Meeting Minutes
25th Term – 5th Meeting (January 13, 2023)
Agenda (in Japanese)
Summary of Discussions (in Japanese)
25th Term – 4th Meeting (November 5, 2021)
Agenda (in Japanese)
Summary of Discussions (in Japanese)
25th Term – 3rd Meeting (September 4, 2021)
Agenda (in Japanese)
Summary of Discussions (in Japanese)
25th Term – 2nd Meeting (March 18, 2021)
Agenda (in Japanese)
Summary of Discussions (in Japanese)
25th Term – 1st Meeting (December 9, 2020)
Agenda (in Japanese)
Summary of Discussions (in Japanese)
Organized or Supported Symposia
· June 3–9, 2024: 7th International Soil Classification Congress (ISCC) was held in Hokkaido, Japan.
(For details, please refer to the official website: https://iscc2024.org/index.html)
· May 19–21, 2024: Centennial Celebration and Congress of the International Union of Soil Sciences was held in Rome, Italy.
(For details, please refer to: https://centennialiuss2024.org/)
· March 26–29, 2024: 16th International Conference of the East and Southeast Asia Federation of Soil Science Societies (ESAFS 2024) was held at the Thai Nguyen University Convention Center in Vietnam.
(For details, please refer to: http://esafs2024.tnu.edu.vn/?fbclid=IwAR2ybTG9qZ9mymGPOV1cMYKOCoNjQJyKJqYqDiLowtQl1WG0DTWxO7057Yo)
· September 19, 2023 (Tuesday), 13:30–16:45 JST: Public symposium titled “Comprehensive Knowledge in Field Research – From Knowledge to Practice” was held in a hybrid format at the Auditorium of the Science Council of Japan.
(For details, please refer to: https://www.scj.go.jp/ja/event/2023/348-s-0919.html)
· July 29, 2023: Public symposium titled “Food, Soil, and Fertilizer – Basic Science for Achieving the SDGs” as part of IYBSSD2022 (International Year of Basic Sciences for Sustainable Development) was held in a hybrid format at the Centennial Memorial Hall of Tokyo University of Agriculture.
(Details: https://www.scj.go.jp/ja/event/2023/344-s-0729.html
Abstract book: https://jssspn.jp/info/file/シンポジウム要旨集.pdf
Q&A: https://jssspn.jp/info/100thAnniversary/sdg.html?fbclid=IwAR2RsE6rJHFHLUEupfrfE8Tk7dYwysAPai5KKzpeUwsS7eJpcj268s3YRMo)
· November 5, 2021 (Friday), 10:20–16:30 JST: Public symposium titled “Ten Years Since the Nuclear Accident – Past, Present, and Future of Agricultural Practices” was held in a hybrid format.
(For details, please refer to: https://www.scj.go.jp/ja/event/2021/312-s-1105.html)
Official Delegations
· 22nd World Congress of Soil Science (WCSS)
Date: July 30 – August 8, 2022
Location: Glasgow, United Kingdom
Delegates: Takashi Kosaki, Ryusuke Hatano
· IUSS Inter-Congress Meeting
Date: November 18 – 23, 2020
Location: Online (originally Glasgow, United Kingdom)
Delegates: Takashi Kosaki, Ryusuke Hatano
· European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2019
Date: April 7 – 12, 2019
Location: Vienna, Austria
Delegate: Takashi Kosaki
· 21st World Congress of Soil Science
Date: August 12 – 17, 2018
Location: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Delegate: Takashi Kosaki
· S-20 Meeting, Joint Statement Ceremony
Date: July 24 – 25, 2018
Location: Rosario, Argentina
Delegate: Takashi Kosaki
· European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2017
Date: April 23 – 28, 2017
Location: Vienna, Austria
Delegate: Takashi Kosaki
· IUSS Inter-Congress Meeting
Date: November 20 – 25, 2016
Location: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Delegates: Kazuyuki Inubushi, Ryusuke Hatano
· IUSS Satellite Meetings: International Soil Science Union Conference & International Conference on Environmental Biogeochemistry
Date: September 23 – October 2, 2015
Locations: Kiel, Germany and Piran, Slovenia
Delegate: Kazuyuki Inubushi
· IUSS Executive Committee Meeting
Date: January 16 – 17, 2015
Location: Vienna, Austria
Delegate: Kazuyuki Inubushi
· 20th World Congress of Soil Science (WCSS)
Date: June 8 – 13, 2014
Location: Jeju, South Korea
Delegate: Kazuyuki Inubushi
· IUSS Global Soil Carbon Conference
Date: June 3 – 6, 2013
Location: Madison, USA
Delegate: Ryusuke Hatano (IUSS Commission Member)
· IUSS Inter-Congress Council Meeting
Date: June 3 – 8, 2012
Location: Jeju, South Korea
Delegates: Toru Matoh, Kazuyuki Inubushi, Ryusuke Hatano, Yutaka Ando (All IUSS Commission Members)
· 19th World Congress of Soil Science
Date: August 1 – 6, 2010
Location: Brisbane, Australia
Delegates: Kazuyuki Inubushi, Ryusuke Hatano, Takashi Kosaki (All IUSS Commission Members)
· 9th International Conference of the East and Southeast Asia Federation of Soil Science Societies (ESAFS9)
Date: October 27 – 30, 2009
Location: Seoul, South Korea
Delegate: Yutaka Ando (Designated Collaborative Member)
· 2008 IUSS Inter-Congress Meeting
Date: June 29 – July 4, 2008
Location: Brisbane, Australia
Delegate: Kazuyuki Inubushi (IUSS Commission Member)