CIGR Newsletter No 56
C I G R - S P O N S O R E D A C T I V I T I E S
A chronological list of events in the field of agricultural engineering can also be found in our Events Calendar which can be consulted on CIGR' Website:
12th Members' Meeting of the Club of Bologna
Strategies for the Development of Agricultural Mechanisation
The meeting will take place in Bologna, Italy, from 18-19 November 2001. The meeting is sponsored by UNACOMA, and it is held under the auspices of CIGR. The main topics are:
- Development of agricultural mechanization to assure long-term global food supply
- Code of Ethics as a contribution for a proper agricultural mechanization
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
Conference on "Energy Efficiency and Agricultural Engineering 2002"
The conference will be held at the University of Rousse, Bulgaria, from 4 - 6 April 2002. The conference is organised by the Bulgarian National Society of Agricultural Engineers, with the support of CIGR Section IV, EurAgEng
Special Interest Group 23, and the Union of Scientists - Rousse and Federation of the Scientific Technical Unions - Rousse. The main topics are:
- Renewable energy and livelihood
- Poverty alleviation in developing countries
- Environmental protection and energy saving
- Appropriate mechanization of small-holder farms
- Advance technologies and energy efficiency
- Information technologies for energy monitoring and control
The official language will be English.
For further information contact the Secretariat: T. Todorowa, 8 Studentska str., "Angel Kanchev" University of Rousse, 7017 Rousse, Bulgaria; Tel: +359 82 451092, +359 82 44507 ext. 450, 463, 442; Fax: +359 82 455145, +359 82 451092; E-mail: ird@ru.acad.bg, mihailov@ru.acad.bg, vezirov@ru.acad.bg;
http://octus.ru.acad.bg/baer/EE&AE-2002/conference.htm
XVth CIGR World Congress 2002
Joint CIGR/ASAE Congress
The XVth CIGR World Congress will be held on 28 July - 1 August 2002 in Chicago, USA. This Congress is sponsored by CIGR and ASAE and in cooperation with AAAE, ALIA, ASAE, EurAgEng, AEEEA and SEASAE.
Sessions cover all Technical Sections of CIGR as well as a number of topics grouped under areas outside of the CIGR structure.
Deadlines:
Abstracts 21 Dec 2001
Notification of acceptance 07 Jan 2002
Full papers 22 Apr 2002
A presentation proposal form is printed on the last page of this newsletter. For full details, see pages 2-14, check http://www.asae.org/meetings/am2002/index.html, or contact ASAE, 2950 Niles Road, St. Joseph, MI 49085-9659, USA; Tel: 616.429.0300; Fax: 616.429.3852; email: hq@asae.org
