Sunday, May 23

1:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Open House, National Soil Erosion Research Laboratory

3:00-6:30 p.m. Poster Paper/Demonstration Set-up, Purdue Memorial Union, South Ballroom

3:00-8:00 p.m. Registration, Stewart Center, East Foyer, First Floor

5:00 p.m. Structured Discussion Facilitator/Recorders Meeting, Stewart Center, Room 202

6:00 p.m. Plenary and Concurrent Session Moderators Meeting, Stewart Center, Room 202

6:30-8:00 p.m. Opening Reception/Poster Papers/Demonstrations, Purdue Memorial Union, North and South Ballrooms; Hors d’oeuvres and cash bar

Moderator
Mark Nearing, International Soil Conservation Organization, West Lafayette, Indiana

Welcome
William McFee, Department of Agronomy, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana

Robert Eddleman, Natural Resources Conservation Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Indianapolis, Indiana

7:30 a.m.-Noon Registration, Stewart Center, East Foyer

8:15-10:15 a.m. Keynote Session (Plenary Session 1), Stewart Center, Loeb Playhouse
Sustaining the Global Farm

Moderator
Pearlie Reed, Natural Resources Conservation Service, USDA, Washington, D.C., and Co-chair, ISCO

Welcome
David Sanders, World Association of Soil and Water Conservation, Bristol, England

The U.S. Role in Achieving Sustainable Land Use
The Honorable Richard Lugar, United States Senate, Washington, D.C. (invited)

Achieving Sustainable Land Use: The U.S. Approach
The Honorable Richard Rominger, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C.

The State of the Global Farm
Jonathan Lash, World Resources Institute, Washington, D.C.

10:45 a.m.-Noon Plenary Session 2, Stewart Center, Loeb Playhouse
Is Land Use Sustainable?

Moderator
Mark Nearing, National Soil Erosion Research Laboratory, Agricultural Research Service, USDA, West Lafayette, Indiana

Land Use and Global Climate Change
Cynthia Rosensweig, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, New York, New York

Global Partnerships to Achieve Sustainable Land Use
Bruce Moore, Popular Coalition to Eradicate Hunger and Poverty, Rome, Italy

1:15-2:45 p.m. Concurrent Sessions, Stewart Center (See page 12 for session programs)

1. Sustaining the Global Farm: National Issues I, Room 206

2. Social, Economic, and Policy Elements of Conservation I, Room 310

3. Soil Amendments for Erosion Control, Room 322

4. Wind Erosion I, Room 218ab

5. Irrigation Erosion, Room 218cd

6. Process-based Soil Erosion Models I, Room 314

7. Soil Quality and Organic Amendments, Room 214ab

8. Water Conservation and Quality I, Room 214cd

3:15-5:15 p.m. Plenary Session 3, Stewart Center, Loeb Playhouse
Local Action for Land Stewardship

Moderator
Glenda Humiston, Natural Resources and Environment, USDA, Washington, D.C.

Soil Conservation in the Peoples Republic of China
Jiao Juren, Bureau of Soil and Water Conservation, Ministry of Water Resources, Beijing, Peoples Republic of China

Conservation Districts, USA
Rudy Rice, National Association of Conservation Districts, DuQuoin, Illinois

Landcare, Australia
Michael Sutherland, Peak Hill Landcare Group, and Board of Directors, Landcare Australia, Peak Hill, New South Wales, Australia

Conservation is for Business: Self-help Groups in Kenya
Francis Shaxson and Jim Cheatle, Association for Better Land Husbandry, Dorset, England and Nairobi, Kenya

Soil Conservation Policies in the State of Parana
Osmar Muzilli, Soil Science Department, IAPAR, Parana, Brazil

5:00-8:00 p.m. Open House, National Soil Erosion Research Laboratory

5:00-8:00 p.m. Open House, Purdue Agronomy Research Facility, Lilly Hall of Life Sciences

