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Friday, November 2, 2007

6:00 PM-8:00 PM

Session No. 1 Executive Planning: I

Saturday, November 3, 2007

7:30 AM-8:00 AM

Session No. 2 Registration Convention Center, Exhibit Hall A Lobby, First Floor

8:30 AM-5:00 PM

Session No. 3 SASES Tour Convention Center, Exhibit Hall A Lobby, First Floor

8:35 AM-9:05 AM

SASES Business Meeting: I Convention Center, Room 206, Second Floor

7:00 PM-8:30 PM

Session No. 4 SASES President's Trophy Competition Convention Center, Room 206, Second Floor

8:30 PM-9:30 PM

Session No. 5 Meeting Overview/Business Meeting: I/Executive Planning: II Convention Center, Room 206, Second Floor

9:30 PM-11:30 PM

Session No. 6 National Student Quiz Bowl Convention Center, Room 206, Second Floor

Sunday, November 4, 2007

7:00 AM-8:30 AM

Agronomy Journal Technical Editors Hilton Riverside, Le Croissant Restaurant, First Floor

7:30 AM-10:30 AM

S591 K-12 Committee Hilton Riverside, Durham, Third Floor

7:45 AM-4:30 PM

Session No. 17 Hydric Soils Tour Convention Center, Exhibit Hall A Lobby, First Floor

8:00 AM-11:30 AM

Session No. 7 Registration/Student Brunch/Business Meeting: II Convention Center, Room 208-210, Second Floor

Students of Agronomy, Soils and Environmental Sciences Brunch/Business Meeting: II Convention Center, Room 208-210, Second Floor

9:00 AM-12:00 PM

Agronomy Journal Editorial Board Hilton Riverside, Belle Chasse, Third Floor

9:45 AM-5:30 PM

Session No. 16 Turfgrass Tour of New Orleans Convention Center, Exhibit Hall A Lobby, First Floor

10:30 AM-11:30 AM

SASES Business Meeting: II Convention Center, Room 208-210, Second Floor

1:00 PM-2:30 PM

Session No. 8 National Student Club Poster Contest Convention Center, Atrium, Second Floor

1:00 PM-3:00 PM

Session No. 9 47th National Speech Contest--Prelims Convention Center, Room 202-205, Second Floor

1:30 PM-3:00 PM

Session No. 10 Graduate School Workshop Convention Center, Room 201, Second Floor

2:00 PM-3:00 PM

Golden Opportunity Scholar and Mentor Meeting Convention Center, Room 232, Second Floor

2:00 PM-6:00 PM

Session No. 15 Symposium--The Impact of Katrina and the Aftermath AES Mission within Communities/Social Convention Center, Room 223, Second Floor

2:40 PM-6:00 PM

Session No. 11 National Student Research Symposium Contest Convention Center, Room 207, Second Floor

3:00 PM-5:00 PM

Journal of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Education Editorial Board Hilton Riverside, Warwick, Third Floor

3:00 PM-5:30 PM

*Clover and Special Purpose Legumes Crop Germplasm Committee Hilton Riverside, Fountain, Third Floor

4:00 PM-6:00 PM

Soil Science Society of America Journal Technical Editors Hilton Riverside, Durham, Third Floor

4:30 PM-6:30 PM

*11th North American Forest Soils Conference Hilton Riverside, Newberry, Third Floor

5:00 PM-6:00 PM

Session No. 12 47th National Speech Contest--Finals Convention Center, Room 206, Second Floor

5:00 PM-6:30 PM

International Subcommittee Meeting Marriott, Magnolia, First Floor

6:00 PM-6:45 PM

First Time Attendee Orientation Hilton Riverside, Elmwood, Third Floor

7:00 PM-8:00 PM

Session No. 13 Plenary Session: I. E.T. & Vam York Distinguished ASA Lectureship Convention Center, La Louisiane Ballroom, First Floor

8:00 PM-10:30 PM

Dessert Cruise Hilton Riverside, Spanish Plaza Dock

8:15 PM-10:15 PM

Graduate Student Social Convention Center, Room 208-210, Second Floor

Session No. 14 Graduate Student Social Convention Center, Room 208-210, Second Floor

Monday, November 5, 2007

6:30 AM-8:00 AM

Session No. 83 Frank N. Meyer Medal Breakfast Marriott, Blaine Kern B, First Floor

Frank N. Meyer Medal Breakfast Marriott, Blaine Kern B, First Floor

7:45 AM-12:10 PM

Session No. 72 Graduate Student Oral Competition: I Convention Center, Room 208-209, Second Floor

8:00 AM-9:00 AM

Session No. 18 Plenary Session: II. Nyle C. Brady Frontiers of Soil Science Lectureship Convention Center, La Louisiane Ballroom, First Floor

8:00 AM-6:00 PM

Session No. 38 Educational Materials Display Convention Center, Exhibit Hall A, First Floor

9:00 AM-9:30 AM

Soil Science Society of America Journal New Editor Training Hilton Riverside, Belle Chasse, Third Floor

9:00 AM-10:00 AM

*Committee on Organic and Sustainable Agriculture (COSA) Marriott, Magnolia, First Floor

S587 Training and Continuing Education for Soil Scientists Hilton Riverside, Warwick, Third Floor

e-Journal Editors Hilton Riverside, Fountain, Third Floor

9:00 AM-10:30 AM

Companion Breakfast Marriott, Blaine Kern EF, First Floor

9:00 AM-11:00 AM

C852 Crop Registration Committee Hilton Riverside, Oak Alley, Third Floor

S584 Soils Certification Board Marriott, Fleur de Lis, First Floor

9:25 AM-10:30 AM

Session No. 78 Heat and Drought Tolerance Convention Center, Room 217, Second Floor

9:25 AM-10:40 AM

Session No. 111 Gaseous Fluxes from Forest Soils Convention Center, Room 219, Second Floor

9:25 AM-10:45 AM

Session No. 54 Maize Breeding Convention Center, Room 215, Second Floor

9:25 AM-10:50 AM

Session No. 107 Assessing Soil Management and Properties Convention Center, Room 225, Second Floor

9:25 AM-11:00 AM

Session No. 64 Management of Grassy Crops: Corn, Sugarcane, Rice, and Wheat Convention Center, Room 211, Second Floor

9:25 AM-11:15 AM

Session No. 104 Soil Genesis: I Convention Center, Room 218, Second Floor

9:25 AM-11:20 AM

Session No. 87 Soil Science and Scientists in the Early History of ASA Convention Center, Room 228, Second Floor

9:25 AM-11:30 AM

Session No. 116 Carbon Cycling Convention Center, Room 227, Second Floor

9:25 AM-11:45 AM

Session No. 79 Genetics of Nutrition and Quality Convention Center, Room 214, Second Floor

9:25 AM-11:55 AM

Session No. 48 Cover Crops in Cropping Systems Convention Center, Room 205, Second Floor

Session No. 84 Symposium--Crop Genetic Vulnerability Thirty Five Years after T-Cytoplasm Convention Center, Room 210, Second Floor

9:25 AM-12:00 PM

Session No. 91 Arsenic Chemistry in Soils Convention Center, Room 230, Second Floor

Session No. 55 Cereal Breeding Convention Center, Room 216, Second Floor

Session No. 69 Seed Yield and Quality (Includes Joint C-2/C-4 Graduate Student Competition) Convention Center, Room 212, Second Floor

9:25 AM-12:05 PM

Session No. 41 Symposium--Agriculture, Rivers, and Coasts: I. The Mississippi Convention Center, Room 226, Second Floor

9:25 AM-12:15 PM

Session No. 76 Robert F Barnes Graduate Student Competition Convention Center, Room 213, Second Floor

Session No. 95 Soil Biology of Cropping Systems Convention Center, Room 220, Second Floor

Session No. 100 Symposium--Advances in N Calibration for Corn Convention Center, Room 223, Second Floor

