CIGR Newsletter No 61

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  

CIGR Section II Symposium on
"Gaseous and Odour Emissions from Animal Production Facilities"

This symposium, organised in co-operation with EurAgEng and NJF, will be held from 1 to 4 June, 2003, at Scandic Hotel Bygholm Park, Horsens, Denmark . It will focus on the environmental effect of animal production. One of the major concerns is the ammonia emission from animal husbandry, with respect to acidification and eutrophication of the environment. Moreover, the odour nuisance to local residents and the emission of greenhouse gases and dust are becoming increasingly important issues with respect to animal husbandry.

The following topics will be discussed at the symposium:

For further information, please see the web site www.agrsci.dk/jbt/cigr/

6th Inter-Regional Conference Envirowater 2003: "Land and Water Use, Planning and Management"

Sponsored by CIGR Technical Section I, this Conference will be held in Albacete,Spain, from 3 to 5 September 2003 . The Conference language will be English. It is organised by the Regional Centre for Water Study (CREA), University of Castilla-La Mancha and the Spanish Committee of Agricultural Engineering (CEIR), in co-operation with the International Commission of Agricultural Engineering (CIGR), the European Society of Agricultural Engineers (EurAgEng), the International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage (ICID), the University of Castilla-La Mancha, the Regional Government of Castilla-La Mancha and the Spanish Ministry of Science and Technology.

Fresh water and land are more and more scarce all over the world, both in quantity and quality, due to the increase in population and in the economic activity. Thus it is necessary to improve the planning and management in order to achieve a sustainable use of natural resources. This fact implies to know better the different processes involved, and design tools and models to help in decision making, by using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and other engineering technologies.

The conservation of the environment and the reduction of possible risks for health, caused by direct and diffuse pollution due to the more intensive use of these resources, calls into question local and regional development plans and strategies.

The 6th Inter-Regional Conference "Envirowater 2003" attempts to be a meeting forum among scientists, engineers and/or managers of water, land and environment. The topics include all the strategies and technologies to improve the use and the sustainable management of resources in order to achieve an improvement in productivity and in sustainable rural development, but with no risks for health.

The main topics are:

The Conference will consist of three days of oral presentations, poster sessions, and a technical tour. Papers will be reviewed by an international scientific committee and, if accepted, published in the conference proceedings edited under the supervision of an international board of editors. The Conference fee will be 325 Euro. 20% reduction is foreseen for participants from East Europe, Africa, Asia and Latin America countries.

Deadlines:

Notification of acceptance 15 March 2003

Full camera-ready manuscript due 1 May 2003

Information to authors 1 June 2003

For further information, consult the Conference web page at: http://crea.uclm.es/envirowater2003 or contact the Conference Secretariat, Envirowater 2003, Centro Regional de Estudios del Agua, University of Castilla-La Mancha, 02071-Albacete, Spain. Tel.: +34-967-599200; Fax: +34 967 599 233; Email:envirowater2003@uclm.es

International Conference of CIGR Section IV on "Technical Improvements in Energy Transformation in Agriculture in the
21st Century"

This conference will be held from 14 to 17 September, 2003, in Alexandria,Egypt . It is organised by the German Federal Agricultural Research Center (FAL-Braunschweig), by the Egyptian CIGR member society MSAE (Misr Society of Agricultural Engineering of Egypt), and by Alexandria University. The Conference will deal with "Technical Improvements in Energy Transformation in Agriculture in the 21st Century". This theme will be divided into two sub-topics:

  1. Technical improvements to decrease the use of fossil fuels and public grid electricity in plant and animal production systems. For example: engines with higher efficiency; control systems; energy management; weight reduction; lower energy input in irrigation systems; better heating systems in animal houses; etc.
  2. Technical improvements which can increase the use of renewable energy in husbandry. For example: biomass; animal power; solar electricity; solar heat; wind power; water power; fuel cells for biogas; stirling motor; energy storage in batteries, hydrogen, pump water, air pressure; etc.

Papers are invited on both sub-topics. Full papers are expected only in English, German or French. Papers in German or French must have an English summary, and every text and explanation in a drawing and figure must have an English translation.

