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3rd International Congress on Information and Communication Technologies in Agriculture, Food, Forestry & Environment (ITAFFE’10)

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Dear Colleague,

It is our great pleasure to invite you to participate in the 3rd International Congress on Information and Communication Technologies in Agriculture, Food, Forestry and Environment (ITAFFE’10) to be held in June 14-18, 2010 in Samsun, Turkey. The event is organized by Agricultural Faculty of Ondokuz Mayis University, and hosted by Rectorate of Ondokuz Mayis University (OMU). ITAFFE’10 will be sponsored by TÜBİTAK (The Scientific and Technical Research Council of Turkey), EFITA (European Federation for Information Technology in Agriculture, Food and the Environment), TAICTAFFE (Turkish Association on Information and Communication Technologies in Agriculture, Food, Forestry and Environment), Governership of Samsun and Samsun Municipality.

ITAFFE’10 is the third in a series of bi-yearly events organized by the Turkish Agricultural Informatics Forum (TR-AGIF) which consists of the scientists and researchers from various institutions in Turkey. The event is organized to provide opportunity for academics and specialists from the international agriculture, food, forestry and environment community to meet and discuss the latest developments in emerging technologies, progress in standards, services, systems and their applications on information & communication technologies in agriculture, food, forestry and environment. The congress will include keynote speakers, contributed papers, panels, special sessions, tutorials and an exhibition. Also, the event will feature a banquet, local concerts, visits and excursion tours to historic and touristic sites in/surroundings of Samsun province which is located in northern part of Black Sea Region of Turkey. We hope that you will enjoy and have a memorable time in these excellent congress facilities and amazing post-congress tours in a warm and friendly Black Sea climate.

Topics to be addressed include, but not limited to the following:

The contributions will follow the procedure below:

Papers

Authors are requested to submit abstracts [A maximum of 2000 characters (keystrokes – including spaces)] of their original works by February 20, 2010. All papers should be written in English and prepared compatible to the editorial guidelines given at the Web site of ITAFFE’10. Papers must be submitted electronically in MS Word format.

Tutorials

Tutorial proposals on subjects describing recent advances in systems, technologies or applications are welcomed. Length should be tailored for half-day or full-day presentations. Supplementary handouts or brochures are encouraged.

Exhibition Proposals

There will be an exhibition space for exhibitors of latest products, solutions and services on ICT in agriculture, food, forestry and environment. Proposals will be evaluated on the basis of their practicality, relevance and priority.

For detailed information and pre-registration you may visit the Congress site at http://www.itaffe10.org Please do not hesitate to contact us at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it for your further enquiries and detailed information requests. Also, we will be grateful for your help to distribute this call in the relevant lists which are present in your bookmarks.

We look forward to your participation in ITAFFE10 and meeting you in Samsun.

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