Final Announcement

 

Dear Guests,

 

The International Forum on Bio-Environmental and Bio-energy Engineering (2003-IFBBE), as scheduled, is going to be held from Nov.21 to Nov 23, 2003 in Beijing.

The advanced developments and achievements of Bio-environment and Bio-energy Engineering together with its key roles in the modern agriculture development will all be focused on the 2003-IFBBE. World famous experts from international associations like the International Association of Agricultural Engineering (CIGR), ASAE, Association of Overseas Chinese Agricultural, Biological, and food Engineers (AOC) and from institutions in US, Japan, Denmark, Canada, Israel, and China will give their keynote speeches. Totally 110 participants are expected to attend the Forum.

The Forum, as an important activity of the Agricultural S&T Act Year of the Ministry of Agriculture, China, also has attracted many news and media agencies’ concentration.

 

 

Date and Venue:

Date:   Nov. 21-23, 2003

Venue: CAU International Conference Center, East Campus, China Agricultural University, Qinghuadonglu 17, Haidian, Beijing 100083 (Please see the attached Appendix 3)

 

 

Registration:

Registration Table: Lobby of CICC

Front Desk Registration Time: Nov. 20, 2003

Registration Fee: US $300.00 per participant and US $150 per accompanying person. Registration fee for each participant is inclusive of cost of proceedings, refreshment, lunches, field trips, dinners and banquets. (Except invited speakers)

 

 

 

Services:

Transportation: Please contact Ms. GUAN Xiaodong of the Chinese Society of Agricultural Engineering (CSAE), if you need transportation services like transportation from and to the airport, sightseeing in Beijing, etc. The service is not free.

Hotels: Three hotels with standards from lower to higher are available around the Forum Venue (Please see the attached Appendix 3).

Translation: The simultaneous translation will be provided for the plenary conference on the first day. The presentations on the 2nd and 3rd day and the closing remarks will not have such translations.

 

Receipt:

Please return the receipt (please see the attached Appendix 2) by writing or through email before Nov 12. 2003 to Ms. GUAN Xiaodong at:

Fax: 010 65929450

Tel: 010 65929450        010 65910066-2502/3502

Email: hqcsae@agri.gov.cn

 

 

Forum Program:

 

Date

Time

Nov. 20

(Thursday)

Nov. 21

(Friday)

Nov. 22

(Saturday)

Nov. 23

(Sunday)

Nov. 24

(Monday)

07:00~08:00

Registration

Breakfast

08:30~10:00

Ÿ Opening Remarks & Congratulations

Ÿ Group Photo

Presentations

&Forum Discussion

Ÿ Plenary Meeting

Ÿ Conclusion

Post-Conference Tour as requested and Pre-Ordered

10:00~10:30

Break

10:30~12:30

Plenary Presentation

Presentations

&Forum Discussion 

Closing

12:30~13:30

Lunch

13:30~15:30

Plenary Presentation

Presentations

&Forum Discussion 

Post-Conference Tour as requested and Pre-Ordered

15:30~16:00

Break

16:00~18:30

Plenary Presentation

Presentations

&Forum Discussion 

18:30~20:00

Dinner

Reception

Dinner

Dinner

 

Note:

Ÿ   All the presentations, except those specially arranged, should be finished within 10 minutes plus 3 to 5 minutes for questions.

Ÿ   OHPs, Powerpoint Projectors and computers are available for the presentations.

 

For more information, please contact:

Ms. Guan Xiaodong

Deputy secretary-general, Secretariat

Chinese Society of Agricultural Engineering (CSAE)

Tel:    0086 10 65929450,   0086 10 65910066 ext. 2502/3502   Fax:   0086 10 65929450

Email: hqcsae@agri.gov.cn

Add:  41, Maizidian Street, Chaoyang District, Beijing 10026  P.R. China  

 

 

Appendix 1                  

 

 

2003-IFBBE

Preliminary  Programme

 

20/11/2003 (Thursday)  Registration

 

21/11/2003 (Friday)

8:30–10:00   Opening Ceremony

  Opening Remarks

    Congratulations

10:00-10:30    Group Photo

Break

10:30-12:30    Plenary Presentation

              Keynote speeches  

10:3011:10    Prof. Bill A. Stout, Texas A&M University, USA

------ Biomass Energy for the 21st Century: Current R&D Programs in the United States

11:1011:50    Prof. Norman R Scott, National Academy of Engineering, Cornell University, USA

------ Agro-Eco-Industrial Integration of Energy and Materials Flow for Rural Development

11:50 - 12:30   Prof. Zhu Ming, President, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Engineering, China

              ------ The Agricultural Modernization and Agricultural Engineering R & D Innovation in China

              

12:30 13:30   Lunch

13:30-18:30   Plenary Presentation  

13:30-15:45   1. Prof. Soeren Pedersen, Chairman, CIGR Section II, Denmark 

--------Farm Buildings from an International Point of View

2.Prof. Fe Zetian, Vice president, China Agricultural University, China

-------Web-Aqua: An Hybrid Aquaculture Information System in China

3. Prof. Kuan-Chong Ting, The Ohio State University, USA

--------Engineering Research on Controlled Environment

Plant Production Systems at the Ohio State University

4. Prof. Li Tianlai, Vice President of Shenyang Agricultural University, China

-------Study on Environment of the Solar-greenhouse Liaoshen-I (I)

Characteristics of Loss Heat in Winter

5. Prof. Hideo Ikeda, Osaka Prefecture University, Japan  

-------Technical Information on Soilless Culture of Horticultural Crops in Japan 

             6. Prof. Qiang Zhang, University of Manitoba, Canada

-------Odour and Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Livestock Operations

