IUSS Alert 134 (August 2016)
Update on IUSS Presidential elections
As you already know, the election of the next IUSS President is due this year. The call for nominations was published in a separate Alert on 16 March 2016. The nomination period for the Presidential elections closed May 31. The two nominated candidates, Professor Alex McBratney (Australia) and Professor Takashi Kosaki (Japan), were accepted by the Presidential Election Committee. The Council (National Soil Science Societies in good financial standing with IUSS, Executive Committee members and 3 Honorary Members) may cast their vote until 15 September 2016. The result of the election will be presented to the President and Executive Committee following the conclusion of the vote and subsequently announced to members by email and on the IUSS website.
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Call for Nominations: Dokuchaev and Liebig Awards
Two awards are presented by the IUSS at each World Congress of Soil Science to recognize outstanding contributions in two areas: the IUSS Dokuchaev Award for basic research in soil science and the IUSS Liebig Award for applied research in soil science.
Eligible nominees and nominators are members of the IUSS. Each award consists of an engraved medal, a certificate, a US$ 1000 honorarium, and financial support to attend the presentation at the World Congress of Soil Science. Nomination procedures are on the IUSS Website. Go to http://www.iuss.org and then click on “About the IUSS” and then click on “Awards & Prizes” and then click on “Dokuchaev award” or “Von Liebig award” and then click on “Criteria & Guidelines.” Submissions are due one year before the beginning of the WCSS. The next WCSS begins in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on 18 August 2018. Therefore, nominations are due 18 August 2017. Nominators who have submitted previous nominations are encouraged to submit the nomination again. For further information, please contact M.B. Kirkham ( mbk@ksu.edu ).
