The “20th Latin American Congress of Soil Science” will be organized by the Latin American Soil Science Society (SLCS) and the Peruvian Soil Science Society (SPCS).

Invited speakers will be Dr. Pedro Sanchez (World food Prize 2002), Dr. Ratan Lal (Ohio University), Dr. Rainer Horn (elect president of IUSS), Ronald Vargas (FAO-Rome), Dr. Cheryl Palm (Columbia University), Dr. Eddie Schrevens (Leuven University Belgium), Dr. Patrick Lavelle (Paris University), Dr. Carmen Felipe-Morales (UNALM University, Peru).