CIGR Newsletter No 44
CIGR-SPONSORED ACTIVITIES
A chronological list of events in the field of agricultural engineering can also be found in our Calendar of Events which can be consulted on CIGR's Website:
http://www.agen.tamu.edu/cigr/
International Agricultural Engineering Conference 1998
The event will be held in the Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok, Thailand on 7-10 Dec 1998. It is co-sponsored by CIGR, the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), AAAE, ASAE, the Chinese Society of Agricultural Machinery (CSAM) and the Japanese Society of Agricultural Machinery (JSAM).
Topics include:
Power and machinery
Food and process engineering
Energy in agriculture
Electronics in agriculture
Agricultural waste management
Agro-industry
Agricultural engineering education
Ergonomics
Terramechanics
New materials
Emerging technologies
Language: English
For further information please contact: Prof. V. M. Salokhe, Agricultural and Food Engineering Programme, Asian Institute of Technology, P. O. Box 4, Klong Luang, Pathumthani 12120, Thailand.
Fax.: +66 2 524 6200; E-mail: salokhe@ait.ac.th
AIT homepage: _http://www.ait.ac.th_
International Symposium on Dust Control in Animal Production Facilities
This event, sponsored by CIGR, EurAgEng, NJF (Scandinavian Association of Agricultural Scientists) and DJS (Danish Society for Agricultural Medicine) and organized by the Danish Institute of Agricultural Sciences (DIAS) will be held in the Scandinavian Congress Centre, Aarhus, Jutland, Denmark on 30 May - 2 Jun 1999.
Topics include:
Sources of dust and their characterization
Measurement of dust concentration and particle size
Dose response and control standards
The impact of dust on animals
Health risks for humans
Effect of dust emissions on the environment
Modelling of dust concentration distribution indoors and in the surroundings
Dust reduction techniques
An excursion tour to the Research Centre Bygholm (FCB), Horsens (abatement techniques), and Research Centre Foulum (FCF), near Viborg (animal science) will be offered on Wednesday 2 June.
Language: English
Deadlines:
Abstracts, not exceeding 300 words: 1 Sep 1998
Notification of acceptance: 1 Dec 1998
Full papers: 1 Apr 1999
The proceedings will be available at the symposium.
Registration fee: Participant: DKK 2,500 (before 1 Jan '99), DKK 3,000 later; Accompanying person: DKK 500.
A social programme is also foreseen.
General correspondence: Att. Soeren Pedersen, Research Centre Bygholm, P. O. Box 536, DK-8700 Horsens, Denmark.
Fax: +45 75 62 48 80; E-mail: Soeren.Pedersen@agrsci.dk
AgEnergy '99 - Energy & Agriculture towards the Third Millennium
This Conference will be held in Athens, Greece on 2-5 Jun 1999. It is jointly organized by the European Commission DG XII and DG XVII, the Greek Secretariat of Research and Technology, CIGR Section IV, EurAgEng SIG 23, FAO-Network on Sustainable Rural Environment and Energy and UNESCO.
The conference will cover the latest news and developments in Energy and Agriculture in scientific sessions, posters, videos and special interest group meetings.
Scope: A wide-ranging programme is planned, covering the principal areas in which renewable energy and energy-saving technologies can have a major impact on agriculture. Emphasis will be placed on biomass production and biomass energy technologies. Water desalination technologies utilizing renewable energy technologies will also have a special position in the programme.
Topics include:
Solar applications
Wind applications
Hydro power
Biomass
Energy and the environment
Energy and agricultural development policies
Languages: English/Greek with simultaneous translation.
Deadlines:
Submission of abstracts and forms: 15 Sep 1998
Notification of acceptance: 15 Dec 1998
Submission of full papers: 15 Mar 1999
Call for papers: Abstract of 1-2 pages (500-1000 words) in English explaining the intended content of the presentation, the novelty of the research and the relevant applications. A printed copy of the proceedings will be delivered to each participant at the registration desk.
Hard copies must be mailed or faxed to: Prof. George Papadakis, AgEnergy '99, Agricultural University of Athens, Dept. Agricultural Engineering, 75 Iera Odos Str., GR-118 55 Athens, Greece.
