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AgriFuture Days 2016: ICT’s for Technology Integration / Stakeholder Cooperation / Education / Local Experience
22-24 June - VILLACH, Austria
The 3rd Annual Agrifuture Days Conference of 2016 will be as absorbing and memorable event as its preceding Conferences. We look forward to making Agrifuture Days 2016 another applied learning opportunity for our partners, friends and colleagues attending the conference while also sharing our beautiful landscape, a destination where you can unwind and enjoy yourself before returning to work.
The AgriFuture Days are organized by the Club of Ossiach, a group of agriculturists, agri-business managers, agriculture and forestry technologists, environmentalists and agricultural ICT specialists from around the world. They meet periodically to collectively discuss and collaboratively act on influencing the use of information and communications technologies (ICTs) to improve agricultural productivity, profitability and contribution to food and nutritional security and safety globally.
The AgriFuture Days 2016 offer the possibility to showcase technologies, products, innovations, services and methods for the farming- and forestry community to applicable innovations. The conference shall be a great place for exhibitors to meet key decision makers from practices, governments, and organizations. Around 50 presentations and a large number of attendees from all over the world are expected. Not all excepted Papers will get a slot to present, but we will have also posters to be presented and discussed within the participants. Further the three Workshops will bring better cooperation and discussion for all participants.

>> Conference Theme: Smart cities need smart rural areas
With rapid urbanisation world-wide, development of rural areas lags far behind that of smart cities. The conference will discuss how ICT can contribute to the future of the Rural – Urban continuum with a focus on agriculture, the core economic and social activity of rural areas, especially in the context of smallholder farmers. The Conference will also consider the framework which is necessary to integrate all Agri-food chain partners from production to marketability of rural products, support education and learning as also create inclusive, interdependent rural-urban local communities.

>>Topics of Interest
It will look at key issues in 3 areas where applications and use ICTs and related technologies make a difference:
1. Technologies and technology integration for the Smart urban-Rural Continuum
2. Chain management and Stakeholder´s integration
3. Education. Learning and local experience integration
Contacts: Ajit MARU & Walter MAYER
E-mail: clubofossiach(a)agrifuturedays.com


WCCA·AFITA 2016: abstract submission deadline extended
In response to a number of requests, the Organizing Committee of WCCA·AFITA 2016 has decided to extend the deadline for abstract submission until April 15, 2016.
See: http://afita2016.org/?page_id=118

>>> Important dates
According to the abstract Submission deadline, important dates of WCCA·AFITA 2016 has been changed as below.

> Abstract Submission Deadline April 15, 2016
>Notification to Authors April 30, 2016
> Full Paper Submission Deadline May 25, 2016
> Pre-registration Deadline May 31, 2016

>>> Online registration system is now available!
Participants are strongly encouraged to register before May 31, 2016 to take advantage of the discounted registration fees. You can register for the congress at the official website of WCCA·AFITA 2016
See: http://afita2016.org/?page_id=77

>>> Early room bookings are highly recommended for guarantee your room reservation
WCCA·AFITA 2016 is pleased to offer a wide selection of hotels with discounted rates. Please find the accommodation list on the official website.
See: http://afita2016.org/?page_id=79
See: http://www.afita2016.org


Social networks. A seminar at the Académie d'Agriculture de France (23 March 2016)

Remy Dumery, arable crops grower in the Central France: The third revolution: data and knowledge to be shared!

Christian Rousseau, wine and wheat grower in Champagne region: For ''Big data'' usefull for our jobs
Voir : http://www.agrisalon.com/actualites/2016/03/23/viser-des-big-data-utiles-pour-nos-metiers

Hervé Pillaud, cattle grower in Western France : " Farmers, you should adopt ICTs!"
Voir : http://www.agrisalon.com/actualites/2016/03/22/herve-pillaud-agriculteurs-appropriez-vous-les-outils-numeriques