Second Announcement
INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON
CROP MODELING AND DECISION SUPPORT
ISCMDS 2008
April 19-22, 2008 Nanjing, China


Theme
Crop modeling and decision tools are increasingly 
affecting agriculture. Various forms of 
information technology are being adopted in 
agriculture as technology advances. The main goal 
of this symposium is to exchange the 
state-of-the-science of current modeling and 
simulation approaches and discuss future 
directions needed for advancement. A second goal 
is to explore opportunities for team 
collaboration and information exchange on crop 
modeling and decision support leading to on-farm 
applications, such as precision and prescription 
farming, and modernization of agricultural production processes.

Main Subjects
l               Crop and soil process modeling
l               Crop productivity modeling
l               Crop quality modeling
l               Crop architectural modeling
l               Crop simulation model and module development
l               Experimentation for model evaluation
l               Model-based decision support systems (DSS)
l               Applications of crop models and DSS
l               Integration of crop models with other information technologies

Sponsors
²              Agricultural Systems Research Unit, USDA-ARS
²              American Society of Agronomy
²              Australian Society of Agronomy
²              China Agricultural University
²              Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences
²              Chinese Society of Agronomy
²              CSIRO, Australia
²              European Society of Agronomy
²              Expert Group of Modern Agriculture, National Hi-tech R&D Program
²              International Consortium for Agricultural Systems Applications
²              Nanjing Agricultural University
²              National Engineering Research 
Center for Information Technology in Agriculture
²              National Natural Science Foundation of China
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Organizer
²              Nanjing Agricultural University

Program Committee
Dr. Senthold Asseng, CSIRO, Australia
Prof. Weixing Cao, Nanjing Agricultural University, China
Prof. Gerrit Hoogenboom, University of Georgia, USA
Prof. Baoguo Li, China Agricultural University, China
Dr. Gregory S. McMaster, USDA-ARS, Fort Collins, Colorado USA
Prof. John Porter, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Prof. Herman van Keulen, Wageningen University & 
Research Center, The Netherlands
Dr. Chujiang Zhao, NERCITA, China
²              Dr. Yeping Zhu, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, China



Presentations and Publications

Invited plenary presentations will highlight 
areas of current interests and state-of-the-art 
activities in crop modeling. Contributed papers 
will be presented either in oral or poster 
sessions, as determined by the Program Committee. 
Symposium language is English. The invited talks, 
oral presentations, and selected poster 
presentations, after peer review, will be 
published in a book following the symposium. A 
limited number of quality papers will be 
submitted as a group to a journal for publication 
following normal journal publishing requirements.



Submission of Abstracts and Papers

Authors are invited to submit a one page abstract 
no later than 31 December 2007.  Formatting 
information is available on the website listed 
below. Abstracts should clearly show the 
originality of the work and relevance to the 
scope of the symposium. Abstracts will be 
reviewed by the Program Committee, and selected 
abstracts will be invited to be published as a 
full paper by 31 Jan 2008. Full papers should be 
submitted by March 31, 2008 for Proceedings CD.



Registration

Symposium fees are listed as follows:

Before March 1, 2008
After March 1, 2008
Regular
US$350
US$400
Student
US$175
US$200
Companion
US$100
US$125



Important Dates

¨         Abstract submission: December 31, 2007
¨         Abstract acceptance: January 31, 2008
¨         Early registration: March 1, 2008
¨         Paper submission for Proceedings CD: March 31, 2008
¨         Paper submission for Book: June 30, 2008
¨         Selected papers for journal submission: July 31, 2008

Submit abstracts no later than December 31, 2007 to:
Dr. Qi Jing or Dr. Liang Tang
Secretariat of ISCMDS
Hi-Tech Key Lab of Information Agriculture
Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
Tel: +86-25-84395478, 84396804
Fax : +86-25-84396565
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<http://www.klia.cn/iscmds/>Http://www.klia.cn/iscmds/



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Gerrit Hoogenboom
Professor &
Coordinator of Research, Extension and Instruction
Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering
The University of Georgia
165 Gordon Futral Court
Griffin, Georgia 30223-1797, USA

1-770-229-3438 (voice); 1-770-228-7218 (fax)
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