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Board Outreach

Board Outreach Opportunities

Information and resources to present about the Society, on your campus and elsewhere when you visit universities or organizations, or attend meetings, conferences, and other events. Customize the presentation, remove or add slides, based on your audience. Thank you for being our ambassadors! Strategic Outreach Objectives:

  • To generate good will and connection
  • To build momentum for our strategic initiatives
  • To promote membership and engagement with our programsTo gather feedback

Resources & Tracking

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Target Audiences

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Land Grant Universities, HBCU, 1890, Tribal Colleges

Members & Certified Professional Directories

Tracking & Feedback

  • Social Media: Take a picture at the event, and tag the Societies in your post:
  • News Flash: submit details of your visit for News Flash, send to Sara Uttech
  • Feedback: Provide us with feedback on what worked, what didn't work, what could be improved for future presentations. Contact Governance Director Sara Uttech, Send Message, 608-268-4948
Membership Categories, Information Global Outreach Membership Program

Global Outreach: 70% dues discount

The Global Outreach Membership Program is designed to provide equitable access to scientific research and colleagues worldwide for scientists and students residing in low and lower-middle-income countries as defined by the World Bank. This special program offers a 70% dues discount that includes the Online Library to those who meet the eligibility criteria. To receive the discounted rate, you must have residency, live in, and be a citizen of the qualifying country. One Society: $42 | Two Societies $60 | Three Societies $75 More info: Global Outreach Membership Program

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Benefits of Membership

  • Enjoy access to our Online Library, including articles and archives of our 13 journals and all books published by ASA, CSSA, and SSSA.
  • Claim your $300 discount on meeting registration for professional members, with reduced rates for early career, student, and emeritus members.
  • Read monthly issues of CSA News, which highlights the best science news from our journals and membership.
  • Use your 33% discount on unlimited learning and CEU opportunities through a one-year Online Classroom subscription.
  • Check out page charge discounts of 50% (plus seven free pages up front) for members publishing in Agronomy Journal, Crop Science, or Soil Science Society of America Journal.

  • Network through Communities, Divisions, and Sections, which bring members together based on scientific and topical interest areas.
  • Access members-only Discussion Boards.
  • Read our exclusive biweekly email newsletter NewsFlash.
  • Grow your editorial experience as a peer reviewer or journal editor.
  • Volunteer for committee service, meeting event planning, mentorship, and leadership.
  • Make a change through science policy initiatives like Congressional Visits Day and the ASA, CSSA, and SSSA Advocacy Toolkit.
  • Support Agronomic Science Foundation programs.
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Ready to join? Explore our member categories and dues

When you join the Soil Science Society of America, you become a member of the leading science community dedicated to advancing the soil and environmental science.

Dues include rates for membership in one, two, or all three Societies.

  • Professional: Individual interested in crop, agronomic, soil, or environmental science. $140/$200/$250
  • Emeritus: Member who has held active membership for a total of 25 years or more, and have ceased professional employment (including consulting). $70/$100/$125
  • Graduate Student: Graduate student majoring in agronomic, crop, soil, or environmental sciences. $50
  • Undergraduate Student: Undergraduate student majoring in agronomic, crop, soil, or environmental sciences. $30
  • Corporate Member: An organization that supports the goals of the Society.
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