Organizational Workshop – International Soil Modeling Consortium (ISMC)

Goals of this workshop:

To solidify the concept and operation of an international soil modelling consortium (ISMC), by bringing
together leading experts in modelling soil processes across disciplines, organizations and institutions;
addressing major scientific gaps in describing key soil processes and their long term ecosystem impacts;
and identifying interactions with other relevant modeling platforms and scientific communities.

Workshop Organization:
Workshop will take place over ~2.5 days, including organizational meetings. Topics across 6 technical
sessions include:
Session 1: Soil processes and climate models
Session 2: Quantifying and predicting soil ecosystem services
Session 3: Dealing with heterogeneity and uncertainty
Session 4: Soil biodiversity, biology and biophysics across scales
Session 5: Modelling hydrological and biogeochemical processes across scales
Session 6: Soil mapping, sensing, and soil modelling across scales

Meeting Organizers:
From Forschungszentrum Juelich GmbH: Harry Vereecken, Jan Vanderborght, Andrea Schnepf
From University of Texas at Austin: Michael Young

Meeting Location:
The workshop will be held on the campus of the University of Texas at Austin, one of the largest universities in the United State. UT‐Austin has a beautiful campus, and is surrounded by a vibrant city with ample restaurants, music, and outdoor activities. March and April are excellent times to visit Austin. Opportunities to sample the richness of central Texas will be added to the workshop schedule.