Paris, 19 March 2007
EFITA newsletter / 301 / European Federation for Information
Technology in Agriculture, Food and the Environment
Emerging technologies in geo-information science: the farmer perspective
24-25 April 2007 - Conference on Agricultural Policy Implementation and Geo-Information
sciences (CAPIGI ’07) – WTC Rotterdam, The Netherlands
On 24 and 25 April 2007 the 2007 Conference on Agricultural Policy Implementation
and Geo-Information sciences (CAPIGI ’07) will take place at the World Trade
Centre, Rotterdam, the Netherlands. This conference focuses on the farmer perspective
towards the possibilities of emerging GI technologies for agriculture and agricultural
policy implementation in Europe. We welcome participants from government, research,
technology and solution providers to share experiences and application of geo-information
sciences.
See: http://www.capigi.wur.nl for an
overview of the conference and for registering. Conference themes: Land Parcel
Information Systems, Animal and livestock tracking, Cross Compliance and maintaining
good agro-environmental conditions and Information integration.
See: http://www.portolis.nl/
Contact: Tamme van der Wal
Email info(a)portolis.nl
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has been established
by WMO and UNEP to assess scientific, technical and socio- economic information
relevant for the understanding of climate change, its potential impacts and
options for adaptation and mitigation. It is currently finalizing its Fourth
Assessment Report "Climate Change 2007". The reports by the three
Working Groups provide a comprehensive and up-to-date assessment of the current
state of knowledge on climate change. The Synthesis Report integrates the information
around six topic areas.
See: http://www.ipcc.ch/
In French:: http://www.ipcc.ch/languageportal/frenchportal.htm
European agricultural machinery trends, a practical arable farmer and his
view of Agritechnica, expert advice for exhibitors, visitor forecast and profile
to be presented
With the Agritechnica international agricultural machinery exhibition drawing
nearer, numerous exhibiting companies are meticulously planning the many activities
leading up to and during the show in Hanover. To help in this planning, two
exclusive workshops will be held on March 13 in Nieuwegein, the Netherlands
and March 20 in Bologna, Italy. There, companies can obtain crucial information
on Agritechnica and how to make the most of exhibiting at the event. The workshops
are free of charge and open to companies active in the agricultural industry
and interested in exhibiting at Agritechnica, November 11-12 (Preview) 13-17,
2007, Hanover, Germany.
See: http://www.dlg.org/en/press/press_office.html?struts=publicArtikelDetail.do&artikelId=1046&spracheId=2&kategorieId=1&bereich=News
AGROVOC is now available in Hungarian!
The latest release of the AGROVOC Thesaurus has now been updated on the
AIMS web site. Together with new concepts and revision of existing ones, the
Thesaurus is now also available in Hungarian. The Hungarian version is released
by the Gödöllo Agribusiness Centre and has 16486 Descriptors and 9859 Non-descriptors.
Any inquiries regarding the Hungarian version of AGROVOC should be directed
to Dr. László Gábor Papócsi (lpapocsi[at]gak.hu).
See: http://www.fao.org/aims/ag_updates.htm
Contact : Salokhe GAURI
Mél : gauri.salokhe(a)fao.org
EU project C@R: we may all relearn country living
New technologies supporting and enhancing collaboration, give the possibility
to people living in rural areas to participate in the information society and
to break the barriers of rural development.
February 2007 A European consortium composed of 30 partners from 15 different
countries has received a EUR 8.6 million grant from the European Commission
to develop methods and technologies enabling people in rural areas to fully
participate in the information society as citizens and professionals. The three
years project (15 Mio EUR budget) entitled ‘Collaboration@Rural: a Collaborative
Platform for Working and Living in Rural Areas', or ‘C@R’, will provide a collaborative
platform for rural communities and will develop a common methodology for the
setting and implementation of Rural Living Labs. Rural Living Labs are user-centric
real-life research contexts, involving people, businesses and public players
in the co-creation of services enhancing rural development. The objective of
the C@R project is to promote the introduction of collaborative working environments
as key enablers of sustainable development in rural areas. C@R proposes a technological
response to the barriers preventing rural development and a methodology to involve
all users and players (including providers and public administrations) in the
real use and co-creation of the services and collaborative applications. In
this sense, the Living Labs established in C@R are about ‘creating together
a process and a suitable environment for this process’. Therefore, the project
considers them as drivers for continuous innovation. Project work is on track
and amongst other results relevant business cases for sustainable innovation
that take into account the local boundary conditions of the seven different
Living Lab locations have been delivered. The ultimate goal of the C@R project
is to make an impact on rural policy development.
See: http://c-rural.eu
Contact : Lydia MONTANDO
E-mail: lydia.montandon(a)atosorigin.com
Restaurant Menu
A guy walks into a pub and sees a sign hanging over the bar which reads:
CHEESEBURGER: $1.50
CHICKEN SANDWICH: $2.50
HANDJOB: $10.00
Checking his wallet for the necessary payment, he walks up to the bar and beckons
to one of the three exceptionally attractive women serving drinks to a meager
looking group of men.
"Yes?" she inquires with a knowing smile, "can I help you?"
"I was wondering", whispers the man, "are you the one who gives
the hand-jobs?"
"Yes", she purrs, "I am."
The man replies "Well please wash your hands, I want a cheeseburger."
Contact: Mick HARKIN
E-mail: harkin(a)iol.ie
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