Program

The 2026 symposium is structured as a two-day meeting. Day 1 focuses on scientific findings and research problems. Day 2 focuses on risk, policy, adaptation, mitigation, and community resilience, with discussion time in each session.

Climate, extreme weather, and dust

Dust processes connected to weather, climate, radiation, clouds, precipitation, and extreme events.

Dust observations, forecasting, and physical processes

Forecast issues and improvements, observational data, and physical mechanisms for dust generation and transport.

Dust impacts on air quality, safety, and health

Visibility, highway safety, respiratory and cardiovascular illness, Valley fever, and toxic soil exposures.

Dust, agriculture, mitigation, and policy

Agriculture, solar energy, mitigation and adaptation strategies, policy response, and community needs.

Timeline

May 15, 2026: Symposium flyer and advertisement
June 1-15, 2026: Venue reservation and symposium website setup
June 20, 2026: Symposium advertisement and abstract submission open
August 30, 2026: Abstract submission closes
September 1-21, 2026: Abstract review
September 25, 2026: Abstract acceptance notification
October 1, 2026: Presentation schedule released
November 16-17, 2026: Symposium