CIGR Newsletter No 51
CO-SPONSORED ACTIVITIES
The Role of the Village in the 21st Century: Crops, Jobs, and Livelihood
The Global Dialogue "The Role of the Village in the 21st Century" will take place from 15-17 August 2000 at the EXPO Fairgrounds in Hanover, Germany. It is jointly organised by EXPO 2000 GmbH and the Center for Development Research of the University of Bonn.
For more information contact: Center for Development Research, Global Dialogue EXPO 2000, Walter-Flax-Strasse 3, 53113 Bonn, Germany; phone: +49 (0) 228-73-1728;fax: +49 (0) 228-73-1848;
e-mail: gdialogue.zef@uni-bonn.de
Millennium General Meeting and International Conference of the
Nigerian Institution of Agricultural Engineers
The meeting will take place from 11-15 September 2000 at the Conference Centre of the University of Ibadan in Ibadan, Nigeria. It is co-sponsored by CIGR. The main concerns will be engineering challenges in agriculture and poverty alleviation in the new millennium. The official language of the conference will be English. Subthemes will include:
* Appropriate mechanisation of small holder farms
* Manufacture and management of appropriate farm machinery
* Agro-industrial ventures and rural development
* Post-harvest technology and food storage
* Renewable Energy and rural livelihood
* Environmental engineering and agricultural structures
* Land and water use in sustainable agriculture
* New technologies in agricultural engineering
* Poverty alleviation in developing countries
For further information contact: Department of Agricultural Engineering, Faculty of Technology, University of Ibadan, Nigeria; Tel: 02-8102070-4, 8102461-5 Ext. 1695, 02-8103118; email: eaajay@skannet.com; or contact The LOC, NIAEGMIC, IBADAN 2000, c/o Engr. J. Olumeko, Crop Storage Unit, Federal Dept. of Agriculture, P.M.B. 5650, Moor Plantation, Ibadan, Nigeria.
8th International Symposium on Animal Agriculture and Food Processing Wastes
The events will be held on 9-11 October, 2000 in Des Moines, Iowa, USA. For further information please contact: James Converse, University of Wisconsin, Biological Systems Eng. Dept., 460 Henry Hall, Madison, WI 53706-1561, USA. Tel: +1(608) 262 11 06; Fax +1(608) 262 12 28; E-mail: jcconver@facstaff.wisc.edu
Conference "Agricultural Engineering 2000"
The conference will take place from 10-11 October 2000 at the University of Münster, Germany. It is organised by VDI, the Association of Engineers in Germany, in co-operation with EurAgEng. Languages will be English and German, but unfortunately, there will be no simultaneous translation. The main topics will be:
* Grain harvesting technology
* Forage harvesting technology
* Potato harvesting and post-harvesting technologies
* Agricultural tractors and system vehicles
* Tillage and crop husbandry
* Precision farming
* Mechatronics
* Information and communication technology
* Industrial product development
* Environmental engineering
For further information contact:
VDI Verein Deutscher Ingenieure, Max-Eyth-Gesellschaft Agrartechnik im VDI, Postfach 10 1139, 40002 Düsseldorf, Germany; phone: +49 (0) 211-6214-522; fax: +49 (0) 211-6214-163; e-mail: meg@vdi.de
6th Argentine Congress of Rural Engineering–CADIR 2000
The congress will be held from 18-20 October 2000 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. It is organised by the University of Buenos Aires, and it is co-sponsored by CIGR. Official languages will be Spanish and Portuguese. Topics will include:
* Agricultural mechanization
* Agricultural industry and post harvest processes
* Agricultural topography
* Soil and water management
* Rural constructions
* Energy in agriculture
* Environment and scenery
* Advances and developments in teaching techniques.
Contributions can be mailed to:
Committee of CADIR 2000, Depto. de Ingeniería Agrícola y Uso de la Tierra; Cátedra de Topografía; Facultad de Agronomía - Universidad de Buenos Aires; Av. San Martín 4453 - (1417); Buenos Aires – Argentina.
For further information contact Tel: +54-11-4524-8008; Fax: +54-11-4524-8008 y 4514-8730; E-mail: cadir@agro.uba.ar
Web page: http://www.agro.uba.ar/congreso/cadir.htm
International Workshop on
"Control of Adverse Impacts of Fertilisers and Agrochemicals"
The two-day workshop will be held on 25-26 October, 2000 in Cape Town, South Africa, during the 51st meeting of the IEC of the ICID. It will form part of the activities of the ICID Committee on "Sustainable use of natural resources for crop production". It is organised by ICID in co-operation with CIGR Section I: Land and Water Use; EurAgEng SIG on Soil and Water and SEASAE. The language of the workshop is English. Main topics:
* Observation, monitoring and control
* Modelling: risk assessment
* Strategy and policy instruments for diminishing adverse effects
* Best agricultural management practices to control movement and adverse impacts.
