CIGR Newsletter No 54
O T H E R A C T I V I T I E S
International Conference on Physiology and Technical Aspects of Machine Milking
The conference will be held in Nitra, Slovakia on 26-27 June 2001. It is organized by the Slovak Association of Milking Technology, the Research Institute of Animal Production, and Faculty of Agricultural Engineering in Nitra. Topics to be discussed are:
- Physiology of milk let-down
- Udder health status and milk quality
- Technical developments
- Cleaning and disinfecting
- Systems of maintenance
- Installed versus portable milk-meters
- Automatic milking systems in larger herds
- Socio-economic aspects
The official language will be English.
For further information: J. Tonhauser, Ing., SZDT, Slovak Assoc. of Milking Technology, 90041 Rovinka, Slovak Republic; Tel/Fax: +421 7 45980035, E-mail: zvazchkt@isternet.sk
International Conference on Trends in Industrial Measurements and Automation
The conference will be held from 17-19 August 2001 in Chennai, India. It is organised by CEERI Madras Center, the Instrumentation, Systems, and Automation Society (ISA), and Anna University. The main focus of the meeting will be machine vision/image processing systems for food processing industries. For further information, contact Dr. S. Renganathan, MIT Campus, Anna University, Chennai 600044, INDIA; email: srenga@vsnl.com, or ranganath@mitindia.edu. or check the website: www. measurementandcontrols.com/tima2001/tima2001.html
52nd IEC Meeting of the International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage (ICID) and 1st Asian Regional Conference
The meeting will take place from 10-14 September 2001 in Seoul, South Korea. For further information contact: Mr. Koo Yo-Han, Secretary General, Korean National Committee on Irrigation and Drainage (KCID), P.O. Box 12, Anyang, Kyonggi-do, 430-600, Republic of Korea. Phone: 82 343 23 6556; Fax: 82 343 23 6077; E-mail: kcid@chollian.dacom.co.kr.
International Workshop on
"Agricultural Based Development in Tidal Swamp and Estuaries and Environmental Consideration"
The Workshop, which will investigate into Integrated Development in Tidal Swamp and Estuaries for sustainable agricultural development and aquaculture, will be held in Seoul, South Korea, in September 2001, during the 52nd meeting of the International Executive Council (IEC) of the International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage (ICID). It will be organised by: the ICID Working Group on "Environmental impacts of irrigation, drainage and flood control projects", the ICID Working Group on "Drainage" and the Korean National Committee of ICID-KNCID. The language will be English or French. Topics will include:
- Prospects and challenges of tidal swamp and estuarine development (physical, chemical and biotic characteristics, energy balance, water quality)
- Technological aspects of the development of tidal area and estuaries (lowland area development operation and maintenance, estuary systems, land reclamation, irrigation and drainage)
- Non-technical aspects of the development of tidal swamps and estuaries (environmental and socio-economic impacts, communal and institutional issues, cost/benefit analysis)
For further information contact the Secretariat:
Dr. Chun G. Yoon, Korean National Committee of ICID, 1031-7, Sadong, Ansan-Si, Kyunggi-do 425-170, Republic of Korea; Tel 82-345-400-1755; e-mail: kcid@karico.co.kr
4th Croatian Congress of Food Technologists, Biotechnologists and Nutritionists
Central European Meeting
The congress will be held from 3-5 October 2001 in Opatija, Croatia. It is organised by the Faculty of Food Technology and Biotechnology of the University of Zagreb, the Biotechnical Faculty of the University of Ljubljana, and the Department of Economics and Commodity Science of Natural Resources and Production of the University of Trieste. Topics will include:
- Food technology in the coming century
- Food and nutrition in health promotion
- Food safety and quality
- Water and waste water treatment
- Biotechnology
- Informatics in food technology, biotechnology and nutrition
For frther information contact the Conference Secretariat, Faculty of Food Technology & Biotechnology, P.O. Box 625, HR-10000 Zagreb, Croatia; Tel.: 00385 /0/1 460 50 02 Fax: 00385 (0) 1 483 60 83; webpage: www.pbf.hr
International Conference on Agricultural Sciences and Technology–ICAST2001
>The conference will be held from 7-9 November 2001 in Beijing, China. The following topics will be addressed:
- Agricultural Science and Technology
- Sustainable Agriculture
- Ag-biotechnology
- Post Harvest Management
- Infromation Technology
- Resource and Environment
- Agricultural Business
For further information contact Wang Baoji, Head of Organising Committee, China Agricultural University Library on East Campus, Qinghua Donglu, Beijing 100083, P.R. China; Tel: 86 10 6233 6490, Fax: 86 10 6233 6908
e-mail: ICAE@bjaeu.edu.cn or bjwang@bj163.com;
www.agscience2001.org, www.lib.bjaeu.edu.cn/icast/index.htm
ICID-CIID International Conference on Drought Mitigation and
Prevention of Land Desertification
The conference will be held from 21-24 April 2002 in Bled, Slovenia. It is organised by CINCID, ERWG ICID, and EWTD. Topics will include:
- Climate change
- Drought as a complex phenomenon
- National strategies and action programmes
- International Cooperation
Deadlines:
Submission of abstracts (500 words) 30 Apr 2001
Notification of acceptance 30 Jun 2001
Final papers 30 Nov 2001
For further information contact Ms. Sabina Remskar, Slovenian National Committee of ICID, c/o IZVOR, Preradoviceva 44, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia; Tel: +386 1 2317 913, Fax: +386 1 433 5104;
e-mail: SDNO-SINCID@guest.arnes.si