Session No. 88 Symposium--Advancing Measurement Techniques and Modeling Synergy for Environmental Soils Research in Space and Time: I. Advances in Soil Sensing and Measurement Technologies and their Applications Convention Center, Room R03-R05, Second Floor

Session No. 45 Symposium--Agronomy Matters: Achieving Millennium Development Goals in Rice-Based Agriculture Convention Center, Room 204, Second Floor

9:25 AM-12:30 PM

Session No. 118 Symposium--Advanced Analytical Methods for Understanding the Chemistry of Nutrient Elements in Soils: I Convention Center, Room 222, Second Floor

Session No. 94 Symposium--Soil Biology and Environmental Health: What Have We Learned Since Hurricane Katrina? Convention Center, Room 221, Second Floor

9:25 AM-1:30 PM

Session No. 33 Symposium--Yield Response to Water: Examination of the Role of Crop Models in Predicting Water Use Efficiency Convention Center, Room 203, Second Floor

9:25 AM-2:55 PM

Session No. 114 Symposium--Distribution of Soil Minerals in Landscapes (includes Graduate Student Competition): I Convention Center, Room 229, Second Floor

9:25 AM-3:55 PM

Session No. 53 Symposium--Understanding the Agronomic Issues Related to the Biofuel Demand Convention Center, Room 206, Second Floor

9:30 AM-11:30 AM

Session No. 19 National Student Research Symposium Poster Contest Convention Center, Exhibit Hall A, First Floor

9:30 AM-12:00 PM

Session No. 20 Graduate School Interviews Convention Center, Room R06-R09, Second Floor

Session No. 108 Howard M. Taylor Memorial Lecture on Root Soil Relationships/Div. S06 Business Meeting Convention Center, Room 224, Second Floor

9:30 AM-12:15 PM

Session No. 46 Symposium -- Historical Perspectives of the Development of the Experiment Station System – A 100 Year Perspective Convention Center, Room 202, Second Floor

9:30 AM-12:30 PM

Soil Science Society of America Journal Editorial Board Hilton Riverside, Belle Chasse, Third Floor

10:00 AM-11:30 AM

Session No. 25 Communicating Science to the Public Convention Center, Room 207, Second Floor

Golden Opportunity Scholar and Mentor Discussion Convention Center, Room 232, Second Floor

10:00 AM-12:00 PM

Session No. 119 Environmental Impacts of Organic Amendments: I Convention Center, Exhibit Hall A, First Floor

Session No. 42 Nutrients and Pesticides in the Environment (includes Graduate Student Competition) Convention Center, Exhibit Hall A, First Floor

Session No. 31 Teaching Programs, Activities and Achievements Convention Center, Exhibit Hall A, First Floor

e-Journal Editors Breakout Session Hilton Riverside, Durham, Third Floor

e-Journal Editors Breakout Session Hilton Riverside, Newberry, Third Floor

e-Journal Editors Breakout Session Hilton Riverside, Fountain, Third Floor

11:00 AM-12:00 PM

Session No. 21 CCA Workshop Convention Center, Room 201, Second Floor

Div. S06 Business Meeting Convention Center, Room 224, Second Floor

Session No. 112 S.A. Wilde Lectureship on Forest Soils Convention Center, Room 219, Second Floor

11:00 AM-1:00 PM

A532 Agronomy Certification Board Marriott, Fleur de Lis, First Floor

11:30 AM-1:30 PM

Journal of Environmental Quality Technical Editors Hilton Riverside, Le Croissant Restaurant, First Floor

12:00 PM-1:00 PM

Golden Opportunities Scholar and Mentor Luncheon Convention Center, Room 231, Second Floor

12:55 PM-3:00 PM

Session No. 26 Symposium--The Role of Statistics in Agricultural Research: Past, Present, and Future Convention Center, Room 217, Second Floor

12:55 PM-3:15 PM

Session No. 101 Active Sensors for Nutrient Management (includes Graduate Student Competition) Convention Center, Room 223, Second Floor

Session No. 117 Nitrogen and Phosphorus Cycling (includes Graduate Student Competition) Convention Center, Room 227, Second Floor

Session No. 80 Symposium--Genomics Tools for Crop Improvement Convention Center, Room 214, Second Floor

12:55 PM-3:30 PM

Session No. 89 Symposium--Advancing Measurement Techniques and Modeling Synergy for Environmental Soils Research in Space and Time: II. Spatio-Temporal Measurement and Modeling of Soil Properties and Processes Convention Center, Room 220, Second Floor

12:55 PM-3:45 PM

Session No. 109 Symposium-- Implications of Bioenergy Production for Agricultural Development Convention Center, Room R02, Second Floor

12:55 PM-3:55 PM

Session No. 61 Symposium--Yield Response to Water: Physiological Analysis of Crop Water Use and Efficiency Convention Center, Room 221, Second Floor

12:55 PM-4:15 PM

Session No. 73 Graduate Student Oral Competition: II Convention Center, Room 208-209, Second Floor

Session No. 62 Symposium--Leaf Growth Mechanisms in Grasses: A Celebration of Jerry Nelson's Career Convention Center, Room 224, Second Floor

1:00 PM-2:00 PM

Golden Opportunity Scholar Reports Convention Center, Room 231, Second Floor

1:00 PM-3:00 PM

Crop Science Technical Editors Hilton Riverside, Belle Chasse, Third Floor

Session No. 103 Site-Specific Nutrient Relationships (includes Graduate Student Competition) Convention Center, Exhibit Hall A, First Floor

Session No. 120 Symposium--Advanced Analytical Methods for Understanding the Chemistry of Nutrient Elements in Soils: II Convention Center, Exhibit Hall A, First Floor

Session No. 102 Symposium--Advances in Nitrogen Calibration for Corn Convention Center, Exhibit Hall A, First Floor

1:00 PM-5:00 PM

Session No. 121 Environmental Impacts of Organic Amendments: II Convention Center, Room 222, Second Floor

1:05 PM-5:10 PM

Session No. 43 Symposium--Agriculture, Rivers, and Coasts: II. The Susquehanna/Div. A05 Business Meeting Convention Center, Room 226, Second Floor

1:10 PM-3:40 PM

Session No. 113 Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Processes Convention Center, Room 219, Second Floor

1:10 PM-4:45 PM

Session No. 49 Symposium--Precision Aspect of Balancing Soil Quality, Food, Fiber, and Energy Production: I Convention Center, Room 205, Second Floor

1:10 PM-5:05 PM

Session No. 77 Forage Growth and Nutritive Value/Div. C06 Business Meeting Convention Center, Room 213, Second Floor

1:15 PM-4:05 PM

Session No. 110 Management Effects on Water Quality Convention Center, Room 225, Second Floor

1:25 PM-2:45 PM

Session No. 105 Soil Genesis: II Convention Center, Room 218, Second Floor

1:25 PM-3:10 PM

Session No. 56 Genetic Improvement of Sorghum, Sugarcane and Brassica Convention Center, Room 216, Second Floor

1:25 PM-3:30 PM

Session No. 27 Job Opportunities Outside Academia Convention Center, Room 211, Second Floor

1:25 PM-3:45 PM

Session No. 39 Extension Education Methodology Convention Center, Room 204, Second Floor

1:25 PM-5:25 PM

Session No. 70 Symposium--Ethylene Suppression in Crop Yield Formation Convention Center, Room 212, Second Floor

1:30 PM-3:00 PM

Session No. 28 Doubling Science Funding: You Can Help Convention Center, Room 207, Second Floor

1:30 PM-4:00 PM

Session No. 22 Internship Interviews Convention Center, Room R06-R09, Second Floor

1:55 PM-4:50 PM

Session No. 32 Teaching Histories, Philosophies, and Trends/Div. A01 Business Meeting Convention Center, Room 202, Second Floor

2:25 PM-5:00 PM

Session No. 34 Climate and Change: Effects on Agriculture and Effects of Agriculture Convention Center, Room 203, Second Floor

