Paris, 10 November 2008


EFITA newsletter / 385 / European Federation for Information Technology in Agriculture, Food and the Environment


Warning
I made a mistake when adding addresses of e-agriculture community members to the efita mailing list. Do not hesitate to ask me to remove your address from this mailing list.
Contact: Guy WAKSMAN
E-mail : waksman(a)acta-informatique.fr


IST-Africa 2009 Conference: Call for Papers Deadline 09 November (!)
See:
http://www.ist-africa.eu/Conference2009/files/ISTAfrica2009_CallForPapers.pdf


Innovation in ICT in Africa
15 December 2008 - OECD - PARIS, France
The African Development Bank, the OECD Development Centre and the UN Economic Commission for Africa invite experts at this meeting.
Contact: Patrice ANNEQUIN
E-mail: pannequin(a)ifdc.org


Digital soil mapping: novel approaches to the prediction of key soil properties for modelling physical processes
19 - 24 April 2009 - VIENNA, Austria
The EGU DSM Session focuses on the mapping of key parameters and input variables for modeling soil processes. As we consider more complex models, applied to larger geographical regions, the demand for information on these inputs becomes harder to meet. Digital soil mapping is concerned with the provision of spatial information on soil properties on the basis of ancillary variables, such as proxy and remote sensor data, and limited direct measurements.
We are asking for 400-word abstracts (limited to one per presenting author).
The deadline for abstract submission is 13 January 2009. The abstracts should be sent to: Florence.carre(at)jrc.it
See:
http://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU2009/session/907
See:
http://meetings.copernicus.org/egu2008/
Contact: Florence CARRE
Mél : florence.carre(at)jrc.it


Co-Extra News: Preannouncement: The Co-Extra International Conference
3 – 5 June 2009 - PARIS, France
See:
http://www.coextra.eu/news/news1274.html
Contact : Yves BERTHEAU
Mél : yves.bertheau(a)versailles.inra.fr


Google Groups "mobiles in agriculture" group
To post to this group, send email to mobiles-in-agriculture@googlegroups.com
To unsubscribe from this group, send email to mobiles-in-agriculture+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com
See: http://groups.google.com/group/mobiles-in-agriculture?hl=en


Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA)
See:
http://www.fara-africa.org/
Contact: Francois STEPMAN
E-mail: fstepman(a)fara-africa.org


EsokoNetworks provides strategy & software to businesses, governments & projects seeking to deploy mobile-based market services
See: http://www.esokonetworks.com/
See: http://www.youtube.com/esokonetworks


Thanks you Mr. Waksman for your returning in Romanian electronic-space. Your newsletter is very useful here and I am in charge for its dissemination and possible feed-back
Contact: Dr. Cristian KLEPS
Expert on agri-environmental issues
Head of the International Cooperation Department
Romanian Academy of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences

E-mail: asas(a)asas.ro


"The joke (in English) on the French site of ACTA Informatique was hilarious! One would almost hope it was true... ;-)". Guy - I don't understand - where exactly can I find this joke??
Contact: Mick HARKIN
E-mail: harkin(a)iol.ie

A.: Dear Mick, See: http://www.acta-informatique.fr?d=7455 see after the picture of Madam Windsor.

The Parish Priest's Chickens (Why you should make sure you think before you speak! An old Irish joke)

The priest in a small Irish village loved his chickens that he kept in the coop behind the church. One Sunday morning before mass, he went to feed the birds and discovered that the cock was missing. He knew about the cock fights in the village, so he decided to question his parishioners in church.

During mass, he asked his congregation, "Has anybody got a cock?"

All the men stood up.

"No, no, that wasn't what I meant. Has anybody seen a cock?"

All the women stood up.

"No, no, that wasn't what I meant either. Has anybody seen a cock that doesn't belong to them?"

Half the women stood up!

"No, no, no, that wasn't what I meant. What I really really mean is, has anybody seen MY cock?"

Sixteen altar boys, two priests and a goat stood up.

Contact : Bill PARLETTE
E-mail: billparlette(a)compuserve.com


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