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Important Dates :

01.11.2020 Opening of online registration
10.11.2020 Opening of abstract submission Exclamation Mark
25.04.2021 Deadline for abstract submission
28.04.2021 Deadline for e-poster submission
30.04.2021 Deadline for early bird registration
30.04.2021 Notification of abstract's acceptance
17.05.2021 Conference program announcement
25.05.2021 Starting date of conference
26.05.2021 Ending date of conference
20.06.2021 Deadline for full paper submission
Signature Participation as Presenter (Oral or Poster):
Participation in the conference may rely only in the acceptance of an abstract. Full paper submissions are required only for those participants who want their paper to be considered as peer reviewed contribution to the conference proceedings and as a candidate for special issues and books published in connection to the conference.

Participation as Attendant:
Attendants are welcome to participate in the conference without presentation and submission of an abstract.

Welcome Message

The European Federation for Information Technology in Agriculture, Food and the Environment (EFITA) would like to invite you at the 13th EFITA International online Conference in 2021. EFITA is an International Conference dedicated to the state-of-the-art and future use of ICT in the agri-food sector and bio-resources production sectors.

Keynote Speakers

EFITA President | Director - iBO/CERTH - Greece

Director - IAE - Volcani Center - Israel

Professor - University of Turin - Italy

Professor - University of Lincoln - United Kingdom

Professor - Aarhus University - Denmark

Professor - University of Sao Paulo - Brazil

Professor - AUA - Greece

Associate Professor - AUA - Greece

Associate Professor - AUA - Greece

Associate Professor - University of Copenhagen - Denmark

Professor - KU Leuven - Belgium

Professor - AUTh - Greece

Associate Professor - China Agricultural University - China

We are looking forward to having you join us!

Conference Program

The schedule is provided in Central European Time (CET)

May 25, 2021

11: 30 | Opening of GoToWebinar session

Key-Note Speeches

12:00 | Welcome and introduction to the day

Prof. Dionysis Bochtis,  iBO/CERTH

Prof. Claus G. Sørensen,  Aarhus University

Session 1: Digital Agriculture

12:15 | Smart Agriculture – what is on the horizon?

Prof. Claus G. Sørensen, Aarhus University

12:45 | (Agri)-data overload; what’s next?

Prof. Dionysis Bochtis, iBO/CERTH

13:15 | Break

Session 2: Data and Digital Agriculture

13:30 | Application of 5G in Digital Agriculture?

Prof. Simon Pearson, University of Lincoln

14:00 | Artificial Intelligence in Agriculture

Prof. Dimitrios Moshou, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

14:30 | Application of Digital Agriculture Technology for Cotton Plantation and Management in Xinjiang

Dr. Caicong Wu, China Agricultural University

15:00 Break

Session 3: Decision Support

15:30 | Economic perspectives and adoption of precision farming in field crops

Dr. Søren Marcus Pedersen University of Copenhagen

16:00 | Digitalizing livestock production before we go through the looking-glass

Prof. Tomas Norton, KU Leuven

16:30 | Advanced technologies for crop monitoring

Dr. Spyros Fountas, Agricultural University of Athens

17:00 | End of Day One

May 26, 2021

11: 30 | Opening of GoToWebinar Session

11:45 | Welcome and introduction to the day

Prof. Dionysis Bochtis, iBO/CERTH

Prof. Claus G. Sørensen, Aarhus University

Webinar: Funding opportunities under the EU’s framework programme for Research & Innovation “Horizon Europe” | Praxi Network

12:00 | Funding opportunities in Horizon Europe under the thematic area of digital technologies in agriculture

Katerina Papadouli, Praxi Network

12:45 | Tips on how to write and submit a successful proposal in Horizon Europe

Vassiliki Kalodimou, Praxi Network

14:00 | Break

Session 4: Digital Agriculture in Action

14:30 | Agricultural robots as an IT platform

Prof. Avital Bechar, IAE – Volcani Center

15:00 | Education technology and pedagogy during the COVID-19 pandemic

Prof. Remigio Berruto, University of Turin

15:30 | Break

Session 5: Sustainability and Digital Farming

16:00 | Sustainable farming

Prof. George Papadakis, Agricultural University of Athens

16:30 | ICT management for the environmental performance of farming systems

Prof. Thomas Bartzanas, Agricultural University of Athens

17:00 | Sustainability through technology adoption

Prof. Thiago Romanelli, University of Sao Paolo

17:30 | Key messages of the conference and next steps

Prof. Dionysis Bochtis, iBO/CERTH

Prof. Claus G. Sørensen, Aarhus University

18:00 | End of Day Two
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Fees

To register for the conference, please click on the button below. You will need a conference profile to enter the registration system.

Attendant

Early* Registration
100

*valid until 31.03.2021

Regular Price

€ 120

Standard

Early* Registration
200

*valid until 31.03.2021

Regular Price

€ 250

Students

Early* Registration
150

*valid until 31.03.2021

Regular Price

€ 200

Low-middle income countries

Early* Registration
120

*valid until 31.03.2021

Regular Price

€ 150

Standard – Students – Low-middle income countries

Each registration corresponds to one full-paper contribution. For each additional contribution, a fee of 50€ per contribution is applied. Participation in the conference may rely only in the acceptance of an abstract. Full paper submissions are required only for those participants who want their paper to be considered as peer reviewed contribution to the conference proceedings and as a candidate for special issues and books published in connection to the conference.

The category “Low-middle income countries” refers to attendants from low and lower-middle income countries according to the World Bank classification.

Attendant

Attendants are welcome to participate in the conference without presentation and submission of an abstract.

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