The U.S. National Committee for Soil Science announces the Wilford Gardner IUSS Congress Fellowship program for students and early career scientists presenting papers at the 19th World Congress of Soil Science in Brisbane, Australia, August 1-6, 2010. This program is open to any student or early career scientist enrolled at or employed by a U.S. institution. Early career scientists are defined as those within 5 years of receiving their Ph.D. Only the presenter of the paper will be awarded the fellowship and the presenter must be the senior author of the paper. Fellowships are anticipated to be a maximum of $2,000 per person. The number of fellowships to be awarded will depend on the availability of funds.

The following criteria will be used to rank applications:

• Enrolled in B.Sc., M.S., or Ph.D. program at a U.S. university, or employed at a U.S. institution.
• First author of paper (oral or poster) to be presented at the congress.
• Outline of your financial plan for attending the meeting (including other sources of funding available to you to cover these costs).
• Endorsement of faculty advisor or supervisor.
• One-page CV (if you are a student, please include your current GPA). 

Each fellowship recipient will pay for his or her own travel expenses and registration. The fellowships will be awarded before the congress. Within two months after the congress, grantees will be expected to provide a trip report of their activities at the congress. The trip report will summarize their view of how they benefited from attending the congress, and their general impression of the congress.

Application deadline is April 1st, 2010.

Please complete the application form (this will download a Word form) and submit with the following supporting information:
1) A copy of your abstract
2) An outline of your financial plan for attending the meeting
3) One-page CV

Application forms and supporting information should be submitted by email to:

Ester Sztein, PhD
U. S. National Committee for Soil Science
The National Academies
500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington DC 20001
E-mail: esztein@nas.edu

Every delegate who registers prior to 30 April 2010 will go in the draw to win 5 nights accommodation at The Oaks Festival Towers a luxury, apartment style hotel in the heart of Brisbane. 

The lucky winner will also receive a full day 4 x 4 "Eco-Tour" on Queensland's famous Stradbroke Island.

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We are delighted to release details of some of the Keynote Speakers for the Congress.

Dr Luc M Maene 
Director-General of the International Fertiliser Industry Association (IFA) and Vice-Chairman of the Board of the International Fertiliser Development Centre (IFDC).

Professor Bruce James
Department of Environmental Science and Technology, University of Maryland

Dr Neil McKenzie
Chief of Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)

Dr Pedro Sanchez
Director of the Tropical Agriculture and the Rural Environment Program, Senior Research Scholar and Director of the Millenium Villages Project at the Earth Institute, Columbia University.

Professor Roger Zeigler
Directo-General of the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)

CLICK HERE to read more detailed information about our confirmed speakers.

• All Congress sessions, including plenary sessions and concurrent sessions
• Congress Program (handbook)
• Delegate Back Pack
• Welcome Reception - Sunday 1 August - (includings cocktail food and drinks)
• Coffee breaks (Morning Tea and Afternoon Tea) - Monday through to Friday
• Lunch - Monday through to Friday
  

Help us spread the word about the 19th World Congress of Soil Science.

Please download a copy of the 19th World Congress of Soil Science promotional poster and display it in your workplace.  The poster can be printed A4 or A3 size.

Copies of the Poster are also available from the Congress Secretariat.  Please email your postal address details to us and the number of Poster you require.

CLICK HERE to download a PDF copy of the Congress Promotional Poster