Fax.: +30 1 529 40 23 E-mail: agenergy@auadec.aua.gr
_http://www.aua.gr/conferences/agenergy_
CIOSTA-CIGR V - XXVIII International Congress on: Work Sciences in Sustainable Agriculture
This Congress will be held in the Scandic Hotel Bygholm Park across the road to the Research Centre Bygholm on 14-17 Jun 1999, Bygholm, Denmark.
Topics of the congress include:
Systems engineering
Development and use of computer applications
Work environment
Integrated farming
Miscellaneous topics related to the main themes.
The aim of the congress is to present the latest scientific results, ideas and possibilities of converting present agriculture to sustainable agriculture and to give the delegates the opportunity to meet each other for exchange and discussion of ideas and research results.
Congress language: English
A programme will be provided together with a post-congress tour for attendants and accompanying persons. Contributions can be given as papers, posters, videos or computer programs.
Key date:
Full papers: 15 Mar 1999
More information from: CIOSTA-CIGR V Congress, Danish Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Department of Agricultural Engineering, Research Centre Bygholm, P. O. Box 536, DK-8700 Horsens, Denmark.
Fax: +45 75 62 48 80 E-mail: Villy.Nielsen@agrsci.dk
Internet information: _http://www.sp.dk/~cgs/ciosta/_
Forest Engineering for Tomorrow - An International Conference on Forest Engineering
28-30 Jun 1999, University of Edinburgh, Scotland.
This event is co-sponsored by CIGR and organized by the respective Forest Engineering Groups of the UK Institution of Agricultural Engineers (IagrE) and the American Society of Agricultural Engineers (ASAE).
The conference will focus on developments in engineering which represent the advancement of the forest industry.
For further information, contact:
Geoff Freedman, Forestry Engineering, Greenside, Peebles, SCOTLAND, EH45 8JA
Tel.: 01721 720 448; Fax: 01721 723 041;
E-mail:
_http://www.unb.ca/web/feroads/feg.htm_
2nd Inter-Regional Conference on Environment-Water
Emerging Technology for Substainable Land Use and Water Management
This conference will be held on 1-4 Sep 1999, Lausanne, Switzerland
With the Patronage of: CIGR/Section 1: Land and Water Use; EurAgEng/Working team: Soil and Water; ICID/ European working group: Land and Water Use; the Swiss Association of Agricultural Engineering, Irrigation and Drainage; the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology-EPF (Land Improvement, Water use and Management Laboratories Lausanne-IATE and Zürich-ILWAM).
Main topics:
New trends in modelling
New meteorology, development and communication techniques
New tools for evaluation, visualization and decision making
New management policies and practices
Language: English
A social programme is organized, a study tour at the end of the conference is foreseen.
Dates:
Submisssion of abstracts: 31 Dec 1998
Notification of acceptance: 15 Feb 1999
Final manuscript: 15 Apr 1999
More information and (pre)registration form can be obtained on the Web site:
_http://www.epfl.ch/HYDRAM/envirowater99_
or the E-mail address: envirowater99@epfl.ch
International Conference "30th Anniversary of the Faculty of Agricultural Engineering of the Slovak Agricultural University in Nitra,
Slovak Republic"
This conference will be held in Nitra, Slovak Republic on 8-10 Sep 1999.
The scientific programme will include:
Presentation on 30 years of science and research at the Faculty of Agricultural Engineering
Mechanization of crop production
Mechanization of animal production
Farm power
Design of agricultural machines.
Languages: Slovak and English
Conference fee: $100.00.
Further information from:
Conference Committee, Ladislav Nozdrovicky, Dept. of Machines and Production Systems, Faculty of Agricultural Engineering, Slovak Agricultural University, Tr. A. Hlinku 2, SK-949 76 Nitra, Slovak Republic.
Fax.: +421 87 417 003 E-mail: dmf@uniag.sk
EFITA/99 - 2nd European Conference of the "European Federation for Information Technology in Agriculture, Food and the Environment (EFITA)"
27-30 Sep 1999, University of Bonn, Germany
Co-sponsored by CIGR and IFAC
It is the objective of the conference to provide a meeting place for all scientists and professionals with interest in the design, development, use and management of information and communication systems in and for agriculture and extension, agribusiness and the food industry, agricultural policy and the environment.