3:00 PM-5:00 PM

*NAPT-PAP Hilton Riverside, Warwick, Third Floor

Crop Science Editorial Board Hilton Riverside, Belle Chasse, Third Floor

3:00 PM-6:00 PM

Session No. 96 Soil Biology and Biochemistry Student Poster Competition Convention Center, Exhibit Hall A, First Floor

3:30 PM-5:00 PM

Session No. 23 Mock Interview Workshop Convention Center, Room 201, Second Floor

3:50 PM-4:50 PM

Div. A01 Business Meeting Convention Center, Room 202, Second Floor

4:00 PM-4:45 PM

SSSA Awards Reception Convention Center, Room R03-R05, Second Floor

4:00 PM-5:00 PM

Biomass Working Group Convention Center, Room 206, Second Floor

4:00 PM-5:30 PM

Session No. 86 Soil Science Society of America Reception and Awards Program Convention Center, Room R03-R05, Second Floor

4:00 PM-6:00 PM

Session No. 58 Alfalfa and Forages: QTLs and Genetic Gain (includes Graduate Student Competition) Convention Center, Exhibit Hall A, First Floor

Session No. 99 All Kinds of Nitrogen Transformation and Some Carbon Too Convention Center, Exhibit Hall A, First Floor

Session No. 50 Building Sustainable Ecosystems Through Organic Agricultural Research and Practice: I Convention Center, Exhibit Hall A, First Floor

Session No. 98 Carbon Sequestration Convention Center, Exhibit Hall A, First Floor

Session No. 66 Corn and Sorghum Management: Skip Rows, Nematodes, Herbicide-Resistance, No-Till, and Organic Convention Center, Exhibit Hall A, First Floor

Session No. 71 Crop and Seed Physiology (Includes Joint C-2/C-4 Graduate Student Competition) Convention Center, Exhibit Hall A, First Floor

Session No. 75 Drought & Water Management Convention Center, Exhibit Hall A, First Floor

Session No. 36 Elevated Carbon Dioxide Effects Convention Center, Exhibit Hall A, First Floor

Session No. 40 Extension Education in Fertility Management Convention Center, Exhibit Hall A, First Floor

Session No. 81 Genomic, Marker, and Mapping Resources Convention Center, Exhibit Hall A, First Floor

Session No. 74 Graduate Student Poster Competition: I Convention Center, Exhibit Hall A, First Floor

Session No. 65 Graduate Student Poster Contest--Crop Ecology, Management, and Quality Convention Center, Exhibit Hall A, First Floor

Session No. 44 Green House Gases and Atmospheric Effects Convention Center, Exhibit Hall A, First Floor

Session No. 47 How Experiment Stations Address Challenges for Funding, Research and the Environment Convention Center, Exhibit Hall A, First Floor

Session No. 59 Maize Breeding (includes Graduate Student Competition) Convention Center, Exhibit Hall A, First Floor

Session No. 92 Metals in Soils Convention Center, Exhibit Hall A, First Floor

Session No. 37 Modeling Crop Response Convention Center, Exhibit Hall A, First Floor

Session No. 51 Nitrogen Management in Crop and Crop-Livestock Systems Convention Center, Exhibit Hall A, First Floor

Session No. 93 Organic Contaminants in Soils Convention Center, Exhibit Hall A, First Floor

Session No. 57 Plant Breeding Funding, Education and Quantitative Tools (includes Graduate Student Competition) Convention Center, Exhibit Hall A, First Floor

Session No. 68 Small Grains Management: Seeding Date and Rate, Water Response, and No-Till Convention Center, Exhibit Hall A, First Floor

Session No. 97 Soil Biochemistry Convention Center, Exhibit Hall A, First Floor

Session No. 90 Symposium--Advancing Measurement Techniques and Modeling Synergy for Environmental Soils Research in Space and Time: III Convention Center, Exhibit Hall A, First Floor

Session No. 115 Symposium--Distribution of Soil Minerals in Landscapes (includes Graduate Student Competition): II Convention Center, Exhibit Hall A, First Floor

Session No. 67 The Diversity of Division C03: Cotton Fibers, Sunn Hemp Toxicity, and Dodder Control Convention Center, Exhibit Hall A, First Floor

Session No. 106 The Genesis, Geomorphology, and Characterization of Soils Convention Center, Exhibit Hall A, First Floor

Session No. 82 Transgenics and Regulation of Gene Expression Convention Center, Exhibit Hall A, First Floor

Session No. 60 Wheat and Barley Breeding (includes Graduate Student Competition) Convention Center, Exhibit Hall A, First Floor

Session No. 52 Woody and Alternative Crops in Agricultural Systems Convention Center, Exhibit Hall A, First Floor

Session No. 35 Yield Response to Water Convention Center, Exhibit Hall A, First Floor

4:05 PM-5:05 PM

Div. C06 Business Meeting Convention Center, Room 213, Second Floor

4:10 PM-5:10 PM

Div. A05 Business Meeting Convention Center, Room 226, Second Floor

4:15 PM-5:00 PM

Session No. 85 Calvin Sperling Biodiversity Memorial Lectureship Convention Center, Room 210, Second Floor

4:15 PM-6:00 PM

Session No. 63 Physiological Responses to Irrigation, Drought, Salinity, Cold, and Hypoxia Convention Center, Exhibit Hall A, First Floor

5:00 PM-6:00 PM

CAST Town Hall Meeting Convention Center, Room 206, Second Floor

5:00 PM-7:00 PM

*Arkansas Razorback Pig Out Marriott, Blaine Kern E, First Floor

5:15 PM-10:00 PM

Session No. 24 Business Meeting: III/Officer Elections/Awards/Officer Meeting Convention Center, Room 208-209, Second Floor

5:30 PM-7:00 PM

*Missouri Reception Astor Crowne Plaza, Astor Ballroom II, Second Floor

*University of Minnesota Mixer Astor Crowne Plaza, St. Charles B, First Floor

5:30 PM-7:30 PM

*Association of Chinese Soil and Plant Scientists of North America Annual Meeting Hilton Riverside, Elmwood, Third Floor

*Colorado State University Reception Astor Crowne Plaza, St. Charles A, First Floor

*Iowa State University Mixer Marriott, Blaine Kern B, First Floor

*North Dakota State University Blizzard Party Astor Crowne Plaza, Astor Ballroom I, Second Floor

*Purdue Boilermaker Reception Astor Crowne Plaza, Toulouse AB, Second Floor Mezzanine

5:30 PM-8:00 PM

Session No. 29 Minorities Poster Contest and Reception Convention Center, Room 225, Second Floor

6:00 PM-7:00 PM

Crop Science Biometry Working Group Hilton Riverside, Durham, Third Floor

6:00 PM-7:30 PM

*Penn State Mixer Astor Crowne Plaza, Astor Ballroom III, Second Floor

6:00 PM-8:00 PM

*Michigan State University Spartan Reception Marriott, Blaine Kern A, First Floor

6:00 PM-8:30 PM

Session No. 30 Committee on Organic and Sustainable Agriculture Reception/Roundtable Marriott, Blaine Kern CD, First Floor

6:30 PM-7:30 PM

S880 Soils Geomorphology Committee Hilton Riverside, Newberry, Third Floor

7:00 PM-8:30 PM

National Soils Judging Contest Committee Hilton Riverside, Belle Chasse, Third Floor

7:00 PM-9:00 PM

*All Illinois Mixer Marriott, Blaine Kern E, First Floor

8:00 PM-9:00 PM

SASES Business Meeting: III Convention Center, Room 208-209, Second Floor

Tuesday, November 6, 2007

6:30 AM-8:00 AM

*Fellowship Breakfast Marriott, Blaine Kern C, First Floor

Session No. 172 Forage and Grazinglands Breakfast Marriott, Blaine Kern EF, First Floor

