The 31st CoB Members' meeting (12-13 Nov 2022, Bologna - Italy)

The 31^st Members' meeting in Bologna - with 73 participants (63 CoB Members and 10 external experts - both in presence and online - representing 25 Countries, 11 International/Government Organizations and Ag-Machinery Manufacturers Associations/Federations) - was succesfully held in Bologna, during EIMA International 2022. The 10 presentations in all three work Sessions, of the highest level, aroused great interest, offering many ideas for discussion among participants. The 2 Special Lectures were also highly appreciated.

Abstracts, Key Note Reports and Presentations are already online (see "Meetings Proceedings - 2022" section).

The meeting registrations are noww available at the following links:

• Nov 12 (morning - Opening and Session 1): https://youtu.be/eyNaKzHqT8A
• Nov 12 (afternoon - Session 2 and Special Lectures): https://youtu.be/9EltMAUpxS4
• Nov 13 (morning - Session 3 and Closing): https://youtu.be/92ifzBfRUvQ

31st Members' Meeting is at the starting blocks!

The 31^st Members' Meeting of the "Club of Bologna" will be held in hybrid mode on 12^th and 13^th November 2022 in  Bologna (Italy), at Sala Sinfonia (Pavillon 36), during EIMA International 2022.

The three subjects to be discussed this year in Bologna are:

• Session 1 – The role of agriculture mechanization in crop production traceability (Coordinator and Chairman: Roberto Oberti);
• Session 2 – Climate change and mechanization: what is needed in industrialized and emerging countries (Coordinators and Chairmen: Giuseppe Gavioli, Josse DeBaerdemaeker);
• Session 3 – Specific Mechanization: machines for orchard (Coordinator and Chairman: Danilo Monarca).

Each Session will have Key-Note Reports, around which the usual discussion among the participants will be opened. In addition, two Special Lectures on "Russia-Ukraine conflict: impacts on international agricultural markets" and "Brazil in a circular bioeconomy scenario" will be presented by Marco Pezzini of Federunacoma and Alida Bellandi of Guarany Ind. (Brazil), respectively.

To attend the meeting online: https://www.eima.it/it/eima-live-sala-sinfonia.php

Download the Agenda of the meeting (click on news title)

Management Committee decisions (21 October 2021, Bologna - Italy)

• Management Committee list: no variation;
• Full Members list: n.2 FMs, who passed away (Arne Moller, Luis Marqeez), were deleted, n.6 FMs were definitively excluded due to their retirement or low attendance to CoB activities (see "CoB 2020-2021 Annual Report", Section "DOCUMENTS"), n.2 new FMs were admitted (Abraham Gamiliel, Yahaya Rabè) and n.2 2026 Pellizzi Prize Winners (Marco Ramm; Alireaz Puorreza) were confirmed as FMs;
• Internal Rules: under Federunacoma proposal, articles 9 and 11 were modified;
• 31^st Members' meeting: will be held in Bologna (Italy), 11-12 November 2022, during "EIMA International". The Subject to discuss will be: S1 - The role of agriculture mechanization in crop production traceability;   S2 - Climate changement and mechanization: what is needed considering both industrialized and emerging countries; S3 - Specific mechanization: machines for orchard. A Guided Tour to orchard machines exhibitors will be organized on Nov 12 at the end of the meeting;
• Pellizzi Prize: the next 5^th edition has been approved for the year 2024;
• Study Groups: the activity of all 4 SG’s is confirmed.

See the President presentation (click on news title)

Marco Fiala - Secretary General