6th International Symposium on Soil Organic Matter

3–7 September 2017, Harpenden/UK, run jointly with the British Society of Soil Science.

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A highlight of next year's meeting is the venue: SOM2017 will take place at the Rothamsted Research in Harpenden, United Kingdom. Rothamsted is the oldest agricultural research station in the world, home to the Long-term and Classical Experiments and Archive, and with a world-renowned legacy of excellence in soil science and SOM research.

The title of the symposium 2017 is "Healthy soils for sustainable agriculture: the role of SOM" and focuses on the following topics:
• SOM and Soil Security
• Modelling SOM: from soil pore to climate change
• Methods 1: Visualising SOM
• Methods 2: Quantifying pools and fluxes of SOM
• Soil Health 1: Biological Interactions
• Soil Health 2: The Role of Decomposition
• SOM as Natural Capital

SOM2017 presents a great opportunity for international scientists to meet and exchange ideas and knowledge and novel technological approaches in this globally important field of research.

following plenary speakers have confirmed their attendance:

• Prof Charles W. Rice (Kansas State University, USA)
• Prof Ingrid Kögel-Knaber (Technical University of Munich, Germany)
• Prof Richard Evershed (University of Bristol, UK)
• Prof Francesca Cotrufo (Colorado State University, USA)
• Prof Edward Gregorich (Agriculture and Agrifood Canada)
• Prof David Hopkins (Royal Agricultural University, UK)
• Prof Rattan Lal (The Ohio State University, USA)

Please visit the conference website for information updates about registration and abstract submission, organisation and activities: www.som2017.org.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the organising agency Conventus via phone +49 3641 31 16-347 or email som(at)conventus.de.

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