New Frontiers and Innovation Workshop #XX Sunday, May 17, 2015 Terra-agroecology: Microbial based insights into soil health 8:30 Gathering and coffee 8:50 Opening Prof. Yoram Kapulnik, Head, Agricultural Research Organization 9:00 Prof. Noah Fierer, University of Colorodo Exploring terra incognita: the diversity of microorganisms living in soil 10:00 Prof. Eshel Ben Yaacov, Tel Aviv University Social Networks in soil bacteria 10:30 Dr. Dror Minz, ARO Resilience of soil bacterial communities to irrigation with water of different qualities under Mediterranean climate 11:00 Coffee break 11:30 Prof. Yoram Kapulnik, ARO Agro-ecological aspects of the mycorrhizal fungi 12:00 Prof. Eviatar Nevo, Haifa University Growth and asymmetry of soil microfungal colonies from "Evolution Canyon," Lower Nahal Oren 12:30 Zohar Pasternak, Hebrew University Spatial and Temporal Biogeography of Soil Microbial Communities in Arid and Semiarid Regions 13:00 Noah Fierer, Dror Minz, Zohar Paternak, Eddie Cytryn Round Table Discussion: Genomic approaches to understanding the soil microbiome 13:30 Lunch