Forage and Grazinglands Breakfast Marriott, Blaine Kern F, First Floor

Soil Testing and Plant Analysis Breakfast Marriott, Blaine Kern D, First Floor

7:15 AM-5:00 PM

Session No. 148 Agronomy Tour Convention Center, Exhibit Hall A Lobby, First Floor

8:00 AM-9:00 AM

Session No. 122 Plenary Session: III. Betty Klepper Endowed Lectureship Convention Center, La Louisiane Ballroom, First Floor

8:00 AM-6:00 PM

Session No. 140 Educational Materials Display Convention Center, Exhibit Hall A, First Floor

8:55 AM-11:55 AM

Session No. 167 Graduate Student Oral Competition: III Convention Center, Room 208-209, Second Floor

9:00 AM-11:30 AM

ACS321 Editorial Affairs Committee Hilton Riverside, Fountain, Third Floor

9:00 AM-12:00 PM

Manuscript Central Hilton Riverside, Oak Alley, Third Floor

9:20 AM-3:40 PM

Session No. 173 Symposium--Evaluating Grasslands with Remote Sensing and Georeferenced Sampling Convention Center, Room 213, Second Floor

9:25 AM-10:25 AM

Session No. 202 Compaction Assessment and Effects Convention Center, Room 218, Second Floor

Div. S09 Business Meeting Convention Center, Room 232, Second Floor

9:25 AM-10:30 AM

Session No. 177 Mapping Strategies and Methods Convention Center, Room 215, Second Floor

9:25 AM-10:40 AM

Session No. 228 William H Patrick Jr. Wetland Biogeochemistry Lectureship Convention Center, Room 223, Second Floor

9:25 AM-11:00 AM

Session No. 190 Nutrient Management in Sustainable and Organic Cropping Systems Convention Center, Room R02, Second Floor

9:25 AM-11:15 AM

Session No. 134 Military Land Use and Management Convention Center, Room 201, Second Floor

9:25 AM-11:30 AM

Session No. 226 Div. S09 Business Meeting/Mineralogical Controls on Soil Physical, Chemical, and Biological Processes (includes Graduate Student Competition) Convention Center, Room 232, Second Floor

Session No. 176 Symposium--Breeding for Nutritional Aspects Convention Center, Room 207, Second Floor

9:25 AM-11:45 AM

Session No. 185 Organic Contaminants Convention Center, Room 229, Second Floor

9:25 AM-12:00 PM

Session No. 141 Extension Education in Crop Management, Variety Selection, and Cropping Systems Convention Center, Room 204, Second Floor

Session No. 155 Genetic Improvement of Cotton and Industrial Crops Convention Center, Room 216, Second Floor

Session No. 146 Symposium--Collaborative Research Support Programs (CRSPs) and the Enhancement of Agricultural Development in Sub-Saharan Africa Convention Center, Room 205, Second Floor

9:25 AM-12:10 PM

Session No. 213 Symposium--Can Forest Soils be Used for Carbon Credits or Registries? Convention Center, Room 222, Second Floor

9:25 AM-12:15 PM

Session No. 144 Effects of Manure and Biosolids on the Environment Convention Center, Room 212, Second Floor

Session No. 180 Soil Structure and Hydraulic Properties Convention Center, Room 221, Second Floor

Session No. 162 Symposium--Agronomic Aspects of Biofuel Crop Production: I Convention Center, Room 214, Second Floor

Session No. 195 Symposium--Gypsum & Soluble Salts in Soils: I. Occurence, Dilemmas, and Solutions Convention Center, Room 230, Second Floor

Session No. 221 Symposium--Nutrient Management for Biofuels Production Convention Center, Room R03-R05, Second Floor

9:25 AM-12:20 PM

Session No. 179 Soils and Civilizations Convention Center, Room 225, Second Floor

9:25 AM-12:30 PM

Session No. 188 Assessing and Comparing Microbial Communities Convention Center, Room 228, Second Floor

Session No. 181 Symposium--Advancing Measurement Techniques and Modeling Synergy for Environmental Soils Research in Space and Time: Proximal Soil Sensing for Digital Soil Mapping Convention Center, Room 220, Second Floor

Session No. 160 Yield Physiology Convention Center, Room 226, Second Floor

9:25 AM-12:35 PM

Session No. 201 Irrigation and Drainage Water Management Convention Center, Room 217, Second Floor

9:25 AM-12:45 PM

Session No. 137 Advances in Water Use and Water Use Efficiency Convention Center, Room 203, Second Floor

9:25 AM-2:30 PM

Session No. 166 Symposium--Modification of Seed Composition to Promote Health and Nutrition Convention Center, Room 227, Second Floor

9:25 AM-3:40 PM

Session No. 203 Symposium--Soil Erosion Processes and Modeling: Past, Present, and Future: I Convention Center, Room 219, Second Floor

9:25 AM-3:55 PM

Session No. 153 Symposium--New Management Practices for Fertilizer N/Div. A09 Business Meeting Convention Center, Room 206, Second Floor

9:25 AM-5:05 PM

Session No. 230 Symposium--Environmental Impact and Sustainability of Degraded Water Reuse: I Convention Center, Room 224, Second Floor

9:25 AM-5:30 PM

Session No. 178 National Society of Consulting Soil Scientists Career Opportunities Hilton Riverside, Jefferson Ballroom, Third Floor

9:25 AM-5:40 PM

Session No. 149 Symposium--Building Sustainable Ecosystems Through Organic Agricultural Research and Practice: II Convention Center, Room 210, Second Floor

9:30 AM-11:30 AM

Session No. 123 Writing Manuscripts for Publication Convention Center, Room 211, Second Floor

9:30 AM-1:00 PM

ASF Board of Trustees Marriott, Fleur de Lis, First Floor

9:55 AM-12:00 PM

Session No. 131 Approaches and Exercises in Student Assessment and Recruitment Convention Center, Room 202, Second Floor

10:00 AM-12:00 PM

*NAPT Hilton Riverside, Newberry, Third Floor

Session No. 174 Biomass and Bioenergy Convention Center, Exhibit Hall A, First Floor

Session No. 175 Breeding and Genetics of Forage Crops Convention Center, Exhibit Hall A, First Floor

Session No. 231 Characterization of Contaminated Systems: I Convention Center, Exhibit Hall A, First Floor

Session No. 204 Management Effects on Soil Carbon and Phosphorus Convention Center, Exhibit Hall A, First Floor

Session No. 205 Soil Management Effects on Soil Nitrogen and Green House Gases Convention Center, Exhibit Hall A, First Floor

Session No. 222 Utilization of Nutrients from Manure and Biosolids (includes Graduate Student Competition) Convention Center, Exhibit Hall A, First Floor

10:30 AM-11:30 AM

ACS731 Location of Meetings Committee Hilton Riverside, Warwick, Third Floor

11:30 AM-12:00 PM

ACS320 Books and Multimedia Publishing Committee Hilton Riverside, Fountain, Third Floor

11:30 AM-1:00 PM

Golden Opportunities Scholars and Mentor World Hunger Luncheon Convention Center, Room 231, Second Floor

Session No. 124 Grant Writing Navigation Convention Center, Room 215, Second Floor

Session No. 125 Women in Agronomy, Crop, Soil and Environmental Sciences Luncheon Marriott, Blaine Kern CD, First Floor

Women in Agronomy, Crops, Soils & Environment Sciences Luncheon Marriott, Blaine Kern CD, First Floor

12:55 PM-2:40 PM

Session No. 214 Soil Responses to Fire Convention Center, Room 222, Second Floor

12:55 PM-3:00 PM

Session No. 191 Interactions of Plants, Soil and Nutrients (includes Graduate Student Competition) Convention Center, Room 214, Second Floor

12:55 PM-3:05 PM

Session No. 132 Techniques and Technology in Teaching Convention Center, Room 202, Second Floor

