Members of the Network Management Group enjoyed two productive days in the former German capital Bonn. A workshop on mapping and how to select the topics for the first call was agreed during the meeting.
The ICT-AGRI German partner Federal Agency for Agriculture and Food (BLE) hosted the second ICT-AGRI Network Management meeting at their offices in Bonn on 22-23 June 2009. The BLE offices is situated on the river Rhine at Bonn-Mehlen and surrounded by the Seven Mountains (Siebengebirge). The hall where the meeting was held was used by the Americans as residence after World War II. The BLE offices used to house the American embassy.
Opening speeches
The opening speech of the meeting was given by Dr. Robert Kloos, President of the Federal Agency for Agriculture and Food (DE). He welcomed the participants and highlighted how important the ICT-AGRI collaborations are for the European agricultural and ICT sector. Prof. Stefan Böttinger, president of VDI-MEG (DE) gave a very interesting presentation on how new technologies will impact the agricultural sector and ways of using and integrating robots and bio-sensors in the agriculture.
Workshop on mapping and first call topics
The mapping exercise is well under way and a workshop is planned for October 2009. This workshop will be hosted by EV-ILVO at their offices in Ghent, Belgium. Mapping and the identification of the topics for the first ICT-AGRI research call will be the main focus of the workshop. External experts will be invited to this event to provide their input for call topics. The first call is planned to be announced in the beginning of 2010.
More information on the workshop and the call announcement will soon be posted on the ICT-AGRI website.
The ICT-AGRI German partner Federal Agency for Agriculture and Food (BLE) hosted the second ICT-AGRI Network Management meeting at their offices in Bonn on 22-23 June 2009. The BLE offices is situated on the river Rhine at Bonn-Mehlen and surrounded by the Seven Mountains (Siebengebirge). The hall where the meeting was held was used by the Americans as residence after World War II. The BLE offices used to house the American embassy.
Opening speeches
The opening speech of the meeting was given by Dr. Robert Kloos, President of the Federal Agency for Agriculture and Food (DE). He welcomed the participants and highlighted how important the ICT-AGRI collaborations are for the European agricultural and ICT sector. Prof. Stefan Böttinger, president of VDI-MEG (DE) gave a very interesting presentation on how new technologies will impact the agricultural sector and ways of using and integrating robots and bio-sensors in the agriculture.
Workshop on mapping and first call topics
The mapping exercise is well under way and a workshop is planned for October 2009. This workshop will be hosted by EV-ILVO at their offices in Ghent, Belgium. Mapping and the identification of the topics for the first ICT-AGRI research call will be the main focus of the workshop. External experts will be invited to this event to provide their input for call topics. The first call is planned to be announced in the beginning of 2010.
More information on the workshop and the call announcement will soon be posted on the ICT-AGRI website.
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