| Category | ID | Title | 
  
    | Congress    Symposia | CGS1 | Soils for Peace | 
  
    | CGS2 | Soil Security | 
  
    | CGS3 | Soil-Plant Welfare | 
  
    | CGS4 | IUSS for Global Soils | 
  
    | Inter-Divisional    Symposia | IDS1 | Folk Soil Knowledge    for Soil Taxonomy and Assessment | 
  
    | IDS2 | Global Soil    Partnership | 
  
    | IDS3 | Soil Information and    Food Security | 
  
    | IDS4 | Critical Issues of    Radionuclide Behavior in Soils and Remediation | 
  
    | IDS5 | Biochar Soil    Amendment for Environmental and Agronomic Benefits *Special IssuesChemosphere
 (http://www.journals.elsevier.com/chemosphere/)
 Guest Editors: Jeffrey M. Novak, Kurt A. Spokas, Kyoung S. Ro, Nanthi Bolan, Sophie Minori Uchimiya, Yong Sik Ok, Gilbert C. Siguad
 
      Plant and Soil(http://www.springerlink.com/content/0032-079x/)
 Guest Editors: Johannes Lehmann, Yakov Kuzyakov, Genxing Pan, Yong Sik Ok
 | 
  
    | IDS6 | Soil Microbial    Ecology under Stress and Global Climate Change *Special Issue Geoderma(http://www.journals.elsevier.com/geoderma)
 | 
  
    | IDS7 | The Soil Health: Human Health Nexus | 
  
    | IDS8 | Soils, Land Use and    Heat | 
  
    | IDS9 | Key Processes and    Factors to Mitigate Land Degradation | 
  
    | IDS10 | Impact of Bioenergy    Cropping on Soils and the Environment *Special Issue Geoderma(http://www.journals.elsevier.com/geoderma)
 Guest Editors: Dokyoung Lee,
          Chang Oh Hong
 | 
  
    | IDS11 | Nanotechnologies in    Environmental Soil Science | 
  
    | IDS12 | Development of Agricultural Technology and Contribution for World Food Welfare | 
  
    | IDS13 | Integrated Management Strategies for As and Cd in Rice  Paddy Environments *Special Issue Geoderma(http://www.journals.elsevier.com/geoderma)
 | 
  
    | IDS14 | From Science to Policy – is the Knowledge on Diffuse Pollution by POPs Sufficient to Support Policies | 
  
    | IDS15 | Advanced Technology on Soil Remediation in Mined Lands: MIRECO Symposium | 
  
    | IDS16 | CCS | 
  
    | IDS17 | Surface Soil Resources Inventory and Integration: Soil Value and Erosion | 
  
    | Divisional    Symposia | DS1 | Micromorphological Answers    to Palaeopedological and Polypedogenetic Questions | 
  
    | DS2 | Soil Development and    Soil Properties and Functions | 
  
    | DS3 | Modelling of Soil    Properties and Processes – Challenges and Opportunities | 
  
    | DS4 | The Lifetime Contributions of Professor J.Keith Syers to International Soil Science - A Memorial Symposium | 
  
  
    | DS5 | Soil Health: Key to Food Security | 
  
    | DS6 | Soils in the Anthropocene Era: Global Health, Food Security, and Human Health | 
  
    | DS7 | African Eco-efficient Solutions to Food Insecurity and Climate Change | 
  
    | Commissional Symposia | Comm. 1.1-Soil Morphology | C1.1-1 | The Role of    Environment on Soil Formation: Morphological Indicators | 
  
    | C1.1-2 | Interactions between    Soil Structure, Living Organism and Organic Matter | 
  
    | Comm. 1.2-Soil Geography | C1.2-1 | Pedodiversity and    Ecological Services –Bridging Soil Geography and Land Use | 
  
    | C1.2-2 | Soil Data, Spatial    information Systems and Interpretation Procedures | 
  
    | Comm. 1.3-Soil Genesis | C1.3-1 | Weathering and Soil    formation in Response to Environmental Changes | 
  
    | C1.3-2 | Volcanic Soils:    Distinctive Properties and Management | 
  
    | Comm. 1.4-Soil Classification | C1.4-1 | Marginal Soils: The    Classification of Technogenic, Subaqueous, and Extraterrestrial Soil-like    Bodies | 
  
    | C1.4-2 | The Progress in    Development and Harmonization of Soil Classifications | 
  
    | Comm. 1.5-Pedometrics | C1.5-1 | Validation of Soil    Carbon Sequestration | 
  
    | C1.5-2 | Quantification and    Application of Uncertainty in Pedometrics | 
  
    | Comm. 1.6-Paleopedology | C1.6-1 | Paleosols and Pedosedimentary Sequences for Understanding Impacts of Climatic Changes | 
  
    | C1.6-2 | Quantitative    Palaeo-Environmental Proxies in Paleosols | 
  
    | Comm. 2.1-Soil Physics | C2.1-1 | Quantifying    Evaporative Fluxes from Terrestrial Surfaces | 
  
    | C2.1-2 | Biophysical Aspects    of Soil Function - Exploring Soil Hidden Frontiers | 
  
    | C2.1-3 | Hydro-Ecological    Observatories and Advances in Soil Measurements and Sensors | 
  
