Paris, 23 October 2006


EFITA newsletter / 280 / European Federation for Information Technology in Agriculture, Food and the Environment


EFITA 2007 “Environmental and rural sustainability through ICT
The plans for this years conference are very exciting with a range of papers and poster sessions, short and long, and demonstrations of software both commercial and research based. As well as the stimulation of the conference itself delegates will be welcomed with a civic reception, offered the opportunity to sample Scotland’s national drink and banqueted at the famous Sterling Castle.
If you have something to say about the way that ICT can be, is, or should be used to support the farm business, protect the environment or support rural communities then send in your abstract now. The deadline for abstracts, 30th November, is fast approaching. For more information and instructions to authors go to the conference web-site at: efitaglasgow.org"
Contact: Caroline PARKER
E-mail: c.g.parker(a)gcal.ac.uk


Latest edition of ICT Update magazine on line
Issue 33 is devoted to the use of information technologies in urban agriculture in African, Caribbean and Pacific countries.
See: http://ictupdate.cta.int/
Contact Phillips LEIGH - Editor/Science Writer - ICT Update
Email: leigh(a)contactivity.com


The European Topic Centre on Biological Diversity
See: http://biodiversity.eionet.europa.eu


European Environment Agency
See: http://www.eea.europa.eu


GM crops - friend or foe for European agriculture?
See: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/public/story_page/032-11626-283-10-41-904-20061012STO11625-2006-10-10-2006/default_en.htm


A simple CAP for Europe: a challenge for all
See: http://ec.europa.eu/agriculture/events/simplification/index_en.htm


Free CMS (See EFITA newsletter / 278)
We hope that information exchanges will increase with the development web services based on the above free tools. My information is also related to E-Agriculture, which is called by FAO.
We have developed a Joomla e-community, where students try to develop project. Some of these projects are related to agriculture. Most of them are in Czech. But, our portal is in English. We hope that clever tools, which are implemented there, will help both students, and projects to grow to maturity.
See: http://projects.eb-eu.cz
Contact: Zdenek LINHART
Email: linhart(a)pef.czu.cz


You gotta hand it to George
Mildred, the church gossip, and self-appointed monitor of the church's morals, kept sticking her nose into other people's business. Although many members did not approve of her extra curricular activities, they feared her enough to maintain their silence.

She made a mistake, however, when she accused George, a new church member, of being an alcoholic after she saw his old pickup parked in front of the town's only bar one afternoon. She emphatically told George and several others that everyone seeing it there would know what he was doing.

George, a man of few words, stared at her for a moment, then just turned on his heel and walked away. He didn't explain, defend, or deny. He said nothing.

Later that evening, George quietly parked his pickup in front of Mildred's house, walked home.... and left it there all night.

You gotta hand it to George.

Contact: Mick HARKIN
Email: harkin(a)iol.ie


About the EFITA mailing list
You can use the efita moderated list (>3000 subscribers) to announce any event / product / web site / joke (!) related to IT in agriculture, environment, food industry and rural areas.
If you do not wish to receive our messages, please see: http://www.efita.net to remove your Email address from our mail list.