CIGR Newsletter No 64
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
"New Trends in Farm Building"
International Symposium of CIGR Section II
CIGR-Section II 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 bring together scientists from different countries working in agricultural engineering and related areas, particularly those involved with structures and environmental control for animal and plant production. Research findings, legislation, technical solutions and future trends concerning farm buildings, systems and equipment for animal and plant production will be shared and discussed.
The scientific program will include poster sessions, plenary sessions, and oral sessions on the following topics:
· Farm building design and rural landscape
· Housing design and animal welfare
· Agriculture waste management
· Sustainable outdoor systems for animal production
· Greenhouse structures and environmental control
· Livestock environmental control in hot climates
Dates and Deadlines:
Full papers (& registration of one author): 31 Dec 2003
Registration fees are Euro 400/500 (before 31 January 2004/ 15 April 2004) for CIGR members, 320/400 for Participants from developing countries, 250/300 for students. Participation in technical sessions, book of abstracts, CD-ROM with proceedings, coffee, lunches, and technical tour included.
For further Information on technical tours, social program, etc., consult www.der.uevora.pt/fb2004.htm Scientific issues are handled by Prof. J. Meneses; E-mail jmeneses@isa.utl.pt; other issues by Ms Paula Sequeira, Phone: +351 266 760823, Fax: + 351 266 711189, E-mail: pcf@uevora.pt
International Conference CIGR Section IV "Electricity and Energy, Especially the
Renewable Energy Sources in Agriculture"
Organised by the Hungarian Electrical Association, with the participation of the Hungarian Society of Agriculture Sciences and of the Scientific Society of Power Economy, this conference will be held in Budapest, Hungary, from 17 to 24 May 2004. The conference languages will be English and Hungarian; simultaneous translation will be provided. The main themes are:
· The possibility for agricultural farms to become energy producers instead of energy consumers by the use of regenerative energy sources
· The use of new wind-technology in agriculture
· The economic use of regenerative energy sources in the agriculture of developed countries
· The economic use of regenerative energy sources in the agriculture of developing countries
· Problems in the use of electrical energy in agriculture
Papers should be submitted in English, with a one-page abstract.
Deadlines:
Full papers 30 November 2003
Final registration 28 February 2004
There will be a reduced participation fee for CIGR members and for participants from developing countries and former socialist countries. A one-day study tour will take place during the conference; a two-day post-congress tour will also be organised.
For further information please contact the Conference office: Elitexpo Ltd., "CIGR-Conference", H-1056 Budapest, Belgrád rkp. 22., Hungary. Tel./Fax: +36 1 318-3710 or -0937 E-mail: eexpo@axelero.hu
2004 CIGR International Conference
"The Olympics of AgEng"
This major international CIGR conference will be held from 11 to 14 October 2004 in the International Meeting Centre of Beijing, PR China. With the sponsorship of CIGR, the Chinese Society for Agricultural Machinery (CSAM), the Chinese Society of Agricultural Engineering (CSAE), and co-sponsored by AAAE and AOC, the conference is organised by the Chinese Agricultural University (CAU), the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Mechanisation 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 knowledge and technologies have spread throughout the world with the development of information technology and multi-disciplinary activities.
As we move into the new millennium, advanced engineering technologies are being rapidly applied in agriculture, food and bio-systems. The need for increased cooperation and face-to-face exchanges among engineers, scientists, and commercial companies in the global village is evident.
The 2004 CIGR International Conference aims to provide opportunities for researchers, scholars, managers and other professionals to exchange the latest information, and to provide a discussion forum on how to promote scientific and technological innovations on agricultural engineering into the new millennium.
The product shows, poster sessions and other academic activities of this conference will deal with subjects such as:
· Modern agricultural equipment and facilities (plant and animal production)
· Soil, water and environment
· Post harvest technology and biomass engineering
· Information technology for agriculture.
Agricultural engineers, institutions and companies are invited to participate in this congress and to submit a paper to the academic committee. Papers presented at the meeting will be available to the meeting participants on CD-ROM, and abstracts will be published officially for the participants.
Dates and Deadlines:
Abstracts 1 April 2004
Notification of acceptance 15 April 2004
Full papers 1 June 2004
Failure to submit a written paper by 1 June 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.2004cigr.org/ 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 or info@2004cigr.org
1st CIGR Section VI Technical Symposium on “Bioproducts Processing and Food Safety”
CIGR-Section VI deals with the engineering principles and technologies in post-harvest and processing of agro-food products. It is intended to follow the trends, promote the advancement and enhance the dissemination and the transfer of technology in post-harvest and processing at a global scale. Its missions are
· To bring together all those that are working in post-harvest and processing;
· To stimulate international experiences, exchange and co-operation, for the advancement of knowledge in this area, world-wide
· To stimulate participation in CIGR activities, especially Congresses
· To define the areas that are in need of research and /or of transfer of technology
· To advance in knowledge for the assurance of safety of all products for human consumption.
In order to better fulfil its missions, CIGR Section VI is organizing the 1st Technical Symposium of CIGR Section VI on food and bioproducts processing and food safety in Beijing, P.R. China from 11 to 14 October 2004, as part of the 2004 CIGR International Conference in Beijing. This symposium will feature a series of presentations and discussion in plenary, scientific and poster sessions, and informal gatherings to highlight most recent developments in food and bioproducts processing and food safety. Selected papers presented at this symposium will be published in a special issue of Journal of Food Engineering, an international leading and SCI cited academic journal published by Elsevier. The full Proceedings of the Symposium will be published in CD-ROM and provided to all participants at the registration desk during the Symposium.
