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ISPA Newsletter 10(5): 15th ICPA Updates, 5th Online Symposium for Agri-Tech, AAPA, OFE Data Guidelines, FIRA, Upcoming Events, Jobs Listing, Contribute
May 10, 2022
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15th International Conference on Precision Agriculture
 

The 15th ICPA Is In Ten Days!


 
15th ICPA Conference Registration

Register Today To Attend The Conference In-Person or Virtually

The conference will include over 200 Oral and Poster presentations on a wide range of Precision Agriculture topics. 
Register for the conference here
 
In addition to the Oral and Poster programs, conference attendees have the opportunity to attend two Pre-Conference Workshops and a Post-Conference Tour. 
 
Learn more about the Google Earth Engine and the Data-Intensive Farm Management workshops here
 
Learn more about the Post-Conference Tour here.  The Post-Conference Tour will visit the Minnesota Robotics Institute and The Precision Ag Center. 
 

Conference Hotel

Call to Reserve Your Room

A block of rooms has been reserved at the Minneapolis Marriott City Center for the 15th ICPA at a discounted room rate.
To book your room call +1 612-349-4000. Make sure to mention ISPA to receive the conference room rate. The discounted rate is only available until the block is full. 
15th ICPA Hotel
 

ISPA Board Elections 

ISPA Board Elections

ISPA Board Elections Are Now Open

All active ISPA members have the opportunity to vote for the next ISPA Board President Elect and ISPA Board Secretary.  
 
Voting is open now through 22 June 2022.  You will need to sign in to your ISPA account to access your ballot.  
 
To learn more about the candidates and to cast your vote, please click here
 
 
5th Online Symposium on Agri-Tech Economics for Sustainable Futures
This year’s Symposium is again being jointly organised by the Global Institute for Agri-Tech Economics at Harper Adams University (UK), and the International Society of Precision Agriculture (ISPA) Economics Community on 19-20 September 2022. We will be hosting a special session focused on ‘Economics and Adoption of Precision Agriculture’ and we encourage ISPA members to consider submitting a paper or abstract that they would like to present as part of this session, or any other session. Abstract or paper submission closes on 1 July 2022.
 
Visit https://www.agritechecon.co.uk/ for more information. Registration will open in June, and will be free to ISPA members. 
 
African Association for Precision Agriculture
APNI has founded the African Association for Precision Agriculture (AAPA).  The main objective of the AAPA will be to work as an organized group to contribute to the development of PA in Africa and to engage the global PA community through scientific, informative, extension, and training activities. The AAPA board will also have responsibilities to help plan the next APNI-hosted AfCPA in 2022.
 
Find our most recent newsletter at https://paafrica.org/AAPA
 
Open position in On-Farm Experimentation
 
The ITAP Research unit (Technologies for the Agriculture of Tomorrow) has an early career research position open at the moment to research and support the use of on-farm experimentation in the agroecological transition. The post details are available on the INRAE website (in French). See the position's description here.
The candidate will work with a dynamic group of researchers in Precision and Digital Agriculture based in Montpellier, France. The successful candidate does not necessarily need to be proficient in French, but does need to commit to learning and working in French. As this is an OFE position, interaction with growers (non-english speaking) will be expected. For further details, please contact Dr James Taylor (james.taylor@inrae.fr). 
FIRA
The International Forum for Agricultural Robotics (French acronym = FIRA will launch FIRA USA in Fresno, Calif. Oct. 18-20, 2022 to provide autonomous systems and robots to California and North America growers. Jointly organized between the French association GOFAR, the University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources, Western Growers Association and the Fresno-Merced Future of Food (F3) Initiative, FIRA USA 2022 will bring together specialty crop growers, robot manufacturers, industrials, academics, technologists, startups and investors for three days of problem-solving, decision making and planning. (https://www.fira-agtech.com/event/fira-usa)
Upcoming Events
9-11 APR 2024
3rd Latin American Conference on Precision Agriculture (CLAP) and the 1st Dominican Congress on Precision Agriculture
Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
 
15-17 APR 2024
The Third Annual Artificial Intelligence in Agriculture Conference 
College Station, Texas 
 
1-4 JUL 2024
AgEng2024 - Agricultural Engineering challenges in existing and new agroecosystems
Agricultural University of Athens, Greece
 
21-24 JUL 2024
16th International Conference on Precision Agriculture 
Manhattan, Kansas, United States
 
22 JUL 2024
International Symposium on Robotics & Automation
Manhattan, Kansas, United States
 
25-27 SEPT 2024
11th International Symposium on Machinery and Mechatronics for Agriculture and Biosystems Engineering
Bali, Indonesia
 
15 OCT 2024
São Paulo School of Advanced Science on Precision Livestock Farming
São Paulo, Brazil
 
27-30 OCT 2024
International Workshop on Hyperspectral and Multispectral Imaging on Agriculture and Geo Applications
Abu Dhabi, UAE
 
3-5 DEC 2024
3rd African Conference on Precision Agriculture
Kigali, Rwanda
 
29 JUN - 3 JUL 2025
15th European Conference on Precision Agriculture
Barcelona, Spain 
 
 
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The mission of ISPA is to advance the science of precision agriculture globally.
 
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