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Dear Subscribers,


Please see herebelow the Second Announcement and Call for Abstracts for the
10th International Symposium on Agriculture and the Environment
(AgroEnviron 2016)


*Amir Kassam *

*Moderator*

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URL: www.fao.org/ag/ca


---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Dennis Flanagan <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Tue, Sep 22, 2015 at 5:27 PM
Subject: Second Announcement and Call for Abstracts for the 10th
International Symposium on Agriculture and the Environment (AgroEnviron
2016)
To: Dennis Flanagan <[log in to unmask]>


*       DATE:  September 22, 2015*

*     FROM:  Dennis C. Flanagan, Chair AgroEnviron 2016*

*          TO:  Potential Participants of AgroEnviron 2016*

*          RE:  Second Announcement and Call for Abstracts for the 10th
International Symposium on Agriculture and the Environment (AgroEnviron
2016)*

*The 10th International Symposium on Agriculture and the Environment
(AgroEnviron 2016) will be held May 23-27, 2016 at Purdue University in
West Lafayette, Indiana, USA. Attached please find the Second Announcement
and Call for Abstracts. The abstract submission website is now open at
Purdue University, so please create and submit your abstract document prior
to the submission deadline of January 15, 2016. The URL for abstract
submissions* is:

    *http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/agroenviron/
<http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/agroenviron/>*

*Submissions will be accepted under one of the following 11 thematic
sessions:*

*1. **Mitigation of and adaptation to climate change (Climate Smart
Agriculture)*
*2. Soil conservation under climate change, and effect of extreme weather
events*
*3. Modeling effects of climate change on agriculture and forestry*
*4. Sediment and water source fingerprinting & measurement techniques*
*5. Agricultural water conservation and water resources utilization*
*6. Future sustainability of healthy soils for agricultural production*
*7. Soils and diffuse pollution, and pollution control*
*8. Use of the concept of connectivity to assess water and sediment
transfers*
*9. New technologies for agro-environmental studies*
*10. Risk assessment and environmental management*
*11. Science policy interface on biodiversity and ecosystem services*

*The full abstract may contain up to 600 words as well as tables and
figures, and should  be submitted as a Word (.doc or .docx) format file,
with single-spaced lines, 12 pt Times New Roman font, and 1" margins all
around. An example abstract document is available via the submission
website. Authors may update their abstracts until April 1, 2015.  *

*Format for all volunteered presentations at the symposium will be
combination oral/poster. All presenters will have 3 minutes and can project
up to 3 Powerpoint slides to introduce their talk and major findings.
Following all oral introductions (advertisements), the remaining time in
the sessions will be devoted to poster presentations where more in-depth
discussions of the research and findings with individual presenters can
made.*

*Meeting registration details, lodging, and costs have not yet been
finalized by Purdue Conferences, but should be available later this year.
When available, that information will be sent to all registered abstract
authors, and links posted to the registration site via the main AgroEnviron
website (*
*http://topsoil.nserl.purdue.edu/AgroEnviron2016/
<http://topsoil.nserl.purdue.edu/AgroEnviron2016/>).  *
*Please contact me or one of the other Symposium organizers should you have
any questions. Thank you!*

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Dr. Dennis C. Flanagan, Research Agricultural Engineer
USDA-Agricultural Research Service & Adjunct Professor
Dept. of Agric. & Biol. Engrg., Purdue University
National Soil Erosion Research Laboratory
275 S. Russell Street
West Lafayette, IN 47907-2077  USA
Phone: +01 (765) 494-7748
FAX: +01 (765) 494-5948
Email: [log in to unmask]
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