Deadlines:

Written paper abstract (English) 1 March 2003

Confirmation of paper acceptance 15 March 2003

Final registration 1 June 2003

The conference will be held at the conference hall of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, the successor to the ancient library of Alexandria. Accompanying persons can participate in an interesting program in Alexandria, located at the Mediterranean coast and founded by Alexander the Great. Registration fees range from US$ 70 for students to US $ 220 for the full duration of the conference and including technical tour, lunches, etc.

For additional information, contact the conference office: FAL-BB, CIGR.ENERGY, Bundesallee 50, D-38116 Braunschweig, Germany. Alternatively, check the conference homepage www.bb.fal.de/CIGR.ENERGY/ or contact the conference office by E-mail: cigr.energy@fal.de

Workshop on "Improved Irrigation Technologies and Methods: Research, Development and Testing"

This workshop, co-sponsored by CIGR Section I, will be held on 18 and 19 September 2003 in Montpellier,France . The workshop is divided in two sessions: a plenary session in the morning will address the state of the art and the perspectives of new technologies and methods in irrigation, considering improvements in irrigation equipments during the last decades as well as questions of irrigation equipment testing and standardization. The two parallel sessions in the afternoon will deal with surface irrigation in parallel session 1 and with pressurized irrigation in parallel session 2, which latter session will deal with questions of sprinkler irrigation (solid sets and irrigation machines) and of drip irrigation.

A one-day technical tour will complement the workshop to visit: Cemagref testing facilities in laboratory at Aix-en Provence and in field at Le Merle experimental farm (Salon de Provence) for raingun and sprinklers evaluation, BRL water meter testing facilities, Precision agriculture in a farm near Tarascon. Following the initiation of an international network of irrigation equipment testing laboratories, a meeting of laboratories delegates concerned will be held during the IEC.

Further information is available on the internet at http://afeid.montpellier.cemagref.fr/techws2003.htm or from Alain Vidal; European International Affairs Office; Cemagref; 361, rue Jean-Francois Breton - BP 5095; 34033 Montpellier Cedex 1 - France. Tel. +33 4 67 04 63 38 or +33 1 40 96 61 80; Fax: +33 4 67 63 57 95 or +33 1 40 96 61 42

Symposium
"25 Years of Assessment of Erosion"

This symposium will be held in Ghent,Belgium from 22 to 26 September 2003 . Organised by the Department of Soil Management and Soil Care, Ghent University, it is co-sponsored by CIGR-Section I "Land and Water Engineering".

The symposium will cover a wide range of topics. The following is a tentative list which is still subject to modifications:

Review papers on specific syntheses of assessment of parameters in the erosion process are welcome for consideration as keynote presentations. A scientific committee will select the papers and decide upon the way of presentation: oral (including review) or poster presentations.

For a first orientation and for downloadable registration forms, please consult the symposium web site at http://soilman.rug.ac.be/symposium_erosion/

For further information please contact the Symposium office "25 years of Assessment of Erosion", p/a ir. Greet Oltenfreiter, Dept. Soil Management & Soil Care, Ghent University, Coupure Links 653, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium. Tel: +32 9 2646066; Fax: +32 9 2646247; E-mail: erosion@soilman.rug.ac.be

XXX CIOSTA-CIGR V Congress on "Management and Technology Applications to Empower Agriculture and Agro-Food Systems"

This congress will be held in Turin,Italy , from 22 to 24 September 2003. CIOSTA (Commission Internazionale de l’Organisation Scientifique du Travail en Agriculture) and CIGR-Section V have organized several biannual International Congresses; the 2003 congress will be held at the School of Agriculture of the Turin University (Italy).

The main topics of the Congress will be related to the subjects mainly treated by the two Organizations: work science and management in agriculture, ergonomics and safety. In these sectors, due to the contribution of information and electronic technologies, new powerful tools are now available for crop production and post harvest processing as well as forest, environment and landscape management.

The plenary session will be held by international experts in the above-mentioned fields. The ten main topics of the Congress will concern:

The language of the symposium will be English through oral presentations and posters. A short abstract, of maximum 600 words, which should underline objectives and results must be submitted by e-mail before 30 November 2002.

