2012 International Conference

UK Controlled Environment Users' Group

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The Fourth International Meeting of UK CEUG, NCERA-101 and ACEWG on Controlled Environments at Cambridge, UK, in September 2012

(First announcement March 2011)

Theme: Controlled Environments: Technology and Practice

This is the fourth genuinely international meeting on controlled environments (CEs) for research in biology of plants and animals following the Canberra symposium in 1962 and the Littlehampton symposium of 1971. It aims to foster the interaction between scientists and engineers, users and managers of CEs across the world. At the first international meeting at Norwich, England, in 2001, the emphasis was on the technology and practice of use of CEs, at the second at Brisbane, Australia, in 2004, the theme was “the Power to Control”, and at the third at Cocoa Beach, USA, in 2008, the emphasis was on controlled environment agriculture. In 2012 we plan to return to the technology and practice of use of CEs.

 

Dates:

 

Sunday 9th – Wednesday 12th September 2012 (evening of 9th [registration] to midday of 12th)

Places:

 

Downing College, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 3EA, UK
 

Organised by:

 

United Kingdom Controlled Environment Users' Group (UK CEUG), the North American Committee on Controlled Environment Technology and Use (NCERA-101) and the Australasian Controlled Environment Users Group (ACEWG)

Local organiser:

 

Mr Colin Denston, Department of Plant Sciences, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 3EA, UK
(e-mail; <crd12@cam.ac.uk>)
 

Programme:

 

1. Scientific meeting at Downing College (two and a half days)

Theme: Controlled Environments: Technology and Practice

Suggested topics: (still under discussion)

  1. Light in CEs – LEDs, sulphur plasma lighting, supplementary lighting for optimum yield and quality
  2. Sustainability of CEs with respect to energy
  3. Sensing and monitoring in CEs
  4. CEs for conservation, climate change research and ecosystem research
  5. CE technology and practice
 

The invited speakers will be prominent scientists and engineers from Europe (the UK and continental Europe), Canada, the USA, Japan, Australia and New Zealand. The programme will include opportunities for participation in panel-led discussions. Delegates will be invited to offer posters. There will be a trade display by manufacturers of CE rooms and cabinets and of associated equipment from the UK, North America and Europe.


2. Business meetings of UK CEUG and NCERA-101 (Monday evening)

3. Tour of the controlled environment facilities at Cambridge University and the Cambridge Botanic Garden (one half day, included in the scientific programme not extra to it - Monday afternoon)

4. Post-meeting tour of UK controlled environment installations (research and commercial) for overseas delegates (2 days, 12th-14th September) Organiser: Mr J. Franklin, IACR Rothamsted, Harpenden AL5 2JQ, UK;
(e-mail: julian.franklin@bbsrc.ac.uk).
 

Supplementary information:

 

Conference Brochure and Booking Form: A conference brochure and booking form will be mounted as an Adobe-readable and printable file on this web site in late April / early May 2012.

UK CEUG web site: http://www.ceug.ac.uk/

NCERA-101 web site: http://www.controlledenvironments.org/default.htm

NCERA-101 contact: Mr Mark Romer, McGill University Phytotron, 1205 Penfield Avenue, Montreal, Quebec CANADA H3A 1B1 (e-mail: mark.romer@mcgill.ca)

ACEWG web site:

ACEWG contact: Mr A. Agostino, Manager, Scientific Infrastructure and Services, CSIRO, Division of Plant Industry, PO Box 1600, Canberra City, ACT 2601, Australia
(e-mail: tony.agostino@csiro.au)

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