12:55 PM-4:30 PM

Session No. 168 Graduate Student Oral Competition: IV Convention Center, Room 208-209, Second Floor

Session No. 182 Symposium--Evaluating Water Flux in the Vadose Zone: Computational Methods and Geostatistical Approaches--Analytical and Quasi-Analytical Solutions to Water Flow: In Honor of Art Warrick Convention Center, Room 221, Second Floor

12:55 PM-5:30 PM

Session No. 229 Symposium--Nitrogen Biogeochemistry in Riparian Ecosystems: Honoring the Lifetime Accomplishments of Wendell Gilliam/Div. S10 Business Meeting Convention Center, Room 223, Second Floor

1:00 PM-3:00 PM

Session No. 164 All Things Oilseeds: Canola, Flax, Okra, Soybean, and Sunflower Convention Center, Exhibit Hall A, First Floor

Session No. 127 Navigating Funding Opportunities at the National Science Foundation Convention Center, Room 201, Second Floor

Session No. 224 Symposium--Aspects of Nutrient Use Related to Biofuels Production (included Graduate Student Competition) Convention Center, Exhibit Hall A, First Floor

Session No. 163 Symposium--Scientific Advances in Crop Rotation Research During the Last Century: Where Do We Go from Here?: I Convention Center, Exhibit Hall A, First Floor

Session No. 223 Technologies for Nutrient Assessment and Efficient Utilization (includes Graduate Student Competition) Convention Center, Exhibit Hall A, First Floor

1:00 PM-4:55 PM

Session No. 206 Symposium--Major Advances in Soil and Water Conservation: What Now?: I Convention Center, Room 217, Second Floor

1:00 PM-7:00 PM

Session No. 128 CSREES, USDA--Integrated Competitive Programs Grantsmanship Convention Center, La Louisiane Ballroom, First Floor

1:05 PM-3:00 PM

Div. C02 Business Meeting Convention Center, Room 226, Second Floor

Session No. 161 Div. C02 Business Meeting Convention Center, Room 226, Second Floor

1:15 PM-3:50 PM

Session No. 126 Symposium--The African Green Revolution Takes Shape Convention Center, Room R02, Second Floor

1:20 PM-5:30 PM

Session No. 189 Francis E. Clark Distinguished Lectureship: A New Look at Microbial N-Transformations in Agroecosystems: Going Beyond (De)nitrification/Div. S03 Business Meeting Convention Center, Room 207, Second Floor

1:25 PM-3:45 PM

Session No. 207 Management Effects on Soil Carbon and Phosphorus Convention Center, Room 218, Second Floor

1:25 PM-5:00 PM

Session No. 138 Spectral Clues to Crop Behavior and Condition/Div. A03 Business Meeting Convention Center, Room 203, Second Floor

1:25 PM-5:30 PM

Session No. 196 Symposium--Gypsum & Soluble Salts in Soils: II. NCSS Gypseous Soils Task Force/Div. S05 Business Meeting Convention Center, Room 230, Second Floor

1:30 PM-2:30 PM

ACS526 Women in Agronomy, Crops, Soils, and Environmental Sciences Committee Marriott, Magnolia, First Floor

1:30 PM-3:00 PM

Session No. 129 Being an Expert Witness: Have You Got What it Takes? Convention Center, Room 216, Second Floor

1:30 PM-3:30 PM

Session No. 165 Symposium--Agronomic Aspects of Biofuel Crop Production: II Convention Center, Exhibit Hall A, First Floor

1:30 PM-5:35 PM

Session No. 145 Symposium--Agriculture, Rivers, and Coasts: III. The San Joaquin River Convention Center, Room 212, Second Floor

2:00 PM-4:00 PM

Session No. 209 Compaction Assessment and Effects Convention Center, Exhibit Hall A, First Floor

Session No. 218 Developing Soil Quality Approaches Convention Center, Exhibit Hall A, First Floor

Session No. 217 Effects of Invasive Species Convention Center, Exhibit Hall A, First Floor

Session No. 216 Fire Effects Convention Center, Exhibit Hall A, First Floor

Session No. 208 Irrigation and Drainage Water Management Convention Center, Exhibit Hall A, First Floor

Session No. 215 Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics Convention Center, Exhibit Hall A, First Floor

2:25 PM-5:15 PM

Session No. 147 Rice, Wheat and Barley: I/Div. A06 Business Meeting Convention Center, Room 205, Second Floor

2:30 PM-4:30 PM

Soil Plant Analysis Council Hilton Riverside, Newberry, Third Floor

3:00 PM-4:00 PM

Session No. 135 Div. A02 Business Meeting Convention Center, Room 215, Second Floor

Div. A02 Business Meeting Convention Center, Room 215, Second Floor

3:00 PM-5:00 PM

Session No. 192 Leo M. Walsh Soil Fertility Distinguished Lecture/Div. S04/Div. S08 Business Meeting Convention Center, Room 220, Second Floor

3:15 PM-3:55 PM

Div. A09 Business Meeting Convention Center, Room 206, Second Floor

3:25 PM-4:50 PM

Session No. 133 Curriculum and Course Revitalization Convention Center, Room 202, Second Floor

4:00 PM-4:45 PM

CSSA Awards Reception Convention Center, Room R03-R05, Second Floor

4:00 PM-5:00 PM

Div. A03 Business Meeting Convention Center, Room 203, Second Floor

Div. S04/S08 Joint Business Meeting Convention Center, Room 220, Second Floor

Session No. 225 Div. S08/Div. S04 Business Meeting Convention Center, Room 214, Second Floor

Div. S08/S04 Joint Business Meeting Convention Center, Room 220, Second Floor

Session No. 219 Poster Discussion Session Convention Center, Room 222, Second Floor

Vadose Zone Journal Editorial Board Hilton Riverside, Fountain, Third Floor

4:00 PM-5:30 PM

Session No. 154 Crop Science Society of America Reception and Awards Program Convention Center, Room R03-R05, Second Floor

4:00 PM-6:00 PM

Session No. 139 Advances in Water Use and Water Use Efficiency Convention Center, Exhibit Hall A, First Floor

Session No. 198 Ancient Cultures, Soil Genesis and Landuse Management Convention Center, Exhibit Hall A, First Floor

Session No. 186 Arsenic Chemistry Convention Center, Exhibit Hall A, First Floor

Session No. 211 Assessing Soil Management and Properties Convention Center, Exhibit Hall A, First Floor

Session No. 158 Cereals: Rice, Wheat and Barley Breeding (includes Graduate Student Competition) Convention Center, Exhibit Hall A, First Floor

Session No. 156 Cotton Genetics and Breeding (includes Graduate Student Competition) Convention Center, Exhibit Hall A, First Floor

Session No. 152 Disease, Insect, and Weed Management in Agricultural Systems: I Convention Center, Exhibit Hall A, First Floor

Session No. 151 Diverse, Dynamic, and Integrated Crop and Crop-Livestock Systems Convention Center, Exhibit Hall A, First Floor

Session No. 227 Environmental Mineralogy (includes Graduate Student Competition) Convention Center, Exhibit Hall A, First Floor

Session No. 142 Extension Education in Crop Management Convention Center, Exhibit Hall A, First Floor

Session No. 143 Extension Education: Innovation in Delivering the Message Convention Center, Exhibit Hall A, First Floor

Session No. 157 Forage Germplasm and Breeding Convention Center, Exhibit Hall A, First Floor

Session No. 171 Graduate Student Poster Competition: II Convention Center, Exhibit Hall A, First Floor

Session No. 187 Humus Chemistry Convention Center, Exhibit Hall A, First Floor

Session No. 212 Management Effects on Water Quality Convention Center, Exhibit Hall A, First Floor

Session No. 200 Organic Carbon and Soil Organic Matter in Soils Convention Center, Exhibit Hall A, First Floor

Session No. 169 Plant Breeding & Genetics Convention Center, Exhibit Hall A, First Floor