Abstract Submission: 30 Nov 1998
Notification: 30 Jan 1999
Full Papers: 30 Apr 1999
Registration: 30 Jun 1999
Further information can be obtained through the EFITA/99 conference secretariat or through the web sites of EFITA (www.efita.dk) and the EFITA/99 conference (www.dainet.de/efita99)
EFITA/99 conference secretariat:
Ms. U. Rickert, c/o Dept. of Agriculture Economics, University of Bonn, Meckenheimer Allee 174, D-53115 Bonn, Germany. Tel.: +49-228-733500, Fax: +49-228-733431,
E-mail: efita99@uni-bonn.de
CIGR/EurAgEng Workshop:
Agricultural Transport
4-6 Oct 1999, Giessen, Germany
This event is organized by CIGR Workshop Agricultural transport and is co-sponsored by EurAgEng.
Topics will include:
Technical development in handling and transport of agricultural goods
Agricultural transport management; electronics and GPS
Practical transport organization of farmers and agricultural enterprises
Legislation governing rural transport
Infrastructure
Language: English
No simultaneous translations will be provided.
Deadlines:
Abstract submission: 15 Jan 1999
Notification of authors (paper acceptance): 31 Mar 1999
Submission of ready-to-be printed papers: 15 Jun 1999
The registration fee is DM 180,-. A discount is offered for registrations and payment until 31 Mar 1999.
Contact address:
Sekretariat, Dr.-Ing G. Weise, CIGR Workshop Agricultural Transport, Institut für Landtechnik, Justus-Liebig-Universität Giessen, Braugasse 7, D-35390 Giessen, Germany.
Tel.: +49-641-99-37211, Fax: +49-641-99-37209
E-mail: cigr.workshop@agrar.uni-giessen.de
International Workshop on: Modelling of Transport Processes in Soil at Various Scales in Time and Space
24-26 Nov 1999, Leuven, Belgium
It is organized by the Institute for Land and Water Management of the Katholieke Universiteit of Leuven, in co-operation with CIGR, EurAgEng, IAHR and ICID.
The key topics are:
Modelling transport processes
Identification of parameters describing the transport phenomenon
Application of modelling: potential and limitations
Language: English
More information can be obtained from the Secretariat:
IUPWARE, Institute for Land and Water Management
Vital Decosterstraat 102, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
Tel.: +32-16-329745, Fax: +32-16-329760,
E-mail: iupware@agr.kuleuven.ac.be
_http://www.kuleuven.ac.be/kuleuven/newsnl.htm_
International Workshop on Drying and Improvement of Shea and Aiele
1-3 Dec 1999, Ngaoundere, Cameroon
Organized by the Cameroonian Association of Agricultural Engineering (ACAGER) and the National Advanced School of Agro-process industries (ENSAI) of the University of Ngaoundere in collaboration other organizations (CIGR, AFGR, AIRE, AUPELF-UREF).
Topics include:
Agroforestry and domestication
Diology, plant improvement and protection
Chemistry, biochemistry and nutrition
Technology
Equipment and economic aspects
Other contributions
Registration: before 30 Sep 1999: 200 $ US
after 30 Sep 1999: 250 $ US
Deadlines:
Second circular: 31 Jan 1999
Reception of abstracts: 03 Mar 1999
Notification of acceptance and last circular: 31 May 1999
Reception of communication: 30 Sep 1999
Contact:
Prof. C. Kapseu, ENSAI-IUT, University of Ngaoundere, BP 455 - Ngaoundere, Cameroon
Tel.: 00 237 25 27 51; Fax: 00 237 25 25 99;
E-mail: kapseu@syfed.cm.refer.org
The XIV Memorial CIGR World Congress 2000
The XIV CIGR World Congress will be held on 28 Nov - 1 Dec 2000 at the University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan.