The symposium is jointly organised by National University of Ireland, Dublin, CIGR Section VI (Postharvest Technology and Process Engineering) and China National Packaging & Food Machinery Corporation (CPFMC) and sponsored by the International Association for Engineering and Food (IAEF), the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) and the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Mechanization (CAAMS).
The topics to be covered include
· Physical properties
· Sensors and sensing technology
· Process modelling, simulation and control
· Thermal processing, chilling and freezing
· Dehydration processes
· Separation processes
· Preservation and storage
· Packaging
· Emerging processing technologies
· Product quality and safety
· Biotechnology
· Waste treatment and management
· Processing equipment
You are invited to submit a paper to the Symposium. Please note the following important dates:
Deadline for abstracts submission: 1 April 2004
Notification of abstract acceptance: 15 April 2004
Deadline for full paper submission: 1 June 2004
Technical programme available on the website: 1 July 2004
For further information, please consult the symposium web page at http://www.2004cigr.org/en/processing or contact Assoc. Prof. Lanfang Zhang, PO. Box 8, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Mechanization Sciences (CAAMS), No.1 Beishatan, Deshengmen Wai, Beijing 100083, P.R. China. Tel: 010-64882509, 010-64849687, 010-64882523; Fax: 010-64883508, 010-64849687; Email: info@2004cigr.org
1st CIGR Section VII Technical Symposium on “Information Technology for Agriculture”
A further Technical Symposium to be held as part of the 2004 CIGR International Conference in Beijing will be organized by CIGR Section VII. Details will be available in the next CIGR newsletter or on the Conference website, respectively.
CIGR Section I International Conference
Envirowater 2004: “Land and Water
Management: Decision Tools and Practice”
The 2004 CIGR International Conference, which will be held in the Beijing International Meeting Center, P. R. China, from 11-14 October 2004, is a forum on agricultural engineering in the new millennium. As a main part of the 2004 CIGR International Conference, the 7th Inter-Regional Conference on Environment and Water, entitled “Land and Water Management: Decision Tools and Practice” will be held on the same occasion in association with CIGR-Section I: Land and Water Engineering.
The conference is organised by the China Agricultural University (CAU) and the National Center of Efficient Irrigation Engineering and Technology Research (NCEI) of the P. R. China. The Organizing Committee is chaired by the Incoming President of CIGR, Prof. Luis Santos Pereira from the University of Lisbon, Portugal.
The conference is sponsored by CIGR-Section I, and, among others, the Chinese Society of Agricultural Engineering (CSAE), the International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage (ICID), and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).
Rapid population growth and the continuous development of economic activities produce an increased demand for water. Many countries especially China are therefore facing greater and severe shortages both in water and land resources, as well as soil erosion and land desertification. Various environmental and ecological issues have been highlighted in recent decades. To improve land and water planning and management, policies, measures and practices must be identified which provide for the sustainable use of water and land resources and appropriately control the environmental risks associated with those uses. Scientists, engineers and managers from many countries have produced a variety of modern technologies and decision tools and practices that may contribute to the improvement of land and water management. These technologies include information systems, remote sensing, geo-referencing, knowledge based systems and a variety of models and decision support systems. As one of the largest developing countries, and with the largest population in the world, China has also made great progress and gained enormous experience in land and water management which can be mobilised for coping with its recent economic and social growth. However, because each country has its own characteristics and approaches, there is a strong need for cooperation and to share experiences among engineers, scientists, managers, and other decision and policy makers. This need is made even more evident by the challenges posed by globalization.
The 7th Inter-Regional Conference on Environment and Water aims at promoting exchanges and collaboration on land and water management and offers opportunities for researchers, scholars, managers and other professionals to share the latest information and findings, thus providing a discussion forum on environment and water issues approached from the global perspective. The topics of the conference include all scientific issues and technologies for improving strategies for the use and management of land and water in order to achieve improved productivity, sustainable development in using natural resources, environment conservation and enhancement, and the minimization of risks to people and their society:
I. Water Saving and Water Productivity
· Models, data, and model validation and calibration
· Modeling irrigation systems
· Information tools for irrigation scheduling and delivery scheduling
II: Land Use Planning and Management
· RS, GPS, and monitoring
· Information systems and GIS tools
· DSS for land use planning
III. Soil Erosion and Conservation
· Models and data gathering
· Planning for extreme events
· Maintenance and modernization of soil conservation structures
IV. Water Conservation and Soil Management
· Soil physical properties and data bases
· Soil tillage and land forming
· Water harvesting
V. Salinity, Water Treatment and Reuse, and Contamination Control
· Monitoring to avoid land degradation and water contamination
· Modeling salinity and contamination dynamics
· Tools and practices for reuse of drainage and waste water
The conference language will be English.
Deadlines:
Submission of abstracts and pre-registration 15 Dec 2003
Notification of acceptance, author instructions 15 Apr 2004
Full manuscript due: 1 June 2004
Information to authors: 1 July 2004
Full versions of the technical papers accepted for the conference will be available to the participants both on CD-ROM and in officially published proceedings.
For further information visit the conference website at http://www.2004cigr.org/envirowater2004 or contact the Conference Secretariat: Chinese-Israeli International Center for Training in Agriculture (CIICTA); P. O. Box 151, China Agricultural University (CAU), East Campus; Qinghua Donglu 17, Beijing 100083, P. R. China. Tel: + 86 10 62337154 or 62337148, Fax: +86 10 62337138 E-mail: Ciicta@public.bta.net.cn