CIGR Newsletter No 33
OTHER ACTIVITIES
Interpraevent 1996
Environmental protection against inundations and avalanches.
This congress will be held in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany from 24 to 28 June 1996.
Further information can be obtained from:
Interpraevent 1996, c/o Bayerisches Landesamt für Wasserwirtschaft, Lazarettstr., 67, D-80636 München, Germany.
Tel.: +49 89 1210 1042 Fax.: +49 89 1210 1041.
16th International Congress on Irrigation and Drainage
Sustainability of Irrigated Agriculture
The International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage, ICID, organises its 16th International Congress in Cairo,
Egypt on 15-22 September 1996. This three-yearly congress is on the theme "Sustainability of irrigated agriculture". The topics will deal with: 'Farmers' participation towards sustainable irrigated agriculture' and 'Irrigation planning and management: Measures in harmony with the environment'.
A special session will concentrate on: 'The future of irrigation under increased demand from competitive uses of water and greater needs for food supply'. Furthermore the symposium will deal with 'Management information systems in irrigation and drainage'.
An extensive brochure with information can be obtained from:
The International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage, 48 Nyaya Marg, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi 110 021, India. Tel.: +91 11 301 68 37 Fax.: +91 11 301 59 62.
E-mail: <icid@sirnetd.ernet.in>
6th International Congress for Computer Technology in Agriculture (ICCTA'96), including the 10th VIAS Anniversary Symposium
The theme of this congress is: 'Information and Communication Technology Applications in Agriculture, State-of-the-Art and Future Perspectives. This congress will be held in the Wageningen International Conference Centre, Wageningen, The Netherlands on June 16-19, 1996.
Additional information can be obtained from:
AJ Udink ten Cate, DLO-Agricultural Research Dept.,
Bornsesteeg 53, 6708 PD Wageningen, The Netherlands.
Tel.: +31 317 474132 Fax.: +31 317 424060
E-mail: <udink@dlo.agro.nl>
2nd International Crop Science Congress
This Congress will be held in New Delhi, India on 7-11 November 1996.
Info: Dr Suresh K Sinha, National Academy of Agricultural Science, Pusa Campus, New Delhi 110 012, India.
XIVth ISTRO Conference
The XIVth ISTRO Conference will be held in Poland in
1997. Six major topics will be emphasized in sections:
- Theoretical principles for modelling of soil tillage effects;
- Soil and crop responses to soil tillage systems;
- Conservation tillage practices;
- Economics of soil tillage;
- Soil management under permanent crops;
- Soil cultivation in organic farming.
Further information can be obtained from:
Dr Jerzy Rejman, Institute of Agrophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, ul. Doswiadczalna 4, 20-236 Lublin, Poland.
Tel.: +48 81 45061 Fax.: +48 81 45067.
SEOUL '96 International Conference on Agricultural Machinery Engineering
The Korean Society for Agricultural Machinery organizes the Second International Conference on Agricultural Engineering Machinery (ICAME) on November 12-15, 1996 at the Korea Exhibition Center in Seoul, Korea.
Main topics will cover:
Mechanization strategies / Machinery developments and innovations / Agricultural machinery performances / Sensors and intelligent machines / Modelling and automation / Advanced engineering in processing / Storing, drying and handling / Quality of products / Energy technologies and developments / Pest control development.
The official language will be English.
Further information from:
Prof Kwan Hee Ryu, Gen. Sec., c/o Agric. Engng. Dept., College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National University, Suwon 441-744, Korea.
Tel.: +331 290 2384 Fax.: +331 294 1815.
Towards Sustainable Land Use - 9th Conference of the International Soil Conservation Organization.
This conference will be held in Bonn, Germany on August 26-30, 1996.
The following topics will be treated:
- Soil conservation and sustainable land use - various responses to erosion and desertification;
- Other forms of soil degradation - assessment, prevention, rehabilitation;
- Influence of demographic, socio-economic and cultural factors on sustainable land use;
- Soil conservation and sustainable land use - innovations in approaches, technologies and practices;
- Furthering cooperation between people and institutions.
Languages: English with interpreting facilities for French, Russian and German.
Post conference excursions.
Further information:
Mr A Klein, Federal Environmental Agency, FG II 3.2 / Soil Quality, P.O. Box 33 00 22, 14191 Berlin, Germany.
Tel.: +49 30 231 457 46 Fax.: +49 30 229 3096
E-mail: <100434.1121@compuserve.com>
ISO 9000 Fourth Annual International Conference
This Conference will be held on May 5-7, 1996 at the Grosvenor Resort, Walt Disney World Village, Lake Buena Vista, Orlando, Florida, USA.
Further information can be obtained from:
The International Conference on ISO 9000, 1522 Spruce Street, Cheswick, Pennsylvania 15024 USA.
Tel. +1 412 274 7559 Fax. +1 412 274 0926
E-mail: <ncvw93a@prodigy.com>
13th Congress of the International Ergonomics Association
This Congress will be hosted by the Nordic Ergonomics Society and the Finnish Ergonomics Society. This congress will be held in Tampere, Finland in the summer of 1997.
Further info through e-mail: <mleppane@cc.tut.fi>
1st International Conference on Applied Ergonomics ICAE'96
This Conference will be held on May 21-24, 1996 in the Conrad Hotel, Istanbul, Turkey.
No further info available.
5th Conference on Agricultural Economics
This Conference will be held on March 26-27, 1996 in Gyöngyös, Hungary.
Further information from:
University of Agricultural Sciences, Gödöllö, College of Agriculture-Gyöngyös, Scientific Days of Agricultural Economics, Dr Lajos Szabo, 3200 Gyöngyös, Matrai Str. 36. Tel. +36 37 314 234 Fax. +36 37 313 170
14th International Pig Veterinary Society Congress
This congress will be held in Bologna, Italy on July 7-10, 1996.
Further information can be obtained from:
Dipartimento di Morfofisiologia e Produzioni Animali, Facolta di Medicina Veterinaria, Universita di Bologna, Via Tolara di sopra, 50, IT-40064 Ozzano Emilia - Bologna, Italy.
Tel.: +39 51 792887 Fax.: +39 51 792891
E-mail: <ipvs96@alma.unibo.it>.
ICID Workshop on Crop - Water - Environment Models
This workshop is organized on the occasion of the ICID Congress at Cairo on 17 September 1996.
Further information from:
- Dr Dia El Quosy, Water Research Center, Cairo, Egypt 13621. Fax.: +20 2 218 95 61
- Dr B van den Broek, Fax.: +31 8370 11524
- Prof Luis Santos Pereira, Fax.: +351 1 362 15 75
Water Quality International '96
The Eighteenth Biennial Conference and Exhibition of the International Association on Water Quality (IAWQ) will be
held in Singapore on 23-28 June 1996.
Language: English.
Contact: Mr Anthony Milburn, Executive Director, IAWQ, 1 Queen Anne's Gate, London SW1H 9BT, England.
Tel.: +44 171 222 3848 Fax.: +44 171 233 1197
Secretary Organising Committee:
Mr Lai Swee Fong, c/o Conference Secretariat, Singapore RAI, 1 Maritime Square, World Trade Centre #09-49, Singapore 0409.
Tel.: +65 272 2250 Fax.: +65 272 6744.