15:4516:00  Coffee Break

16:0018:30   7. Prof. Li Baoming, China Agricultural University, China

-------Research Progress on Farm Buildings and Bioenvironmental Engineering in China

8. Prof. Gary Riskowski, Department Head of Biological and

Agricultural Engineering at Texas A&M University, USA

-------Overview of Bioenvironmental Engineering at Texas A&M University

9. Prof. Yuanhui Zhang, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA

-------Highlights of Bioenvironmental Engineering at University of Illinois

10. Prof. Zhao Jiewen, Vice President of Jiangsu University, China

-------Agro-processing and Bio-agricultural Environment

11. Prof. Jason Shi, North Carolina State University, USA

------- Application of Environmental Bio-technology in Agriculture

12. Prof. Rameshwar S. Kanwar, Iowa State University, USA 

-------Livestock Production Systems and their Impacts on NO3-N losses to Groundwater Systems

             13.Strategy on the Rural Energy Development in China 

19:00–20:30  Reception

 

22/11/2003 (Saturday)

8:30--12:30   Paper Presentations & Forum Discussion

8:30-10:00

Session A  Paper Presentations

Chairs      Prof. Yehezkel Cohen, Israel Agricultural Research Organization, Israel

Prof. Zhou Changji  Chinese Academy of Agricultural Engineering, China

Session B  Forum on Bioenvironmental and Bio-energy Engineering 

Chairs      Prof. Soren Pedersen, Chairman, CIGR Section II, Denmark

Prof. Qiang Zhang, University of Manitoba, Canada

-----Topic: The contribution of bioenvironmental and bio-energy engineering

on modern agriculture and rural development during the past 50 years  

10:00-10:30  Coffee Break

10:30-12:30  Paper Presentations & Forum Discussion

Session A  Paper Presentations

Chairs      Prof. Hideo Ikeda, Osaka Prefecture University, Japan  

             Prof. Chen Qingyun, China Agricultural University, China

Session B  Forum on Bioenvironmental and Bio-energy Engineering

Chairs      Prof. Gerald Riskowski, Texas A & M University, USA

Prof. Ruihong Zhang, UC Davis, USA

Prof. Dong Renjie China Agricultural University, China

                    -----Topic: Key areas of Bioenvironmental and Bio-energy Engineering at present

12:30-13:30  Lunch

13:30-18:30  Paper Presentations & Forum Discussion

13:30-15:30  

Session A  Paper Presentations 

Chairs      Prof. Liu Ronghou, Shenyang Agricultural University, China

             Prof.Xu Lihong, Tongji University, China

Session B  Forum on Bioenvironmental and Bio-energy Engineering  

Chairs      Prof. K.C. Ting, The Ohio State University, USA

Prof. Guoqiang Zhang, Danish Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Denmark

Prof. Wang Gehua,  Tsinghua University, China

                -----Topic: Some new trends in the following 10-15years in the area of

                       Bioenvironmental and Bio-energy Engineering

15:30-16:00  Coffee Break

16:00-18:30  Paper Presentations & Forum Discussion

Session A:   Paper Presentations 

Chairs:        Prof. Cao Linkui, Jiusan Society, China

Prof. Li Pingping, Jiangsu University, China

Session B  Forum on Bioenvironmental and Bio-energy Engineering

Chairs       Prof. Norman R Scott, Cornell University, USA

Prof. Yuanhui Zhang, University of Illinois, USA

Prof. Li Baoming, china Agricultural University, USA

                ------Topic: New trends in 2050

in the area of Bioenvironmental and Bio-energy Engineering

18:30-20:30   Dinner

 

23/11/2003 (Sunday)

8:30-- 10:30   Plenary Presentation

Chairs      Prof. Norman R Scott, National Academy of Engineering, Cornell University, USA

              Prof. K.C. Ting, The Ohio State University, USA

1.       Prof. Yao Xiangjun, IEEP, China

 ------ Rural Renewable Energy and Rural Sustainable Development

2. Prof. Yehezkel Cohen, Israel Agricultural Research Organization, Israel 

-----Physiological Response to Saline Water 

              3. Prof. Ruihong Zhang, U.C. Davis, USA 

-----New Environmental Regulations, Research and Development

for Animal Waste Management in the United States

4. Prof. Guoqiang Zhang, Danish Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Denmark

-----Ventilation and Thermal Environment Control for Livestock Buildings in Denmark

5. Prof. Naiqian Zhang, Kansas State University, USA  

10:30-10:45   Coffee Break

10:45-12:30   Closing

1230-13:30  Lunch

18:30-20:30   Dinner

Speakers on Nov.22, 2003

Speakers from abroad (10 Min./p)

Prof. Bill A. Stout, Texas A&M University, USA

 ------The Role of CIGR: the Professional Agricultural Engineer

Dr. George Wilson Vice Provost of NC State University /President of American Association of Horticultural Science

Prof. Hideo Ikeda, Osaka Prefecture University, Japan

----- Urea and Ammonium as a Nitrogen Source in Soilless Culture

Prof. Guoqiang Zhang, Danish Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Denmark

----- Intelligent Sensor for Autonomous Cleaning in Livestock Buildings (ISAC)

--A Challenge in Bio-environmental Engineering

--Reservation of Arable land and Development of Sustainable Agriculture               Weng Boqi

--Study of the Testing-hole on the Nitrogen Loss in the Rice Field                     Ca Lin-kui