BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//jEvents 2.0 for Joomla//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT UID:484b96028821d2c5b8b4ada7e52620aa CATEGORIES:Polar Conferences, Meetings and Events CREATED:20200220T100053 SUMMARY:Eurosoil 2020 - Postponed to 23-27 August 2021 LOCATION:Geneva\, Switzerland DESCRIPTION:First and foremost, in these uncertain and troubled times, we would like to send our sincere good wishes to you, your families, and colleagues.\nThe E urosoil 2020 organisers have been closely monitoring and analysing the evol ving situation around the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and the worldwide im pact of this pandemic. The Organising Committee has agreed on the importanc e of holding the Eurosoil congress in order to pursue the objective of Conn ecting People & Soil through a face-to-face meeting. The interest and e ngagement already created for the meeting is clear from the high number and quality of sessions and contributions submitted.\nGiven the current restri ctions in place in Switzerland (latest updates here (https://www.bag.admin. ch/bag/fr/home/krankheiten/ausbrueche-epidemien-pandemien/aktuelle-ausbruec he-epidemien/novel-cov/massnahmen-des-bundes.html#-1613991706)) around gath erings of large numbers of people as well as the uncertainty in the medium term as to the impact more broadly of the COVID-19 travel restrictions and guidelines, country lockdowns, physical distancing requirements etc., it ha s been decided to postpone the Eurosoil congress in Geneva, to the second h alf of 2021. The organisers are working as swiftly as possible to determine the new dates for the congress and as soon as this information is finalise d, it will be communicated.\nWe would like to share the information that is already confirmed:– Registrations that have been made for the Eurosoil 202 0 congress will be transferred to the Eurosoil 2021 congress\n– A revised t imeline for early bird registrations and late registrations will be publish ed as soon as possible\n– Notifications to submitters of contributions for sessions will be circulated mid-May 2020 as originally scheduled\n– All acc epted contributions to sessions will be maintained for the Eurosoil 2021 co ngress\n– Contributors will have the opportunity to amend/update/edit their contribution in 2021. Details of the timeline for this process will be com municated once finalised\n– The Session Programme will remain the same for the vast majority of the programme, some minor changes and updates will be made and announced in as timely a manner as possible\n– The organisers are considering a “late breaking” call for contributions in 2021 – confirmation of this along with practical details will be communicated once finalised\n  We thank you for your attention – please keep updated by visiting the Euro soil 2020 website regularly. We look forward to welcoming you in Geneva in 2021 .\nThe Eurosoil 2021 Organising Committee\n  \nThe objective of Eurosoil 20 20 is to bring together leading research scientists working on soil related topics and stakeholders dealing with issues of public concern, such as soi l degradation and consequences of climatic changes. The important bridging role of soil practitioners to translate scientific knowledge into practice will be emphasised during Eurosoil 2020.\nFurther information under: https: //eurosoil2020.com\n X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
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First and foremost, in these uncertain and troubled times, we would lik e to send our sincere good wishes to you, your families, and colleagues.

The Eurosoil 2020 organisers have been closely monitoring and analysing the evolving situation around the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and the wor ldwide impact of this pandemic. The Organising Committee has agreed on the importance of holding the Eurosoil congress in order to pursue the objectiv e of Connecting People & Soil through a face -to-face meeting. The interest and engagement already created for the meeti ng is clear from the high number and quality of sessions and contributions submitted.

Given the current restrictions in place in Switzerland (latest updates here) ar ound gatherings of large numbers of people as well as the uncertainty in th e medium term as to the impact more broadly of the COVID-19 travel restrict ions and guidelines, country lockdowns, physical distancing requirements et c., it has been decided to postpone the Eurosoil congress in G eneva, to the second half of 2021. The organisers are working as s wiftly as possible to determine the new dates for the congress and as soon as this information is finalised, it will be communicated.

We would like to share the information that is already c onfirmed:

– Registrations that have been made for the Eurosoil 2020 congress will be transferred to the Eurosoil 2021 congress

– A revise d timeline for early bird registrations and late registrations will be publ ished as soon as possible

– Notifications to submitters of contributi ons for sessions will be circulated mid-May 2020 as originally scheduled

– All accepted contributions to sessions will be maintained for the Eur osoil 2021 congress

– Contributors will have the opportunity to amend /update/edit their contribution in 2021. Details of the timeline for this p rocess will be communicated once finalised

– The Session Programme wi ll remain the same for the vast majority of the programme, some minor chang es and updates will be made and announced in as timely a manner as possible

– The organisers are considering a “late breaking” call for con tributions in 2021 – confirmation of this along with practical details will be communicated once finalised

 

We thank you for your attention – please keep updated by visiting the Eu rosoil 2020 website regularly. We look forward to welcoming you in Ge neva in 2021.

The Eurosoil 2021 Organising Committee

 

The obje ctive of Eurosoil 2020 is to bring together leading research scientists wor king on soil related topics and stakeholders dealing with issues of public concern, such as soil degradation and consequences of climatic changes. The important bridging role of soil practitioners to translate scientific know ledge into practice will be emphasised during Eurosoil 2020.

Fur ther information under: https://eur osoil2020.com

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