Paris, 28 January 2008
EFITA newsletter / 346 / European Federation for Information Technology in Agriculture,
Food and the Environment
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Contact: Mick HARKIN
E-mail: harkin(a)iol.ie
The Second International Conference on Computer & Computing Technologies
in Agriculture (CCTA2008) - Call for Papers
18 – 20 October - BEIJING, China
The conference will focus on Computer and Computing Technologies in Agriculture
and targeted participants are from universities, institutes, research organizations,
government, large companies, and regional development agencies and consultants
all over the world. The conference will provide a forum for original research
contributions and practical system design, implementation, and applications
of computer and computing technologies in agriculture.
All accepted papers will be published in the Proceedings of CCTA 2008. Selected
best papers will be published in a special issue of the International Journals
(we have applied, and will let you know the results as soon as possible). Other
papers will be published in the IFIP Series in Spinger Press in
USA, which was listed in ISI Proceedings.
All abstracts should be submitted to the Secretary of the Conference at ccta2008@sina.com,
by not later than February 29, 2008.
Topics and areas of interest include, but are not limited to the following
Technologies in Agriculture:
- Applied Mathematics
- Numerical Analysis
- Simulation, Optimization, Modeling
- Systems Theory
- Circuits and Systems
- Neural Networks
- Fuzzy Systems
- Optimization
- Multidimensional Systems
- Computing & Computational Science
- Statistics
- Telecommunications
- Signal Processing
- Computer Science
- Multimedia
- Wireless and Optical Communications
- Agricultural Decision Support System and Expert System
- GIS, GPS, RS and Precision Farming
- Agricultural System Simulation
- Intelligent Monitoring and Control
- ICT applications in Rural Area
Important Dates
- Deadline for submission of abstract: February 29, 2008
- Deadline for abstract acceptance: March 14, 2008
- Deadline for submission of full paper: May 19, 2008
- Deadline for submission of full paper (after revision): July 28, 2008
- Conference: October 18th to 20th, 2008
E-mail: ccta2008@sina.com
See: http://www.iccta.cn
Prof. Daoliang Li
Prof. Chunjiang Zhao
Chairman of CCTA 2008
Pakistan Lifeline
I was depressed last night so I called Lifeline. Got a call center in Pakistan.
I told them I was suicidal.
They got all excited and asked if I could drive a truck.
Contact : I. KITRON
E-mail: kitron1(a)terra.com.br
TERNURA DE HOMBRE LLAMANDO A SU CASA POR TELEFONO
- ¿Hola, mi reina?.. ¿Cómo estás mi amor?.. ¿Bien?
- Sí ¡muy bien!...
- ¿Los niños están bien?
- No te preocupes amor, están de lo mejor...
- Perfecto... ¿Almorzaron?
- Si, almorzaron muy bien.
- ¿Sí?... ¡Qué bueno!.. Dime, preciosa. ¿Qué cocinaste para la cena?
- Lomo a la pimienta...
- ¡Mi plato preferido!.. ¡Te adoro divina!.. Siempre complaciéndome. .
- Y dime... ¿todo tranquilo en casa?
- Todo bien, te espero con la comidita caliente y luego (en tono malicioso)
El postre que tanto te gusta...
- No me digas esas cosas, nena, que me dan ganas de volar hacia allá ahora mismo..
¿Me prometes que esta noche te pones ese babydoll transparente que tanto me
gusta?
- Como mandes, dulzura, sabes que soy tu esclava...
- ¿Sí?.. Gracias cosita, por eso te quiero tanto. Bueno amorcito, ahora pásame
a mi señora un momento, ¿sí?
-Patronaaa!!!!.. Le llama el ingenieroooooo. ..
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