PE&RC Day 2024 - PE&RC Digs Deeper: Finding Answers to Sustain Our Soils
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PE&RC Day 2024
PE&RC Digs Deeper:
Finding Answers to Sustain Our Soils
Thursday 10 October 2024
Auditorium, O|2 building, Boelelaan 1108, 1081 HZ Amsterdam
Annual symposium organised by the PE&RC PhD Council (PPC) for all PE&RC members
Please register before 26 September 2024
Dear PE&RC members, be invited to the wonderful and captivating “PE&RC Digs Deeper: Finding Answers to Sustain Our Soils”- themed PE&RC Day 2024! Be our guests when we dig deeper into the different aspects of the broad field of soil sciences covering topics from soil fauna to soil physics and soil management. Current challenges and solutions are presented and discussed. Further, we will host a podium discussion and encourage collaboration between researchers of all fields to tackle the challenging problems of our times. Don’t miss an opportunity to connect to your peers, learn more about soil science and enjoy a professional and academic atmosphere. Lunch and coffee are included as we finish the day with a nice borrel.
Scope
The study of soil science focuses on the interactions between soil, plants, and the environment. By understanding the complex dynamics of soil processes and how they are affected by human activities, we can develop more effective strategies for sustainable soil management. Soil science has become an essential component in efforts to maintain soil health and productivity. The PE&RC Day 2024 will focus on the latest research and insights in soil science, including: 
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The ecological and genetic factors driving soil health and fertility
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The impact of climate change and human activities on soil quality
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The development of innovative approaches for sustainable soil management
We hope that this symposium will contribute to the ongoing efforts to address the global challenge to sustain our soils and their services.
The PE&RC Day is an annual symposium organised by the PE&RC PhD Council (PPC).
This year, the PE&RC Day will be held at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, building O|2, room Auditorium. Map to reach the building can be find HERE.
Preliminary programme
| 09:00 - 09:30 | Registration & Coffee/tea |
| 09:30 - 09:45 | Welcome word by the PE&RC PhD Council (PPC) and a PE&RC representative |
| 09:45 - 10:15 | Environmental change and the impact on soil fauna communities: lessons to be learned from trait-based approaches Matty Berg (Vrije Universiteit Amterdam) |
| 10:15 - 10:45 | Embracing the complexity of soil food webs: from trophic interactions to biogeochemical cycles Justine Lejoly (Netherlands Institute of Ecology) |
| 10:45 - 11:15 | Coffee / Tea break |
| 11:15 – 11:45 | Are post-thaw ecological trajectories important for the stability of permafrost peatland carbon? Liam Heffernan (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam) |
| 11:45 - 11:50 | Introduction pitch session and voting procedure of the 2024 PE&RC Call for Institutional Collaboration |
| 11:50 - 12:30 | 2024 “PE&RC Call for Institutional Collaboration” pitch sessions |
| 12:30 - 13:30 | Lunch break |
| 13:30 - 14:00 | title TBD (Wageningen University) |
| 14:00 - 14:30 | From knowledge on soil ecology to management and global policy: a triple jump through time Wim van der Putten (Netherlands Institute of Ecology) |
| 14:30 - 15:00 | Coffee / Tea break |
| 15:00 - 15:30 | Using plant-soil interactions to sustain healthy soils now and in the future Elly Morriën (University of Amsterdam) |
| 15:30 - 16:00 | Discussion panel between speakers and audience |
| 16:00 - 16:20 | Report from 2023 “PE&RC Call for Institutional Collaboration” winners |
| 16:20 - 16:45 | Announcement of winners 2024 “PE&RC Call for Institutional Collaboration” |
| 16:45 - 17:00 | Announcement winners PE&RC Picture Competition Awards 2024 (PE&RC PhD Council) |
| 17:00 - 17:10 | Closing remarks |
| 17:10 - 18:30 | Drinks & Bites |
PE&RC Institutional Collaboration call
In 2018, PE&RC initiated a call to stimulate collaboration between PE&RC members of Wageningen University and PE&RC members of other institutes via joint short-term PhD and/or postdoc projects. After four successful years, the call is set out again for 2024. We invite academic staff members of PE&RC to submit a proposal for institutional collaboration within PE&RC. Proposals must be submitted by e-mail to office.pe@wur.nl on or before 12 September 2024, 09:00 am! More information can be found here.
The PE&RC Picture Award
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There are three categories for the competition: 1) THESIS COVER 2) FIELDWORK 3) LABWORK & MODELLING
So take this opportunity and submit a beautiful/meaningful/weird/tear-jerking picture of your PhD work. Show us what you’ve got! |
Fees
| FEE | |
| PE&RC members | Free of Charge |
| All others | € 65,- |
Note:
- Payment: payment information will follow in the confirmation mail.
- If you need an invoice to complete your payment, please send an email to office.pe@wur.nl, including ALL relevant details that should be mentioned on the invoice (e.g., purchase order no., specific addresses, attendees, etc.).
- Please make sure that your payment, if applicable, is arranged within two weeks after your registration.
- It is the participant's responsibility to make sure that the payment is correctly and in time.
Subsidy travel costs
As we wish members from all institutes to join the Day, PE&RC will subsidise the travel costs to Amsterdam for PE&RC members. We will contact you with the instructions for the reimbursement after the conference.
PE&RC Cancellation Conditions
- Up to 1 (one) week prior to the start of the event, cancellation is free of charge.
- In case of cancellation within one week prior to the start of the event, a fee of € 15,- will be charged.
- If you do not show at all without informing us prior to the event, a fee of € 65,- will nevertheless be charged. These conditions apply to PE&RC members and all other participants.
Note: If you would like to cancel your registration, ALWAYS inform us (and do note that you will be kept to the cancellation conditions)
Organisation
The annual PE&RC Day is organised by the PE&RC PhD Council (PPC), with the assistance of the PE&RC Office. More details about the PPC can be found here.
More information
Sanja Selakovic (PE&RC)
Email: sanja.selakovic@wur.nl
Registration
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