IN PARTNERSHIP WITH : WITH THE SUPPORT OF :

AGRITECH DAY
SIMA By AXEMA

CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENT & CALL FOR PAPERS

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF By
TECHNOLOGIES AND SOLUTIONS FOR
EFFICIENT AND SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE

SIMA
PARIS
FEBRUARY 20, 2021 Agricultural
Equipment
PARIS NORD - VILLEPINTE / FRANCE Manufacturers Union

CONFERENCE AS AN INTRODUCTION TO THE SIMA 2021

SHARE YOUR EXPERTISE ON : Parc des Expositions,
● new farming practices
● innovative equipment development Villepinte, FRANCE
(DETAILS ON REVERSE)
CALL FOR PAPERS
THIS CONFERENCE WILL CREATE AN
OPPORTUNITY FOR EXCHANGES Send your abstract before :
BETWEEN :
● R&D players from industry
July 20, 2020
● Academics To : info.conference@axema.fr
● Research sectors including non-agriculture
specialists. (All detailed explanations on REVERSE
and on http://agritechday.com)
CONFERENCE LANGUAGE WILL BE ENGLISH
MAIN EXPECTED CONFERENCE TOPICS :
The call for papers is open to all topics related to the innovation of machines and systems for sustainable
agriculture by agricultural and non-agricultural specialists.
● Machinery output rate, efficiency and work quality ● Digital agriculture
● User friendly or automatic adjustments ● Robotics and automation
● Innovations in tractors, self-propelled, machinery and ● Machinery management
engines ● Data management, algorithms and software
● Transmissions and drive lines (mechanical, hydraulic, ● Improved agronomic models
electrical….)
● New decision support tools (DST)
● Grain harvesting and storage
● Communication and interaction of systems and machinery
● Crop husbandry (soil working, seeding, fertilising, spraying…)
● Test / Simulation
● Livestock machinery and production systems
● Methods for design and development of machinery
● Implementation and efficiency of sensors
● Industry 4.0
● Monitoring for machinery use impacts on the environment

CALL FOR PAPERS

Abstracts may be submitted before July 20, 2020 for oral presentation (20 mn + 10 mn discussion) or poster
presentation and will be selected by the scientific and technical committee of the conference.
Selected authors must send their full papers (maximum 10 pages including figures, tables and references) before
January 4th, 2021.

STEP 1 : MAILING ABSTRACTS BEFORE JULY 20, 2020

Content of the ABSTRACT (agritechday.com) – Less than 500 words - Please use > this template < :
● title of the presentation ● author(s) ● keywords ● request for an oral presentation or a poster ● how to
contribute to sustainable agriculture
CONTACT : info.conference@axema.fr

STEP 2 : SELECTION OF PRESENTATIONS BY THE SCIENTIFIC & TECHNICAL COMMITTEE

CRITERIA for selection will include :
● innovation ● interest and relevance to current or near market needs ● scientific quality and content ● interest
and relevance to Agricultural Engineering ● interest for the EurAgEng Society

KEY DATES
JULY 20, 2020 : Deadline for submission of abstracts JANUARY 04, 2021 : Deadline for sending full papers and poster plets
SEPTEMBER 07, 2020 : Acceptance of abstracts JANUARY 18, 2021 : Deadline for registration : Normal Fee
SEBTEMBER 21, 2020 : Final program FEBRUARY 08, 2021 : Deadline for late registration

CHAIRMAN OF THE CONFERENCE : Frédéric MARTIN, AXEMA chairman and MX CEO

CHAIRMAN OF THE SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL COMMITTEE : Philippe COLACICCO, AXEMA Technical
Committee Chairman and Kubota Corporation Director Farm Machinery Engineering Europe

REGISTRATION FEES
(including lunch, coffee, refreshments, book of the event, pass to SIMA, all taxes included (20%VAT))
Participant 200€ (late registration : 260€)
Speaker 120€
Student 50€

A FREE SIMA SHOW VISITOR BADGE WILL BE PROVIDED TO EACH ATTENDANT

CONTACT INFORMATION
info.conference@axema.fr - 01 42 12 73 61 http://agritechday.com