
*Association of Chinese Soil and Plant Scientists of North America Annual Meeting
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
ASA Biosecurity Committee
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Biometry Working Group
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
S880 Soils Geomorphology Committee
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
National Soils Judging Contest Committee
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
*S1014 Multistate Project
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
*ICASA Open Forum
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM 
ACS837 Hydropedology Working Group
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
ACS321 Editorial Affairs Committee
9:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Manuscript Central
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
ASF Board of Trustees
9:30 AM - 1:00 PM
NAPT
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
ACS731 Location of Meetings Committee
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
ACS320 Books and Multimedia Publishing Committee
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM 
ACS526 Women in Agronomy, Crops, Soils, and Environmental Sciences Committee
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Soil Plant Analysis Council
2:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Vadose Zone Journal Editorial Board
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
*NRCS Employees
4:30 PM - 6:30 PM
Golden Opportunity Scholar Committee Debriefing Meeting
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
ACS237 Membership and Society Identity Committee
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
S844 Soil Micromorphology Committee
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
*Association of Women Soil Scientists
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Div. S-3 Soil Quality Working Group
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
*Association of Agricultural Scientists of Indian Origin
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
*Land-Based Wastewater Treatment
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
2008 Program Planning
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
S205.1 Council on History, Philosophy, and Sociology of Soil Science
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM 
*U.S. National Committee for Soil Science and IUSS Officers
6:30 AM - 8:30 AM
Journal of Environmental Quality Editorial Board
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM 
*USDA-ARS Scientists Meeting
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
*AgroFresh Team Meeting
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
A101 Nominations for President-Elect Committee
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
C101 Nominations for President-Elect Committee
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
S101 Nominations for President-Elect Committee
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
*National Cooperative Soil Survey Steering Team Committee
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM 
CSSA Board of Directors
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
ASA Board of Directors
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
SSSA Board of Directors
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM 
 

Events: Food Functions/Socials

        Students of Agronomy, Soils and Environmental Sciences Brunch/Business Meeting: II
8:30 AM - 11:30 AM 
Dessert Cruise
8:00 PM - 10:30 PM
Graduate Student Social
8:15 PM - 10:15 PM 
Frank N. Meyer Medal Breakfast
6:30 AM - 8:00 AM
Companion Breakfast
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM 
Golden Opportunities Scholar and Mentor Luncheon
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Branch Leader's Lunch
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
SSSA Awards Reception
4:00 PM - 4:45 PM
*Arkansas Razorback Pig Out
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
*Missouri Reception
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
*University of Minnesota Mixer
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
*Colorado State University Reception
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
*Iowa State University Mixer
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
*North Dakota State University Blizzard Party
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
*Purdue Boilermaker Reception
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
*Penn State Mixer
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
*Michigan State University Spartan Reception
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
*All Illinois Mixer
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM 
*Fellowship Breakfast
6:30 AM - 8:00 AM
Forage and Grazinglands Breakfast
6:30 AM - 8:00 AM
Soil Testing and Plant Analysis Breakfast
6:30 AM - 8:00 AM
Golden Opportunities Scholars and Mentor World Hunger Luncheon
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Women in Agronomy, Crops, Soils & Environment Sciences Luncheon
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM 
CSSA Awards Reception
4:00 PM - 4:45 PM
*Gator Gathering
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
*Cornell Thirsty Bear Reception
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
*Nebraska Cornhusker Mixer
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Early Career Member Social
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
*University of Delaware/Virginia Tech Social
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
*Warrick Reception
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
*Buckeye Bash
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
*Oregon State University/University of Idaho/Washington State University
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
*University of Wisconsin Badger Huddle
7:00 PM - 9:30 PM 
Extension Agronomists Breakfast
6:30 AM - 8:00 AM 
ASA Awards Reception
4:00 PM - 4:45 PM
Centennial Reception
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM