The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the C.V. Riley Memorial Foundation (RMF), and the World Food Prize Foundation (WFPF), with support from The Council for Agricultural Science and Technology (CAST), invite you to attend the 2026 AAAS Charles Valentine Riley Memorial Lecture and the 2026 AAAS-RMF Policy Roundtable.
Agenda:
- Policy Roundtable: from 2:30 to 4:00 pm (ET) - in-person only
- Riley Memorial Lecture: from 5:00 pm to 6:30 pm (ET) - hybrid
- Reception: from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm (ET) - in-person only
2026 AAAS Charles Valentine Riley Memorial Lecture
"Soil: An Endless Frontier of Discovery and a Shrinking Resource"
Dr. Jo Handelsman, Director of the Wisconsin Institute for Discovery at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Vilas Research Professor, and Howard Hughes Medical Institute Professor.
Dr. Handelsman's remarks will highlight global soil issues, including the causes of soil loss and potential solutions.
These remarks will be followed by a Q&A session and a panel discussion with distinguished experts. A reception will follow for the in-person attendees.
2026 AAAS-RMF Policy Roundtable
Information coming soon...
In-person space for the roundtable limited.
For more information, please visit https://www.aaas.org/events/2026-aaas-charles-valentine-riley-memorial-lecture