5:00-8:00 p.m. Poster Papers/Demonstrations, Purdue Memorial Union, South Ballroom (See page 26 for list of papers/demonstrations)

7:00 p.m. ISCO Board of Directors Meeting, By invitation

7:00 p.m. Wind Erosion Meeting, Stewart Center, Room 202

8:00-10:00 a.m. Plenary Session 4, Stewart Center, Loeb Playhouse
Scientific Assessment of Changes in the Land

Moderator
Allen Dedrick, Agricultural Research Service, USDA, Beltsville, Maryland

Soil Erosion Prediction Technology for Conservation Planning
George Foster, Bryan,Texas

Landscape Assessment Technology: The State of the Science and Art
Jack Dangermond, Environmental System Research Institute, Redlands, California

Land Health Indicators as Measures of Sustainability
Julian Dumanski, The World Bank, Washington, D.C.

Scaling Issues in Soil Erosion Science
Mike Kirkby, School of Geography, University of Leeds, United Kingdom

10:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Concurrent Sessions, Stewart Center (See page 14 for session programs)

9. Social, Economic, and Policy Elements of Conservation II, Room 310

10. Celebrating the Soil Survey Centennial, Room 206

11. Geographic Information Systems, Room 322

12. Grass Barriers, Room 214ab

13. Wind Erosion II, Room 218ab

14. Process-based Soil Erosion Models II, Room 202

15. Carbon Sequestration and Global Climate Change I, Room 314

16. Water Conservation and Quality II, Room 218cd

17. Special Session, Room 214cd

1:15-2:45 p.m. Discussion Groups, Stewart Center
Registration packets contain group assignments for all conference participants

Group 1, Room 310

Group 2, Room 314

Group 3, Room 322

Group 4, Room 202

Group 5, Room 204

Group 6, Room 318

Group 7, Room 320

Group 8, Room 311 (Parsons is in this one)

Group 9, Room 313

Group 10, Room 214ab

Group 11, Room 214cd

Group 12, Room 218ab

Group 13, Room 218cd

Group 14, Room 206

3:15-5:00 p.m. Concurrent Sessions, Stewart Center (See page 16 for session programs)

18. Sustaining the Global Farm: Global Issues, Room 206

19. Sustaining the Global Farm: National Issues II, Room 310

20. Local Action for Land Stewardship: Asia, Room 314

21. Social, Economic, and Policy Elements of Conservation III, Room 322

22. Information and Databases, Room 214ab

23. Wind Erosion III, Room 214cd

24. Mechanical and Tillage Erosion, Room 218ab

25. Soil Erosion Processes I, Room 202

26. Tracers, Room 218cd

5:30-7:00 p.m. Reception/Poster Papers/Demonstrations, Two Crow, Native American Demonstration, Purdue Memorial Union, North and South Ballrooms; Hors d’oeuvres and cash bar

7:00 p.m. Structured Discussion Facilitators/Recorders Meeting, Stewart Center, Room 202

7:30 a.m.-6:00 p.m. Mid-week Tour
A day-long examination of conservation activity in the Corn Belt, including soil erosion research; soils, geology, and cultural history; conservation tillage, precision farming, and issues in production agriculture; wetlands restoration and other conservation activities; urban sprawl and its impacts on agriculture, landscape hydrology, and soil erosion. Lunch will be served at the Indianapolis 500 Motor Speedway and Museum. See page 5 for further details.

8:00 p.m. ISCO Board of Directors Meeting, Stewart Center, Room 326; By invitation

8:00-10:00 a.m. Plenary Session 5, Stewart Center, Loeb Playhouse
Advances in Conservation-effective Practice

Moderator
Berlie Schmidt, Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension Service, Washington, D.C.