The year 2003 will celebrate the occasion of the thirtieth CIOSTA Congress. For this reason a wide participation is expected. The organizing committee will offer technical visits in the Langhe and Monferrato areas which, in September, during grape harvest, offers interesting visits together with the view of a beautiful landscape in the best period of the year. A pleasant program for the accompanying persons will be organized.

Further information is available by e-mail ciosta.2003@unito.it or from the Organizing Committee Coordinator Dr. Cristina Tortia, Department of Agricultural, Forest and Environmental Economics and Engineering, Via Leonardo da Vinci 44, Grugliasco, Italy, tel. +390116708845, fax +390116708591. The URL of the conference web site with registration forms is: http://www.agraria.unito.it/dip/deiafa/ciosta.htm

"New Trends in Farm Building"
International Symposium of CIGR II

The 2nd Technical Section of the CIGR invites you to participate in the International Symposium "New Trends in Farm Building" that will be held in Évora,Portugal from 2 to 6 May 2004 . The objective of the Symposium is to join scientists from different countries working in agricultural engineering and related areas, particularly those involved with structures and environmental control for animal and plant production. Papers and discussion will focus on areas such as building design and rural landscape, sustainable production, animal welfare, waste management and greenhouses. Problems, legislation and new technical solutions from different countries will be analysed.

The scientific program will include plenary sessions, oral sessions and poster sessions on the following topics:

The scientific committee includes Prof. Jorge Meneses of the Technical University of Lisbon as well as leading representatives of CIGR, EurAgEng, and ASAE. Information on technical tours, social program, and sightseeing tours (Évora is designated by the UNESCO as World Heritage Site), will be given in the 2nd announcement.

Dates:

Abstracts May 2003

Notification of acceptance September 2003

Full papers & author registration December 2003

Final Announcement January 2004

For further information, contact: Paula Sequeira, Universidade de Évora - Departamento de Engenharia Rural, Apartado 94 - 7002-554 Évora - PORTUGAL; Phone: + 351 266 760823, Fax: + 351 266 711189, E-mail: pcf@uevora.pt. In addition, the conference web site at http://www.der.uevora.pt/fb2004.htm includes a downloadable pre-registration form

2004 CIGR International Conference
"The Olympics of AgEng"

This major international CIGR International Conference will be held from the 11 to 14 October 2004 in the International Meeting Center of Beijing,PR China . With the sponsorship of CIGR, the Chinese Society for Agricultural Machinery (CSAM), the Chinese Society of Agricultural Engineering (CSAE), and the co-sponsorship of AAAE and AOC, the conference is organised by Chinese Agricultural University (CAU), the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Mechanization Sciences (CAAMS), and the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Engineering (CAAE). The conference language will be English.

Human beings are facing the new challenge of the growing of knowledge-based economy that affects our daily lives. Agricultural Engineering (AE) knowledge and technologies have spread throughout the whole world including China with the development of information technology (IT) and the multi-disciplinary activities.

As we move into the new millennium, advanced engineering technologies are being rapidly applied in agriculture, food and bio-system. The need for increased cooperation and face-to-face exchanges among engineers, scientists, and commercial companies in the global village is evident.

The conference aims to provide opportunities for researchers, scholars, managers and other professionals to exchange latest information, and to provide a discussion forum on how to promote scientific and technological innovations on Agricultural Engineering into the New Millennium.

The conference is intended to include subjects such as:

The preparatory committee is pleased to invite agricultural engineers, institutions and companies to participate in this congress which will consist of product shows, poster sessions and other academic activities. You are welcome to submit a paper to the academic committee. A full version of the technical papers presented at the meeting will be available to the meeting participants on CD-ROM, and an abstract version of the technical papers will be published officially for the participants. Failure to submit a written paper by June 1, 2004 will not preclude the author from presenting, but the paper will not be included in the proceedings available at the meeting. Further information is available on the internet at http://www.cau.edu.cn/cigr or from the Conference Secretary Dr. Renjie Dong, PO Box 184#, China Agricultural University, No. 17 Qinghuadonglu Haidian district, Beijing 100083, PR CHINA. Email: 2004cigr@bjaeu.edu.cn or 2004info@bjaeu.edu.cn

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