{"id":8085,"date":"2022-02-02T09:15:35","date_gmt":"2022-02-02T16:15:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lfsgrads\/?p=8085"},"modified":"2022-02-02T09:15:50","modified_gmt":"2022-02-02T16:15:50","slug":"2022-prsss-spring-workshop-and-agm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lfsgrads\/post-8085","title":{"rendered":"2022 PRSSS Spring Workshop and AGM"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Pacific Regional Society of Soil Science will be hosting our annual Spring Workshop and AGM on March 5th from 9 AM &#8211; 3 PM PST, via Zoom. Our theme this year is Soil Security: Past, Present, Future. We will also be hosting a 3-minute thesis competition for students.<\/p>\n<p>Many thanks,<\/p>\n<p>Teresa Porter<\/p>\n<p>PRSSS Director<\/p>\n<p><strong><u><br \/>\n<\/u><\/strong><strong>PRSSS AGM and Workshop<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Theme &#8211; Soil Security: Past, Present, Future<\/p>\n<p>Date &#8211; March 5th, 9AM-3PM PST<\/p>\n<p>Location &#8211; Virtual (Zoom)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-8086\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lfsgrads\/files\/2022\/02\/Soil-security-Past-Present-Future-1-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lfsgrads\/files\/2022\/02\/Soil-security-Past-Present-Future-1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lfsgrads\/files\/2022\/02\/Soil-security-Past-Present-Future-1-450x600.jpg 450w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lfsgrads\/files\/2022\/02\/Soil-security-Past-Present-Future-1-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lfsgrads\/files\/2022\/02\/Soil-security-Past-Present-Future-1-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lfsgrads\/files\/2022\/02\/Soil-security-Past-Present-Future-1-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lfsgrads\/files\/2022\/02\/Soil-security-Past-Present-Future-1-800x1067.jpg 800w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lfsgrads\/files\/2022\/02\/Soil-security-Past-Present-Future-1.jpg 1728w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Registration for the 2022 PRSSS AGM and Spring Workshop is now open! The event will take place on <strong>March 5th from 9 AM &#8211; 3 PM PST and will be held via Zoom.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Recent current events, such as increased forest fire severity and regional flooding, have influenced many discussions about the state of our soil security. The topic for our 2022 AGM is &#8220;Soil Security: Past, Present, Future.\u201d Throughout the day, we will be diving into how past decisions have shaped current events, how current events are shaping future planning, and the different intersections of soil security.<\/p>\n<p>Registration cost is $15 CAD for students and $50 CAD for non-students\/ professionals. The price includes registration and a PRSSS annual membership for 2022\/2023. The 2022\/2023 membership registration cycle lasts from April 1, 2022 to March 31, 2023.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.prsss.ca\/2022\/01\/19\/2022-agm-and-spring-workshop-registration\/\">Click here to register<\/a>&#8211; hope to see you there!<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>3-Minute Thesis Competition<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We are happy to announce a <strong>3-minute thesis presentation <\/strong>in lieu of a student poster presentation during the PRSSS AGM + Spring workshop. Students are encouraged to share their research in a 3-min rapid presentation format. <strong>Presentations should be recorded and submitted prior to the AGM event.<\/strong> During the event, presenters will participate in a Q&amp;A period.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Letter of intent to submit pre-recorded submission video: Due @ registration<\/li>\n<li>3-minute thesis presentation recording: <strong>Due March 2nd<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Recording format: MP4 is preferable, but we can accommodate whatever format is available to you<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Find more details on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.prsss.ca\/springworkshop\/\">Spring Workshop<\/a> page on our blog.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;<\/p>\n<p>Visit us on the web:<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/prsss.ca\/\">prsss.ca<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pacificregionalsocietyforsoilscience\">Facebook<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/theprsss\">Twitter<\/a>, and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ca.linkedin.com\/company\/prsss\">LinkedIn<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Pacific Regional Society of Soil Science will be hosting our annual Spring Workshop and AGM on March 5th from 9 AM &#8211; 3 PM PST, via Zoom. Our theme this year is Soil Security: Past, Present, Future. We will also be hosting a 3-minute thesis competition for students. 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