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XXXIII CIOSTA-CIGR CONFERENCE 2009 IUFRO Workshop

XXXIII CIOSTA-CIGR CONFERENCE 2009 Technology and management to ensure sustainable agriculture, agro-systems, forestry and safety and IUFRO Workshop Forestry utilization in Mediterranean countries with particularly respect to sloping areas 17-19 June 2009 Reggio Calabria - Italy CONFERENCE PROGRAMME TIMETABLE Lungomare of Reggio Calabria Evening 16.06.09 Ice breaking dinner offered by Comune di Reggio Calabria: 20.30 Faculty of Agriculture of Reggio Calabria OPE Morning Morning 17.06.09 Tasting typical foods offered by Coldiretti Calabria and lunch: 13.00 -14.30 Open poster session: 14.30 Oral presentation: 14.30 – 16.00 (9) Room A Room B Room C Room “Seminari” 5. Protection, Harvesting, 7. Power and Machinery, 15. IUFRO Workshop 1. Processing and Post Automation Technology Tractors, Tillage, Fertilising “Forestry utilization in Harvest Technology and and Plants Mediterranean countries with Logistics 8. Renewable Energy and particularly respect to sloping Energy Efficiency areas”- Forestry Mechanization and Wood Technology Coffee break: 16.00 – 16.30 17.06.09 Afternoon Oral presentation: 16.30 - 18.00 (9) Room A Room B Room C Room “Seminari” 5. Protection, Harvesting, 8. Renewable Energy and 15. IUFRO Workshop 1. Processing and Post Automation Technology Energy Efficiency “Forestry utilization in Harvest Technology and 9. Fruit and Vegetable Mediterranean countries with Logistics Cultivation Systems particularly respect to sloping 2. Protected Cultivation, areas”- Forestry Greenhouse Technology Mechanization and Wood Technology Social Dinner Uliveto Principessa Resort, Cittanova (RC) Offered by De Masi Costruzioni Evening 17.06.09 18.00 – 23.30 Oral presentation: 09.00-11.00 (12) Room A Room B Room C Room “Seminari” 9. Fruit and Vegetable 8. Renewable Energy and 15. IUFRO Workshop 3. Systems Engineering Cultivation Systems Energy Efficiency “Forestry utilization in and Management, 10. Emerging Industrial Mediterranean countries with Traceability Products, Marketing Service particularly respect to sloping Systems areas”- Forestry Mechanization and Wood Technology Coffee break offered by COLDIRETTI Calabria: 11.00 – 11.30 Morning 18.06.09 Oral presentation: 11.30 -13.30 (12) Room A Room B Room C Room “Seminari” 12. Land and Water Use 13. Environment Protection 6. Information Systems and 11. Safety and Health in Precision Farming Agro-forestry and Agro- 14. Open topics food Systems Lunch: 13.30 -14.45 CIOSTA MEETING: 14.45 -15.30 (Room “Seminari”) Closure poster session: 15,30 18.06.09 15.30 16.00 Afternoon FINAL SESSION: - (Room “Seminari”) Visit of National Museum: 16.30 -19.00 Farewell party Provincia di Reggio Calabria Palace, Piazza Italia Evening 18.06.09 Offered by Provincia di Reggio Calabria 19.30 – 22.30 Technical Visit: 8,00 – 17,30 CIOSTA Tour IUFRO Tour Supported by Corpo Forestale dello Stato All day All day 19.06.09 Itinerary: Costa Viola – Gerace – Capogreco Itinerary: Aspromonte National Park – Reggio olive oil farm – Reggio Calabria Airport . Calabria Airport. .

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