EFITA Newsletter / 738

Châtenay-Malabry (FR - 92290), 30 May 2016

EFITA newsletter / 739 - European Federation for Information Technology in Agriculture, Food and the Environment

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AgriFutureDays 2016
22-24 June - VILLACH, Austria
We have outstanding speakers, excellent presentations, keynotes, impulse papers for the three workshops and already more participants than 2014 have committed to take part. In view of the Cub of Ossiach´s strategy a final CoO RESOLUTION 2016 comprising the mentioned topics will be presented after the program and distributed worldwide – also with YOUR thoughts embedded.

Beside the keynotes and the three workshops:
(1) Technology integration,
(2) Stakeholder cooperation and
(3) Education,
we have companies exhibiting – see also at the homepage - outstanding new developments from sensors to upgrade your tractors, get better nutrient data from your fields and get access to the growth rate of your field from your office with the help of Sentinel II based NDVI growth indices.

The company PROGIS will support participating scientists around the globe with free of charge GIS- technology, BING maps and Sentinel data incl. NDVI index to prepare with local ground truth evaluation indices for local crops and their growth rates to be able to estimate growth and potential harvest results early in the season.
Contact : S. MAYER
E-mail: smayer(a)progis.com.
See: http://www.agrifuturedays.com

WCCA·AFITA 2016
21 – 24 June 2016 - Sunchon National University - KOREA

The WCCA·AFITA 2016 Organizing Committee would like to announce information for WCCA·AFITA 2016 to join the congress.

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

>>> Presenters are required to register until May 31, 2016!
All presenters are required to register for the congress with full payment of registration fee at the official website (www.afita2016.org) by May 31, 2016 to be allocated in the session. The presenters who do not register by early registration deadline will be disqualified for presentation at the congress.

>>> Full Paper Submission Deadline: May 31, 2016
All presenters are required to submit their full papers, however it is optional for poster presenters.
Full paper can only be submitted via online by May 31, 2016 and requires conformance to submission guidelines that can be found in the section “Call for Papers → Full Paper Submission” at the website (http://afita2016.org/?page_id=120).

>>> Volunteer to serve as a chair for oral session
Participants interested in serving as a session chair are encouraged to volunteer by email (program@afita2016.org) by May 31, 2016.

>>> Accommodation: 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 (http://afita2016.org/?page_id=79)

>>> Technical tour (June 24, 2016) - Free program for registrants
The advanced reservation can be made until May 31, 2016 (Local Time) and extra seats will be offered at the registration desk during WCCA.AFITA 2016. Please refer to the our official website for program details (http://afita2016.org/?page_id=1296)
Contact: secretariat(a)afita2016.org

ECPA 2017 – The 11th European Conference on Precision Agriculture
16-20 July 2017 - EDINBURG
It is 20 years since the first ECPA conference and the UK organisers are pleased to welcome the return of the conference to the UK and to Edinburgh. The conference will continue with a successful format of previous conferences building in strong industry sessions and participation. The theme of ‘Innovating through Research’ will enable all involved in Precision Agriculture to participate.

As per usual, ECPA ’17 will welcome papers on all aspects of precision agriculture related to any cropping system – from soil and crop sensing, to data management, information systems and spatial decision support systems. In addition, we would like to invite contributions in two ‘new’ areas: Firstly, contributions with an emphasis on precision forage production are invited. Grass is a key ‘crop’ in cold climes and an area in which precision agriculture technologies have been poorly exploited to date.

Secondly, on this 20th anniversary, we would like to invite contributions that address success in translational activities in Precision Agriculture. Through all the research and promise of the past two decades, we would like to hear how and where the commercial and agronomic impact has been and its effect on agriculture. I am sure we have some very interesting successful (and perhaps not so successful) stories that we can all learn from. Both these areas will have dedicated sessions within the conference.

>>> Key dates
- Abstract submission deadline 12th October, 2016
- Notification of acceptance 24th October, 2016
- Full Paper submission 9 th December, 2016
- Conference 16th -20th July, 2017
See: http://www.ecpa2017.com
Contact : Contact: Bridget HILTON
E-mail: bridget.hilton(a)bsas.org.uk

Connected hives
See: http://www.vitisphere.com/actualite-82776-4-ruches-connectees-installees-au-bord-des-vignes.htm

European Soil Data Centre Newsletter No. 89 (May 2016)
See: http://esdac.jrc.ec.europa.eu/public_path/newsletter/201605_0.pdf

Two short European jokes

(1) Irish / buttoned-up Brits
“What’s the English definition of a thrill?
“Having an After Eight at 7.30

(2) Poles / Germans
German footballers are like German food: if they’re not imported from Poland they’re no good

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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".
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Contact: Mick HARKIN
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