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Exploring a Dynamic Soil Information System: Proceedings of a Workshop (2021)

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Suggested Citation: "Appendix A: Workshop Agenda." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2021. Exploring a Dynamic Soil Information System: Proceedings of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/26170.

Appendix A

Workshop Agenda

EXPLORING A DYNAMIC SOIL INFORMATION SYSTEM

TUESDAY, MARCH 2, 2021

(All times in Eastern Time, United States and Canada)

11:00	Welcome
11:00	Bruno Basso, Michigan State University
11:15	Keynote Talks
	Innovative Technology for Managing Soils
	Joe Cornelius, Gates Ag One
	Soil in Agricultural Systems
	Jerry Hatfield, U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA’s) Agricultural Research Service (retired)
	The Importance of Data Archiving and Data Integration
	Alison Hoyt, Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry
12:15	Q&A with Drs. Cornelius, Hatfield, and Hoyt
12:45	Break

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1:05	Panel Discussion: Why Do We Need a Dynamic Soil Information System?
	David Babson, U.S. Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency–Energy
	Jim Dobrowolski, USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture
	Matt Kane, National Science Foundation
	David Lindbo, USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service
	John Mesko, National Corn Growers Association
	Stephen Wood, The Nature Conservancy
	Moderated by Bruno Basso, Michigan State University
2:15	Lessons Learned from Listening Sessions
2:15	Alison Marklein, University of California, Riverside
2:45	Break
2:55	Panel Discussion: What Soil Information Systems Do We Have Now?
	Mark Farrell, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (prerecorded)
	Drew Kinney, USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service
	Luca Montanarella, European Commission Joint Research Centre
	Rik van den Bosch, International Soil Reference and Information Centre–World Soil Information
	Samantha Weintraub, National Ecological Observatory Network
	Skye Wills, USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service
	Moderated by Charles Rice, Kansas State University
3:55	Preview of Second Day
4:00	Adjourn

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 3, 2021

11:00	Fireside Chat with Industry Representatives
	Teddy Bekele, Land O’Lakes, Inc.
	Adrian Percy, UPL Limited
	Karsten Temme, Pivot Bio
	Moderated by Ranveer Chandra, Microsoft Azure Global
11:45	Breakout Session 1
11:45	Topic A: Measurements and Sampling and Archiving What should be measured? Where and when should it be measured? What protocols or standardizations would be useful? What other parameters need to be collected routinely (e.g., temperature, rainfall, land management practices)? Collection and preservation of physical samples Linking physical samples to digital data

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	Topic B: Collection and Curation (including cyber infrastructure) Harmonization of data and methodology Semantic and ontology structures Data models Avoiding the proliferation of standards Internet of Things Cloud infrastructure for data storage and data processing Data repository federations Security and privacy issues Machine learning tools in databases Data platforms
	Topic C: Data Analysis and Models Machine learning algorithms for gap filling and spatial inference Process modeling Decision support tools Meta-analyses
1:00	Break
1:15	Breakout Session 2
1:15	Topics A, B, and C repeated
2:30	Adjourn

THURSDAY, MARCH 4, 2021

11:00	Welcome
11:00	Bruno Basso, Michigan State University
11:10	Reports from Breakout Groups
1:00	Break
1:30	Continuing Engagement Opportunities
1:30	Kathe Todd-Brown, University of Florida
1:40	Synthesis Session
2:15	Concluding Remarks
2:30	Adjourn