For further information, please contact:
Prof. Andre Mermoud, Institute of Soil and Water Management (IATE), Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland. Tel.: +41-21 693 37 26; Fax: +41-21 693 37 39; E-mail: andre.mermoud@epfl.ch
Latinamerican Congress of Agricultural Engineering CLIA2000
The congress will take place from 6 - 8 November 2000 at Guanajuato, Gto., Mexico. It is organised by ALIA, the Latin-american and Carribean Society for agricultural engineering, and AMIA, the Mexican Association for Agricultural Engineering. It is co-sponsored by CIGR. Topics will include:
* Mechanisation
* Soil and water
* Food engineering and post-harvest technology
* Agricultural constructions
* Resources and environment
* Information systems and automation
* University curricula, research and technological transfer
More information at:
Depto. de Ingenierí Agrícola y Ambiental del Instituto de Ciencias Agrícolas de la Universidad de Guanajuato. Km 9, Carr. Irapuato-León Ex-Hda. El Copal. Postal 311, CP 36500, Mexico. Tel. y Fax: (4) 624 2484, y 624 5215.
Webpage: www.ugto.mx/eventos/clia2000
11th Members’ Meeting of the Club of Bologna
The meeting is divided into two parts. The first part will take place in Bologna, Italy, from 19-20 November 2000, whereas the second part will be held on occasion of the XIV Memorial CIGR World Congress in Tsukuba City, Japan, from 26-27 November 2000. The meeting is sponsored by UNACOMA, and it is held under the auspices of CIGR. Topics will include:
* New technologies and methods for the evaluation of the quality of perishable agricultural products for the fresh market
* Ethical aspects in manufacturing agricultural machines
For further information contact M. Fiala, Instituto di Ingegneria Agraria, Universita di Milano, Via Celoria 2, 20133 Milano, Italy; Tel: (02) 236914.20; Fax: (02) 236914.99; email: marco.fiala@unimi.it
International Agricultural Engineering Conference 2000
The conference will be held from 4-7 December 2000 in Bangkok, Thailand. It is organised by the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT). Sponsors are: Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Asian Association for Agricultural Engineering (AAAE), CIGR, and Japanese Society of Agricultural Machinery (JSAM). Topics will include:
* Power and Machinery
* Food Engineering
* Soil and water
* Energy in Agriculture
* Agricultural systems
* Structures and Environment
* Electronics in Agriculture
* Agricultural Waste management
* Agro-industry
* Agricultural Engineering Education
* Ergonomics
* Terramechanics
* New Materials and Emerging Technologies
For further information contact Ms. Tasana Said, Agriculture, Aquatic Systems and Engineering, Asian Institute of Technology, P. O. Box 4, Klong Luang, Pathuthani 12120 Thailand; Tel. (66-2) 524-5488/5489, Fax: (66-2) 524-6200/516-2126, E-mail: tasana@ait.ac.th; or: Prof. V. M. Salokhe at the address above. Tel. (66-2) 524-5479, 524-5450, Fax: (66-2) 524-6200, 516-2126, E-mail: salokhe@ait.ac.th
29th Symposium "Actual Tasks on Agricultural Engineering"
The symposium will be held at Opatija, Croatia, from 6-9 February 2001. It is co-sponsored by CIGR, EurAgEng, and AAAE. The official languages of the symposium will be English and Croation. Topics will include:
* Farm mechanisation
* Power and machinery
* Ergonomics
* Energy in agriculture
* Soil and water
* Pre-harvest technology
* Crop harvesting
* Post-harvest technology
* Livestock buildings and equipment
Deadlines:
Abstracts (500 words max) 15 Sep 2000
Notification of acceptance 1 Oct 2000
Full papers 15 Nov 2000
Direct abstracts and further inquiries to:
Symposium Secretariat, Faculty of Agronomy, Agricultural Engineering Department, Svetosimunska 25, HR-10000 Zagreb, Croatia; phone: +385 1 2393819; fax: +385 1 215300 or +385 1 2393724; e-mail: silvio.kosutic@zg.tel.hr; webpage: www.agr.hr/aed
5th International Conference on
Construction, Technology and Environment in
Livestock Farming 2001
This Conference 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:
* Future-oriented Animal Housing Systems and their Evaluation
* Environmental Protection and Technology in Livestock Farming
* Current Legislation and its Effects
* Agricultural Construction and Production Sites
* Labour in Livestock Farming
* Energy
* Product Development, Marketing, Services
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
6th International ATW-Symposium "Plant Protection for Wine and Fruit Cultivation"
The Symposium, which is co-sponsored by CIGR and which will be one of the supporting acts during INTERVITIS INTERFRUCTA 2001, will take place from 15-16 May, 2001. The development of new application techniques in fruit and wine cultivation on the one hand and a world-wide growing interest in environmental protection on the other are the reasons why the German Committee for Winegrowing Technique (ATW) wishes to rediscuss and review the results of the Symposium on plant protection of 1989. Since aspects and methods of plant protection for winegrowing and fruit cultivation are very similar, the 6th ATW_Symposium aims at bringing into focus both sectors.
