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NEW DEADLINE FOR ABSTRACTS SUBMISSION - 11 OF MARCH

5th EUROPEAN RURAL DEVELOPMENT NETWORK CONFERENCE 2007

Romanian Academy - Institute of Agricultural Economics

&

Romanian Association of Rural and Agrifood Economy “Virgil Madgearu”

13th – 16th September 2007

Sinaia/Predeal, Romania

VALUES AND CHALLENGES IN DESIGNING THE EUROPEAN RURAL STRUCTURES

- RESEARCH NETWORK EXPERIENCE -

Agriculture and rural area are going through rapid and substantial structural changes, driven by the evolving of development patterns, consumer lifestyles and by the growing of globalization and integration from local and global problems. The main effect of these changes has been a much greater emphasis on the role of Values, Networks, Knowledge and Strategies, in the future rural development.

The complexity of the structural changes going on in the rural area will require improving the debate on these factors of development and their different influence on the life of the inhabitants. We will welcome comparative analyses between structures, strategies and challenges of the economies inside EU and different countries in transition.

EU combines different structures and many countries that are on a different level of development. The structures are being recognized from different science: economy, sociology, geography, agronomy, ecology, policy makers, rural planers and others. The way the problems are investigated in one country may be valid for another one. Combining the knowledge in most cases creates added value that is of interest for all stakeholder. Most of the processes that take place in rural areas in one country are in some level of similarity with the processes that occur in other European countries. That is why investigation done in one country is corresponding to other states and regions. Capacity of scientist (their value) by direct work is more than doubled.

Objectives

The Conference aims to stimulate theoretical and empirical contributions on the role of Networks, Knowledge, Strategies and Values and brings together economists, social scientists, or policy makers and managers, in order to discuss and assess new perspectives in the future rural development plans. The new idea of the ERDN is to present articles written by at least two authors from different countries (when is possible). The process of the review, references and publishing will be also made in a mix team.

In the same time, we intend to extend our preoccupations and sphere of interest by attracting new members in ERDN, to deliver new outputs of our activities, to promote and share the results of our preoccupations with other participants, networks and actors, to create a rich and favorable background for future collaborations and applications in different projects and programs.

The objectives of the Conference are:

Results of the Inter-collaboration between networks and Intra-collaboration inside networks

Networks’ structural and functional principles - European rural  connections

Analysis and refining common goal systems for agriculture and rural development (determination of specific social needs) in the new member states, at different stages of development and integration with the EU, and other transition countries

Identification of challenges, opportunities and risks for sustainable rural development

Best practice in rural development.

 

Topics

During the two full days of the Conference, three thematic sessions are planed. The number of thematic sessions may be changed according to your requests and preferences. The topics are:

I. Heritage and Rural Values - Promoters for Durable Rural Development

II. Challenges for Rural Development in EU 27, in the period 2007-2013

III. European Research Networks Experience vs. Local Networks Experience.

 

Important Dates

 

The deadlines for the Conference are:

30 .01 Call for papers

11.03 Submission of abstracts (partnership for articles)

31.03 Notification of acceptance

15.04 Registration and submission of grant (travel) applications

01.05 Notification of grant acceptance

30.06 Submission of full paper

13-16.09 Conference

 

Guide for authors

Proposals must take the form of a detailed abstract that should not exceed 2 pages (1.5-spaced) written in English (Times New Roman 12). Only Word or PDF documents are accepted.

Proposals will be evaluated by a scientific board according to the usual academic criteria: originality of the problems and the expected results, theoretical foundation, quality of the empirical instruments and compatibility of the topic with the general themes of the conference. Selected papers must be presented during the conference. Decisions will be announced to the potential contributors by e-mail.

Full papers should be in English, a maximum of 15 pages including title, authors, affiliation, contact address, abstract, keywords, figures, tables and references. Computer files should be in MS Word format, Times New Roman 12 pt, simple spaced.

Abstracts and Full Papers should be sent to: ERDN2007@home.roThis email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

Before the Conference the participants will get proceedings of abstracts and CD with papers. After the Conference the participants will have two weeks of revision of their papers and then will get proceedings of all full papers.

 

Presentations

All speakers will have an oral presentation of 20-30 min. with slides that should be made in PowerPoint format. For technical reasons, the presentation will be send to organizers one week before Conference, by e-mail ( ERDN2007@home.roThis email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it ).

Conference Language

The conference language is English.
Conference venue

Sinaia/Predeal City, Prahova Valee, Carpathian Mountains, Romania Place: Enescu House
Accommodation

         Hotel Roberto, Sinaia/Predeal
Registration fee

Speakers, invited guests and sponsors of the conference will be exempted from the registration fee. For the rest of the participants will be a fee of 30 EUR.
Transportation and Grants

There is a possibility to support the travel cost from your country to Romania by train, bus or by booking low costs flights in advance, due to a limited amount of money. If you are interested in this, please apply for a Travel grant.

The arrival will be in Bucharest on 13th. On that day, the participants will meet for the departure from Bucharest to Sinaia/Predeal and the transportation will be provided by organizers.  The hour and other details will be provided later.

On the last day of the conference (16th September), the field-trip for those of the participants interested in will be done in the first part of the day and the return to Bucharest is forecasted for afternoon, in due time for taking off from the airport. Participants who need additional nights in Bucharest, after or before the Conference, have to arrive in Romania later than 13th or depart from Romania earlier than 16th must announce the organizers.


