May 19, 2024
Opening and Welcome
12:30-14:30 Registration
14:30- 15:30 Opening Session
IUSS President Welcome Address
SISS President Welcome Address
FAO General Director Welcome Address
Local Authorities Welcome Address
15:30-16:00 Plenary Session:
The history of the IUSS
Alfred Hartemink
16:00-16:30 Plenary Session:
The Evolution of Pedology – Drawing from the Past, Adapting to the Future
Alex McBratney
16:30-17:00 Coffee break
17:00-17:30 Plenary Session:
Soil properties and processes
Georg Guggenberger
17:30-18:00 Plenary Session:
From Sumerian agriculture to the agriculture of the 3rd Millenium: Soil salinization, a worldwide concern. The role of IUSS Commission 3.6
Jorge Batlle-Sales
18:00-18:30 Plenary Session:
The role of soils in sustaining society and the environment: the carbon mania?
Claire Chenu
18:30 Celebration Video
19:00 Welcome Reception
May 20, 2024
08:30-09:00 Plenary Session:
The role of soil in the global policies
Salvatore Aricò
09:00-09:30 Plenary Session:
Protecting soils for future generations: The Development of Soil Policies in Europe and in the World
Luca Montanarella
09:30-10:30 Parallel sessions
10:30-11:00 Coffee Break
11:00-13:00 Parallel sessions
13:00-14:30 Lunch & Satellite Symposia
13:00-14:00 FAO – The Status of the World Soil Resources Report 2025
13:00-14:00 BRITISH SOCIETY OF SOIL SCIENCE – Soil Health for people and planet: Leveraging policy, integrating governance, exploring collaboration
14:30-16:30 Parallel sessions
16:30-17:00 Coffee Break
17:00-18:00 Parallel sessions
18:00-18:30 Plenary Session:
IUSS Distinguished Service Award
The Honourable Penelope Wensley AC
18:30-19:00 Plenary Session:
CELEBRATING THE IUSS CENTENNIAL – Launch of books:
“The IUSS Genealogy Book”
“Soil is a source of Life, Water and Food”
“Soil Science in Italy”
May 21, 2024
08:30-09:00 Plenary Session:
Future goals of soil sciences
Xin Song
09:00-09:30 Plenary Session:
Who constitutes the future of soil sciences? – Gender, age, and citizenship among the Young and Early Career Scientists
Axel Ceron Gonzalez
09:30-10:30 Parallel sessions
10:30-11:00 Coffee Break
11:00-13:00 Parallel sessions
13:00-14:30 Lunch & Satellite Symposia
13:00-14:00 FAO-GSP work on Global soil mapping and monitoring and the Global soil health index (GSHI)
13:00-14:00 SOILS4MED/SHARINGMED – Land and soil management to improve soil health in the Mediterranean area
14:30-16:30 Parallel sessions
16:30-17:00 Coffee Break
17:00-18:00 Parallel sessions
18:00-19:00 Celebration of the World Soil of the Year and Closure of the Congress.