    | Comm. 2.2-Soil Chemistry | C2.2-1 | Biogeochemical    Reactivity of Soils and Sediments: Molecular Process Control over Material    Flux at Field Scales | 
  
    | C2.2-2 | Soil Organic    Carbon:  Dynamics, Stabilization, and    Environmental Implications | 
  
    | C2.2-3 | Behavior and Fate of    Pollutants Entering the Soil Environment | 
  
    | Comm. 2.3-Soil Biology | C2.3-1 | Modern Soil Biology    for N and C Transformation: From Genes to Ecosystems | 
  
    | C2.3-2 | Life in Soils –    Distribution and Function of Soil Microorganisms in a Changing Environment | 
  
    | C2.3-3 | Microbial    Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functions in Volcanic Soils | 
  
    | Comm. 2.4-Soil Mineralogy | C2.4-1 | Mineralogy and    Reactivity of Soil Microsites | 
  
    | C2.4-2 | Roles of Minerals as    Suppliers and Regulators of Plant Nutrients | 
  
    | C2.4-3 | Minerals as    Regulators of Carbon Flow Through Soils | 
  
    | Comm. 2.5-Soil Chemical, Physical and    Biological Interfacial Reactions | C2.5-1 | Advances in    Techniques to Investigate Chemical, Physical and Biological Interfaces in    Soils | 
  
    | C2.5-2 | How do Interactions    with Organo-Mineral Surfaces Alter the Dynamics and Properties of Microbes    and Macromolecules in Soil? | 
  
    | C2.5-3 | Mechanism Controlling    Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Soils *Special Issue Geoderma(http://www.journals.elsevier.com/geoderma)
 | 
  
    | Comm. 3.2-Soil and Water Conservation | C3.2-1 | Soil Erosion and    Degradation on Agriculture Land | 
  
    | Comm. 3.3-Soil Fertility and Plant Nutrition | C3.3-1 | Mobilization of    Essential Micronutrients by Exudates | 
  
    | C3.3-2 | Advances in    Rhizosphere Regulation and Soil Nutrient Management | 
  
    | C3.3-3 | Ecological    Significance of Soil Organic Phosphorus | 
  
    | C3.3-4 | Soil Management Strategy for Enhancing Crop Yields | 
  
    | Comm. 3.4-Soil Engineering and Technology | C3.4-1 | Design and    Performance of Cover Systems for Landfills and Contaminated Sites | 
  
    | Comm. 3.5-Soil Degradation Control,    Remediation, Reclamation | C3.5-1 | Water Conservation    Technologies and Impacts on Sustainable Dry Land Agriculture | 
  
    | C3.5-2 | Techniques to Manage    Contaminated Arable Soils | 
  
    | C3.5-3 | Management and    Reclamation of Mining Site Soils | 
  
    | C3.5-4 | Physical Restoration    of Soils | 
  
    | C3.5-5 | Degradation and Sustainable Use of Mountain Soils | 
  
    | Comm. 3.6-Salt-affected Soils | C3.6-1 | Saline and Sodic    Ecosystems in the Changing World | 
  
    | C3.6-2 | Salinity Management    When Irrigating with Marginal Quality Waters | 
  
    | Comm. 4.1-Soils and    Environment | C4.1-1 | Advances in    Quantifying Forest Soil Processes and Functions | 
  
    | C4.1-2 | Environmental Management of Post-Epidemic Carcass Burial Sites | 
  
    | C4.1-3 | Soil   Ecosystem under Climate Change | 
  
    | Comm. 4.2-Soils, Food Security and Human Health | C4.2-1 | Linking forest    Management and Soil Processes to Ecosystem Productivity and Functions | 
  
    | Comm. 4.4-Soil Education and Public    Awareness | C4.4-1 | Education and Social    Awareness for Soil Science in General Public | 
  
    | C4.4-2 | Widening the Soil    Science Course to the Various Directions of Scientific and Humanistic Area | 
  
    | Comm. 4.5-History, Philosophy and Sociology of    Soil Science | C4.5-1 | The Soil Underfoot:    Infinite Possibilities for a Finite Resource | 
  
    | C4.5-2 | Cultural Perspectives    on Soils and Soil Science | 
  
    | Working Groups Symposia | WG1 | Soil Monitoring for    Mankind and Environment Safety | 
  
    | WG2 | WRB-Lessons Learned    from the Development of the Third Edition 2014 | 
  
    | WG3 | Understanding Acid    Sulfate Soils: The Key to Their Proper Management | 
  
    | WG4 | New Approaches in Paddy Soil Management for Food Safety and    Environmental Quality | 
  
    | WG5 | Mitigating Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Rice Paddy Soils | 
  
    | WG6 | Urban    Soils-Properties, Functions and Evolution | 
  
    | WG7 | Agricultural land management for improving soil fertility and irrigation efficiency of AFACI Pan-Asia Project | 
  
    | WG8 | Proximal Soil Sensing | 
  
    | WG9 | Steps made toward a Universal Soil Classification | 
  
    | WG10 | Cryosols on a Changing Planet: Properties, Processes, Regimes and   Functions | 
  
    | WG11 | Soil   Information Exchange Standards and Systems | 
  
    | WG12 | Unique Contributions of Hydropedology to Integrated Soil and Water Sciences | 
  
    | WG13 | Progress in Digital Soil Mapping and GlobalSoilMap |