2005 National Cooperative Soil Survey National Conference

Corpus Christi, Texas

May 21 - 26, 2005

"Planning the New Soil Survey—Personnel Development, Technology, Standards and Electronic Delivery"

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About the Conference

The conference convenes every other year on the odd-numbered year to discuss and develop solutions to issues of national concern to the National Cooperative Soil Survey.

The conference will be held in Corpus Christi, Texas at the Omni Corpus Christi Hotel

Expected size of Audience

75-100

Audience Profile

Participants of the National Cooperative Soil Survey (NCSS) include representatives from the 1862 land-grant universities experiment stations, NRCS, USFS, BLM, BIA, EPA, USFWS, National Association of State Conservation Agencies (NASCA), National Association of Consulting Soil Scientists, the 1890 land-grant universities and western tribal colleges. Other interested foreign and domestic groups such as lead scientists from Canada, Mexico and South Africa are invited to participate as users of soil surveys.

Conference Emphasis

This year the theme of the conference will be "Planning the New Soil Survey—Personnel Development, Technology, Standards and Electronic Delivery"