CIGR Newsletter No 59

O T H E R A C T I V I T I E S

International Symposium on "Animal Production in Sustainable Agriculture"

This Symposium will be held on 2 - 3 October, 2002, on occasion of the International Festical AGROFILM 2002 at the Research Institute for Animal Production in Nitra, Slovakia. For further information, consult the internet at http://www.agrofilm.sk/ or e-mail to: sympozium2002@vuz.sk, Dr. Peter Polak, symposium secretary: polak@vuzv.sk; Prof. Stefan Mihina, chairman organising committee: mihina@vuzv.sk.

Annual Conference on Tropical and Subtropical Agriculture and Forestry

This conference, to be held from 9 - 11 October, 2002, in Witzenhausen, Germany, is organised by the Universities of Kassel, Berlin, Göttingen, Hohenheim, and Bonn. Its motto will be "Challenges to Organic Farming and Sustainable Land Use in the Tropics and Subtropics." The principal language will be English. For further information please contact: ATSAF c/o Universität Hohenheim (430), 70593 Stuttgart, Tel: +49(0)711-4706900; Fax: +49(0)711-459-2652, e-mail: info@tropentag.de; URL: http://www.tropentag.de/ or http://www.atsaf.de/

3rd International Symposium "AGROENVIRON-2002"

Subtitled "Sustainable Agro-Environmental Systems - New
Technologies and Applications," this symposium will take place in Cairo, Egypt, from 26 - 28 October 2002.

For further information contact Prof. Sami Abdel-Rehman, Symposium Secretary General, National Authority for Remote Sensing and Space Sciences, 23 Joseph Brows Tito st., El Nozha El Gedida, Cairo, Egypt, P.O. Box 1564 Alf-Maskan; Tel: (202) 296 4386 - 297 5688, Fax: (202) 296 4387 - 296 4385; e-mail: sirahman@intouch.com

International Symposium on "Machinery and Mechatronics for Agricultural and Bioproduction Systems"

The Symposium will be held in Chiayi, Taiwan, from 3 - 7 November 2002. The Symposium is organized by the Chinese Institute of Agricultural Machinery, Taiwan and co-sponsored by the Japanese Society of Agricultural Machinery and the Korean Society for Agricultural Machinery. A platform will be provided to exchange ideas, scientific results, and practical experience in the field of machinery and mechatronics for agricultural and bioproduction systems. For information contact Dr. C.H.Ting, Dept. of Bio-mechatronic Engineering, National Chiayi University, e-mail: c.ting@mail.bme.ncyu.edu.tw or www.bme.ncyu.tw/ismab

International Conference on Innovations in Food Processing Technology and Engineering

This conference will be held at the Asian Institute of Technology in Bangkok, Thailand, from 11-13 December 2002. Organized by the Processing Technology Program in the School of Environment, Resources and Development, Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok, it seeks to provide a forum for the presentation and discussion of recent developments in food processing technology and engineering and for the dissemination of relevant information among scientists, engineers, technicians, and other professionals in the region.

There are signs of a demand for large quantities of high quality foods in the Asia-Pacific region. To meet the needs of domestic consumption as well as export, there has been a rapid growth in food processing which has necessitated a greater understanding of food processing operations for ensuring food safety and quality. Therefore, the utilization of existing technologies and adoption of new innovative technologies continues to demand greater attention. The conference will address the following subjects:

The Registration fee is US $ 350 (US$ 300 before August 30, US$ 100 for students). For further information contact: Prof. V. K. Jindal, PT Program, SERD, Asian Institute of Technology , PO Box 4, Klong Luang, Pathumthani 12120, Thailand. Phone: (66-2)524 5457 (direct); (66-2)524 5488 (office), Fax: (66-2)524 6200. E-mail: jindal@ait.ac.th or phfpe@ait.ac.th

International ISHS Symposium on "Managing Greenhouse Crops in Saline Environment"

The International Society for Horticultural Science (ISHS), Commission Protected Cultivation, and the University of Pisa will hold this symposium in Pisa, Italy, from 9-12 July, 2003.

In many regions protected horticultural crops have to cope with increasing salinisation of irrigation water. High salinity of the supply water has detrimental effects on soil fertility and reduces crop growth and yield. Nevertheless, moderate salt concentration in the root zone may improve the quality of horticultural products; in some areas, salinity is not a constraint, but has become a tool to increase economic profitability of some horticultural crops.

The Symposium aims to foster the exchange of scientific and technological information regarding the management of greenhouse crops in regions affected by salinity of soil and/or irrigation water. This knowledge is essential to develop proper cropping techniques and effective marketing strategies to run sustainable greenhouse horticulture in the presence of irrigation water of poor quality. In particular, the following issues will be addressed:

The symposium will consist of a plenary lecture, invited papers, oral and poster presentations, a technical visit, and social events. The official language of the Symposium will be English.

The papers to be presented will be published in Acta Horticulturae before the beginning of the Symposium. Deadlines:

Submission of abstracts 30 Nov. 2002

Submission of papers 15 Jan. 2003

Submission of revised papers 15 Apr. 2003

For further information, contact the conference Secretariat: Prof. Alberto Pardossi - ISHS Symposium, Dipartimento di Biologia delle Piante Agrarie, Viale delle Piagge, 23 I-56124 Pisa, ITALY; Tel. ++ 39 050 945 500; Fax: -524; E-mail: ISHS.Pisa2003@agr.unipi.it

 

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