Frontiers in Conservation Tillage
Rolf Derpsch, GTZ, Asuncion, Paraguay

New Soil Erosion Control Technologies
Darrell Norton, National Soil Erosion Research Laboratory, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, West Lafayette, Indiana

Advances in Agroforestry Technologies for Soil Conservation
Dennis Garrity, International Center for Research on Agroforestry, Bogor, Indonesia

Soil Conservation for Carbon Sequestration
Rattan Lal, School of Natural Resources, Ohio State University, Columbus

10:30 a.m.-Noon Discussion Groups, Stewart Center
Registration packets contain group assignments for all conference participants

Group 1, Room 310

Group 2, Room 314

Group 3, Room 322

Group 4, Room 202

Group 5, Room 204

Group 6, Room 318

Group 7, Room 320

Group 8, Room 311

Group 9, Room 313

Group 10, Room 214ab

Group 11, Room 214cd

Group 12, Room 218ab

Group 13, Room 218cd

Group 14, Room 206

Noon Deadline for Poster Paper/Demonstration Take-down

1:15-3:00 p.m. Plenary Session 6, Stewart Center, Loeb Playhouse
Achieving Sustainability: Social, Economic and Policy Elements

Moderator
John Hebblethwaite, Conservation Technology Information Center (retired), West Lafayette, Indiana

Making Watershed-based Conservation Work
Jules Pretty, Director, Centre for Environment and Society, University of Essex, United Kingdom

Achieving Sustainability: Training, Incentive and Policy Imperatives
David Sanders, Bristol, England

The Cost of Environmental Protection versus Restoration
Sara Scherr, Department of Economics, University of Maryland, College Park

Conservation Action: Why Success or Failure?
Roland Bunch, COSECHA, Tegucigalpa, Honduras

3:15-5:00 p.m. Concurrent Sessions, Stewart Center (See page 19 for session programs)

27. Sustaining the Global Farm: Sustainable Production I, Room 310

28. Local Action for Land Stewardship: Africa, Room 314

29. Local Action for Land Stewardship: America, Europe, Australia, and the Pacific, Room 322

30. Social, Economic, and Policy Elements of Conservation IV, Room 202

31. Erosion Surveys: Applications and Methods, Room 206

32. Land Use Influences on Erosion and Degredation I, Room 214ab

33. Soil Erosion Processes II, Room 214cd

34. Carbon Sequestration and Global Climate Change II, Room 218ab

35. Physical, Chemical, and Biological Properties of Soils, Room 218cd

6:30-9:00 p.m. Reception and Banquet, Purdue Memorial Union, North Ballroom
Master of Ceremonies, Otto Doering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana

Banquet Address: Population, Land and People: The Food Challenge in the New Century
Lester Brown, WorldWatch Institute, Washington, D.C.

8:00-9:45 a.m. Concurrent Sessions, Stewart Center (See page 23 for session programs)

36. Sustaining the Global Farm: Sustainable Production II, Room 310

37. Social, Economic, and Policy Elements of Conservation V, Room 314

38. Institutionalizing Farmer Driven Conservation Management, Room 218ab

39. Land Use Influences on Erosion and Degredation II, Room 322

40. Soil Erodibility, Room 214ab

41. Watersheds and Basins / Erosion and Productivity, Room 202

42. Models of Erosion and Related Processes, Room 218cd

43. USLE- and RUSLE-based Soil Erosion Models, Room 206

44. Impact of Cropping Systems on C and N, Room 214cd

10:15 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Closing Session (Plenary Session 7), Stewart Center, Loeb Playhouse
The Way Forward!

Moderator
Mark Nearing, International Soil Conservation Organization, West Lafayette, Indiana

Panel Leader
Craig Cox, Soil and Water Conservation Society, Ankeny, Iowa

Panelists
Roberto Peiretti, Republica, Argentina
S. A. J. Sibanyoni, Mpuluzi, South Africa
Bill Northey, Spirit Lake, Iowa
Michael Sutherland, Peak Hill, New South Wales, Australia

An Action Agenda from the Discussion Groups
Samir El-Swaify, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, and ISCO Board of Directors

11th ISCO Conference: A Welcome

12:30 p.m. Adjourn