SCIENCE
Inspiring Change
The 2024 ASA , CSSA , SSSA International Annual Meeting
The 2024 ASA , CSSA , SSSA International Annual Meeting was held in San Antonio , Texas , November 10-13 , 2024 .
The meeting is hosted by the American Society of Agronomy ( ASA ), Crop Science Society of America ( CSSA ), and Soil Science Society of America ( SSSA ). These three scientific associations of soil , crop and agronomic scientists brought together approximately 4,000 of the brightest minds in their fields to share their research . The event theme , “ AI Innovations for a Changing Climate ,” focused on the role of AI in soil management , climate-smart farming , and forest mapping . The theme was to inspire change in agronomy , crop and soil sciences to impact scientific advancement .
According to meeting organizers , rapidly changing climate is one of the greatest challenges for modern agriculture around the world . But by leveraging advanced modeling tools , remote sensing , machine vision , autonomous machinery and robots , AI enables improved soil management , climate-smart farming , and accurate forest mapping .
Academic researchers comprise a majority of attendees , though the event includes many opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students , including competitions and networking events .
More than 3,000 scientific abstracts covered a wide variety of disciplines . Authors of scientific papers summarized more than 2,500 papers at more than 500 sessions .
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