Program-at-a-Glance

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