This Congress is sponsored by CIGR and the Science Council of Japan and organized by the Japan Association of the International Commission of Agricultural Engineering and the University of Tsukuba in co-operation with AAAE, ALIA, ASAE, EurAgEng and SEASAE.
Abstracts: a one page abstract (A4 size, 500 words) is awaited not later than 31 December 1999.
Topics include:
Land and water use
Farm buildings, equipment, structures, environment
Equipment engineering for plant production
Rural electricity and other energy sources
Management, ergonomics and systems engineering
Processing
New agricultural technologies in the 21st century: informatics, life support systems, plant factories
Global agriculture in the 21st century: paddy field agriculture, upland field agriculture, small-scale farming, sustainable bio-production and processing.
Language: English
Proceedings: will be published and provided to all participants at the registration desk.
Tentative schedule:
Second announcement: Oct 1999
Abstract submission: Dec 1999
Final announcement: May 2000
Full paper submission: Jul 2000
Preliminary registration: not later than 31 Aug 1999
Please consult our website at:
_http://bee2.en.a.u-tokyo.ac.jp/cigr2000/_
Further information from: Dr. H. Nishina, Dept. Biomechanical Systems, Ehime University, Tarumi, Matsuyama 790-8566, Japan.
Fax.: +81 89 947 8748 E-mail: nishina@agr.ehime-u.ac.jp
EURAGENG INTERNATIONAL MEETINGS
Consult also EurAgEng at the WWW:
_http://www.ensam.inra.fr/bio-engineering/eurageng/_
27th International Symposium "Actual Tasks on Agricultural Engineering" 2-5 Feb 1999, in Opatija, Croatia.
The Agricultural Engineering Department, Faculty of Agronomy, University of Zagreb, Croatia, the Faculty of Agronomy of the University of Osijek, Croatia, the Faculty of Agronomy of the University of Maribor, Slovenia, the Croatian Agricultural Engineering Society and EurAgEng organize the 27th International Symposium on Actual Tasks on Agricultural Engineering which will take place on 2-5 February 1999 in Opatija, Croatia.
Topics include:
Farm mechanization
Power and machinery
Ergonomics
Energy in agriculture
Soil and water
Pre-harvest technology
Crop harvesting
Post-harvest technology
Livestock buildings and equipment
Languages: English and Croatian
Deadlines:
Title and abstract (max. 500 words): 15 Sep 1998
Notification of acceptance: 1 Oct 1998
Full papers in correct format: 15 Nov 1998
Registration deadline: 15 Dec 1998
Registration: the registration fee amounts to 100 USD and should be paid by bank transfer to: Zagrebacka banka, Savska 60, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia, Bank account: 7026-3283097, Ref.: 27th Symposium on Agricultural Engineering.
Accommodation: Grand Hotel Adriatic, Opatija.
Further information from: Dr. Kosutic, Faculty of Agronomy, Agricultural Engineering Department, Svetosimunska 25, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia.
Fax.: +385 1 215 300 or +385 1 239 37 24
E-mail: silvio.kosutic@zg.tel.hr
Website: _http://www.agr.hr/aed_
2nd European Conference on Precision Agriculture
This event will be held in the Odense Congress Centre, Odense, Denmark on 11-15 Jul 1999.
Themes include:
Spatial variability and information technology
Soil parameters
Crop conditions
Weed, diseases and pests
Yield and quality
Spatial technology and crop husbandry
Tillage, seeding and plant establishment
Plant protection
Fertilizer and irrigation
Harvesting
Further information: SCI, The Society of Chemical Industry, 14-15 Belgrave Square, London, SW1X 8PS, United Kingdom. Fax: +44 171 235 7743
E-mail: conferences@chemind.demon.co.uk
Website: _http://sci.mond_ .org _http://ci.mond.org_
ASAE INTERNATIONAL MEETINGS
Consult also ASAE on the WWW: _http://asae.org/_
1999
18-22 Jul ASAE Annual International Meeting, Toronto, Canada (joint with CSAE).
More information on these events can be obtained from:
ASAE, c/o Sharon McKnight, 2950 Niles Road, St. Joseph, MI 49085-9659, USA.
Fax: +1 616 429 3852 E-mail: mcknight@asae.org