Session No. 150 Precision Aspect of Balancing Soil Quality, Food, Fiber, and Energy Production: II Convention Center, Exhibit Hall A, First Floor

Session No. 193 Sensors for Site-Specific Nutrient Management (includes Graduate Student Competition) Convention Center, Exhibit Hall A, First Floor

Session No. 183 Soil Physical Properties Convention Center, Exhibit Hall A, First Floor

Session No. 199 Soil Water Movement: Examples, Applications, Implications Convention Center, Exhibit Hall A, First Floor

Session No. 159 Soybean and Bean Breeding for Disease Resistance and Improved Quality (includes Graduate Student Competition) Convention Center, Exhibit Hall A, First Floor

Session No. 136 Sustainable Military Land Management Convention Center, Exhibit Hall A, First Floor

Session No. 194 Sustainable and Organic Nutrient Management (includes Graduate Student Competition) Convention Center, Exhibit Hall A, First Floor

Session No. 184 Symposium--Evaluating Water Flux in the Vadose Zone: Computational Methods and Geostatistical Approaches: In Honor of Art Warrick Convention Center, Exhibit Hall A, First Floor

Session No. 197 Symposium--Gypsum & Soluble Salts in Soils: III. Occurrence, Dilemmas, and Solutions Convention Center, Exhibit Hall A, First Floor

Session No. 210 Symposium--Soil Erosion Processes and Modeling: Past, Present, and Future: II Convention Center, Exhibit Hall A, First Floor

Session No. 170 Weed & Disease Management and PGR's Convention Center, Exhibit Hall A, First Floor

4:15 PM-5:15 PM

Div. A06 Business Meeting Convention Center, Room 205, Second Floor

4:15 PM-5:30 PM

Div. S05 Business Meeting Convention Center, Room 230, Second Floor

4:25 PM-5:25 PM

Div. S10 Business Meeting Convention Center, Room 223, Second Floor

4:30 PM-5:30 PM

Div. S03 Business Meeting Convention Center, Room 207, Second Floor

4:30 PM-6:30 PM

*NRCS Employees Hilton Riverside, Belle Chasse, Third Floor

5:00 PM-6:00 PM

Div. S07 Business Meeting Convention Center, Room 222, Second Floor

Session No. 220 Div. S07 Business Meeting Convention Center, Room 222, Second Floor

5:00 PM-7:00 PM

*Gator Gathering Marriott, Blaine Kern C, First Floor

5:30 PM-7:00 PM

ACS237 Membership and Society Identity Committee Marriott, Fleur de Lis, First Floor

5:30 PM-7:30 PM

*Cornell Thirsty Bear Reception Marriott, Blaine Kern E, First Floor

*Nebraska Cornhusker Mixer Marriott, Blaine Kern F, First Floor

Early Career Member Social Convention Center, Room 206, Second Floor

Session No. 130 Early Career Member Social Convention Center, Room 206, Second Floor

6:00 PM-7:00 PM

S844 Soil Micromorphology Committee Marriott, Magnolia, First Floor

6:00 PM-7:30 PM

*University of Delaware/Virginia Tech Social Astor Crowne Plaza, Toulouse AB, Second Floor Mezzanine

Warrick Reception Convention Center, Room 231, Second Floor

6:00 PM-8:00 PM

*Buckeye Bash Astor Crowne Plaza, Bienville, Second Floor Mezzanine

6:30 PM-8:00 PM

*Association of Women Soil Scientists Hilton Riverside, Fountain, Third Floor

Div. S-3 Soil Quality Working Group Hilton Riverside, Oak Alley, Third Floor

6:30 PM-8:30 PM

*Association of Agricultural Scientists of Indian Origin Hilton Riverside, Elmwood, Third Floor

7:00 PM-8:00 PM

Land Based Wastewater Treatment Marriott, Magnolia, First Floor

7:00 PM-9:00 PM

*Oregon State University/University of Idaho/Washington State University Astor Crowne Plaza, St. Charles B, First Floor

2008 Program Planning Hilton Riverside, Jefferson Ballroom, Third Floor

S205.1 Council on History, Philosophy, and Sociology of Soil Science Hilton Riverside, Warwick, Third Floor

7:00 PM-9:30 PM

*University of Wisconsin Badger Huddle Astor Crowne Plaza, St. Charles A, First Floor

Wednesday, November 7, 2007

6:30 AM-8:00 AM

Session No. 240 Extension Agronomists Breakfast Marriott, Blaine Kern C, First Floor

Extension Agronomists Breakfast Marriott, Blaine Kern C, First Floor

7:15 AM-4:00 PM

Session No. 254 Learning More about the Super Highway for Agriculture Tour

7:55 AM-10:15 AM

Session No. 265 Graduate Student Oral Competition: V Convention Center, Room 208-209, Second Floor

8:00 AM-9:00 AM

Session No. 232 Plenary Session: IV. Low Input High Diversity Biofuels: Is This the Path to Follow? Convention Center, La Louisiane Ballroom, First Floor

8:00 AM-6:00 PM

Session No. 241 Educational Materials Display Convention Center, Exhibit Hall A, First Floor

9:00 AM-11:00 AM

Session No. 271 Forage Production and Physiology Convention Center, Exhibit Hall A, First Floor

Journal of Environmental Quality Editorial Board Hilton Riverside, Belle Chasse, Third Floor

Session No. 270 Measuring Pasture Growth and Animal Production Convention Center, Exhibit Hall A, First Floor

9:25 AM-10:10 AM

Div. C04 Business Meeting Convention Center, Room 211, Second Floor

Session No. 264 Div. C04 Business Meeting Convention Center, Room 211, Second Floor

9:25 AM-11:15 AM

Session No. 248 Tropical and Sub-tropical Crops, Soils and Livestock: I Convention Center, Room 205, Second Floor

9:25 AM-11:25 AM

Session No. 289 Beyond (De)nitrification: An in Depth Look at Alternative N Transformation Pathways Convention Center, Room 218, Second Floor

9:25 AM-11:40 AM

Session No. 310 Measuring Forest and Rangeland Soil C Pools Convention Center, Room 227, Second Floor

9:25 AM-11:45 AM

Session No. 242 Extension Education in Fertility Management, Soil Health, and Water Quality/Div. A04 Business Meeting Convention Center, Room 204, Second Floor

Session No. 295 Nitrogen and Crop Production (includes Graduate Student Competition) Convention Center, Room 215, Second Floor

Session No. 303 Symposium--Soil Erosion Processes and Modeling: Past, Present, and Future: III Convention Center, Room 226, Second Floor

9:25 AM-11:55 AM

Session No. 304 Soil Amendments Effects on Soil Properties and Water Quality Convention Center, Room 225, Second Floor

9:25 AM-12:00 PM

Session No. 260 Abiotic Stress Physiology Convention Center, Room 213, Second Floor

Session No. 252 Building Sustainable Ecosystems Through Organic Agricultural Research and Practice: III/Div. A08 Business Meeting Convention Center, Room 210, Second Floor

Session No. 286 Humus Chemistry/Div. S02 Business Meeting Convention Center, Room 229, Second Floor

Session No. 255 Maize Quantitative Genetics/Div. C01/Div. C08 Business Meeting Convention Center, Room 207, Second Floor

Session No. 237 Management Aspects of Native Species on Military Lands Convention Center, Room 201, Second Floor

9:25 AM-12:05 PM

Session No. 251 How Experiment Stations Manage Research, Environment, and the AES Mission/Div. A07 Business Meeting Convention Center, Room 202, Second Floor

9:25 AM-12:10 PM

Session No. 266 Plant Breeding & Genetics Convention Center, Room 214, Second Floor

9:25 AM-12:15 PM

Session No. 318 Soil and Plant Analytical Methods (includes Graduate Student Competition) Convention Center, Room 217, Second Floor

