Meetings and events list

IRMA project implementation period

1. Kickoff meeting, 1^st Management Meeting | Arta, May 2013
2. Management Meeting (2^nd) | Bari, November 2013
3. Special WP3 and WP4 Meeting | Bari, November 2013
4. Special WP6 Meeting | Bari, November 2013
5. Management meeting (3^rd) | Patras, June 2014
6. Special WP5 project meeting |Arta, June 2014
7. Special WP3 and WP4 partners and irrigation stakeholders meeting in Greece I Ioannina, June 2014
8. IRLA2014 | Patras, November 2014
9. Professional training seminar “Efficient Irrigation Management Tools for Agricultural Cultivations and Urban Landscapes” | Bari, December 2014
10. Professional training seminar “Efficient Irrigation Management Tools for Agricultural Cultivations and Urban Landscapes” | Arta, December 2014
11. Special Professional Workshop ”Irrigation practice - auditing” | Arta, December 2014
12. Technical visit to ISPA-experimental farm "La Noria" | Bari, May 2015
13. Close out management meeting | Ioannina, June 2015
14. Irrigation efficiency in greenhouses | Leverano July 30 and Bari, July 31 2015
15. Special Professional Workshop ”Irrigation practice - auditing” for presentation of irrigation survey results and audit findings and relevant recommendations to systems' managers | Bari, September 2015
16. IrriMed 2015 | Bari, September 2015

 

Kickoff meeting, 1^st Management Meeting | Arta, May 2013

Invitation/Agenda| Agenda for Greek Irrigation Stakeholders | Minutes | Photo album

   

Presentations

• Dr. Tsirogiannis I.L. (LP) | Presentation of IRMA project (Short version, English |(Long version, English | Greek version for Greek irrigation stakeholders) 
• Dr. Vanino S. (P3) | Presentation of INEA (En)
• Dr. Montesano F. (P4) | Presentation of ISPA/CNR (En)
• Mr. Filis E. (P6) | Presentation of ROEDM (Gr) (En)

Management Meeting (2^nd) | Bari, November 2013

Invitation| Agenda | Minutes | Photo album

Presentations

• Dr. Tsirogiannis I.L. (LP) | Current status of IRMA project and the road ahead (En)
• Mr. Maretas D. (LP) | Financial Management and Progress Reports (En)
• Dr. Laera G. and Dr. Petrelli A. (P5 / ASSOCODIPUGLIA) | Presentation of AgroMeteoPuglia Services (It)

Special WP3 & WP4 Meeting| Bari, November 2013

Invitation| Agenda | Irrigation stakeholders agenda | Minutes | Photo album

Presentations

• Dr. Tsirogiannis I.L. (LP) | Introduction to IRMA project and  Networking tools in IRMA (En)
• Dr. Bisceglia M. (P5 / ASSOCODIPUGLIA) | The networking in agriculture between public and private (It)
• Dr. Pellegrino G. (Postazione regionale della Rete Rurale Puglia) | Italian National Rural Network: participa tion, knowledge, strengthening (It)
• Dr. Lamaddalena N. (IAMB) | Cooperation research network in Mediterranean (En)
• Dr. Lo Porto A. (ISRA/CNR) | Presentation of WSSTP cooperation platform (En)
• Dr. Barouchas P. (LP) | Tools for survey of irrigation practice (En)
• Dr. Trotta L. & Dr. Scarmacio L. (P5) | Irrigated agriculture management in Puglia region: political, institutional and technical issues (En)
• Mrs. Papingioti E. (P6) | Irrigated agriculture management in Epirus region (Greece) (En)
• Dr. Vanino S. (P3) | Registration of irrigation practice in IRMA project (En) (It)

Special WP6 Meeting | Bari, November 2013

Invitation| Agenda | Irrigation stakeholders agenda | Minutes | Photo album

 

Presentations

• Dr. Tsirogiannis I.L. (LP) | Specialized research actions in the IRMA project (En)
• Mrs. Baltzoi P. & Dr. Karras G. (LP) | Low water - demand local cultivations and plants for landscaping (En)
• Dr. De Michele C. (P3 / Ariespace) | Evaluation of satellite images for evapotranspiration estimation (En)
• Dr. Montesano F. and Dr. Parente A. (P4) | Sensors and systems for irrigation management in greenhouses (En)
• Dr. Tsirogiannis I.L. (LP) |  Alternative sources of water for irrigation (En)
• Dr. Cantore V. and Dr. Boari F. (P4) | Use of saline water for irrigation of horticultural crops (En)
• Dr. Todorovich M. (IAMB) | HYDRO-TECH: a new decision support system for the irrigation management of open field crops (En)

