CIGR Newsletter No 56
A C T I V I T I E S B Y CIGR R E G I O N A L S O C I E T I E S
AgEng 2002-International Conference on Agricultural Engineering
The EurAgEng conference will be held from 30 June - 4 July 2002 in Budapest, Hungary. The conference language will be English. Topics will include:
- Automation and emerging technologies
- Animal production technology
- Structures and environment
- Information technology
- Precision agriculture
- Post harvest technology and processing
- Power and machinery
- Rural development and communication
- Soil and water
Deadline for abstracts (in English, not more than 400 words) is 1 Nov 2001. For further information contact GTE Conference Office, H-1027 Budapest, Fö u., 68, H-1371 Budapest, Pf 344; Phone: +36/1-241-6041; Fax: +36/1-457-0727; email: berzy.gte@mtesz.hu
Automation Technology for
Off-Road Equipment
The event will take place in Chicago, USA, from July 26-27, 2002, preceding the CIGR-ASAE World Congress 2002. It is sponsored by Automation Technology for Off-road Equipment and ASAE. Cooperating organisations are CIGR, Caterpillar, Deere & Company, JSME - Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers, JSAM - Japan Society of Agricultural Machinery, RSJ - Robotics Society of Japan, and JSICE - Japan Society of Instrument and Control. Topics will include:
- Sensors
- Controls
- Vehicle modeling
- Telematics in vehicle automation
- Software support for vehicle automation
- Information technology
- Hardware for vehicle automation
- Applications
For conference information contact:
Dr. John F. Reid, John Deere Technical Center, 3300 River Drive, Moline, IL 61265-1792, USA; Phone: 309-765-3786, Fax: 309-765-3807, Email: j-reid1@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu
