TENTATIVE PROGRAMME SCHEDULE

8thAsian-Australasian Conference on Precision Agriculture (ACPA) on October 14-17, 2019 to be held

at Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana (Punjab) India
Oct. 14 (Monday)
09:30 Registration Location: Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana
10:00 Opening Ceremony Moderator: Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana
10:00-11:00 Inaugural Session
11:00-11:30 Group photo and Tea break
11:30-13:00 Industry Session
13:00- 14:00 Lunch buffet
14:00- 17:00 Keynote Presentations
Oct. 15 (Tuesday)
Parallel Sessions; Location: Punjab Agricultural University Ludhiana
Session 1: Agricultural information acquisition and prescription map generation
technology for variable rate operations
09:30-13:00 Session 2: Agricultural machinery navigation and automatic operating machinery
(Intelligent spraying and fertilizer application machinery)
Session 3: Key technologies for precision agricultural aviation
13:00-14:00 Lunch buffet
Session 4: Sensors and data from crops, soils or environment in PA
14:00-17:00 Session 5: Assessing and understanding variability of soils or crops
Session 6: Data processing and decision support systems in PA
19:00-20:00 ACPA Committee Meeting
Oct. 16 (Wednesday)
Parallel Sessions; Location: Punjab Agricultural University Ludhiana
Session 1: IoAgT (Internet of Agriculture Things) in Precision Agriculture
09:30-13:00 Session 2: Hyperspectral remote sensing applications in agriculture
Session 3: Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) as platforms for sensing or acting in PA
13:00-14:00 Lunch buffet
Session 4: Automation in farm machinery and robotics in PA
14:00-17:00 Session 5: High throughput plant phenotyping in plant breeding and seed production
Session 6: Artificial intelligence (AI) in agriculture
Oct 17 (Thursday)
Parallel Sessions; Location: Punjab Agricultural University Ludhiana
09:30-13:00 Live Demonstration of Precision Farming Operations
13:00-14:00 Lunch buffet
14:00-17:00 Feedback, interactions and concluding session

Oct. 18 (Friday) onwards: Paid Tours

Tour 1 (1 day) : Golden Temple (Amritsar) and Wagah Border (Atari)
Tour 2 (3 days) : Tour to Himalayan mountains
Tour 3 (8 days) : Tour through “The Palace on Wheels’-Explore the majestic land of Rajasthan and
experience a journey worthy of the Maharajas of yore. Rajasthan opens its treasure chest and presents
all its mystical charms for the astute guests aboard Palace on Wheels train
(https://thepalaceonwheels.com/detailed-tours.html)
Visit to Jaipur (The Pink City), Ranthambhore Tiger Reserve, Chittorgarh Hill Fort, Udaipur, the City of
Lakes, Jaisalmer, Oasis in the Desert, Jodhpur, Heart of Marwar, Bhatarpur Bird Sanctuary, Agra, City of
the Taj Mahal