Management meeting (3^rd) | Patras, June 2014

Invitation & Agenda | Minutes | Photo album

 

Presentations

• Dr. Tsirogiannis I.L. (LP) | Brief presentation of IRMA project and it's progress up to now (En)
• Mr. Maretas D. (LP) | Project progress and managerial issues (En)
• Mrs. Dimitropoulou P. (P2) | AEPDE Profile & Progress (En) (Gr)
• Dr. Montessano F. (P4) | Italian partners Profile & Progress (En)
• Mrs. Papingioti E. (P6) | ROEDM Profile & Progress (En) (Gr)
• Dr. Barouchas P. (LP) |IRLA2014 organisation (En)

Special WP5 project meeting | Arta, June 2014

Invitation & Agenda | Minutes | Photo album

  

Presentations

• Dr. Tsirogiannis I.L. (LP) | Brief presentation of IRMA project and it's progress up to now (En)
• Dr. Ganas I. (LP) | Presentation of TEIEP / Research Account (En)
• Mr. Paraskevopoulos P. (P2) | AEPDE Profile & Progress (En) (Gr)
• Dr. Montessano F. (P4) | Italian partners Profile & Progress (En)
• Dr. Markantonatos X. (P6) | ROEDM Profile & Progress (En) (Gr)
• Mr. Tsolis D., Municipality of N. Skoufas – Office of Environment | The irrigation and drainage system of the plain of Arta - Case study of the network Peta - Kompoti (En) (Gr)
• Dr. Malamos N. and Dr. Christophides A. (LP) | The irrigation advices' system of IRMA project for the plain of Arta | Technical Issues (En)
• Mr. Toufidis P. (P6) | The meteorological stations network that will be installed in the plain of Arta (En) (Gr)
• Dr. Petrelli Angelo (P5) | The agrometeorological information system of Assoco di Puglia (En)
• Dr. Tsirogiannis I.L. (LP) | Audits of irrigation and drainage systems (En)
• Dr. Barouchas P. (LP) |IRLA2014 organisation (En)
• Mrs. Andrianou A. (LP) | IRMA school contest results (Gr)

Special WP3 and WP4 partners and irrigation stakeholders meeting in Greece | Ioannina, June 2014

Invitation | Agenda | Minutes | Photo album

  

Presentations

• Dr. Tsirogiannis I.L. (LP) | Brief presentation of IRMA project and it's progress up to now (En)
• Mrs. Damianidou E. (P6) | Managerial plan for water in the water district of Epirus (En) (Gr)
• Mrs. Penelope Baltzoi (LP) | IRMA networking approach and tools (En) (Gr)
• Mr. Filis E. (P6) | Irrigation practice and management in Epirus (En) (Gr)
• Mr. Paraskevopoulos P. (P2) | Irrigation practice and management in Western Greece 
• Dott. Scamarcio L. (P5) | Water, irrigation and drainage policy in the Region of Puglia (En)
• Mrs. Maria Kasioumi (P6) | Survey of Irrigation practice (En) (Gr)

IRLA2014 | Patras, November 2014

IRLA2014 (from IRrigation LAndscape), is an International Symposium on Efficient Irrigation Management and its Effects in Urban and Rural Landscapes which aims to highlight the effects of irrigation (the most significant water consumer) and drainage to rural and urban landscapes. IRLA2014 will be held from 26 to 28 November 2014 at Patras, Greece.

