2010 ASABE Annual International Meeting - American Society of ...

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International Affairs
INTL-601 INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
COMMITTEE MEETING
Tuesday, June 22 – 8:00AM-9:15AM
Location: 321
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Technical Session #220
CHINA EXCHANGE
Tuesday, June 22 – 9:30AM-12:30PM
Location: 326
Moderator: Yubin Lan
China Exchange is a jointly sponsored session by the American Society of
Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) and the Association of Overseas
Chinese Agricultural, Biological and Food Engineers (AOCABFE). The purpose
of this session is to provide a forum for sharing and exchanging visions,
experiences and new ideas for promoting and developing scholarly cooperation
activities between the institutions or individuals in China and in other
countries in the areas of agricultural, biological and food engineering.
• Culture of Water Pollution Control in Rural China – Karen Mancl
• Review on Development of Agricultural Machinery in China – Caiqi Hu
• Sensing Technology for Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs)
– Yibin Yang
• Introduction of Opto-Mechatronics Technology and Application Lab in East
China Jiaotong University – Yande Liu
• Development of Rapid Detection Technologies for Assessing Agri-Food
Quality and Safety in China: Past, Present and Future – Yankun Peng
• Pesticide Injection Using Micro-Synchronization Pump in Sprayers
– Xinyu Xue
• Development of an Integrated Environmental Control System for Livestock
Breeding – Xinyu Xue
• China’s Greater Role in ABE Communication and Journal Publishing: CIGR,
IJABE and AAAE – Yingkuan Wang
• GPS Based Information Collection Technology for Agriculture Mobile
Management – Ciacong Wu
• A Hybrid Wavelet Transform-Based Agricultural Image De-Noising
Algorithm – Fuzeng Ya
Technical Session #246
ROLE OF AGRICULTURAL AND BIOLOGICAL
ENGINEERING IN THE GLOBAL ECONOMY (INTL)-
PANEL DISCUSSION
Tuesday, June 22 – 2:30PM-5:00PM
Location: 327
Moderator: Irfan S. Ahmad, Univ of Illinois
Panelists: Norm Scott, Cornell University; Charles Sukup,
Sukup Manufacturing; and K.C. Ting, University of Illinois
Since the formal inception of the agricultural engineering profession in 1907,
its role has evolved from agricultural machinery design, irrigation and drainage,
rural electrification, and farm structures, to processing, the environment, and
most recently to information-based networked machinery and equipment,
sensors, healthcare, and alternative sources of energy.
The constantly evolving global, social, and technical landscape requires that
engineers adapt rapidly. The role of agricultural and biological engineers
specifically is transitioning, to include newer and wider areas, such as national
security, food safety, public diplomacy, and the challenging ethical, geopolitical,
legal, and economic issues contributing to the multidisciplinary discourse. How
would an agricultural engineer in 2025 look like What sort of skill sets and
leadership skills is the agricultural engineer expected to have How would
agricultural engineers play a meaningful role in a global economy Just like
agricultural mechanization has been a feather in the cap of agricultural
engineers in the 20th century. What is it that will be the distinctive factor for
agricultural engineers in the 21st century What can students, faculty,
administrators, industry and policy makers do to help prepare the next
generation workforce
Who should attend: The discussion on the topic is part of the ongoing effort to
articulate the evolving role of agricultural engineers in global economy, which
started at the 2009 annual meeting. The session at Pittsburg meeting will
continue to discuss some of the questions raised, and will be a focal point for
similar future discussions and forums. Students, postdoctoral associates,
faculty, administrators, industry, and policy makers will potentially gain by
attending. For more information contact: Irfan Ahmad: isahmad@illinois.edu.
ASSOCIATION OF OVERSEAS CHINESE
AGRICULTURAL, BIOLOGICAL AND FOOD
ENGINEERS (AOCABFE) BUSINESS MEETING
AND AWARD BANQUET
Tuesday, June 22 – 6:00PM-7:00PM
Location: 333
Promoting and facilitating research and educational exchanges with China in
areas of agricultural, biological and food engineering. Conference attendees
with international interests are invited to attend the AOCABFE business
meeting where the AOCABFE activities in 2009-2010 will be reviewed and
plans of action for 2010-2011 will be discussed. The AOCABFE Award Banquet
will be followed in another location from 7:30PM-10:30PM after the business
meeting. The banquet will provide an excellent opportunity for socializing and
networking. Certificates of recognition and awards will be presented to
members of AOCABFE at the banquet.
COST: $75.00
WEDNESDAY
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AWARDS LUNCHEON
Wednesday, June 23 – 12:30PM-2:00PM
Location: Spirit of Pittsburgh Ballroom, Convention Center
Plan to attend the most important recognition event of the year. The
installation of ASABE’s 2010 President Ronald McAllister will immediately
follow the awards presentation.
COST: Included with Full Meeting Registration and Spouse/Guest Registration.
Additional tickets $40.00