+AGRO 2018: International Conference on Organizational Management, Energy Efficiency and Occupational Health and Safety in Agrifood Industry CEi – Center for Innovative Companies, Castelo Branco, Portugal Castelo Branco, Portugal, October 3-4, 2018 |
Submission link | https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=agro2018 |
Abstract registration deadline | April 30, 2018 |
Acceptance notification | May 31, 2018 |
Full paper due | July 15, 2018 |
Review notification | August 17, 2018 |
Early Registration | September 7, 2018 |
Submission deadline | September 7, 2018 |
About +AGRO
+AGRO is a technical and scientific international event devoted to food science and technology. It brings together researchers, scientists, policy makers, professionals and students from multidisciplinary food-related fields to share the latest advances in the current scientific knowledge, with industrial relevance and new developments in food science and emerging technologies, devoted to help organizational management, energy efficiency and occupational safety and health.
+AGRO Congress in an event within the dissemination activities of project +AGRO (www.maisagro.pt)
Submission Guidelines
Abstracts should describe original and unpublished work on the topics of the congress. Contributors should submit an abstract in PDF format by March 31, 2018 after registering to the event. Further information can be found on the congress website: https://congresso.maisagro.pt/en/home-en/
Each paper will be reviewed and will be accepted based on its originality, significance and clarity. All accepted papers will appear in the congress proceedings. A copy of the proceedings will be distributed to all participants at the +AGRO 2018.
Only electronic submissions through Easychair application available on the website will be accepted.
Decisions on acceptance will be announced by April, 30 2018. Papers to be considered for selection must be delivered in finalised form at the congress, with the full text submitted by June 30, 2018.
Submission implies that at least one of the authors has to register and to present the communication at the congress if the paper is accepted.
Topics
- Novel and emerging technologies for food processing
- Innovations in Food
- Meat Science and Technology
- Processing of horticultural products
- Dairy technologies and processes
- Bakery and pastry trends and innovation
- Occupational Health and Safety
- Energy Efficiency
- Organizational Management
- ICT in AgriFood industry
- Food safety and security
- Waste reduction and s
- ustainability
- Entrepreneurship
- Knowledge transfer, Skills and Qualifications
Committees
Organizing committee
- Alberta Araújo, Instituto Politécnico de Viana do Castelo, Portugal
- Ana Cristina Agulheiro Santos, Universidade de Évora, Portugal
- Carlos Dias Pereira, Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra - Escola Superior Agrária de Coimbra, Portugal
- Cláudia Soares, Inovcluster - Associação do Cluster Agro-Industrial do Centro, Portugal
- Duarte Alves, Instituto Politécnico de Viana do Castelo, Portugal
- Fernando Santos, Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
- Joana Rodrigues, Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
- João Carneiro, Escola Superior Agrária - Instituto Politécnico de Castelo Branco, Portugal
- João Gândara, Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra - Escola Superior Agrária de Coimbra, Portugal
- João Matias, Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
- João Pedro Várzea, Escola Superior Agrária - Instituto Politécnico de Castelo Branco, Portugal
- José Nunes, Escola Superior Agrária - Instituto Politécnico de Castelo Branco, Portugal
- Luís Pinto de Andrade, Escola Superior Agrária - Instituto Politécnico de Castelo Branco, Portugal
- Natacha Pinto, Inovcluster - Associação do Cluster Agro-Industrial do Centro, Portugal
- Susana Caio, Inovcluster - Associação do Cluster Agro-Industrial do Centro, Portugal
- Manuela Vaz Velho, Instituto Politécnico de Viana do Castelo, Portugal
- Maria Eduarda Potes, Universidade de Évora, Portugal
- Marta Henriques, Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra - Escola Superior Agrária de Coimbra, Portugal
- Marta Laranjo, Universidade de Évora, Portugal
- Maximiano Ribeiro, Instituto Politécnico da Guarda, Portugal
- Miguel Elias, Universidade de Évora, Portugal
- Paula Coutinho, Instituto Politécnico da Guarda, Portugal
