The Australian Society of Soil Science Incorporated (ASSSI) was founded in 1955 to "advance

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in the professional, academic, and technical fields". The Society consists of a federation of branches operating the 'umbrella' of the ASSSI Federal Council.Australian Society of Soil Science Inc (1955 - )
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Branches

Current branches are: New South Wales, Queensland, Riverina, South Australia, Victoria, Tasmania and Western Australia. The Society currently has approximately 800 members. All financial Ordinary members of ASSSI automatically become members of the

International Union of Soil Sciences The International Union of Soil Sciences (IUSS), founded in 1924 under the name ''International Society of Soil Science'', is a scientific union and member of the International Council for Science (ICSU). The Union has 86 national and regional m ...

. The ASSSI offers members an opportunity to gain accreditation under the Certified Professional Soil Scientist (CPSS) Scheme.

Conferences

Every second year, the ASSSI Federal Council organises a national soils conference in conjunction with the branch hosting the conference. The 2010 ASSSI conference was held in conjunction with the 19th World Congress of Soil Science (WCSS) in

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, Australia.Proceedings
2010 ASSSI conference

References

External links

Australian Society of Soil Science IncorporatedIUSS Official Website
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