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2008 Annual Meeting of the United Kingdom Controlled Environment Users' Group (UK CEUG)

(Second and final announcement May 2008)

Workshop on “Water and its measurement in Controlled Environments”

Book by 11th July 2008 to receive a £20 discount (see below under “Bookings”)

Dates:

 

Sunday 7th – Wednesday 10th September 2008 (evening of 7th [registration] to midday of 10th)

Places:

 

1) University of Dundee, West Park Conference Centre, Dundee, DD2 INN

2) Scottish Crop Research Institute, Invergowrie, Dundee DD2 5DA

 

Organisers:

 

Mr Peter Gill and Mr Graham Pitkin, Scottish Crop Research Institute, Invergowrie, Dundee DD2 5DA

(e-mail: <peter.gill@scri.ac.uk> and <graham.pitkin@scri.ac.uk>)

Organised by:

 

United Kingdom Controlled Environment Users' Group (UK CEUG)

Bookings: The booking form and detailed programme are available as a pdf document

 

Enquiries to
Mr Peter Gill, Scottish Crop Research Institute, Invergowrie , Dundee DD2 5DA
Tel: +44 (0)1382 568 547
Fax: +44 (0)1382 562 426
E-Mail: peter.gill@scri.ac.uk

Programme:

1. Workshop (2.5 days), Theme: “Water and its measurement in Controlled Environments”

Elements:

a) A number of lectures on water, vapour and liquid covering:

 

  • Terminology, units and measuring instruments for atmospheric water vapour - H.G. Jones (Plant Research Group, Division of Environmental and Applied Biology, University of Dundee at SCRI)

  • Generating clean and safe water vapour - R. Palamarczuk (Humidification Manager, Walter Meier (Climate UK) Ltd, Solihull)

  • Water - calibration of measuring instruments for atmospheric water vapour – local & standards laboratory - S. Bell (Thermal Measurement Team, National Physical Laboratory, Teddington)

  • Terminology, units and measuring instruments for liquid water in growth media e.g. soil, compost, agar gel; calibration of measuring instruments for liquid water in soils - P. Hallett (Scottish Crop Research Institute, Invergowrie, Dundee)

  • Understanding growth media - J-C. Michel (Institut National d’Horticulture, Angers, France)

  • Irrigation in CEs, principles and practice, efficient use of water and water as a sustainable resource - recycling - C. Atkinson (East Malling Research,  East Malling

  • The future: New techniques, new instruments, new and better environments and experiments - G. Campbell (Decagon Devices, Inc., Pullman, USA)

b)      Demonstrations of measuring and calibration equipment by the following manufacturers

Measuring equipment

  • Decagon

  • Delta-T Devices

  • GE Sensing

  • LICOR

  • Michell

  • Rotronic

  • Skye Instruments

  • Vaisala

  • Campbell Scientific UK (loaning equipment only)

Calibration equipment

  • LICOR

  • Vaisala

  • Rotronic

  • ADC Biosciences (loaning equipment only)

c)    Hands-on instrument sessions for delegates, in various environments (e.g. CE rooms, cabinets and glasshouses) and in substrates at various water contents (e.g. in soil, compost and tissue culture media)

  • Water vapour - capacitance sensors

  • Water vapour - dew point sensors

  • Water vapour - IRGA

  • Soil water content - gravimetric

  • Soil water content - capacitance sensors

  • Soil water content - tensiometers

  • Soil water content - time domain reflectometry (TDR)

  • Spatial distribution of water vapour content in CE spaces or canopies

  • Spatial distribution of soil vapour content in soil columns and plant containers

  • Calibration of sensors in flowing gas streams and over standard salt solutions

 

2. Business meeting of UK CEUG (one evening) at University of Dundee

 

Potential participants:

Technical and research staff of Universities and public and private Research Institutes involved in supporting the growing of plants in CEs.

Number of participants:

50 maximum

Fees:

Delegates would be charged a course fee to cover costs of organising the workshop including hire of lecture theatres and laboratories, supply of teaching materials and documents, and refreshments. Delegates will be expected to pay for their travel to and from the workshop and for meals and accommodation at the workshop.

Sponsorship:

Dundee and Angus Tourist Board

 

24/10/07, revised 24/01/08, 2/05/08, 18/8/08