ISTRO 2024 22nd Conference

Call for abstracts is now live! Submit your abstracts for oral presentations and poster presentations at https://ISTRO2024.dryfta.com.

Review submission guidelines here.

Review conference topics here.

You can now book your room(s) at the Wyndham Virginia Beach Oceanfront Resort here.

If you wish to book nights 3 days before or after the conference dates, please call (+1-757-266-5323) in to book your full reservation and reference the group (ISTRO2024) for the proper rate, OR book through the link, then call in (+1-757-266-5323) and request an extension to the ISTRO 2024 group reservation.

For the latest updates, please provide us with your email address.
Questions can be addressed at istro2024@gmail.com.

International Soil Tillage Research Organisation website: www.istro.org

Attention International attendees, please submit a request for a letter of intended participation. A letter will be emailed to you following submission of the request.

ISTRO offers financial support to support attendance at its international conferences. The following scholarships and supports are available:

1.      1 x $2000 Cees van Ouwerkerk Scholarship, open to young researchers from any country (under 40 on 1^st January 2024).
2.      1 x $1500 Elsevier Scholarship, open to young researchers from any country (under 40 on 1^st January 2024).
3.      20 x $1500 ISTRO Scholarships open to researchers in the following categories:
a.      At least 8 scholarships for young researchers EXCLUDING those based in high-income countries (under 40 on 1^st January 2024)(high-income countries can be found at https://datatopics.worldbank.org/world-development-indicators/the-world-by-income-and-region.html
b.      At least 8 scholarships for research graduate students (normally doctoral students) currently fully enrolled in a university or equivalent degree awarding institution (any age, any country)
c.       Up to 4 scholarships for young researchers from any country (under 40 on 1^st January 2024).
The scholarship will pay for the conference registration fees and 5 nights in the conference hotel. 
For complete information and application requirements, click here.

Partnership and Sponsorship opportunities are available! Click here for level options and benefits. 

Contact us by email at ISTRO2024@gmail.com to pledge today. Options to pay online will be available soon.

The conference will be hosted by the Wyndham Virginia Beach Oceanfront Resort, in the city of Virginia Beach with all ISTRO conference blocked rooms facing the Atlantic Ocean. For more information about Virginia Beach, click here. 

Dr. Mark Reiter, ISTRO President, Professor of Soils and Nutrient Management
Helene Doughty, ISTRO Event Project Manager, Research Specialist Sr. Entomology
Dr. Ryan Stewart, Associate Professor, School of Plant and Environmental Sciences
Dr. Vijay Singh, Associate Professor of Weed Science (Smart Farm Initiative)
Belinda Sterling, Office Services Specialist
John Mason, Research Specialist Sr Soils and Nutrient Management
Dr. Matthew Chappell, Professor 
Dr. William Frame, Associate Professor Crop and Environmental Sciences
Roy Flanagan, Agriculture and Natural Resources Extension Agent, Virginia Beach
Ursula Deitch, VDACS Marketing Specialist
Dr. Nick Holden, ISTRO Former President, Professor School of Biosystems and Food Engineering
Dr. Lars Munkholm ISTRO Secretary General , Professor Department of Agroecology, Soil Fertility
Dr. Steve Prior, ISTRO Treasurer, Plant Physiologist, Soil Dynamics Research