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Meetings & SessionsE #810TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION OF THEASSOCIATION OF OVERSEAS CHINESEAGRICULTURAL, BIOLOGICAL AND FOODENGINEERS (AOCABFE OR AOC) ANNUALBUSINESS MEETINGMonday, August 8 5:30PM-10:00PMLocation: CochranThe Association of Overseas Chinese Agricultural, Biological, and Food Engineers(AOCABFE or AOC) will celebrate its 10th anniversary during the 2011 ASABEAnnual International Meeting in Louisville, Kentucky, this summer. The primaryobject of AOC was to establish links between Chinese agricultural engineers withthe international community, especially the ASABE. As Chinese economy rapidlygrew during the past decade, “China exchange” has become a critically importantissue for the entire world. As a part of the 10th anniversary celebration, an“International Forum on China Exchange” will be held at the ASABE meeting inLouisville. Representatives of government agencies, universities, researchinstitutes, industry, as well as scholars and students from China, the U.S., and othercountries will speak about the past experience, current status, and future trend ofexchanges and cooperation between China and the world. The Forum will befollowed by a banquet that will feature the success of AOC during the past tenyears. All activities will be arranged on Monday, August 8. Timelines of theactivities are as follows:2:30PM-5:30PM International Forum on China Exchange5:30PM-6:30PM AOC Business Meeting6:30PM-10:00PM 10th Anniversary Banquet of AOCCOST: $60.00 member/guestE#8a - $15.00 students from China/childE #5ASSOCIATION OF AGRICULTURAL, FOOD ANDBIOLOGICAL ENGINEERS OF INDIAN ORIGIN(AABFEIO) MEETINGMonday, August 8 6:30PM-9:30PMLocation: SampsonAssociation of Agricultural, Food, and Biological Engineers of Indian Origin willhave their annual meeting. This is the second annual meeting of the association.The Association dinner will take place at a restaurant in Downtown Louisvillefollowing the business meeting.COST: $25.00BOYD-SCOTT GRADUATE RESEARCH AWARDMonday, August 8 7:00PM-9:00PMLocation: Sunflower/Rose TulipThe Graduate Student Research Award (GSRA) Competition sets out to recognizeexcellence in the conduct and presentation of agricultural and biologicalengineering research carried out by graduate student members. The competition isheld in two parts: a written competition and an oral presentation competition for thetop three finalists in the M.S. and Ph.D. categories.Fountain Wars CompetitionMonday, August 85:30PM-7:30PMLocation: Poolside - Revue TowerTUESDAYBUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT 101Tuesday, August 9 7:30AM-9:00AMLocation: WillisModerator: Jonathan RothThis session is a series of invited speakers focused on developing members’business and management skills. Outstanding industry, academic, and governmentemployed ASABE members will share their experiences and knowledge to helpdevelop the next generation of worldwide leaders in agricultural and biologicalengineering.ASABE ROBOTICS STUDENT DESIGNCOMPETITION DEMONSTRATIONSTuesday, August 9Location: Exhibit Hall8:00AM-10:00AM Demonstrations10:00AM-12:00PM PresentationsThe American Society of Agricultural & Biological Engineers (ASABE) RoboticsCompetition is a student design competition that was conceived in 2006. The aimof the competition is to encourage undergraduate as well as graduate students todevelop innovative robotic solutions to real life problems in the Agricultural arena.The competition travels with the Annual International Meeting, and hence, thesolutions must allow transportation in airplanes. The Challenge will becommunicated through the website and digital flyers describing the rules,requirements, limitations, deadlines and demonstration procedures.The competition is open to students in one or more departments from a singleUniversity. There is no maximum number of team members per team, so multipleteams from a single University are allowed. Every team should have a facultyadvisor who is also the contact person with ASABE. There are no classes orleagues, every team will work on the same Challenge. There are no limits to thebudget. Teams are encouraged to obtain funding for their solutions andparticipation through on-campus resources such as departmental sources andEngineering Councils, as well as from companies.The solutions must be developed at the departments, and demonstrated at theASABE Annual International Meeting. The requirements are that the teamsdemonstrate their solutions, give a presentation, and write a report. The teams’performances will be judged by three judges from Industry as well as Academia.Come and join us!ASABE CAREER FAIRTuesday, August 9 9:30AM-12:00PMLocation: Grand Ballroom CThe Career Fair is just one of the many highlights of the ASABE AnnualInternational Meeting. It is an outstanding networking opportunity that allowsinterested individuals to connect with Fortune 500 companies, agricultural and biobasedbusinesses, bio-research companies and major land grant universities lookingfor qualified candidates.The ASABE Career Fair provides an opportunity for employee and potentialemployees to come together informally and share information. Academia will alsobe represented with opportunities at the masters and doctoral level. Employersregister their job positions at the registration desk and receive an interview tablenumber. These openings are posted with the table numbers located near the ASABEregistration desk for review. Prospective employees are invited to seek outemployers of interest and exchange information.There is no additional fee for participating in the Career Fair. A minimum of onedayregistration is required.6www.asabemeetings.org