Next 12 November (4.30 pm, CET - Rome), under the presidency of Danilo Monarca, the Members of the "Club of Bologna" Management Committee will meet in presence at Bologna. The Agenda of the meeting is:
1 - President’s communications
1.1 - "Club of Bologna" promotion at national and international events
1.2 - Pellizzi Prize 2026 (VI Edition): results and official scores approval
1.3 - Annual Report (Oct 2025 - Nov 2026)
2 - Agenda of 35th CoB Members' Meeting
2.1 - Presentation of final Agenda, Chairmen and Rapporteurs
3 - Membership
3.1 - Current situation
3.2 – Full Members list (In – Out) (period: Oct 2025 - Nov 2026)
4 - Activities
4.1 - Study Group 4: “Relationship between Research and Ag-Machinery industry"
4.2 - Website review
4.3 - 36th Members' Meeting (Hanover, Agritechnica). Subjects: first proposals
5 - Any other business
Marco Fiala - Secretary General “Club of Bologna"
The 35th Members' Meeting of the "Club of Bologna" will be held on 13th and 14th November 2026 in Bologna (Italy), at Pavillon 36 (Sinfonia Hall), during EIMA International 2026. The three Subjects to be discussed this year are:
Each Session will have Key-Note presentations, around which the usual open discussion will follow. Participants can fill out their own personal Key-Sentences (the form available for download can be found in the "Meeting Proceedings - 2026" section of the website menu). The "Extended Abstracts" of the presentations can be found in the "Meeting Proceedings - Year 2026" website menu section. The meeting will be closed with a "General Discussion Panel" among eminent experts in agricultural mechanization, coordinated by Giusepper Gavioli.
The awards ceremony for the 2026 Pellizzi Prize (refer to the "Pellizzi Prize" section of the website menu) will take place on Friday the 13th afternoon.
Download the Agenda of the meeting (click on title of the news)
Marco Fiala - Secretary General
Our Full Member Prof. Hermann Auernhammer (Technical University of Munich - TUM; https://www.tum.de/en/) informed us about the possibility of free access to "AgTecCollection in mediaTUM" at https://mediatum.ub.tum.de/agteccollection.
It is a very interesting database concerning Agricultural Machinery and Mechanization sector, very useful for all the people (manufacturers, consultants, experts, students) interested in this topic and with visits from more than 140 Countries worldwide.
Marco Fiala - Secrtery General
Session 1
How Technology and Farmers' Needs Shape Next-gen Tractors
Streaming
Session 2
SPECIALIZED MECHANIZATION: Machinery for Olive Growing and Oil Extraction
Straaming
Session 3
Application of AI in Agricultural Machinery and Components
Closing Session
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Interview to CoB President (italian language)
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Marco Fiala - CoB Secretary General
From Federunacoma "Three Decades of Ideas and Strategies for Agricultural Mechanisation", an amazing video to celebrate our 30th meetings!
Marco Fiala - Secretary General
