OBJECTIVES
TOPICS
FINAL PROGRAMME
CALL FOR PAPERS
LOCATION & DATE
CONTACT
SCIENTIFIC BOARD

THIRD INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON SMART SENSORS IN LIVESTOCK MONITORING

10-11 September 2004

Leuven, Belgium

Linked to the AgEng 2004 conference

OBJECTIVES
Livestock-monitoring is a mandatory means for guaranteeing food safety and quality and for restoring consumers’ confidence by monitoring the production chain from farm to fork. It is also indispensable for achieving animal welfare and health as well as farm efficiency. The aim of this workshop is to focus on recent advances in on-line measuring and modeling of animal responses to bioenvironmental variations, and to promote interdisciplinary interaction between scientists and engineers from industry and academia. This workshop is the third continuation of the 2 previous conferences on this topic.

TOPICS
The topics of the workshop include:
  • On-line measurement of physiological variables
  • On-line measurement of animal behaviour
  • Animal responses to environmental stressors
  • Biosensors, sensing techniques
  • Infrared thermography on animals
  • Sound/image analysis of animals
  • Monitoring animal welfare
  • Modeling of animal responses and behaviour

FINAL PROGRAMME
The complete final programme (version 09/09/2004) can be downloaded as a PDF file:


Final programme (version 09/09/2004)

CALL FOR PAPERS
Abstracts should be sent to the workshop secretary erik.lenaerts@agr.kuleuven.ac.be by July 1 2004 (01/07/2004). Please indicate on your abstract that it is sent for this workshop.

Abstracts should conform to the following guidelines:

  • Written in English
  • Not exceeding 2 A4 pages
  • Adding figures, tables, graphs, references is highly appreciated
An example abstract can be downloaded as a PDF or MS Word file:


PDF example abstract
MS Word example abstract

Posters should conform to the following guidelines:

  • Written in English
  • Not exceeding A0 format (1.20m high and .90m wide)
  • The poster should be readable from a distance. Recommended font and minimum lettering height is Arial 24pt. Recommended minimum line thickness is 2 pt. The minimum height of graphs, pictures and tables should be 20cm or A4 size.
  • Figures and tables should have a brief legend. It is best in a graph to restrict oneself to 3 or 4 curves and in a table to about 4x4 items. In a graph different curves, particularly if they cross, should be distinguished by different colours or by different symbols for measuring points.
  • Use colours for emphasis and also symbols and schemes.
  • A summary should list the pertinent results and conclusions. A poster overloaded with information will rarely attract attention.
Accepted abstracts will be scheduled for a lecture of approximately 20 minutes, with an additional 10 minutes of discussion. As an alternative, there's the possibility of presenting a poster on one of the panels we provide. Please indicate your preference (lecture or poster) on your abstract.

All authors will receive a confirmation e-mail about the nature of the session (lecture or poster) and practical information before July 31 2004 (31/07/2004).

Important dates

  • July 1 2004: abstract submission
  • July 31 2004: session confirmation
  • September 10-11 2004: workshop

LOCATION & DATE
The workshop will be held in Leuven, in the brand new Arenberg Central Library.

It will run parallel with the AgEng 2004 conference from Friday 10 September till Saturday 11 September 2004. For further information on the AgEng 2004 conference (12-16 September) consult the website http://www.ageng2004.be.

How to get to the SMART Workshop by airplane:

Click here for an MS Word printable route description:


Route description

The airport of Zaventem (Brussels Airport) is situated in between of Brussels and Leuven.

Although Zaventem is situated in between of Brussels and Leuven, there are no direct public transport connections from Zaventem to Leuven.
Belgium-Travel Network provides information on the national airport of Zaventem.

From Zaventem airport to Leuven by train:
From Zaventem, you can go to Brussels-North (Brussel-Noord) by train (3 train connections each hour), from there you can go to Leuven by train (4 train connections each hour). In Brussels-North take the train to Leuven (Louvain), not to Louvain-La-Neuve! A single trip costs 4,60 euro.

From Zaventem airport to Leuven by taxi:
One taxi ride Zaventem-Leuven or Leuven-Zaventem costs approximately 55 euro.

Novotel
From Leuven central station the hotel is approximately 1km (5-10 minutes walking distance). If the station is behind you - you take to the right (Diestsevest) - at traffic light turn right - after 30m you'll see the entrance of Novotel. Of course taxi's are also available at the train station.

CONTACT
Workshop secretary:

Erik Lenaerts (erik.lenaerts@agr.kuleuven.ac.be)
Catholic University of Leuven
Laboratory for Agricultural Buildings Research (http://www.labr.be)
Kasteelpark Arenberg 30
3001 Leuven Heverlee (Belgium)

SCIENTIFIC BOARD
  • Daniel Berckmans (Belgium) (Chairman)
  • Bruno Goddeeris (Belgium)
  • Ulrich Brehme (Germany)
  • Andy Frost (United Kingdom)
  • Gerard Jahns (Germany)
  • Jos Metz (The Netherlands)