9:25 AM-12:20 PM

Session No. 243 Nutrient and Pesticide Management in Agricultural Landscapes (includes Graduate Student Competition) Convention Center, Room 212, Second Floor

9:25 AM-12:25 PM

Session No. 282 Symposium--Evaluating Water Flux in the Vadose Zone: Computational Methods and Geostatistical Approaches--Solutions to Scaling and Spatial Variability Problems: In Honor of Art Warrick Convention Center, Room 221, Second Floor

9:25 AM-12:30 PM

Session No. 300 Digital Soil Prediction & Mapping: I. Methods, Examples, Issues Convention Center, Room 224, Second Floor

Session No. 283 Measuring and Modeling Water and Solute Fluxes in Soils Convention Center, Room 222, Second Floor

Session No. 273 Symposium--Epigenetics: Untapped Potential for Crop Improvement?/Div. C07 Business Meeting Convention Center, Room 206, Second Floor

9:25 AM-4:00 PM

Session No. 321 Symposium--Characterization and Reactivity of Natural and Synthetic Nanoparticles In Soils (includes Graduate Student Competition): I Convention Center, Room 232, Second Floor

Session No. 239 Symposium--Past, Present, & Future of Research in Controlled Environments Convention Center, Room 203, Second Floor

Session No. 262 Symposium--Scientific Advances in Crop Rotation Research During the Last Century: Where Do We Go from Here?: II/Div. C03 Business Meeting Convention Center, Room 216, Second Floor

9:25 AM-4:15 PM

Session No. 290 Symposium--Microbial Controls over Soil Organic Matter Structure and Function Convention Center, Room 223, Second Floor

9:25 AM-4:30 PM

Session No. 326 Characterization of Contaminated Systems: II/Div. S11 Business Meeting Convention Center, Room 220, Second Floor

9:30 AM-10:30 AM

Session No. 281 Smithsonian Soils Exhibit: 2008 Opening Preview Convention Center, Room 230, Second Floor

9:30 AM-11:30 AM

Session No. 233 Leadership: Science or Myth? Convention Center, Room 219, Second Floor

9:55 AM-11:30 AM

Session No. 323 Redox Effects and Wetland Soils (includes Graduate Student Competition) Convention Center, Room 228, Second Floor

10:00 AM-12:00 PM

Session No. 328 Carbon Sequestration and Release Convention Center, Exhibit Hall A, First Floor

Session No. 297 Nitrogen and Crop Response (includes Graduate Student Competition) Convention Center, Exhibit Hall A, First Floor

Session No. 296 Nutrient Relationship with Crop Growth and Yield (includes Graduate Student Competition) Convention Center, Exhibit Hall A, First Floor

Session No. 327 Symposium--Environmental Impact and Sustainability of Degraded Water Reuse. II Convention Center, Exhibit Hall A, First Floor

Session No. 305 Tillage and Soil Management Effects on Hydrology and Soil Water Convention Center, Exhibit Hall A, First Floor

10:25 AM-12:00 PM

Session No. 267 What's New in the Turfgrass Industry? Convention Center, Room 208-209, Second Floor

10:45 AM-11:45 AM

Div. A04 Business Meeting Convention Center, Room 204, Second Floor

10:45 AM-12:00 PM

Div. S02 Business Meeting Convention Center, Room 229, Second Floor

11:00 AM-12:00 PM

Div. A08 Business Meeting Convention Center, Room 220, Second Floor

Div. C01/C08 Joint Business Meeting Convention Center, Room 207, Second Floor

Div. C08/C01 Joint Business Meeting Convention Center, Room 207, Second Floor

Session No. 276 Div. C08/Div. C01 Business Meeting Convention Center, Room 207, Second Floor

11:00 AM-1:00 PM

Session No. 268 Turfgrass Management & Physiology Convention Center, Exhibit Hall A, First Floor

11:15 AM-12:05 PM

Div. A07 Business Meeting Convention Center, Room 202, Second Floor

11:45 AM-12:30 PM

Div. C07 Business Meeting Convention Center, Room 206, Second Floor

11:45 AM-6:00 PM

Session No. 272 Forage and Grazinglands Tour Convention Center, Exhibit Hall A Lobby, First Floor

12:55 PM-2:25 PM

Session No. 311 New Techniques to Measure Forest Soil Properties Convention Center, Room 228, Second Floor

12:55 PM-2:40 PM

Session No. 312 Forest Soil Assessments Across Large Spatial Scales Convention Center, Room 227, Second Floor

12:55 PM-3:00 PM

Session No. 256 Symposium--Breeding and Genomics of Crops for Bioenergy Convention Center, Room 207, Second Floor

12:55 PM-3:15 PM

Session No. 298 Nutrient Variability and Management (includes Graduate Student Competition) Convention Center, Room 215, Second Floor

12:55 PM-4:20 PM

Session No. 284 Symposium--Evaluating Water Flux in the Vadose Zone: Computational Methods and Geostatistical Approaches--Modeling Approaches to Problem Solving: In Honor of Art Warrick/Div. S01 Business Meeting Convention Center, Room 221, Second Floor

1:00 PM-3:00 PM

*USDA-ARS Scientists Meeting Hilton Riverside, Jefferson Ballroom, Third Floor

1:00 PM-4:15 PM

Session No. 277 Crop Germplasm Collection, Characterization, and Utilization Convention Center, Room 211, Second Floor

1:00 PM-5:45 PM

Session No. 238 Cumulative Impacts on Training Lands Convention Center, Room 201, Second Floor

1:00 PM-5:50 PM

Session No. 269 Symposium--Public Perceptions and Reality: Addressing Environmental Concerns of Nitrogen Use in Turfgrass/Div. C05 Business Meeting Convention Center, Room 214, Second Floor

1:10 PM-2:55 PM

Session No. 253 Disease, Insect, and Weed Management in Agricultural Systems: II Convention Center, Room 210, Second Floor

1:25 PM-3:00 PM

Session No. 287 Redox Reactions in Soils Convention Center, Room 229, Second Floor

1:25 PM-3:45 PM

Session No. 291 There Is More to the Nitrogen Cycle Convention Center, Room 218, Second Floor

1:25 PM-4:15 PM

Session No. 244 Management and Remediation of Nutrients, Metals, Salts, and Pesticides (includes Graduate Student Competition) Convention Center, Room 212, Second Floor

1:25 PM-4:30 PM

Session No. 306 Tillage and Soil Management Effects on Hydrology and Soil Water Convention Center, Room 225, Second Floor

1:45 PM-3:45 PM

Session No. 234 Symposium--Katrina Disaster and Sustainable Coastal Development: An Integrated Perspective and the Role of Land and Water Sciences. I Convention Center, Room R02, Second Floor

2:00 PM-4:00 PM

Session No. 316 Forest Soil Biology Convention Center, Exhibit Hall A, First Floor

Session No. 314 Forest Soil Carbon Storage Convention Center, Exhibit Hall A, First Floor

Session No. 313 Nutrient Accounting and Water Use Convention Center, Exhibit Hall A, First Floor

Session No. 315 Remote Sensing and GIS Approaches Convention Center, Exhibit Hall A, First Floor

2:30 PM-3:30 PM

A101 Nominations for President-Elect Committee Hilton Riverside, Warwick, Third Floor

C101 Nominations for President-Elect Committee Hilton Riverside, Durham, Third Floor

S101 Nominations for President-Elect Committee Hilton Riverside, Newberry, Third Floor

2:45 PM-4:00 PM

Div. C03 Business Meeting Convention Center, Room 216, Second Floor

3:20 PM-4:20 PM

Div. S01 Business Meeting Convention Center, Room 221, Second Floor

3:25 PM-5:30 PM

Session No. 319 Crop Response to Manure and Biosolids Application (included Graduate Student Competition) Convention Center, Room 217, Second Floor

