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Important Dates

Submission of abstract: 1 Dec, 2010
Notification of acceptance: 31 Dec, 2010
Initial manuscript submission: 1 April, 2011
Critiqued manuscript returned to authors: 1 June, 2011
Final camera-ready manuscript submission: 1 July, 2011
Early registration due: 1 July, 2011
Registration due: 1 August, 2011
Symposium: 19-23 September, 2011

Programme

Opening Ceremony:

Large Hall; 9:00-12:00, Sep.20, 2011
Opening Remarks: 9:00-10:15

1. Opening Address:
(1) Welcome Address by the Chair of the Organizing Committee of CIGR InternationalSymposium 2011 in the Science Council of Japan
Dr. Taichi Maki, Chair of the National Organizing Committee (Visiting Prof. Univ. of Tsukuba, Prof. Emeritus Kyushu Univ.)
(2) Welcome Address by the President of the Science Council of Japan

2. CIGR Opening Ceremony Comments by the President of CIGR:
Dr. Fedro Zazueta, President of CIGR (Incoming President of CIGR）

3. Message from the Prime Minister of Japan:

4. Congratulatory Address by the Guests: (2 or 3 persons)

5. Keynote Speech: Large Hall; 10:20-12:10
(1) Food Refrigeration and Computerised Food Technology, Prof. Da-Wen Sun, Univ. College Dublin, Ireland
(2) Future Perspectives for Agricultural Engineering in Japan, Prof. Noboru Noguchi, Hokkaido University, TC Chair of IFAC and Member of Science Council of Japan
(3) Management of Water as an Essential Element of Crop, Dr. Pasquale Steduto, FAO

6. Invited Speech: Large Hall; 13:30-15:30
(1) Development Biofuel Industry in EU, Dr. Axel Munack, Germany
(2) Fruit Speaking Approach for Precision Farming Production of Ornamentals, Dr. Josse De Baerdemaeker, Belgium
(3) Advance Communication Technology in Agriculture, Dr. Fedro Zazueta, USA

7. Open Extension Session: Small Hall; 15:30-17:00
Vertical Farming: Dr. Dickson Despommier, Columbia University, USA

Symposium program

Sep. 21: Excursion;
(A) Tsukuba Science City (B) Tokyo Down Town (C) Nikko Sight Seeing (D) Tokyo Bay Night Cruise
Sep. 22-23: Organized Session （Keynote Speech）
(1) Michigan State University: Energy-efficient Management of the Greenhouse Environment in the Production of Ornamentals, Dr. Erik Runkle
(2) RFID - Integrated Remote Sensing System for Green House Production, Dr. Suming Chen, Taiwan
(3) Japan’s Commitment for R & D of Plant Factory, Prof. Haruhiko Murase, Japan
(4) Suitable Bioproduction in ASEAN, Dr. Hadi Pruwadaria, IPB Bogol
(5) Agricultural Automation, Washington State University: Robotics and Vehicle Automation in the US, Prof. Qin Zhang
(6) Robotics and Vehicle Automation in EU, Prof. Simon Blackmore, Visiting Professor of University of Thessaly, Greece
(7) Robotics and Vehicle Automation in China, Prof. Xiwen Luo, Professor of College of Engineering, South China Agricultural University and Academician of Chinese Academy of Engineering

Simultaneous Academic Programs　(Dates to be arranged)

EnviroWater (CIGR Section I), Intelligent Plant Factory (Sponsor: Committee of Agricultural Information Systems, Science Council of Japan), Robot Farming Systems, Agroforestry, Dryfarming、Desrtification、Agrometeorological Disaster (Organized sessions)

CIGR 2011

Growing uncertainty over the future status of water, energy and food resources in light of the devastating scenario of global warming has led the world to strive to seek solutions for the perennial development of humankind. Recent developments in biomass technology have raised the unexpected issue of the crop resource trade-off between energy crops, feed crops and food crops. CIGR has been dedicated to developing world water resources, to modernizing world food production and to conserving our environment with the commitment of agricultural engineers and scientists from CIGR member nations. The challenge currently faced by us for the coexistence of humankind throughout the world is to find a method to balance our resource utilization and energy development; this task might well be termed as a CIGR mission.
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In the year 2011, all engineers, scientists and affiliates from 7 technical sections of CIGR will meet in Tokyo to discuss the updated controversial issues on water, energy and food along with the latest technological development that the world would seek.

Prof. Taichi Maki
Chair of the National Organizing Committee

Sightseeing Spots in Tokyo