Questions
Practical answers, without the runaround.
These are the questions the program team receives most often. If your question is not here, the contact page is the fastest route to a person.
Before you write
Ten answers to start with
The list covers the program, proposals, registration, and access. Use the contact page for anything that depends on your own circumstances.
See the program structureSOILS is a symposium about soil metagenomics and the practical questions that surround soil life. The program links molecular research with land management, conservation, and soil engineering.
Researchers, students, farmers, advisers, conservation teams, engineers, and policy staff who work with soil. The mix is deliberate: the program is designed to put different kinds of expertise in the same conversation.
No. The program includes sessions for people who use soil data, commission it, or make decisions from it. Contributors are asked to explain methods in plain language rather than assume a specialist vocabulary.
Talks, posters, and workshops. A poster is a good fit for work in progress or a method that needs discussion. A workshop suits a practical method or a shared problem that benefits from small group work.
Reviewers look for fit with the program themes, a clear question, a method that can be described, and relevance beyond a single site. The proposal guidance sets out the criteria in more detail.
Use the registration page. The form checks your entries and prepares an email message to the program team. No payment is collected on this site.
Yes. Write through the contact page and include the name and email you used. Explain what needs to change, such as your role, format, or access needs.
A title, a short abstract, the question your work addresses, the setting, the method, and the format you prefer. Add any equipment or access needs so the team can plan the session.
Include your needs in the registration form or write through the contact page. The team will reply with what can be arranged for the session, travel, or presentation format.
Confirmed speaker listings, session titles, and timetable details are added to the program page and the speakers page. This site does not publish an attendee list.
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If your question depends on a deadline, a specific session, or an access requirement, say so in your message. Include the email you used to register so the team can find your record.
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Registration takes a few minutes. The form explains what to prepare and where each answer goes.