3:30 PM-4:30 PM

Div. S11 Business Meeting Convention Center, Room 220, Second Floor

4:00 PM-4:45 PM

ASA Awards Reception Convention Center, Room R03-R05, Second Floor

4:00 PM-5:00 PM

Session No. 317 Poster Discussion Session Convention Center, Room 228, Second Floor

4:00 PM-5:30 PM

Session No. 235 American Society of Agronomy Reception and Awards Program Convention Center, Room R03-R05, Second Floor

4:00 PM-6:00 PM

Session No. 263 Agroecology: Cropping Systems to Optimize Nitrogen Use Efficiency Convention Center, Exhibit Hall A, First Floor

Session No. 324 Biogeochemical Cycling (includes Graduate Student Competition) Convention Center, Exhibit Hall A, First Floor

Session No. 278 Conservation and Evaluation of Legume Germplasm Convention Center, Exhibit Hall A, First Floor

Session No. 279 Conservation, Evaluation, and Utilization of Poaceae Germplasm Convention Center, Exhibit Hall A, First Floor

Session No. 320 Cropping System Effects on Nutrient Utilization (includes Graduate Student Competition) Convention Center, Exhibit Hall A, First Floor

Session No. 301 Digital Soil Prediction & Mapping: II. Methods, Examples, Issues Convention Center, Exhibit Hall A, First Floor

Session No. 245 Effects of Manures and Biosolids on the Environment (includes Graduate Student Competition) Convention Center, Exhibit Hall A, First Floor

Session No. 257 Forages and Canola Breeding Convention Center, Exhibit Hall A, First Floor

Session No. 258 Genetic Improvement of Peanut and Soybean for Disease Resistance and Quality Convention Center, Exhibit Hall A, First Floor

Session No. 259 Genetic Improvement of Rice and Tropical Plants Convention Center, Exhibit Hall A, First Floor

Session No. 274 Genetics of Insect, Disease, and Herbicide Resistance Convention Center, Exhibit Hall A, First Floor

Session No. 261 Genotypic Variation: Physiological Responses Convention Center, Exhibit Hall A, First Floor

Session No. 280 Germplasm Management and Utilization Convention Center, Exhibit Hall A, First Floor

Session No. 308 Management Impacts on Soil Productivity and Crop Yields Convention Center, Exhibit Hall A, First Floor

Session No. 285 Measuring and Modeling Water and Solute Fluxes in Soils Convention Center, Exhibit Hall A, First Floor

Session No. 325 Methodology, Indicators, and Characterization of Wetland Soils (includes Graduate Student Competition) Convention Center, Exhibit Hall A, First Floor

Session No. 293 Methods For Evaluating the Biology and Biochemistry of Soil Convention Center, Exhibit Hall A, First Floor

Session No. 294 Mycorrhizal Communities in Soil Convention Center, Exhibit Hall A, First Floor

Session No. 275 Nutrition and Quality Traits Convention Center, Exhibit Hall A, First Floor

Session No. 292 Response of Microbial Communities To Their Environment Convention Center, Exhibit Hall A, First Floor

Session No. 250 Rice, Wheat and Barley: II Convention Center, Exhibit Hall A, First Floor

Session No. 307 Soil Amendments Effects on Soil Properties and Water Quality Convention Center, Exhibit Hall A, First Floor

Session No. 288 Soil Minerals Chemistry Convention Center, Exhibit Hall A, First Floor

Session No. 302 Soil Survey & Classification Convention Center, Exhibit Hall A, First Floor

Session No. 329 Soil and Water Quality: I Convention Center, Exhibit Hall A, First Floor

Session No. 247 Surface and Groundwater Quality (includes Graduate Student Competition) Convention Center, Exhibit Hall A, First Floor

Session No. 322 Symposium--Characterization and Reactivity of Natural and Synthetic Nanoparticles in Soils (includes Graduate Student Competition): II Convention Center, Exhibit Hall A, First Floor

Session No. 309 Symposium--Major Advances in Soil and Water Conservation: What Now?: II Convention Center, Exhibit Hall A, First Floor

Session No. 246 Trace Elements, Heavy Metals, and Nutrients in the Environment (includes Graduate Student Competition) Convention Center, Exhibit Hall A, First Floor

Session No. 249 Tropical and Sub-tropical Crops, Soils and Livestock: II Convention Center, Exhibit Hall A, First Floor

Session No. 299 Use of Slow-Release Nitrogen Fertilizers Convention Center, Exhibit Hall A, First Floor

4:20 PM-5:50 PM

Div. C05 Business Meeting Convention Center, Room 214, Second Floor

4:30 PM-5:30 PM

National Cooperative Soil Survey Steering Team Committee Marriott, Fleur de Lis, First Floor

7:00 PM-9:00 PM

Centennial Reception Convention Center, La Louisiane Ballroom, First Floor

Session No. 236 Centennial Reception Convention Center, La Louisiane Ballroom, First Floor

Thursday, November 8, 2007

7:55 AM-10:30 AM

Session No. 335 Physiology and Stress (Includes Joint C-2/C-4 Graduate Student Competition) Convention Center, Room 213, Second Floor

7:55 AM-11:40 AM

Session No. 338 Drought, Water Management & Establishment Convention Center, Room 210, Second Floor

7:55 AM-11:55 AM

Session No. 337 Turfgrass Management and Physiology Convention Center, Room 208-209, Second Floor

8:00 AM-10:00 AM

Session No. 330 Symposium--Katrina Disaster and Sustainable Coastal Development: An Integrated Perspective and the Role of Land and Water Sciences. II Convention Center, Room 207, Second Floor

8:00 AM-10:25 AM

Session No. 346 Symposium--Major Advances in Soil and Water Conservation: What Now?: III Convention Center, Room 222, Second Floor

8:00 AM-10:45 AM

Session No. 332 Decision Aids in Agricultural Systems Convention Center, Room 201, Second Floor

8:00 AM-12:00 PM

CSSA Board of Directors Convention Center, Room 225, Second Floor

8:25 AM-9:30 AM

Session No. 336 Agroecology: Weed Management Strategies Convention Center, Room 204, Second Floor

8:25 AM-9:45 AM

Session No. 342 Chemistry of Soil Minerals Convention Center, Room 219, Second Floor

8:25 AM-10:00 AM

Session No. 345 Controlled Release Nitrogen and Nitrogen Use Efficiency Convention Center, Room 215, Second Floor

8:25 AM-10:30 AM

Session No. 348 Nutrient Use Efficiency (includes Graduate Student Competition) Convention Center, Room 217, Second Floor

8:25 AM-10:55 AM

Session No. 347 Forest Soil Responses to Anthropogenic Intrusions Convention Center, Room 216, Second Floor

8:25 AM-11:00 AM

Session No. 333 Soybean Rust Year 3: What Have We Learned? Convention Center, Room 205, Second Floor

8:25 AM-11:25 AM

Session No. 334 Genetic Improvement of Soybean and Legumes Convention Center, Room 211, Second Floor

8:25 AM-11:30 AM

Session No. 331 Models and Modeling of Crop and Soil Systems Convention Center, Room 203, Second Floor

Session No. 341 Surface, Subsurface Hydrological Processes and the Impact of Land Use Changes Convention Center, Room 221, Second Floor

8:25 AM-12:05 PM

Session No. 349 Soil and Water Quality: II Convention Center, Room 206, Second Floor

8:55 AM-10:50 AM

Session No. 339 Grazing Systems Convention Center, Room 214, Second Floor

8:55 AM-11:15 AM

Session No. 344 More about Soil Organic Matter Convention Center, Room 218, Second Floor

9:25 AM-10:30 AM

Session No. 340 Genetics of Disease Resistance and Transgenic Crops Convention Center, Room 212, Second Floor

10:00 AM-12:00 PM

ASA Board of Directors Convention Center, Room 227, Second Floor

SSSA Board of Directors Convention Center, Room 226, Second Floor

10:15 AM-11:50 AM

Session No. 343 Soils and Metals Convention Center, Room 219, Second Floor

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