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Agronomy, Crop, and Soil Science Societies to meet Nov. 2-6 in Denver

Several key sessions involving plant genetics, conservation, globalization, lawncare, and science education featured

• Plant genetics/crop breeding for plant diversity
• Forage and Grazinglands
• Organic and sustainable agriculture
• New crops for a global economy
• Lawncare/turfgrass, including irrigation, pesticides
• Conservation, including water quality
• Technology and agriculture, including GIS, GPS, remote sensing
• Science Education – how schools promote science in the classroom

For a searchable listing of the 2,500+ papers, click on the "What's Happening" link on the Annual Meeting Web site at www.asa-cssa-sssa.org/anmeet. The schedule is searchable by author, title, keyword, day, and time.

The activities begin Sunday evening, Nov. 2, with the popular Plenary Session at 7pm featuring Margaret Davidson, director of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Her speech titled, "20,000 Leagues from Jules Verne: Towards the NextGen of Science Communicator," will stress the need for improved science communications.

On Tuesday, Nov. 4, the popular radio program, Agri-Talk, will broadcast live from the meetings at 9-10am, local time. Six scientists will be interviewed on the show and will answer call-in questions.

Also scheduled for Tuesday is a presentation by the 2002 World Food Prize Recipeient and 2003 MacArthur Fellow, Pedro Sanchez. His speech, "Eliminating Hunger in Africa--What Needs to be Done," begins at 3:45pm.

Over 4,000 delegates from 100+ countries are expected at the meetings, including scientists, researchers, academia, extension agents and students. A full slate of technical sessions during the week are scheduled through noon on Thursday, Nov. 6. The event also features exhibits, career fair, and guided tours.

The American Society of Agronomy (ASA) www.agronomy.org, the Crop Science Society of America (CSSA) www.crops.org and the Soil Science Society of America (SSSA) www.soils.org are educational organizations helping members advance the discipline and practice of agronomy, crop and soil sciences by supporting professional growth and science policy initiatives, and by providing quality, research-based publications and a variety of member services.

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