- Pedro Dinho da Silva, Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
- Rita Pinheiro, Instituto Politécnico de Viana do Castelo, Portugal
- Teresa Paiva, Instituto Politécnico da Guarda, Portugal
Program Committee
- Alberta Araújo, Instituto Politécnico de Viana do Castelo, Portugal
- Alain Le-Bail, ONIRIS-UMR GEPEA, France
- Alan Foster, London South Bank University, United Kingdom
- Alberta Araújo, Polytechnic Institute of Viana do Castelo, Portugal
- Ana Cristina Agulheiro Santos, University of Évora, Portugal
- Carles Salas Olle, Polytechnic University of Catalonia, Spain
- Carlos Dias Pereira, Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra, Portugal
- Da-Wen Sun, University College Dublin, Ireland
- Denis Coelho, Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
- Duarte Alves, Polytechnic Institute of Viana do Castelo, Portugal
- Fernanda Rodrigues, University of Aveiro, Portugal
- Fernando Santos, University of Beira Interior, Portugal
- Francisco Pinheiro, Federal University of San Francisco Valley, Brazil
- Giovanni Cortella, University of Udine, Italy
- Graciela Alvarez, Institut national de Recherche en Sciences et Technologies pour l’Environnement et l’Agriculture (IRSTEA), France
- Guido Micheli, Polytechnic University of Milan, Italy
- Isabel Nunes, University Nova of Lisbon, Portugal
- João Carneiro, Polytechnic Institute of Castelo Branco, Portugal
- João Gândara, Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra, Portugal
- João Matias, University of Aveiro, Portugal
- João Pedro Várzea, Polytechnic Institute of Castelo Branco, Portugal
- José Miquel Cabeças, University Nova of Lisboa, Portugal
- José Álvarez-García, University of Extremadura, Spain
- José Antonio Fernández Avilés, University of Granada, Spain
- José Nunes, Polytechnic Institute of Castelo Branco, Portugal
- José Pires Manso, University Beira Interior, Portugal
- Judith Evans, London South Bank University, United Kingdom
- Kostadin Fikiin, Technical University of Sofia, Bulgary
- Luís Pinto de Andrade, Polytechnic Institute of Castelo Branco, Portugal
- Manuel Garcia, University of Jaen, Spain
- Manuela Vaz Velho, Polytechnic Institute of Viana do Castelo, Portugal
- Maria Eduarda Potes, University of Évora, Portugal
- Marta Henriques, Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra, Portugal
- Marta Laranjo, University of Évora, Portugal
- Maximiano Ribeiro, Polytechnic Institute of Guarda, Portugal
- Michel Havet, GEPEA (Process Engineering for Environment and Food) Laboratory, ONIRIS, France
- Miguel Elias, University of Évora, Portugal
- Paula Carneiro, University of Minho, Portugal
- Paula Coutinho, Polytechnic Institute of Guarda, Portugal
- Pedro Dinho da Silva, University da Beira Interior, Portugal
- Pedro Dinis Gaspar, University Beira Interior, Portugal
- Pere Sanz-Gallén, University of Barcelona, Spain
- Rita Pinheiro, Polytechnic Institute of Viana do Castelo, Portugal
- Rui B. Melo, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
- Savvas Tassou, Brunel University London, United Kingdom
- Tânia Lima, University Beira Interior, Portugal
- Teresa Cotrim, University of Lisbon, Portugal
- Teresa Paiva, Polytechnic Institute of Guarda, Portugal
Important Dates
⦁ April 30, 2018: Abstract due
⦁ May 30, 2018: Acceptance notification
⦁ June 30, 2018: Full paper due
⦁ July 31, 2018: Review notification
⦁ September 07, 2018: Final paper due
⦁ September 07, 2018: Early Registration
⦁ October 3-4, 2018: Event (To participate in the event registrations are open until October 2, 2018)
For more information please visit the website at: https://congresso.maisagro.pt/en/home-en/
Important Information
The official congress languages are English and Portuguese.
Venue
The conference will be held in Castelo Branco, Portugal at CEi - Center for Innovative Companies
Contact
All questions about submissions should be emailed to geral@maisagro.pt
Sponsors
Operational Program of Competitiveness and Internationalization - COMPETE 2020 (www. poci-compete2020.pt)
University of Beira Interior – UBI (www.ubi.pt)
University of Évora – UE (www.uevora.pt)
Polytechnic Institute of Castelo Branco – Agriculture School (www.esa.ipcb.pt)
Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra – Agriculture School (www.esac.pt)
Polytechnic Institute of Guarda (www.ipg.pt)
Polytechnic Institute of Viana do Castelo (www.ipvc.pt)
Association of the Center Region Agroindustrial Cluster (www.inovcluster.pt)