EFITA Newsletter / 681

Châtenay-Malabry (FR - 92290), 2 February 2015

EFITA newsletter / 681 - European Federation for Information Technology in Agriculture, Food and the Environment

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Poor Kenji GOTO
See: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/feb/01/mother-japanese-journalist-beheaded-islamic-state-tributes-kenji-goto

ACHEMA 2015
15 – 19 June - FRANKFURT, Germany
ACHEMA is the world forum of the process industry and the trend-setting technology summit for chemical engineering, environmental protection and biotechnology.. This year’s congress focuses on the areas of biotechnology and environmental protection, gathering some 4.000 exhibitors from all over the world. diazepam online no prescription diazepam online […]
See: http://www.achema.de/en.html

Unlocking the Bioeconomy in Europe
23 June - BRUSSELS
See: http://bio-tic-conference.eu/
See: http://www.industrialbiotech-europe.eu/

HAICTA 2015 - 7th International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies in Agriculture, Food and Environment
17-19 September 2015 - Kavala - Greece

>>> Topics
We are accepting submissions of original research papers and posters for the main program and the doctoral consortium in all areas of ICT in Agriculture, Food and Environment including but not limited to:

* Decision Support Systems
* Information Systems
* Database Systems
* Environmental Modelling and Simulation
* Environmental Control Systems
* Environmental Impact Assessment
* E-waste Management & Clean Technologies
* Environmental Design & Policy
* Issues in ICT Adoption
* New technologies in Ecosystems Management, Forestry and Natural Resources
* Information Systems and Wild Life Management & Protection
* Wood Technology & Wood Products
* Flora and Fauna Management using ICTs
* ICT in Climate Change and Global Warming
* ICT in Cultivation and Pastoral Areas
* ICT in Rural Development
* Innovative Technologies in Agrotourism & Ecotourism
* E-business, E-commerce, E-government, E-learning and E-services
* GIS and Applications
* Spatial Analysis & Landscape Planning
* Internet Marketing, Internet of Things and Web 2.0
* Mobile/wireless Systems & Networks
* Ontology and Web Semantic
* Sensor and Wireless Network Applications
* Mobile/Wireless Applications in Agriculture
* Novel RFID applications
* Precision Farming Systems, VRT Technologies
* Green ICT Technologies
* Traceability
* Supply Chain Management & Logistics
* Environmental Education

The conference is organised by the Hellenic Association for Information and Communication Technologies in Agriculture Food and Environment (HAICTA) with the support of it's Brach in Northern and Central Greece in cooperation with a number of associated Institutions.

>>> Paper submission
Papers will be accepted after double blind review process by at least two members of the Scientific Committee. For more details visit the "Submit a paper" link in the conference web site.

>>> Publication
All accepted papers and posters (including doctoral consortium) will be published in the conference proceedings deposited online in the CEUR workshop proceedings publication service. Furthermore, selected papers will be published in special issues of scientific journals , such as:

* International Journal of Sustainable Agricultural Management and Informatics
* International Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Information Systems
* Information Processing in Agriculture
* Journal of Agricultural engineering and Biotechnology

>>> Important Dates
- April 30, 2015: Submissions due (for every type of submission: full research papers, posters, doctoral consortium research papers).
- May 30, 2015: Notification of acceptance for all submissions.
- June 30, 2015: Camera Ready Paper Submission.
- 17-19 September, 2015: Conference in Kavala, Greece.

>>> Tutorials
We invite proposals for tutorials to be held in conjunction with the conference. Proposals should be submitted electronically by March 30, 2015 to scientific committee chairs.

>>> For any further information you can contact conference secretariat
haicta2015(a)gmail.com
and Program Committee Chairs:
Dionysis BOCHTIS, Aarhus University, Denmark, dionysis.bochtis(a)eng.au.dk
Zacharoula ANDREOPOULOU, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece,
randreop(a)for.auth.gr

Contact: Zacharoula S. ANDREOPOULOU
E-mail: randreop(a)for.auth.gr

ICT in Agriculture: Perspectives of Technological Innovation
These free e-Book was written by a long list of experienced professionals, many from the sponsors: EFITA, The Hebrew University Center for Agricultural Research and the Samuel
Neamann Institute for National Policy Research.
It was put online for public use in 2006. This first year, it was accessed 38927 times.
See: http://departments.agri.huji.ac.il/economics/gelb-main.html

In 2013 the book was accessed 777960 times - roughly by doubling annually since 2006. Last year In 2014 the book was accessed 696296 times while being reviewed 666 times.

As explained during the book’s introduction it was designed for ICT end users, agents of change and developers of ICT incorporating innovations - in agriculture. The main purpose was to learn from over time experience - especially by avoiding past ICT Adoption mistakes.

Judging by the accessing results it appears that we can observe with some confidence that this joint publication endeavour was and remains useful worldwide.

Comments, dissemination and use are of course more than welcome.

Contact: Ehud GELB
E-Mail: ehud.gelb(a)mail.huji.ac.il

Leading GPS companies are losing the Chinese agriculture market
BeiDou is a Chinese satellite navigation system built to eliminate dependence on American satellites. This year, China will select 13 of the biggest agricultural provinces and work with 130,000 agricultural machinery cooperatives, to install BeiDou terminals in 6 million pieces of machinery.
See: http://smartaganalytics.com/blog/2015/01/can-chinas-beidou-replace-gps-and-drive-the-tractors-of-tomorrow/

Explore the 2015 Mid-South Farm & Gin Show with the exclusive mobile app. Our app includes all the latest show happenings
27 - 28 February 2015 - MEMPHIS
- My Schedule - Save the “must-see” seminars to your personal schedule
- Speakers - See who's who at the show
- Twitter - Check out who’s tweeting about the show
- Other Attractions - Find out what to do while you're in Memphis
- Maps - Find your favorite exhibitor booths
- Events - Pull a full listing of all seminars by day, time, and location
- Alerts - Get up-to-the-minute notifications from the show and sponsors
See: http://showcase.genie-connect.com/midsouthfarmginshow/
See: https://www.farmandginshow.com/

23 amazing innovations that made our lives much more easier
See: http://www.colorsandjoy.com/23-amazing-innovations-2014/

Forum Phyto - InfoFlash for English Readers - 1501
- Non-regulatory requirements from supermarkets issue (Fruit Logistica)

- “The impact of losing plant protection products on UK food production”

- A good reference : “Modern food microbiology”, JM May, MJ Loessner, DA Golden

- To smile : before and after an all organic diet

See: http://www.forumphyto.fr/2015/01/28/infoflash-for-english-readers-1501/?lang=en

Philippines – Call for biotechnology project for funding
See: https://adalidda.com/en/business-news/philippines-call-biotechnology-project-funding

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Jokes, Quotes and Anecdotes... an Anatomy of Wit
Mick Harkin, ex Secretary of EFITA, who has kept us amused with his Friday Jokes over the years, has published a book on Amazon entitled "Jokes, Quotes and Anecdotes... an Anatomy of Wit".
See: http://www.jokesquotesandanecdotes.com
Contact: Mick HARKIN
E-mail: harkin(a)iol.ie

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