  

IRLA2014 website: http://irla2014.irrigation-management.eu

Proceedings: Agriculture and Agricultural Science Procedia (Elsevier)

Keynote and invited speaches

• Prof. Juan Manuel Palerm Salazar, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (Spain), President of the Uniscape | Landscape and Architecture of Water (En)
• Prof. Rainer Horn, Christian Albrechts University zu Kiel (Germany), President of International Soil Science Society | Soils are sensitive reactors-do we need a paradigm change towards a more sustainable soil or land use? (En)
• Dr. Bas Perdoli, Alterra - Spatial knowledge systems / University of Wageningen (The Netherlands) | Water and landscape management of a polder in the “green heart” of Holland: The case of Midden-Delfland (En)
• Dr. Richard L. Snyder, University of California (U.S.A.) | Three decades of ET estimation for agricultural cultivations and urban landscapes:A learning Experience (En)
• Dr. Bernhard Leinauer, New Mexico State University (U.S.A.) | Turfgrass Water Conservation – Should We Grow Grass in the Desert? (En)
• Dr. Bochtis Dionysios, Aarhus University (Denmark) | Precision Agriculture and Irrigation
• Mr. Sean Gaule, President of CEDIA (EU) | Challenges which influence policy have repercussions for the Agricultural profession and how we do our work (En)
• Dr. Vassilios Stergiopoulos, School of Pedagogical & Technological Education (Greece) | The Archimedian screw
• Mr. Evagellos Koukiasas, President of MEDSOS (Greece) | Sustainable management of water resources in agriculture (En)
• Dr. Schalk Jan van Andel, UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education (The Netherlands) | Water management EU projects
• Dr. John Triantafilis, University of New South Wales (Australia) | Multi-dimensional digital soil mapping: Past, present and future research (En)
• Mr. Xatzakis Georgios (Greece) | Restoration of Irrigation Windmills at Lasithi Plateau (En) (Gr)
  

Professional training seminar “Efficient Irrigation Management Tools for Agricultural Cultivations and Urban Landscapes” | Bari, December 2014

Organised under the auspices of the European Irrigation Association (EIA) | Invitation | Agenda | Photo album

  

Presentations [click here to download the presentations] [click here to download the training audit workbook]

• Dott. Trotta L.; Dott. Scamarcio L. (P5) | Introduction / Closing
• Dr. Tsirogiannis I.L. (LP) | Irrigation and Drainage Audits
• Dr. Myriounis Ch. (LP) | Audit case studies from Greece
• Mr. Giotis Dimitrios (LP) | Audits in practice

Professional training seminar “Efficient Irrigation Management Tools for Agricultural Cultivations and Urban Landscapes” | Arta, December 2014

Organised under the auspices of the European Irrigation Association (EIA) and the Greek Landscaping Contractors Association (PEEGEP)
Invitation - Agenda | Photo album

  

Presentations

• Dr. Tsirogiannis I. L. | The IRMA project, concept and implementation (En)
• Dr. Theoxaris M. | Irrigation systems for agricultural cultivations (Gr)
• Dr. Tsirogiannis I. L. | Irrigation systems for Landscaping Projects (Gr)
• Dr. Varras G. | Directive 60/2000, European Landscape Convention (Gr)
• Dr. Barouchas P. | Salinization and desertification issues (Gr)
• Dr. Gianakopoulos Ch. | Climate change and the expected impact on crops and landscape projects (Gr)
• Dr. Katsoulas N. | Smart systems and precise agriculture systems for irrigation management – OpIRIS case (En)
• Mr. Filis E. | Irrigation management plan for Epirus (60/2000) (Gr)
• Mr. Kateris D. | Irrigation projects for the plain of Arta and Peta – Kompoti (Gr)
• Mrs. Tzima E. | Landscape irrigation in the municipality of Arta
• Dr. Karras G. | Irrigation – drainage for the plain of Arta and relevant environmental burdens (Gr)
• Dr. Malamos N. & Mr. Christofidis A. | The ET information system and irrigation advices of the IRMA project for the plain of Arta (System Architecture) (Gr)
• Dr. Myriounis Ch. | Irrigation audits in the framework of IRMA project (Gr)
• Mr. Tsolis D. | Legal framework, public studies and relevant costing of landscape projects (Gr)
• Mr. Dramitinos I. | Certification of irrigation professionals and relevant quality systems (Gr)

Special Professional Workshop ”Irrigation practice - auditing” | Arta, December 2014

Organised under the auspices of the European Irrigation Association (EIA) and the Greek Landscaping Contractors Association (PEEGEP)
Invitation - Agenda | Photo album