For further information please contact:
Chairman of the ATW-Symposium: Prof. Dr. Werner Rühling, FG Technique of FA Geisenheim, D-65366 Geisenheim; +49(0)6722/502-361; Fax: +49(0)6722/502-360; email: technik@geisenheim.fa.fh-wiesbaden.de
Organisation: Dr. Albrecht Achilles, KTBL (Kuratorium für Technik und Bauwesen in der Landwirtschaft), Bartningstraße 49, D-64289 Darmstadt; +49(0)6151/7001-139; Fax: +49(0)6151/7001-204; email: a.achilles@ktbl.de
The 6th International Livestock Environment Symposium
The meeting will take place from 21-23 May 2001 in Louisville, Kentucky, USA. It is sponsored by ASAE. As co-sponsors appear CIGR, the Canadian Society of Agricultural Engineering and the Brazilian Society of Agricultural Engineering. The official language of the symposium will be English. Topics will include:
*Animal behavior
* Animal welfare and environmental stressors
* Biosensors and biosensor applications
* Economic considerations
* Emissions from animal facilities
* Energy/resource utilization
* Environmental control systems
* Feeding systems
* Food quality and safety effects
* Heat and moisture generation
* Human health and safety
* Hygiene, biosecurity, and disease control
* Indoor air quality
* Innovative housing and production systems
* Interactions between nutrition, reproduction, etc.
* Management systems and practices
* Manure and manure gas generation
* Modeling of animal systems and response
* Odor measurement and control
* Thermal environment and heat stress
* Transportation of animals
* Ventilation systems and performance
For further information contact:
John A. Nienaber, USDA-ARS MARC, US Meat Animal Res Ctr, P.O. Box 166, Clay Center, NE 68933, USA.
Voice: (402) 762-4274; Fax: (402) 762-4273
Email: nienaber@email.marc.usda.gov
For other information contact:
Brenda West, Director, ASAE Meetings & Conferences, 2950 Niles Road, St. Joseph, MI 49085, USA. Voice: (616) 428-6327; Fax: (616) 429-3852; Email: west@asae.org
19th European Regional Conference of ICID "Sustainable Use of Land and Water"
The conference will take place from 4-8 June 2001 in the Congress Centre Brno in Brno and in Prague, Czech Republic. It is organised by ICID under the auspices of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Czech Republic with the help of CIGR Section 1 "Land and Water Use" and EurAgEng Field of Interest "Soil and Water". Conference languages will be English, French, Czech, and Slovak (with simultaneous translation).
The conference will focus on problems of sustainable developments in Europe. Such developments should guarantee an acceptable quality of the environment, competent protection and rational exploitation of natural resources (in particular, soil and water) and an efficient conservation or, if necessary, restoration of the landscape as an environment for people to live in. Activities will include the control of soil-water regime, flood control, erosion control, revitalisation of streams and reservoirs and, in general, all land improvement and land reclamation measures, including irrigation. Subtopics will be:
* Minimisation of impacts of extreme hydrological events in Europe
* Exploitation of irrigation and drainage systems in Europe and elsewhere
* Principles of water management and agricultural policies of the European Union
Deadlines:
Acceptance of papers 30 Sep 2000
Full papers (English or French) 31 Jan 2001
For further information contact:
ICID, ERC 2001 Organising Committee, c/o Research Institute for Soil and Water Conservation, Zabovreska 250, 156 27 Praha 5 – Zbraslav, Czech Republic. phone + 420-2-5792 1640; fax + 420-2 -5792 1246
E-mail: sekretariat@vumop.tel.cz
www.vumop.cz and www.vumop.tel.cz
International Conference on "Sustainable Soil Management for Environmental Protection: Soil Physical Aspects"
This Conference will be held on 2-7 July, 2001 in Florence, Italy. It is organized by the Institute for the Study and Conservation of the Soil of Florence, in cooperation with: CIGR Section I: Land and Water Use, IUSS (International Union of Soil Science) Commission I: Soil Physics, EurAgEng Field of Interest SW: Soil and Water, European Soil Bureau. The main topics are:
* Soil Compaction
* Soil Erosion
* Soil Degradation
* Soil Hydrology
* Modelling and Databases.
A study tour will be scheduled to the Experimental Centre of the Institute. The conference language will be English.
More information can be obtained from the Chairman of the Organizing and Scientific Committee: Dr. Marcello Pagliai, Institute for the Study and Conservation of the Soil, Piazza M. D’Azeglio 30, 50121 Florence (Italy). Tel.: +39 055 2491255; Fax: +39 055 241485.
E-mail: marcello.pagliai@dada.it
International Conference on
Physical Methods in Agriculture–Approach to Precision and Quality
The conference will be held at the Czech University of Agricultur in Prague, Czech Republic, from 27-30 August 2001. It is cosponsored by CIGR. The language of the conference will be English. Here is a preliminary list of topics:
* Soil, Water and Weather
* Agricultural and Food Engineering
* Agricultural Biology
* Systems of Product Quality
* Precision Systems in Agriculture
For further information contact Prof.Dr. Jirí Blahovec, Conference PMA, Czech University of Agriculture, 16521 Prague 6 - Suchdol, Czech Republic Phone +4202-24384281, Fax +4202-20921361, E-Mail blahovec@ tf.czu.cz, webpage: www.pma.czu.cz
