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Châtenay-Malabry (FR - 92290), 17 March 2014 EFITA newsletter / 641 - European Federation for Information Technology in Agriculture, Food and the Environment European event on the robotics industry 26 - 28 May - LEGOLAND® - Billund International Airport (DK) See: http://www.robobusiness.eu/ Contribute to Smart AgriMatics 2014 - session on Interoperability and standards for data exchange in agri-food business 18 – 19 June - PARIS This interactive workshop will focus on the current state of play on standardization, implementation and adoption of standards for the exchange of information between stakeholders in the agri-food supply chain. The workshop will be divided into two parts: 1. Introduction of standardization and adoption of standards on the current landscape, this is being collected by the ICT-AGRI ERANET (http://www.ict-agri.eu). 2. Workshop contributors are requested to add to the challenges and actions to be taken in order to improve the adoption of standards or the development of new standards in the agri-food chain. Special focus is on the processes and data exchange between the Farm Management Information System (FMIS) at the farmer’s side and information systems of other stakeholders in the supply chain. The session is targeting to all agri-food stakeholders along the supply chain; from farmer to retailer and ICT system/software/service providers. Experts are invited to contribute to this workshop. Contributions cover at least one of the following topics: - Motivation and state of the art in the adoption of ICT standards to support data exchange between information systems of agri-food stakeholders. - Potential actions and motivation for further development and adoption of existing or new ICT standards for data exchange in the agri-food chain. - Specific standards and the current adoption for data exchange between the FMIS and information systems at other stakeholders in the supply chain. If you want to contribute, then send a half page description of the usage and adoption of ICT standards in the agri-food chain to info@smartagrimatics.eu with the subject “Contribution to session 4.2 on Interoperability for Data Exchange” before the 15th of April, or contact one of the organizers directly. See: http://www.smartagrimatics.eu/Conference-Information/Programme#Information&DataExchange ICT's for future Economic and Sustainable Agricultural Systems - 9th Conference of the Asian Federation for Information Technology in Agriculture - 2014 29 September - 2 October 2014 - Edith Cowan University, Mount Lawley Campus, Perth, Western Australia >>> Contact persons: - Dr Leisa Armstrong (l.armstrong(a)ecu.edu.au), - Dr Neil Dunstan (neil(a)turing.une.edu.au), - Dr Andreas Neuhaus (andreas.neuhaus(a)csbp.com.au) The Australian Society of Information & Communication Technology in Agriculture (ASICTA) cordially invites you to participate in the 9th AFITA conference. The conference is organised by ASICTA and Edith Cowan University (ECU) and will be held in Perth, Western Australia. The conference is supported by ECU and AFITA. This is the first time the AFITA Conference will be held in Australia, with previous conferences being held in Taiwan, Indonesia, Japan, India, Thailand, China and Korea. It promises to be Australia’s largest gathering of ICT professionals, combining three days of keynote presentations, one day of workshops/industry excursions, deep-dive discussions and networking with local and international industry-, research- and government-leading thinkers. Of special interest to growers and advisors will be presentations and demonstrations of practical applications from ICT developments at this conference. One day during the conference is dedicated to field and industry tours as well as a special workshop(s). Proposed papers or posters should relate to topics such as: Adoption of ICT for agricultural development, Sensor networks and agricultural applications, Precision agriculture, e-Agriculture and policy development, Farming information and management systems, Farm to market product tracking, Agriculture ontologies and the semantic web, Data mining for agriculture, Environmental monitoring and agriculture, Web-based and mobile farming advisory systems, Spatial information systems and resource management, Farming practices and climate change, Biotechnology and food quality, Optimization and modelling in agriculture, Sustainable agriculture, Agricultural systems and cloud computing, ICT and cropping, ICT and forestry, ICT and aquaculture, Greenhouse control systems, Artificial intelligence applications in Agriculture or Food security technology. A post-conference workshop is also available for personal development and networking. Mark Heffernan, who has more than 20 years of experience in system modelling, is conducting the workshop. He has a major interest in the application of simulation techniques in a broad range of business context. He has developed and run workshops in simulation and systems analysis throughout Australia, Europe, South East Asia and America. For more than 20 years, Mark headed up the systems modelling group at Evans & Peck and he is currently CEO of Dynamic Operations. >>> Confirmed keynote speakers are: · - Prof Fedro S. Zazueta (University of Florida, USA) · - Prof Gerhard Schiefer (University of Bonn, Germany) · - Prof Mira Pamplino (International Plant Nutrition Institute, Philippines) · - Prof David Lamb (University of New England, Australia, NSW) · - Dr Tim Wark (CSIRO, Australia, Qld) · - Mr Matthew Regan (CBH, Australia, WA) >>> Important dates: - Opening of registration: 1st March, 2014 - Paper submission deadline: 1st May , 2014 - Early registration deadline: 1st May, 2014 - Notification of Acceptance: 30th June, 2014 - Camera-ready full paper submission deadline: 1st August, 2014 - Registration deadline for authors: 1st August, 2014 - Final program announcement: 25th September, 2014 - Conference AFITA 2014: 29th September - 2nd October, 2014 - Post Conference Workshops: 3rd -4th October, 2014 See: http://asicta.org/AFITA2014/ 