Presentations

• Dr. Barouchas P. | Soil, substrates and water (Gr)
• Mr. Kyrkas D. | Water motion in the plants (Gr)
• Dr. Tsirogiannis I. L. | Plants' water needs and methods for their estimation (Gr)
• Dr. Malamos N. | Hydraulics (Gr)
• Dr. Chalkidis I. | Design of sprinkler irrigation systems (Gr)
• Dr. Tsirogiannis I. L. | Design of micro-irrigation systems (Gr)
• Dr. Theoxaris M. | Drainage systems (Gr)
• Dr. Tsirogiannis I. L. | Irrigation scheduling (Gr)
• Mrs. Fotia K. | Water quality and alternative irrigation water resources (Gr)
• Mr. Psomas Th. | Water pumping systems, Control valves, Controllers/Times, wiring, sensors (Video 1/2, Video 2/2) (Gr)
• Mr. Kateris D. | Materials, components, tools (pipes, filters, valves etc) (Gr)
• Dr. Tsirogiannis I. L. | Use of special software for irrigation systems design (Gr)
• Mr. Petratos I. | IP Landscaping (video 1/2, 2/2) (Gr)
• Mr. Kotopoulis G. | LANDCO (Gr)
• Dr. Tsirogiannis I.L. , Nikolaidis L., Batsis S., Alexiou L., Bardaki A. | Installation and audit of irrigation system
• Dr. Savvas D. | Hydroponics and fertigation (Gr)
• Mrs. Baltzoi P | Low - water demand plants (Gr)
• Mr. Karelis D. | Water treatment methods (Desalination – Reverse Osmosis, Wastewater treatment) (Gr)
• Dr.Chalkdis I. | Audit of irrigation systems
• Dr. Tsirogiannis I. L. | Legislation and technical specifications relevant to irrigation and drainage (Gr)

Technical visit to ISPA-experimental farm "La Noria" | Bari, May 2015

Poster - Invitation |Report

 

Close out management meeting | Ioannina, June 2015

Invitation - Agenda | Minutes 

 

Presentations

• Dr. Tsirogiannis I.L. | IRMA progress (En)
• Mr. Tzamaloukas K. | Progress of P2/DCWG (En)
• Dr. Vanino S. | Progress of P3 CRA/INEA (En)
• Dr. Montessano F. | Progress of P4 ISPA/CNR (En)
• Mr. Maretas D. | Progress of LP TEIEP (En)
• Mr. Filis E. | Progress of P6 (En)
• Mr. Toufidis P. | Meteorological stations netowork for the plain of Arta (En)
• Dr. Tsirogiannis I.L. | WP5 Outcomes for Epirus [Audits & IRMA_SYS] (En)
• TEIEP / DAOEWM teams | Technical Tour Introduction (En)

Irrigation efficiency in greenhouses | Leverano July 30 and Bari, July 31 2015

Invitation / Schedule for Leverano/ Schedule for Leverano | Invitation / Schedule for Bari |Minutes | Photo album

  

Presentations

• Prof. Pardossi A. | Utilizzazione razionale dell’acqua e dei nutrienti nelle colture in serra (It)
• Dr. Montesano F.F. | Gestione irrigua degli ortaggi in serra: la misura dei parametri del substrato di coltivazione (It)
• Dr. Ferrer-Alegre F. | Sistemi innovativi per la gestione irrigua delle colture orticole in serra: l’esperienza dell’Almeria (En)
• Dr. Tsirogiannis I.L. | Irrigation audits: applicazioni in serra (En)
• Mr. Del Grosso M. V. | Aspetti pratici della gestione della fertirrigazione in serra (It)
• Dr. Katsoulas N. | OPIRIS a model for irrigation management in greenhouses (En)

Press conference

Dr. Angelo Parente | Dr. Francesco F. Montesano | Dr. Ioannis L. Tsirogiannis

Special Professional Workshop ”Irrigation practice - auditing” for presentation of irrigation survey results and audit findings and relevant recommendations to systems' managers | Bari, September 2015

Will be organised by CREA (INEA) in parallel to IrriMed 2015 | Invitation | Photo album

 

