World Congress of Soil Science

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World Congress of Soil Science held in Philadelphia, U.S. in 2006

The World Congress of Soil Science (WCSS) is a conference held every four years (although interrupted by World War II) under the guidance of the International Union of Soil Sciences (IUSS). The purpose of a congress is to: (i) ensure the advancement of soil science and its application, and (ii) to handle the business of the society. Of the 18 congresses, eight have been held in Europe, five in the Americas, three in Asia, one in Australia and one in Africa. The congresses are only open to society members. The number of members attending has steadily increased, with approximately 2000 members attending each congress since the 15th WCSS in Acapulco, Mexico^[1]. The most recent (18th) WCSS was held on July 9-15, 2006 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.^[2]^[3].

The 19th WCSS will be held in the week of 1st to 6th August 2010^[4], and will be held in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre. The congress theme will be ”Soil solutions for a changing world” ^[5]. The conference is being organised by the IUSS President (Roger Swift) and Vice-President (Neal Menzies)^[6]. The 19th WCSS will be the second congress held in Australia (the 9th WCSS was held in Adelaide, Australia, in 1968), and will be held in conjunction with the Australian Society of Soil Science Incorporated.

Past and future locations for the WCSS^[7]^[8]:

WCSS	Year	Location
20th	2014	Seoul, South Korea
19th	2010	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
18th	2006	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
17th	2002	Bangkok, Thailand
16th	1998	Montpellier, France
15th	1994	Acapulco, Mexico
14th	1990	Kyoto, Japan
13th	1986	Hamburg, Germany
12th	1982	New Delhi, India
11th	1978	Alberta, Canada
10th	1974	Moscow, Russia
9th	1968	Adelaide, Australia
8th	1964	Bucharest, Romania
7th	1960	Madison, U.S.
6th	1956	Paris, France
5th	1954	Leopoldville, Democratic Republic of the Congo
4th	1950	Amsterdam, Netherlands
3rd	1935	Oxford, England
2nd	1930	Leningrad, Russia
1st	1927	Washington DC, U.S.