Papers and abstracts presented at the XVII^th World Congress of CIGR are now available on the web.  They can be reached through the congress web site (www.cigr2010.ca) or by visiting the permanent archives of the Canadian Society for Bioengineering.

The International Commission of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering (www.cigr.org) held its World Congress for the first time in Canada (Québec City) on June 13-17, 2010.  A total of 746 papers were presented by delegates from 46 different countries.  Technical sessions were organized in all seven CIGR sections: Section I on land and water engineering, including EnviroWater 2010; Section II on buildings and environment; Section III on field machinery; Section IV on energy; Section V on ergonomics and systems engineering; Section VI on processing; and Section VII on information systems.  In addition, the program included the 9^th International Drainage Symposium sponsored by the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers, the 10^th Annual Meeting of the American Ecological Engineering Society, the 8^th World Congress on Computers in Agriculture, a Nanotechnology Symposium and an  Aquacultural Engineering program.

Each paper can be found in the technical Section or technical program where it was presented. The web site allows searches by authors or keywords.  The web site also includes the “Book of Abstracts” grouping all presentations in a single document.  Individual full papers and abstracts can easily be downloaded.

The organizing committee thanks all participants for their time and effort to share state-of-the-art information in their area of specialization.  The electronic papers are not peer-reviewed.  Authors wishing to submit their full papers for peer reviewing are free to submit to a journal of their choice.  Within the coming months, the Editor of the Canadian BioEngineering Journal is planning to invite several authors to submit their full papers to CBE.  Authors who wish to accelerate the process for a peer-reviewed article should contact directly the journal of their choice.

For those who missed out on the opportunity to visit Québec and Canada, or who would like to come again, another meeting on concrete in agriculture is scheduled on 18-21 September 2011 (http://bioeng.ca/csas2011).

The congress provided a wealth of information for the progress of agricultural and biosystems engineering.  Share the information with colleagues locally and abroad.

The Local Organizing Committee
XVII^th World Congress of CIGR
www.cigr2010.ca

A total of 750 participants registered at the XVII^th World Congress of CIGR held in Québec City, Canada on June 13-17, 2010. The number of fully registered delegates (i.e. non-student) was 465.  The number of students registered for the entire congress was 156; several other registrants (129) were registered on a daily basis.

Fully registered delegates came from 46 different countries (a complete table is available for download).  Eleven countries were represented by ten or more delegates: Canada (84), United States (63), China (60), Japan (32), Italy (31), Brazil (24), Germany (22), Spain (16), Iran (15), Denmark (14) and France (11). Besides full delegates, students and daily delegates, 39 visitors were registered in the guest program which included a tour of historical sites and a cruise on the St. Lawrence River.  In addition, more than 30 volunteers, mostly students, helped the organizing committee; in total, about 820 people were involved in the congress.

Each participant received a Book of abstracts containing 746 papers presented in the technical program.  A pdf version of the Book of abstracts is now available free of charge for download.

Full papers and abstracts presented by participants are available here.

The Local Organizing Committee
XVII^th World Congress of CIGR

Dear Colleague,

The Final Program and the Book of Abstracts of the XVII^th World Congress of CIGR is now available for download:

CIGR 2010 FINAL PROGRAM (PDF, 1.8 Mb)

CIGR 2010 BOOK of ABSTRACTS (PDF, 2.5 Mb)

The program includes 506 oral presentations and 239 poster presentations scheduled on June 14, 15 and 16, 2010.  Participants from more than 50 different countries are expected at the Congress.  Authors will find easily the exact day and time of their presentations in the schedule of technical sessions.  In addition, the program includes plenary sessions where well-known speakers will discuss the role of engineering and technology to improve the environment and methods to produce more efficiently agricultural products and healthy food.

The web site also lists hotels and other options available during the congress.  Make sure you attend this important conference to develop your international network in science and engineering applied to agriculture, food and the environment.

The Local Organizing Committee

Four workshops are scheduled on June 12 and 13, 2010 just before the main CIGR Congress in Québec City.  A two-day workshop on drainage modeling is offered by Chip Chesheir from North Carolina State University. Three one-day workshops are planned: the geomorphology of streams by Andy Ward from the Ohio State University, life-cycle assessment by Marty Matlock from the University of Arkansas, and bioenergy feedstock logistics by Shahab Sokhansanj from the University of British Columbia and the Oak Ridge National Laboratory.  Spend a day with the experts; learn to use state-of-the-art models, do simulations and draw inferences with these analytical tools. WORKSHOPS: http://www.bioeng.ca/cigr2010/programs/workshops

At the end of the Congress, four technical tours are offered on Thursday June 17.  This is a unique opportunity to see and learn about technologies that are being used in eastern Canada.  The themes are:  Drainage and Water Management; Environment and Livestock Production; Food and Process Engineering; Bioenergy.  Each tour includes three or four stops at commercial farms or industrial sites.  Details can be found at: http://www.bioeng.ca/cigr2010/programs/technical-tours

Book hotel rooms early to benefit from guaranteed rates.  You can choose among various hotels near the Quebec City Convention Centre.  A selected list is identified at:  http://www.bioeng.ca/cigr2010/lodging-traveling/lodging

A preliminary technical program is on the web site.  The organizing committee is currently finalizing the technical program which will contain more than 700 confirmed papers; the final program will appear on the web site by May 15.  Meanwhile, participants are encouraged to register early.  On-line registration will be accepted until June 1.  After that date, only on-site registration will be available from June 13 to 16 at a higher rate: http://www.bioeng.ca/cigr2010/registration

Make plans to attend a memorable congress and enhance your learning experience through workshops and tours in the heart of French Canada.

The Local Organizing Committee