| INFITA and the 8th WCCA join CIGR 2010 |
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| Tuesday, 16 June 2009 00:00 |
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The International Network for Information Technology in Agriculture (INFITA) is responsible for sponsoring the next World Congress on Computers in Agriculture (WCCA). In July 2008, INFITA representatives confirmed that they “ratified their support in holding the 2010 WCCA meeting with the CSBE/CIGR Conference in Quebec.” The 2010 WCCA committee includes Dr. Fedro Zazueta from the University of Florida, Dr. Gerhard Schiefer from the University of Bonn, Dr. Seishi Ninomiya from the National Agricultural Research Center in Japan, Dr. Jiannong Xin from the University of Florida and Dr. Peter Ballantyne from IAALD. The 2009 WCCA is being held in Reno, Nevada, USA in conjunction with ASABE’s Annual International Meeting (June 21-24). Representatives of INFITA and of CIGR 2010/CSBE will have an opportunity to meet and plan the 2010 joint meeting. Several topics are expected to be of interest for the WCCA during CIGR 2010. A few examples include: decision support systems, field data acquisition, monitoring and control, modeling and simulation, precision agriculture, traceability and food safety, wireless sensor networks. In fact, the WCCA, covers all information technologies related to agriculture, the food system and environmental protection. The presence of the WCCA in Quebec City in June 13-17, 2010 will bring many beneficial exchanges. Section VII of CIGR deals with Information Systems and is expected to coordinate activities with the WCAA. For more information on CIGR 2010, visit www.cigr2010.ca |
| Last Updated on Wednesday, 17 June 2009 09:49 |