CIGR Newsletter No 60

CIGR C o-S p o n s o r e d A c t i v i t i e s

7th International Agricultural Engineering Conference (IAEC 2002)
Wuxi, 28-30 November 2002

Hosted by the Asian Association for Agricultural Engineering, this conference will be held in Wuxi, China, 28 to 30 November 2002.

The objectives of the conference are:

It will deal with the following subject areas and topics: The official language will be English. A simultaneous interpretation system will be available in the plenary sessions. Technical tours are scheduled to visit some famous agricultural processing centers or agricultural machinery factories A two-day sightseeing tour of famous scenic spots in Wuxi will be organised for accompanying persons.

Further information is available from the Congress Secretariat: Prof. Min ZHANG; Southern Yangtze University; 170 Huihe Rd., Wuxi, Jiangsu, China; Tel: ++86 (0)510 5869543; Fax: ++86 (0)510-5807976; Email: min@sytu.edu.cn; Website: http://www.iaec2002.com/english/index.htm

International Conference on Crop Harvesting and Processing
Louisville, 10-12 February, 2003

This conference, subtitled "A Global Symposium on Engineering Aspects of Harvesting, Handling, and Processing of Grains, Hay, Forage, Biomass, and Other Crops," will be held in Louisville, Kentucky, USA, from 10 to 12 February, 2003. It is organised by ASAE and co-sponsored by CIGR, among others.

The commodities under consideration range from grain crops to timber to forage, biomass and fuel crops, to industrial fibers and biochemicals, to fruits and vegetables. Presentations are invited in the following areas relating to the harvesting of crops:

Proceedings are planned to be published by ASAE. Included in the full meeting conference registration is the cost of a copy of the proceedings.

Further information is available from: Dr Graeme R Quick, Conference Coordinator, Iowa State University, Agr & Biosystems Eng Dept 200 Davidson Hall, Ames, IA50011-3080 Phone 515.294.1320 Fax: 515.294.6633 Email: grquick@iastate.edu; or from: Brenda West, Director, ASAE Meetings & Conferences 2950 Niles Road, St. Joseph, MI 4908, Phone: 616-428-6327 Fax: 616-429-3852, Email: west@asae.org. Internet: http://www.asae.org/meetings/harvest03/index.html

6th International Conference on "Construction, Technology and Environment in Livestock Farming"
Vechta, 25-27 March 2003

Organised by the The Society of German Engineers (VDI-MEG), the Committee for Technology and Structures in Agriculture (KTBL) and the Georg-August-University of Goettingen, this conference will take place from 25 to 27 March 2003 in Vechta, Germany. In the research of various agricultural disciplines dealing with animal production and housing, a holistic approach merging specialized knowledge is gaining in importance, in particular with respect to animal welfare and environment. At the conference, the latest scientific results on technical and environmental developments in livestock farming and biosystems will be presented. The plenary sessions are hoped to attract international experts on animal welfare, animal production systems, and process technology who will introduce their subjects. There will be three parallel sessions of about 10 oral presentations each, a poster session, and video sessions.

Manifacturers, scientists, and experts in agricultural engineering are invited to give oral, poster or video presentations dealing with innovative developments or solutions in the following subject areas:

The proceedings, printing the articles in English or in German with an English abstract, will be available at the congress. The congress languages will be German and English. The final programme will be available in November 2002. The conference fee will be ca. 400 Euro.

Deadlines:

Full papers 30 November 2002

Further information and registration material is available on the internet at http://www.int-conf-Vechta2003.uni-goettingen.de or http://www.gwdg.de/~fosvwe , or from: Prof. Dr. Ir. Herman Van den Weghe; Research Centre for Animal Production and Technology; Georg-August-University Goettingen; Universitätsstr. 7; D-49377 Vechta, GERMANY. Tel.: +49-4441-15 436 or 435 or Fax: +49-4441-15 448; Email: herman.vandenweghe@agr.uni-goettingen.de

International Conference on
"Land Reclamation and Water Resources Development"
Mantua, 27-29 May 2003

The Conference, organized by the Lombardia Region and the Italian Association of Land Irrigation and Reclamation Agencies, with the co-sponsorship of CIGR, EurAgEng, ICID and WWC, will be held in Mantua, Italy, from 27 to 29 May 2003. It will deal with the sustainable drainage and land reclamation development in the European Mediterranean Environment. The discussion will be focused on the prospects of building new drainage and land reclamation systems and on the rehabilitation and modernization of the existing ones, in Italy as well as in other European Mediterranean Countries.

