IUSS World Congresses

Since 1927, World soil congresses have been held regularly, and are now scheduled every 4 years. The serie was initiated by the International Society of Soil Science (ISSS), which became the International Union of Soil Sciences (IUSS) in 1998. The official announcement was made on the last day of the 16th World Congress of Soil Science (Montpellier - France).

Management

The IUSS is currently led by :

• President : Prof. Roger Swift (Australia)
• Vice-President : Prof. Neal Menzies (Australia)
• Secretary-General : Prof. Stephen Nortcliff (United Kingdom)
• Deputy Secretary-General : Dr. Alfred E. Hartemink (The Netherlands)

The World Congress of Soil Sciences serie

World Congress of Soil Sciences serie
World Congress of Soil Science 1927 Washington (United States)
World Congress of Soil Science 1930 Leningrad (USSR)
World Congress of Soil Science 1935 Oxford (United Kingdom)
World Congress of Soil Science 1950 Amsterdam (Netherlands)
World Congress of Soil Science 1954 Leopoldville (Congo)
World Congress of Soil Science 1956 Paris (France)
World Congress of Soil Science 1960 Madison (United States)
World Congress of Soil Science 1964 Bucharest (Romania)
World Congress of Soil Science 1968 Adelaide (Australia)
World Congress of Soil Science 1974 Moscow (USSR)
World Congress of Soil Science 1978 Alberta (Canada)
World Congress of Soil Science 1982 New Dehli (India)
World Congress of Soil Science 1986 Hamburg (Germany)
World Congress of Soil Science 1990 Kyoto (Japan)
World Congress of Soil Science 1994 Acapulco (Mexico)
World Congress of Soil Science 1998 Montpellier (France)
World Congress of Soil Science 2002 Bangkok (Thailand)
World Congress of Soil Science 2006 Philadelphia (United States)
World Congress of Soil Science 2010 Brisbane (Australia)
World Congress of Soil Science 2014 Seoul (South Korea)
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• 2014 : 20th World Congress will be held in Seoul (South Korea)
• 2010 : 19th World Congress will be held in Brisbane (Australia)