Presentations

• Dr. Vanino S. | The IRMA project (En)
• Dr. Fabiani S. | Cos’è l’AUDIT : origini ed applicazioni (It)
• Dr. Tsirogiannis I.L. | Irrigation audits in the framework of IRMA project (En)
• Dr. Fabiani S. | Audit energetici: un esempio di energy management (It)
• Dr. Nino P. & Dr. Fabiani S. | Water-Food-Energy Nexus: un’esperienza nel progetto H2020 “Fatima” (It)

IrriMed 2015 | Bari, September 2015

The final event of IRMA project, the International Conference on “Modern technologies, strategies and tools for sustainable irrigation management and governance in Mediterranean agriculture” (IrriMed 2015), was held from 23 to 25 September 2015 in Bari (Italy). It was organised by Regione Puglia (Italy), with the scientific support of the Institute of Sciences of Food Production (CNR-ISPA, Bari, Italy) and in collaboration with the Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Bari (CIHEAM-IAMB, Bari).

  

Program | Book of Abstracts | Photo album | Video album

Website (more information): http://irrimed2015.iamb.it/ 

Presentations (the following list contains only the slideshows that the speakers agreed to be available though IRMA web site):

• Steduto P. | Water Efficiency Water Productivity Water Saving - Between Confusion and Effective Solutions (En)
• Playan E., Sagardoy J.A., Castillo R. | Water Governance in irrigated areas: Models, principles and innovative solutions (En)
• Casalino P. | The activities of Puglia Region at EU level in the water sector (En)
• van Iersel M. | Modern strategies for irrigation management in protected environments (En)
• Massa D., Incrocci L. and Pardossi A. | Soft- and hard-sensors for advanced control of fertigation in substrate cultivation of greenhouse and nursery crops (En)
• Katsoulas N., Kittas C., Bartzanas T., Alarcón J.J., Mounzer O., Pedrera F., Baviera B. and Nikitas A. | On‐line Professional Irrigation Scheduling Expert System (En)
• Cirillo C., Rouphael Y., Caputo R., Raimondi R., De Pascale S. | Growth and ornamental quality of potted Bougainvillea genotypes grown in two shapes under deficit irrigation (En)
• Hamdy A. and Todorovic M. | Agronomic Water scarcity governance for securing the future (En)
• Luz P., Tsirogiannis I.L., Accorsi M., Orsini F., Gianquinto G., Sustainable Water Management in Green Roofs (En)
• Ors S. | Sustainability of Irrigated Agriculture: Turkey as a case study (En)
• Dührkoop A., Bencheikh A., Ouamane T.A., Djoudi M.A., Hensel O. | Autoregulative Subsurface Irrigation Technology for Precision Optimal Irrigation Management (En)
• Mastrorilli M. | Modern strategies for water management for open field crops (En)
• Tsirogiannis I.L., Malamos N., Barouchas P., Chalkidis I., Papakonstantinou K., Baltzoi P., Fotia K. | Evaluation of various sensors for irrigation management for urban landscapes (En)
• Barouchas P., Bakea M., Baltzoi P., Fotia K., Patakioutas G., Manos G. and Demetrios Savvas | Heavy metals uptakes through irrigation: A case study of Nickelium (Ni) and Chromium (Cr) in Lavender (Lavandula angustifolia) and Sweet bush basil (Ocimum basilicum L.) in a soil never previously polluted with heavy metals (En)
• Fotia K., Baltzoi P., Paraskevopoulou A., Karelis K., Tzima E., Tsirogiannis I.L. | Effects of recycled and grey water on the development and status of plants in urban landscapes (En)
• Lupia F., Campisano A., Saitta G. | Modelling rainwater harvesting assess potential water savings for urban food gardens (En)
• Kokkora M., Petrotos K., Papaioannou C., Gkoutsidis P. | Economic considerations for maize fertigation with treated olive mill wastewater (En)
• Monaco E., De Lorenzi F., Alfieri S.A., Menenti M., Basile A., Riccardi M., De Vita P., and Rinaldi M. | The role of intra-specific biodiversity to cope with climate change: a case study on durum wheat cultivars (En)
• Savvas D., Tsirogiannis I.L. | Movement of water and nutrients in the soil-plant-atmosphere continuum (En)

 

IRMA video spots

P6 video spot for project promotion (in Greek)

IRMA Rollups

  

IRMA Leaflet (ruler / bookmark)

 

Equipment sticker

IRMA poster