To further promote the research and development of agricultural bionic engineering, the Symposium on Agricultural Bionic Engineering & Technology co-sponsored by the International Society of Bionic Engineering (ISBE) and the International Commission of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering (CIGR), will be held in mid-September of 2014 in Beijing, China during the 18th World Congress of CIGR. Detailed information is as followed:

 

THEME: Agricultural Bionic Mechanism Design and Manufacturing

DATE: September 16-19, 2014

VENUE: China National Convention Center (CNCC), Beijing, China

IMPORTANT DATES:

SUMMISSION GUIDELINES:

A person intending to make an oral presentation (30 minutes for the keynotes and 15+5 minutes for the normal reports) or a poster at the Symposium should submit a one page Abstract (A4 paper approximately 500 words) no later than March 1, 2014 via online submission system http://www.cigr2014.org/EN/column/item90.shtml. The Abstract should include the paper Title and Keywords related to the theme of Agricultural Bionic Mechanism Design and Manufacturing and following the template provided at the website. Abstracts will be reviewed by specialists appointed by the seven sections of CIGR and others selected by the Symposium Organizers. Notification of acceptance or rejection will be given by April 15, 2014. The full paper submission deadline is June 1, 2014. The papers that meet the expected levels of quality and technical content will be accepted for publication on International Agricultural Engineering Journal (IAEJ) and Transaction of CSAM, submitted to EI Compendex for consideration for indexing.

PROGRAM:

 

 

 

[1] CIGR members.

[3] One-day admissions will only be sold the same day at the registration desk.

Payment for registration fees should be made in US Dollars by any of the following methods:

 1) Online payment (Credit Cards); 2) Bank Transfer; 3) Pay at Registration desk of the conference.

Detailed registration information please refer to the website http://www.cigr2014.org/EN/column/item91.shtml

ACCOMMODATION:

CNCC Grand Hotel (four-star hotel)

InterContinental Hotel (five-star hotel)

Yuanchenxin International Hotel (four-star hotel)

Best Western OL Stadium Hotel (four-star hotel)

7 Days Inn (express inn)

CONTACT: TIAN Ximei

ISBE Secretariat, 1202 Administrative Building, Jilin University,

2699 Qianjin Street, Changchun 130012, P. R. China

Tel: +86-431-85166507; Fax: +86-431-85166507

Email: office-isbe@263.net; jlu_isbe@hotmail.com