{"id":3289,"date":"2017-03-21T09:39:28","date_gmt":"2017-03-21T16:39:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lfsgrads\/?p=3289"},"modified":"2017-03-21T09:39:28","modified_gmt":"2017-03-21T16:39:28","slug":"prsss-2017-spring-workshop-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lfsgrads\/post-3289","title":{"rendered":"PRSSS 2017 Spring Workshop"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><span style=\"margin: 0px; color: black; text-transform: uppercase; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; font-size: 22.5pt; font-weight: normal;\">PRSSS 2017 SPRING WORKSHOP<\/span><\/h1>\n<p><strong><span style=\"margin: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\">The Pacific Regional Society of Soil Science presents their 34th Spring\u00a0AGM\u00a0and Workshop: Soil Water Dynamics In Urban, Agricultural and Wetland Ecosystems<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"margin: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\">Saturday March 25th,\u00a02017\u00a0(9AM \u2013 4PM) University of British Columbia, Vancouver (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.maps.ubc.ca\/PROD\/index_detail.php?show=y,n,n,n,n,y&amp;bldg2Search=n&amp;locat1=386&amp;locat2=#showMapCampus\">MacMillan Building \u2013 click for a map<\/a>)<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"margin: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\">\u00a0This year\u2019s workshop will draw on the knowledge of expert soil scientists from around the province to discuss issues related to land use management and soil science.\u00a0 Expect engaging seminars, vibrant panel discussions, and plenty of opportunities for networking.\u00a0<strong><span style=\"margin: 0px; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode',sans-serif;\">EVENT PREVIEW:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul type=\"square\">\n<li style=\"margin: 0px 0px 4px; color: #333333; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; box-sizing: border-box;\"><span style=\"margin: 0px; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\">Hans Schreier (Keynote) \u2013 Extreme Climatic Events &amp; Land Use Intensification: A New Challenge for Water Management<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin: 0px 0px 4px; color: #333333; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; box-sizing: border-box;\"><span style=\"margin: 0px; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\">Geirant Khan<em><span style=\"margin: 0px; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode',sans-serif;\">\u2013\u00a0<\/span><\/em>Urban Soil Water Design and Management<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin: 0px 0px 4px; color: #333333; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; box-sizing: border-box;\"><span style=\"margin: 0px; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\">Albert Leung and Siddhartho Paul \u2013 Irrigation Water Quality and Management on the Fraser Delta<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin: 0px 0px 4px; color: #333333; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; box-sizing: border-box;\"><span style=\"margin: 0px; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\">Tom Pypker \u2013 Potential Impact of Climate Change on Greenhouse Gas Emissions from sub-Boreal Peatlands<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin: 0px 0px 4px; color: #333333; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; box-sizing: border-box;\"><span style=\"margin: 0px; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\">Denise Neilson (Workshop) \u2013 The Irrigation Water Demand Model<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin: 0px 0px 4px; color: #333333; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; box-sizing: border-box;\"><span style=\"margin: 0px; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\">Melina Biron (Tour) \u2013 The Art of Soilless Cultivation \u2013 An in-depth look into the inner workings of the greenhouse world and water use systems.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span style=\"margin: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\">CALL FOR POSTERS<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"margin: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\">:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"margin: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\">This is a great venue to show off your soil science research in the form of a poster. Prizes will be awarded for the top three choices ($150 for first place, $100 for second place and $50 for third place). All submissions welcome. Email\u00a0<a>prsssemail@gmail.com<\/a>\u00a0for more info.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"margin: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\">REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN: $70-regular* and $25-students*.\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"margin: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/prsss.landfood.ubc.ca\/events\/event\/2017-spring-workshop-information-coming-soon\/\">CLICK HERE TO REGISTER<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"margin: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\">*<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"margin: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\">Your registration fee includes: coffee\/refreshments, lunch, and your\u00a02017-2018\u00a0membership (Value: $20, Students $10). If you have renewed your membership in 2017, you can register for the workshop only.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"margin: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\">We will also be selling some PRSSS merchandise (T-shirts, hats and mugs). If you are interested in purchasing something, make sure to bring some cash!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"margin: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\">If you can\u2019t make it to our event this year \u2014\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/prsss.landfood.ubc.ca\/members\/\">click here to join\/renew\u00a0<\/a>as a member\u00a0and stay in the loop on exciting soil science workshops, socials, and job opportunities happening in the Pacific Northwest.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman;\">&#8212; <\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman;\">Jason M. Lussier<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman;\">Graduate Research and Teacher Assistant<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman;\">PRSSS\u00a0Media and Website Coordinator<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman;\">University of British Columbia<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman;\">Soil Science Department<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman;\">lussierjj@gmail.com<\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman;\">| 604.220.0188\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PRSSS 2017 SPRING WORKSHOP The Pacific Regional Society of Soil Science presents their 34th Spring\u00a0AGM\u00a0and Workshop: Soil Water Dynamics In Urban, Agricultural and Wetland Ecosystems Saturday March 25th,\u00a02017\u00a0(9AM \u2013 4PM) University of British Columbia, Vancouver (MacMillan Building \u2013 click for a map)\u00a0This year\u2019s workshop will draw on the knowledge of expert soil scientists from around&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18841,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3836],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3289","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news-and-events"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lfsgrads\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3289","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lfsgrads\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lfsgrads\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lfsgrads\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/18841"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lfsgrads\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3289"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lfsgrads\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3289\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3290,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lfsgrads\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3289\/revisions\/3290"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lfsgrads\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3289"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lfsgrads\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3289"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lfsgrads\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3289"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}