International Conferences

Engaging with the World

Global engagement is a strategic priority at our Institute. Students and faculty benefit from partnerships with other global soil educational leaders throughout the world.

Upcoming Conferences

The World Congress of Soil Science (WCSS) is an international scientific meeting held quadrennially since 1927 in the field of soil science. The 23rd WCSS will be held by SSSC on behalf of International Union of Soil Sciences. 
Under the theme, ‘Soil and the Shared Future for Mankind’, the 23rd WCSS will focus on the soil and mankind, including plenary sessions, poster exhibitions, young researcher forum and soil judging contest. There will also be opportunities for global soil scientists to have close touch with diverse soils, natural sceneries and cultures in China.
International conferences hosted by ISSCAS

From November 6-8, 2023, the 6th International Conference on Soil Pollution and Remediation (SOILREM 2023) was organized in Nanjing, China. It provided an opportunity for industry, regulators, scientists, students, engineers, private and public sectors to present recent research findings and to exchange information on innovative developments relating to sustainable remediation of polluted soils, sediments, groundwater, and industrial sites. Conference topics cover important aspects of risk assessment, and fundamental research and innovative technologies for soil remediation, such as bioremediation, phytoextraction, and phytostabilisation. Target pollutants include inorganic pollutants, heavy metals, persistent organic pollutants, oils, petroleum hydrocarbons, etc.

 

In October 2018, the 11th International Symposium on Agriculture and the Environment was hosted by the ISSCAS, the Soil Science Society of China, and the Nitrogen Working Group under the Soil Science Society of China in Nanjing, and attended by more than 420 representatives from universities, research institutes and companies in China and beyond.

On October 16-21, 2023, the 11th International Symposium on Plant-Soil Interactions at Low pH (PSILPH) was organized in Nanjing, China. A total of 49 oral reports and 82 posters were presented during the 11th PSILPH2023 under the theme of the sustainable utilization of acid soils, showcasing research in the areas of acid soils’ physical, chemical, and biological properties, physiological and molecular mechanisms of plant adaptation to acidic soils, nutrient utilization of crops on acid soils, genetics and breeding of crops for acid soils, mechanism and prediction of soil acidification, soil-microbe-plant interactions on acid soils, amelioration and fertilization of acid soils, sustainable utilization and management of agricultural and natural ecosystems on acid soils, forestry and agroforestry management on acid soils, effects of soil acidity on food quality and human health.   

In September 2017, the 2nd International Symposium QCM-D Technology & the 5th Q-Sense Technology Seminar was hosted by the ISSCAS and the Biolin Scientific in Nanjing, and attended by more than 100 experts and scholars.

In October 2011, the International Symposium on Biochar Research, Development and Application was co-hosted by the State Key Laboratory of Soil & Sustainable Agriculture, Jiangsu Province Biochar Engineering Research Center, the ISSCAS, and the Research Center for Clean Energy and Power, CAS in Nanjing, and attended by over 120 experts, scholars and entrepreneurs from 7 countries.

In February 2012, the Seminar on Advancing the Science and Technology of Soil Information in Asia was hosted by the ISSCAS in Nanjing, and attended by 50 experts from 15 countries.

In July 2012, the 12th IPI-ISSAS International Symposium on Management of Potassium and Soil Systems was co-hosted by the ISSCAS and the International Potash Institute in Chengdu, and attended by almost 240 experts from universities, research institutes and related stakeholders.

In November 2014, the 6th Global Workshop on Digital Soil Mapping was co-hosted by the ISSCAS and the State Key Laboratory of Soil & Sustainable Agriculture in Nanjing, and attended by over 120 experts from 16 countries.
The workshop opened up the lines of communication, helped to build a closer cooperation with other countries and to improve the country’s status in digital soil mapping.

In April 2015, the Inaugural Meeting of Soil Remediation Committee under Soil Science Society of China & the 3rd Symposium on Policy, Environment Management and Remediation Technology for Contaminated Land was hosted by the Soil Remediation Committee under Soil Science Society of China, the ISSCAS, Hunan Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Lancaster University and Geosyntec Consultants in Changsha, and attended by more than 500 experts, scholars from across the world.

In September 2015, the 20th International Soil Tillage Research Organization Conference was co-hosted by the ISSCAS and the International Soil & Research Organization in Nanjing, and attended by over 130 experts from 35 countries.

In September 2015, the 12th International Conference of East and Southeast Asia Federation of Soil Science Societies was co-hosted by the ESAFS, the Soil Science Society of China and the ISSCAS in Nanjing and attended by 300 representatives from 21 countries and regions. 

In November 2o19, the 13th IPI-CAU-ISSAS International Symposium was co-hosted by International Potash Institute, the ISSCAS, the China Agricultural University and related units in Kunming, and attended by more than 280 experts. 
International conferences organized by ISSCAS

In October 2008, the 3rd International Conference on Soil Pollution and Remediation was organized by the ISSCAS, the State Key Laboratory of Soil & Sustainable Agriculture, and the Office for the State Key Basic Research and Development Programme in Nanjing. This SoilRem 2008 followed the very successful SoilRem 2004 and SoilRem 2000 conferences held in Nanjing and Hangzhou.

In September 2013, the International Workshop on Soil Structure and its Function in Ecosystem was organized by the State Key Laboratory of Soil & Sustainable Agriculture, the ISSCAS, and the Soil Physics Committee under the Soil Science Society of China in Nanjing, and attended by over 200 experts from 14 countries and 20 universities and research institutes.

In October 2015, the International Symposium on Frontiers in Soil Microbiology was organized by the ISSCAS, the Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, CAS and related units in Beijing, and attended by over 300 scholars from across the world.

In September 2016, the 13th International Conference of Phytotechnologies was organized by the ISSCAS, Zhejiang University, BCEG Environment Remediation Co., Ltd in Hangzhou, and attended by 300 representatives from 30 countries.

In October 2016, the 5th International Conference on Soil Pollution and Remediation was organized by the ISSCAS, Zhejiang University, BCEG Environment Remediation Co., Ltd in Hangzhou, and attended by 510 representatives from 21 countries.

In May 2017, the 15th International Symposium on Soil and Plant Analysis was organized by the Soil Science Society of China, the ISSCAS, the State Key Laboratory of Soil & Sustainable Agriculture in Nanjing, and attended by over 200 experts from 23 countries.

In October 2017, the 2nd Global Soil Biodiversity Conference was organized by the ISSCAS, and related units and attended by 1,021 experts from 47 countries and regions.

In October 2017, the International Conference on Nitrogen Cycling and its Environmental Impacts in East Asia was organized by the State Key Laboratory of Soil & Sustainable Agriculture, the ISSCAS, and the School of Geography Sciences, Nanjing Normal University in Nanjing, and attended by nearly 200 experts from universities and research institutes.

In April 2018, the International Critical Zone Research Strategy Workshop was organized by the ISSCAS and the State Key Laboratory of Soil & Sustainable Agriculture in Nanjing, and attended by more than 100 experts from 35 universities and research institutes.

In October 2018, the 5th International Phytotechnology Conference was organized by the ISSCAS, the State Key Laboratory of Soil & Sustainable Agriculture and related units in Nanjing, and attended by 120 experts from 20 countries and regions. 

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