Scientific and Organization Committee
Scientific Committee (Provisional):Violeta Florian (President ARERA), Romanian Academy-IEA, RomaniaZbigniew Florianczyk (Secretar ERDN), IAFE - NRI, PolandGabriel Popescu, ASE, RomaniaValentin Bohateret, ICES, Romania Joszef Popp, AKI, HungaryKlaus Wagner, AWI, AustriaFilon Toderoiu, Romanian Academy-IEA, Romania

 
Organization Committee:Dan Marius Voicilas, Romanian Academy-IEA, RomaniaMonica Tudor, Romanian Academy-IEA, RomaniaElisabeta Rosu, Romanian Academy-IEA, RomaniaMihai Chitea, Romanian Academy-IEA, RomaniaLorena Chitea, Romanian Academy-IEA, RomaniaFlorentina Constantin, ASE, RomaniaTeodora Bontoi, ASE, Romania

        

Editors:

Dan Marius Voicilas, Institute of Agricultural Economics, Romania

Monica Tudor, Institute of Agricultural Economics, Romania

Contact

Monica Tudor & Dan Marius Voicilas

Romanian Academy, Institute of Agricultural Economics

“Casa Academiei”, Calea 13 septembrie no. 13, sector 5

Cod: 76117, Bucuresti, Romania

Tel: +40721744655; +40722398119

Fax: +40314083355

www.arera.ro

ERDN2007@home.roThis email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

  dmvoici@yahoo.com

Yes of course, Mostafa,
There is a new FP7 call in the area of Agriculture
Try to register and create a new group at this website
http://ecentres.net/My_new_group
We  have to work through the website
 

Look at
http://ec.europa.eu/europeaid/projects/foodsec/programme_en.htm
in concrete
http://ec.europa.eu/europeaid/projects/foodsec/programme_en.htm

Explore funding and granting opportunities
http://coompeutition.com/node/114

Ferran


mostafa ahmed wrote:
 Dear Ferran
 I am very glade to receive your message and I asked
 the  egyption contact point to help me . Could you be
 a partner please?
 Deep thanks
 
 --- "Ferran Cabrer i Vilagut (CONSEN.org)"
  
 Mostafa,
 great to hear from you,
 I am Agronomist engineer and i like too much this
 issues.
 The proposal seems coherent, but the problem is to
 fit with some call of
 proposals. I the area of research i think that it
 not convenient place
 to look for, maybe Euro MED programme will the
 correct.
 Ask to the Egyptian national contact point, it will
 provide you a better
 advise,
 BR,
 Ferran


 mostafakamel31 AT yahoo.com wrote:
  
 Barley is a very important grain in the world      
 today. It is very versatile in every way. It has
 been well adapted through its evolution. Now
 however, barely has become well known and so have
 its many uses. Barley, which is of the genus
 Hordeum, is a cereal that belongs to the grass
 family Poaceae. Barley has many different varieties.
 The most common is Hordeum vulgare, which is a
 six-rowed type of barley that has a spike notched on
 opposite sides with three spikelets on each notch.
 At each notch there is a flower or floret that later
 develops into a kernel. 
    
 Barley is very adaptable to various environments.      
 In fact, it is the most adaptable of the cereals.
 Barley is an annual grass that has two growing
 seasons, winter and spring. . Barley also has a very
 good resistance to dry heat compared to other small
 grains. This feature allows it to grow near desert
 areas such as North Africa. Barley contains some
 substances increase immunity in human body.
    
 Barley is widely and is currently a major crop of    
 the temperat and tropical areas. Barley ( Hordeum
 vulgare L.) is the main cereal crop grown in the
 rainfed areas of Egypt . It occupies about 300,000
 feddans ( c . 126000 ha) in the Northwest coast .
 Epanding the agricultural land base to the drier
 arable land in Egypt , ? especially the north . west
 costal region  is becoming a necessity to meet the
 food demands of the growing population . Northwest
 coast . more desert areas , either sandy or
 calcareous, have to be put under cultivation. Such
 soils are poor with respect to their
 physico-bio-chemical properties, soil water ? plant
 relationships as well as their nutritional status .
 Reclamation and land utilization of such soils are
 faced by several difficulties Under such severe
 conditions, desired yield levels are difficult to
 attain. Proper management of these calls for
 specialized approaches for sustainable productivity.
 The practical proper management using organic or
 inorganic chemical amendments.  . The aim of this
 proposal is to improving barley production in the
 North ? west coastal of Egypt by using agronomic
 treatments and other treatments such as organic
 manure  to satisfy  the local demand and export to
 europe. Egyption Bedouins in the north-west coastal
 used to cultivate barley with very primerval
 methods. The forseen impact of the project is to
 improve the methods and the treatments to cultivate
 barley with recent activity and recovery of some
 substances usefull for immunity for human body . The
 direct cntact with those people may elaborate their
 life completely. We are at the National Research
 Center  have various experiences  , beside  our
 agriculture division  we have medicine division and
 another divisions on all branches of science . All
 these divisions could cooperate  with our project to
 make rural development  in the area of northern west
 coast of the mediterranean   located in Egypt . We
 aim to improve barley productivity in this area to
 satisfy  the local demand and export to Europe . We
 may produce a good material for biofuel.           


 Prof.Dr.Mostafa Kamel Abdel-dayem Ahmed
 National Recearch Center ,Agricultural Division , Agronomy Department.
 Egypt , Cairo.
 Mobile : 0020127364129

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