EIMA International 20-21: Interview with the Secretary General of the "Club of Bologna"

On the occasion of EIMA International 20-21 - during which the 30^th Members' Meeting of the "Club of Bologna" was held - the Secretary General briefly told the story of the Club and anticipated the three Subjects discussed in the 30^th meeting

Marco Fiala - Secretary General

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Ag-Mechanization and the "Club of Bologna"... a long story

From Federunacoma "Three Decades of Ideas and Strategies for Agricultural Mechanisation", an amazing video to celebrate our 30^th meetings!

Marco Fiala - Secretary General

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The 30th CoB Members' meeting (22-23 Oct 2021, Bologna - Italy)

The 30^th Members' meeting in Bologna - with 62 participants (54 CoB Members and 8 external experts - both in presence and online - representing 16 Countries, 9 International/Government Organizations and Ag-Machinery Manufacturers Associations/Federations) - was succesfully held in Bologna, during EIMA International 20/21.
The first part of the meeting was dedicated to the celebration of the 30^th meetiing, with a summary presentation prepared by the President and the Secretary General, an excellent video made by Federunacoma and with the awards of some CoB members who contributed to its international success.
The presentations in the three Sessions, of highest level, aroused great interest among Participants, offering many ideas for discussion.

Abstracts, Key Note Reports and presentations are already online (see "Meetings Proceedings - 2021" section).

Marco Fiala - Secretary General

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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

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Prof. Luis Marquez Delgado

This morning we received the sad news that Prof. Luis Marquez Delgado - Member  of the “Club of Bologna” – passed away.

Luis attended all CoB meetings since the first one in 1989. First as MC Member, and then as FM, he has been always very active in supporting and driving CoB activities as well as in disseminating them on the specialized journals (AgroTécnica and AgriWorld) of which he was the Technical Director. He was passionate and a great expert in agricultural machines and mechanization with a deep knowledge of these subjects especially in South America countries.

We will never forget his happiness, friendliness and willingness to all colleagues.

We will always remember him. May his soul rest in peace.

Paolo Balsari - President
Marco Fiala - Secretary General
Marco Pezzini - Federunacoma

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