The first of five annual workshops will report on new findings from LTSEs (field experiments and soil-sequence studies), critically evaluate the state of the world's long-term soils research base, develop research plans among LTSEs, all to substantiate interactions and support among LTSEs.
Participants:
| Last Name | First Name | Country of origin | Affiliation |
| Amapu | Ishaku | Nigeria | Ahmadu Bello University |
| Billings | Sharon | USA | University of Kansas |
| Callaham | Mac | USA | USDA Forest Service |
| DeMeester | Julie | USA | Duke University |
| Gruver | Joel | USA | Western Illinois University | Gruver | Lisa | USA |
| Heine | Paul | USA | Duke University |
| Hofmockel | Kirsten | USA | University of Michigan |
| Hofmockel | Mike | USA | Hofmockel Communications |
| Hu | Shuijin | USA | North Carolina State University |
| Huluka | Gobena | USA | Auburn University |
| Jackson | Jason | USA | Duke University |
| Janzen | Henry | Canada | University of Alberta |
| Ladha | Jagdish | India | International Rice Research Institute |
| Li | Jianwei | China | Duke University |
| Markewitz | Daniel | USA | University of Georgia |
| Mermut | Ahmet | Canada | University of Saskatchewan |
| Mobley | Meg | USA | Duke University |
| Olk | Dan | USA | USDA ARS |
| O'Neill | Kathy | USA | USDA ARS |
| Pan | Genxing | China | Nanjing University |
| Powlson | David | United Kingdom | Rothamsted Research |
| Richter | Daniel | USA | Duke University |
| Romanenkov | Vladimir | Russia | All Russian Institute for Agrochemistry |
| Siebe | Chistina | Mexico | University of Mexico |
| Thomas | Mark | Australia | CSIRO |
| Tugel | Arlene | USA | USDA-NRCS |
| Vilgalys | Rytas | USA | Duke University |