CIGR Newsletter No 50

OTHER ACTIVITIES

1st World Conference and Technology Exhibition on Biomass for Energy and Industry

This event will be held on 5- 9 June, 2000 in Sevilla, Spain. Papers are invited on the following topics:

Contact: EnergiaTA–Florence, Attn. Dr. David Chiaramonti, Piazza Savonarola 10, I-50132 Florence, ITALY

4th International Congress on

Agricultural Engineering

The conference will be held from 15-17 June 2000 in Ciego de Avila, Cuba. It is organised by the University of Ciego de Avila (UNICA). The conference will be held in English and in Spanish, and topics will include:

For further information contact Dr. Lorenzo Dominico Diaz, Universidad de Ciego de Avila,km 9. Ciego de Avila, C.P. 69450. Cuba; Fax: 53 33266365;

Email: ldominico@unica.edu.cu

VDI World Meeting of Engineers

The meeting is organised by the Association of Engineers (VDI). It will take place from 19-21 June 2000 at the Hanover Congress Centre, Hanover, Germany, along with the World Exhibition EXPO 2000. Languages will be English and German. Topics will include:

For further information contact:

VDI Verein Deutscher Ingenieure, Tagungsorganisation, Postfach 10 11 39, D-40002 Düsseldorf, Germany; Tel: +49 (0)211 62 14 400, Fax: +49 (0)211 62 14 167; email: tagungen@vdi.de; http://www.vdi.de/wit

International Conference: New Trends in Water and Environmental Engineering for Safety and Life: Eco-Compatible Solutions for Aquatic Environments

The conference will be held on 3–7 July 2000 in Capri, Italy, under the auspices of the International Association for Hydraulic Research (IAHR), the National Research Centre, National Group for Hazards Defence (CNR-GNDC), the International Geosynthetics Society (IGS), and the UNESCO International Hydrological Programme, with the participation of AIPCN It. Div., ANDIS, IAWQ, Landau Network-Centro Volta, Politecnico di Milano, Regione Campania, Bologna University, Brescia University, Clabria University, Urban Drainage Centre. Topics will include:

Contact: Terr@a, Dept. IIAR, Politecnico di Milano, Pza L. da Vinci 32, I-20133 Milano, Italy; e-mail: terra@marina.iar.polimi.it

IEA 2000 – The 14th IEA International Ergonomics Association Congress

This event will be held on 30 Jul - 4 Aug, 2000, in San Diego, CA, USA. For further information, please contact:

Lynn Strother, HFES, PO Box 1369, Santa Monica, CA 90406-1369, USA; Fax: +13103942410; e-mail. Lynn_Strother@compuserve.com; Web: www.hfes.org

Symposium on Ergonomics in Agriculture and Food Production

This symposium will be held on the occasion of the 14th Triennal Conference of the International Ergonomics Association from 30 Jul–4 Aug, 2000 in San Diego, CA, USA. For further information, please contact:

Institut für Arbeitswissenschaft, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Kurt Landau, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Petersenstrasse 30, 64287 Darmstadt, Germany. e-mail: landau@arbeitswissenschaft.de

Webpage: www.arbeitswissenschaft.de/, click on IAD.

2nd International Conference on "Engineering Contributions to Food Security in Developing Countries"

This conference will be held on 24-28 September, 2000 at the University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana. The official language will be English. Topics include:

For further information, please contact:

Dr. S.K. Agodzo, Conference Secretary, GHAE, Agricultural Engineering Department, University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana. Tel: (233-51) 60242/60328; Fax: (233-51 60137); E-mail: ustlib@libr.ug.edu.gh

International Conference on Engineering and Technological Sciences

The conference, which is organised by the Chinese Academy of Engineering, will be held from 11-13 October 2000 in Beijing, China. Topics will include:

For further information contact:

Wang Baoji, Library, East Campus of China Agricultural University, Qinghua Donglu, Beijing 100083, P.R. China; email: ICAE@bjaeu.edu.cn or wbj@bjaeu.edu.cn.

Wang Maohua, email: mhw@public.bta.net.cn

Meng Fanxi, email: fxmeng@hotmail.com

Also visit: www.icets2000.ac.cn

Conference "Remote Sensing 2000: From Laboratory Spectroscopy to Remotely Sensed Spectral Observation"

The conference will take place from 22-25 October 2000 in Corpus Christi, Texas, USA. It is sponsored by the Soil Science Society of America (SSSA), and co-sponsored, among others, by ASAE. Topics will include:

For further information contact:

Remote Sensing 2000, Blackland Research Center, 720 East Blackland Road, Temple, TX 76502-9622, U.S.A. Phone: 254-770-6659; Fax: 254-774-6001

Email: rs2000@brc.tamus.edu

http://www.brc.tamus.edu/rs2k/rs2000.html

5th International Conference on Construction, Technology and Environment in

Livestock Farming 2001

The 5th International Conference on "Construction, Technology and Environment in Livestock Farming" will take place at Hohenheim University, Hohenheim, Germany, on 6-7 March 2001. Since its first carrying out in 1993, this conference has developed into probably the most important scientific meeting in this subject area in Europe. Among the subject areas construction, technology, and environment, the topics in 2001 will focus on "Precision Livestock Farming" and "Emissions from Livestock Production." Lectures and posters are expected on the following subjects:

Abstracts have to be submitted until 31 May 2000. Download the announcement and call for papers at http://www.uni-hohenheim.de/~www440/tagung.html.

Further information can be obtained from:

Dipl.-Ing. P. Epinatjeff, Institute of Agricutural Engineering, Garbenstraße 9, 70593 Stuttgart, Germany. Phone: ++49 (0)711 459 2508; Fax: +49 (0)711 459 4307

Email: epi@uni-hohenheim.de

 

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