Date:  Sept 18-21, 2011

Venue : Anchorage, Alaska, USA

Summary: Soil erosion caused by water and/or wind is a continuing problem throughout the world that threatens the capacity of the Earth to produce food, fiber, and renewable sources of energy for an ever-increasing population.  Additionally, eroded sediment is a major air and water pollutant, causing many detrimental off-site impacts.  Erosion by wind and/or water processes continually impacts the evolution of landscapes.  With global climate change, erosion and landscape evolution may be accelerated, particularly in regions such as Alaska, where increases in air temperature of just a few degrees may shift large landscape areas from frozen to thawing and more erodible conditions.  This symposium provides a forum for participants to discuss the current status and the future of soil erosion research. This international conference is hosted by the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) and held in conjunction with the Association of Environmental and Engineering Geologists (AEG) annual meeting. Submission deadline for paper abstracts is December 31, 2010.

Organizer: American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE)

Themes: The scope of the conference will be broad, covering all issues related to water and aeolian soil erosion, and subsequent landscape evolution. Specific themes include, but are not limited to:

-        Erosion Processes (Detachment, Transport, Deposition)

-        Prevention and Control of Upland and In-Stream Erosion

-        Highly Disturbed, Urban Areas, and Arid Lands

-        Erosion Processes in Wetlands, Coastal, and Glacial Areas

-        Aeolian Erosion and Fugitive Dust Emission

-        Impacts of Global Change on Erosion Processes and Landscape Evolution

URL:  http://twosweet.bse.vt.edu/ISELE2011/index.html

Contacts:
Email: ffdm1@uaf.edu       

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