The main themes of the Conference will be

The Conference will consist of an Opening Session, two Topic Sessions and a Closing Round Table discussion, with invited key-notes Speakers and a post-Conference study tour. The official languages will be English and Italian. Translation facilities will be provided. Prospective authors are invited to submit abstracts of papers, limited up to 600 words.

Deadlines:

Submission of abstracts 30 November 2002

Notification of acceptance 15 February 2003

Submission of papers 1 April 2003

For further information, contact the Conference Convenors:

Prof. Daniele De Wrachien, Institute of Hydraulics Agricultural, State University, Via Celoria, 2, 20133 Milan (Italy), Tel.: +39 02 50316902 , Fax: +39 02 50316911, E-mail: daniele.dewrachien@unimi.it; or Dr. Giorgio Negri, Italian Association of Land Reclamation Agencies, 26100 Cremona (Italy), Tel.: +39 0372 31872, Fax: +39 0372 534856, E-mail: unirelom@tin.it

4th European Conference on Precision Agriculture & 1st European Conference on Precision Livestock Farming
Berlin, 15-19 June 2003

These two parallel Conferences will be held from 15 to 19 June 2003 in Berlin, Germany. The combination of the 4th ECPA and the 1st ECPLF will allow a comprehensive analysis of the state of precision agriculture in both fieldcrop and animal production. It will also, for the first time, give the chance of drawing up perspectives for a coordinated development and for creating visions for an integration of plant production and animal husbandry on the farm of the future, in terms of sustainable and "transparent" production.

Organizers of the Conferences are the Institute of Agricultural Engineering (ATB), Potsdam-Bornim/Germany, and the Centre for Agricultural Landscape and Land Use Research (ZALF), Müncheberg/Germany. Co-organizers are professional societies and institutions of agricultural engineering, such as VDI-MEG, EurAgEng and CIGR, and of Agronomy, Crop- and Soil Sciences and Animal Sciences, such as DLG, DGFZ, EAAP

The Conferences, held in English, will deal with the following topics:

4th ECPA, focused on precision agriculture:

1st ECPLF, focused on precision livestock farming: Excursions and sightseeing tours will familiarise participants with Brandenburg, the state surrounding the German capital Berlin. It is known for its rich cultural heritage including the famous parks and palaces of Potsdam, and for the quiet landscape with numerous lakes along the rivers Spree and Havel. Equally, Brandenburg stands for professional largescale farming, typical for the whole North-Eastern part of Germany.

Dates:

The submission for papers is prolonged 16 Nov. 02

For further information please contact: Conference office 4th ECPA and 1st ECPLF, Dipl.-Ing. agr. Andreas Jarfe, Centre for Agricultural Landscape and Land Use Research (ZALF), Department of Land Use Systems and Landscape Ecology, Eberswalder Strasse 84, D-15374 Muencheberg, Germany. Tel: ++ 49 (0) 33432 / 82-257; Fax:++ 49 (0) 33432 / 82-389; E-Mail: ajarfe@zalf.de . URL: http://www.ecpa-berlin.org

4th EFITA Conference 2003
Debrecen/Budapest, 5-9 July, 2003

This conference of the European Federation for Information Technology in Agriculture, Food, and the Environment (EFITA) will be held in Debrecen and Budapest, Hungary, from 5 to 9 July 2003. It will deal with the following topics:

The conference consists of EFITA Workshops (July 5) on the one hand and, on the other hand, a combination of the following two elements (July 7-9):

The "mainstream conference" gives room for a broad spectrum of themes related to the design development and use of IT systems in and for the agri-food sector. It will include plenary sessions, parallel working group sessions, poster sessions, and computer demonstrations.

The "conference symposia" are small conferences within the EFITA conference. They address specific interest groups and focus on applications of information and communication systems in specific areas. They will be organised according to up-to-date matters of interest.

Deadlines:

Abstracts 15 October 2002

Full papers 30 January 2003

Early registration 30 April 2003

Late poster abstract registration 15 May 2003

The conference language will be English. Papers and posters are requested for all listed subject areas and related fields. Participants wishing to make refereed or oral presentations are requested to send abstracts of 300 to 600 words. Please use the form supplied on the Conference Web site.

Early registrations are welcome to be sent electronically through the conference web site or by e-mail. The conference fee (Euro 380 before / 450 after 30 April 2003 for EFITA members; Euro 190 / 220 for students) includes workshop costs, conference materials, welcome reception, lunches, dinners, coffee, tea and scheduled excursions during the conference.

Further information is availabe from the conference secretariat: E-mail: efita2003@date.hu; URL: http://www.date.hu/efita2003/.

 

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