Mind-boggling from Sony Sony played this video at their executive conference in 2012. Caution: It may leave you a little breathless. See: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iEz46yhUwuM 9 Things Successful People Do In The First Week Of A New Job See: http://www.businessinsider.com/9-things-to-do-in-the-first-week-of-a-new-job-2013-8 From Cyprus… >>> In 2013 (October) the SmartFarmer project (LdV) was launched. The Project http://www.smartfarmerproject.eu/is about smart specialization in the area of promoting super foods. Five countries are involved: Cyprus, Latvia, Spain, Greece, and Portugal. >>> Recently we uploaded a youtube video on the Agricultural Research Institute channel http://www.youtube.com/user/ARICyprus, about the AgriRobot project (http://agrirobot.ouc.ac.cy). The short video is about an agricultural robot sprayer that was developed and tested, aiming for a user interface suitable for teleoperation and enhancing farmer’s telepresence. Here is the link, which I hope you will find interestinghttp://youtu.be/w3Inq5tBxa8 >>> The Agricultural Research Institute (http://www.ari.gov.cy) is using several social media tools to share agricultural information and the feedback we get from viewers is encouraging. Here is a list > Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/ARICyprus (in Greek) > Twitter http://www.twitter.com/ari_rd (@ari_rd) (in Greek and English) > Blog http://blog.ari.gov.cy (in Greek) > Slideshare http://www.slideshare.net/ARIWebinars (in Greek and English) > Issuu publications http://www.issuu.com/ari-rd (in Greek and English) Contact: George ADAMIDES E-mail: gadamides(a)ari.gov.cy Recruiting STEM specialists (science, technology, engineering and math programs = STEM) See: http://farmindustrynews.com/blog/different-kind-tech-challenge 5 robots coming to a field near you this year Farm robots are headed to their first customers this year. These hardwired troops can do anything from scout crops to take out weeds, with the promise of increased efficiency — all without a driver. Computer vision and robotics, supported by miles of computer code, have given these machines vision, touch, and with a little programing, a brain. Now they’re looking for a home. See: http://farmindustrynews.com/farm-equipment/5-robots-coming-field-near-you-year Apps proposed by Farming Online > Smart phone app: cattle movements See: http://www.farming.co.uk/tools/apps/cattle_movements > Smart phone app: crop monitor See: http://www.farming.co.uk/tools/apps/crop_monitor Climate Corp, Monsanto lays out new data privacy policies Data privacy is a growing concern, but companies are responding to the challenge. The American Farm Bureau Federation makes a statement about farmer data use. The Climate Corporation and Monsanto have set down new data privacy policies. See: http://farmindustrynews.com/precision-farming/climate-corp-monsanto-lay-out-new-data-privacy-policies Agrisolve We are an organization that combines our love for Agriculture & Horticulture profession with our passionate Technology offerings. With exprienced Industry, Domain and Technology consultants contributing their works, we are able to offer and execute an amazing selection of Resolutions, through our unique AgriSociobusiness model. See: http://www.agrisolve.in/about Wheat crops at higher risk of disease due to climate change See: http://www.farming.co.uk/news/article/9583 Quadcopter used as weed sprayer From the Science Network of Western Australia: a revolutionary homemade unmanned aerial vehicle is being used by the Department of Food and Agriculture in Alba… See: http://diydrones.com/profiles/blogs/quadcopter-used-as-weed-sprayer New CIARD Website See: http://www.ciard.net/ HTS Ag Precision Talk Interviews See: http://www.htsag.com/precision-ag-news/podcasts/ Agricultural Information Management Standards (AIMS) AIMS Newsletter no. 27, February 2014 See: http://aims.fao.org/newsletter/27 GM blight resistant potatoes grown in UK Scientists at the Sainsbury Lab in Norfolk have developed a variety of Desiree potatoes resistant to late blight, the infamous disease behind the Irish potato famine of the 1840s. See: http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-26189722 See: http://www.farming.co.uk/news/article/9542 Psychology can teach us much about why many people fear GM foods, par David Ropeik See: http://alpha.cosmosmagazine.com/society/risky-business
The Genealogists and the Notaries are going to be busy in the future Successions and Inheritances... In reality, I am a 24 year old man, and I am married to a 44 year old widow, who has a 25 year old daughter… …but my father has married this daughter. Today, my father has become my son-in-law since he married my daughter-in-law. So de facto, my daughter-in-law has become my mother-in-law since she is the wife of my father. My wife and myself have had a newly born son in January. So, this child has now become the half-brother of the wife of my father, so the brother-in-law of my father. Consequently, this child is also my uncle since he is the half-brother of my mother-in-law. So, my son is my uncle. The wife of my father has given birth at Xmas to a baby-boy who is also my half-brother since he is the son of my father, and he is my grandson since he is also the son of the daughter of my wife. So, I am then the brother of my grandson, and since the husband of someone’s mother is the father of this person, it is evident that I am the father of my wife, and the brother of my son. So, I am also my own grandfather!!! The distribution of this efita newsletter is sponsored by vitisphere.com Please, contribute to the content of your efita newsletter, and advertise your events, new publications, new products and new project in this newsletter. Without your support, it will not survive! Contact: Guy WAKSMAN E-mail: guy.waksman(a)laposte.net To read this newsletter on our web site See: http://www.informatique-agricole.org/gazette/efita/efita_140317_641.htm
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