Paris, 18 April 2006
EFITA newsletter / 256 / European Federation for Information
Technology in Agriculture, Food and the Environment
About my weekly newsletter in French and its 25000 subscribers
Yes, Guy, I do push the DEL key - but I read the newsletter first. How much
of it depends on how busy I am but I never delete it without regret, and without
at least taking a glance! In particular I love the "pensées du jour"
- Thought of the day - in the French edition.
Contact: Gert Jan HOFSTEDE
Email: gertjan.hofstede(a)wur.nl
Point of view (in Fr-English): ADAS is rejecting the efita newsletter
I quite often get the following message e.g. from ADAS (UK): "The automated
mail checker has found your message contains profanities. These messages are
neither accepted from the Internet nor delivered to it. The message in question
is attached…"
I understand that the jokes (especially those provided by a famous Irish guy)
are not politically correct and even not correct at all but it is funny to see
the number of organisations that forbid the efita newsletter. If you want to
continue to receive the efita newsletter, please take care to ask your webmaster
to insert the "liste-efita" in his (her) "white list".
Contact: Guy WAKSMAN
Email: waksman(a)acta-informatique.fr
4th World Congress of Computers in Agriculture and Natural Resources (WCCA)
24 – 26 July 2006 - ORLANDO, FL, USA
- A total of 157 papers were accepted.
- An additional 25 posters were accepted.
Contact: Fedro ZAZUETA
Email: fsz(a)ifas.ufl.edu
Erratum: Ontology-based knowledge discovery: Using metadata and ontologies
for improving access to agricultural information
9 - 10 November 2006 - BANGALORE, India
See: http://www.fao.org/aims/pub_aos7.jsp
ICT Update: a bimonthly printed bulletin, web magazine, and accompanying
email newsletter focusing on the use of information and communication technologies
in agriculture in developing countries
It is published in English and French, by CTA (Technical Centre for Agricultural
and Rural Cooperation) in Wageningen in the Netherlands. Each issue focuses
on a specific theme and the latest issue has just been published. This edition’s
theme is ‘Digging in the dirt: Soils & ICTs’. This issue of the magazine
includes a handful of projects that illustrate some of the key technologies
that are now contributing to the improvement and conservation of soils in ACP
countries.
See: http://ictupdate.cta.int
Contact: Leigh PHILLIPS
Email: leigh(a)contactivity.com
ICT Update web portal
CTA is carrying out a survey of its ICT Update web portal to get a better
understanding of the users of the portal and to recommend ways it can better
serve you. The survey should take 5 or 10 minutes to complete – you may also
wish to register to receive one of 25 free CD-rom versions of the ICT Update
web site
See: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=664011943061
See: http://www.cta.int/
EU policy on biotechnology
See: http://bookshop.eu.int/eGetRecords?Template=Test_EUB/en_publication_details&UID=164431
The convention on biological diversity
See: http://bookshop.eu.int/eGetRecords?Template=Test_EUB/en_publication_details&UID=164426
Food quality and safety in Europe http://bookshop.eu.int/eGetRecords?Template=Test_EUB/en_publication_details&UID=165126
Integration of environment into EU agriculture policy
Voir : http://bookshop.eu.int/eGetRecords?Template=Test_EUB/en_publication_details&UID=165297
Geographical Indications registration opened for direct applications and
objections from groups and individuals in third countries
See: See: http://europa.eu.int/comm/agriculture/foodqual/protec/thirdcountries/index_en.htm
Avian flu: Commission proposes to allow EU financial aid for eggs and
poultry sector
http://europa.eu.int/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/06/400&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en
Commission approves new promotion measures for EU agricultural products outside
the EU
See: http://europa.eu.int/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/06/346&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en
"Broadband for all": Commission mobilises all its policy instruments
to bridge the broadband gap
See: http://europa.eu.int/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/06/340&type=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en
BSE: UK beef embargo to be lifted
See: http://europa.eu.int/comm/dgs/health_consumer/dyna/consumervoice/create_cv.cfm?cv_id=180
Genetically modified maize - your chance to comment
See: http://europa.eu.int/comm/dgs/health_consumer/dyna/consumervoice/create_cv.cfm?cv_id=181
How Irish can you get??
Two young Muslim friends, Rahim and Ahmad decide to leave Pakistan and to
emigrate to Ireland. Before they leave they agree to meet after one year to
determine who has become the most Irish.
One year passes and, true to their word, the two lads meet in Dublin.
Rahim says: I have become very Irish. I have a Roy Keane Celtic football shirt,
I support the Irish soccer and rugby teams, I fish, I play hurling for Cork,
I drink Guinness and have an Irish red setter!
He beams triumphantly at his friend: "How Irish have you become"
Ahmad sneers at him and snarls: F*ck off you Paki ba*tard!"
Contact: Mick HARKIN
E-mail: harkin(a)iol.ie