2026 Soil Science Australia National Conference

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Venue: Pan Pacific Hotel, Boorloo (Perth) WA

Conference welcome reception Sunday 1 November, Venue TBC
Early Career Researcher networking function Monday 2 November, Venue TBC
Conference days Monday 2 November – Wednesday 4 November, Pan Pacific Perth
Conference dinner Wednesday 4 November, Optus Stadium
Field trips Thursday 5 November, Location/s TBC

Conference theme: Soils for the Anthropocene

Conference sub-themes:

Boodja Katitjin: soil stewardship and storytelling

First Nations knowledge and connection to country
Soils in society: anthropology, art, education and identity
Soils in urban systems, citizen science and gardening at home

Soil security and resilience

Water use efficiency, repellence and drought in agricultural and natural systems
Soil contamination: microplastics, pharmaceuticals, PFAS, AMR and others
Mitigating climate risk: planetary boundaries, climate unpredictability and on-farm resilience

Soil constraints, amendments and engineering

Soil constraints: acidity, sodicity, salinity, and compaction.
Soil amendments: clay, lime, gypsum, soil wetters and other amendments
Soil engineering: deep ripping, spading and other amelioration strategies

Soils-first agronomy and land management

Enhancing productivity: mineral fertilisers, biofertilizers and microbial inoculants
Innovations in agronomy, farming systems and precision agriculture
Soil rehabilitation in eroded, marginal and post-mining landscapes

Soil health, conservation and sustainability

Soil health, biodiversity and ecosystem services
Natural capital, carbon projects and regenerative agriculture
Waste-to-resource: biochar, compost, manure and less-linear economies

Soil organic matter and nutrient dynamics

Understanding soil function, microbial processes and plant-soil interactions
Optimising nutrient management: nutrient use efficiency, leaching and losses
Soil organic matter, carbon and energy dynamics

Technology, data, and artificial intelligence

Modelling, mapping, monitoring, and sensing
Hardware, software and decision support tools
Artificial intelligence, big data and future technologies

Policy, planning and governance for soils

Soils extension, training and certification for national soil literacy
ESG frameworks, market incentives, and other soil investments
Local and national governance, planning and policy for soils

2026 Soil Science Australia National Conference

November 1 - 5, 2026
Pan Pacific Hotel (and other locations)
Boorloo (Perth),
Australia

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