The Week at a Glance
Click here to download a PDF schedule of the entire week.
MEETINGS WITH PARTICIPATION BY INVITATION ONLY
(for open meetings,click here)
Eighth Agricultural Ontology Service (AOS) Workshop
"7 years of AOS: Achievements and Next Steps"
21-22 September
Information and knowledge management experts in agriculture reviewed ongoing developments of semantic standards and their application.
Organized by FAO.
Access the presentations or download the Final Report.
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The 2nd Expert Consultation on International Information Systems for Agricultural Science and Technology
23-24 September
Information and knowledge management experts in agriculture reviewed ongoing collaboration and agreed on future priorities and actions.
Organized by CGIAR, CTA, FAO, GFAR, IAALD.
To access the conclusions of the meeting, please click here.
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e-Agriculture Working Group
25 September
E-Agriculture Working Group members reviewed ongoing work and considered future actions on the e-Agriculture Community of Expertise, based on stakeholder input including contributions from the meetings in e-Agriculture Week.
Organized by FAO.
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EGFAR Task Force
26 September
Members of EGFAR Task Force discussed, reviewed and charted new directions for EGFAR, the electronic platform for GFAR
Organized by GFAR Secretariat.
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Inter-Regional Consultation on Information and Communication Management for Agricultural Research for Development (ICM4ARD)
26 September
Regional Forum and other GFAR Stakeholders Representatives discussed, reviewed and developed ICM4ARD Global Partnership Program activities for 2008
Organized by GFAR Secretariat.
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International Association of Agricultural Information Specialists
Executive Board Meeting
27 September
Board members meet to review ongoing activities.
Organized by IAALD.
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Farmer-led documentation: Local knowledge sharing in an agricultural context
28 September
The interactive exchange meeting, where organizations involved in agricultural development were invited to share their views on farmer-to-farmer knowledge sharing, specifically on farmer led documentation.
Organized by PROLINNOVA / ETC EcoCulture, IAALD and FAO.
