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

The 17^th World Congress of the International Commission of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering (CIGR) is only a few months away, scheduled on June 13 to 17, 2010 in Québec City, Canada.  Over 900 technical presentations are in the preliminary program. Four pre-congress workshops are offered in drainage modeling, biomass logistics, life cycle assessment and geomorphology of streams.  Post-congress technical tours include water management, food engineering, animal production engineering and bioenergy.

Authors and participants are reminded to book hotel rooms early.  The summer tourist season starts in June in Quebec City; hotel room availability close to the Convention Centre may be limited at the time of the Congress.  Blocks of rooms have been reserved in several hotels nearby for CIGR delegates.  Most hotels will release the unreserved rooms after April, so you are encouraged to book soon.  The list of hotels with an agreement with CIGR 2010 are identified at:  http://www.bioeng.ca/cigr2010/lodging-traveling/lodging

The preliminary program was placed on line on February 18.  High quality technical presentations are scheduled in all seven CIGR Sections, in addition to programs on Nanotechnology, Aquacultural Engineering, ASABE’s International Drainage Symposium, the American Ecological Engineering Society Annual Meeting and the World Congress on Computers in Agriculture.  An updated version of the program will appear on the web site by April 20.  Meanwhile, the preliminary program can be uploaded from the following link:  http://www.bioeng.ca/cigr2010/programs

Participants are encouraged to register early.  You will be guaranteed to receive lunch each day, a copy of the proceedings in paper format (optional) and in electronic format, and any other information for delegates prior to arrival in Quebec City.  The on-site registration is at:  http://www.bioeng.ca/cigr2010/registration

The 17^th CIGR World Congress will bring together experts from more than 50 different countries to discuss common issues related to the general theme of “Sustainable Biosystems through Engineering”.  Come and meet old friends and make new acquaintances in your professional network.  In an enjoyable atmosphere of French traditions, the CIGR Congress in Quebec will challenge all of us to improve our future work in agricultural and biosystems engineering.

The Local Organizing Committee
www.cigr2010.ca
March, 2010