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ISPA Newsletter 14(3): ISPA Awards and Officer Elections, Jobs, Events and More
Mar 31, 2026
ISPA Award Nomination Forms Now Open!
The International Society of Precision Agriculture has the privilege of recognizing individuals whose work elevates Precision and Digital Agriculture and strengthens our community. We are now accepting nominations for the ISPA awards honoring exceptional achievement, innovation, leadership, and service.
 
Nominations are open for
  • The Outstanding Graduate Student Awards
  • The Pierre C. Robert Precision Agriculture Awards
  • NEW! ISPA Legacy Award
  • NEW! ISPA Teaching Excellence Award
Nomination submissions are due on 10 April 2026.
 
ISPA Officer Elections
The International Society of Precision Agriculture holds officer elections each year for board positions.  On even numbered years the ISPA membership will vote on the roles of President-Elect, Secretary, Treasurer (four year term), North America Regional Representative, and Latin America and the Caribbean Regional Representative.  The results of the election will be announce during the International Conference on Precision Agriculture.  On odd numbered years the ISPA membership will vote on the roles of Africa Regional Representative, Asia/Oceania Regional Representative, and Europe Regional Representative.  The results of the election will be announced during the European Conference on Precision Agriculture. 
 
Candidates can be nominated by active ISPA members or by self-nomination.  All active ISPA members will have the opportunity to vote in the electronic election for the roles of President-Elect, Secretary, and Treasurer.  The Regional Representatives are elected by a majority vote of members from that region.  Prior to the election, the Board will review and approve the nominations.  
 

Solicitation of Board Nominations (Open February 1 - May 1 of election year)


The nomination committee of ISPA is requesting nominations for the following offices for the ISPA. 

  • President-Elect - (Two year appointment) to serve from July 2026 to July 2028, and then move to President for July 2028 to July 2030 and then to Past-President in 2030
  • Secretary - (Two year appointment) to serve from July 2026 to July 2028
  • North America Regional Representative - (Two year appointment) to serve from July 2026 to July 2028
  • Latin America and the Caribbean Regional Representative - (Two year appointment) to serve from July 2026 to July 2028

To nominate an individual:

  • The nominator must be a current member of ISPA.
  • The nominee must be a current member of ISPA.
  • Contact the nominee and verify that they are interested/available to serve as an officer. 
  • Submit a short CV or bio (2-pages)
  • A high resolution picture of nominee.
  • The nominatee must provide a vision statement for serving in this role. 
  • Provide contact information for the nominee and the nominator.
  • Please send nominations to nominations@ispag.org.

Nominations must be received by May 1, 2026.  

Elections will be held electronically.
ISPA Country Representative
ISPA Country Representative

Country Representatives serve to help promote ISPA by championing the ISPA mission and purpose globally, in particular, in the country they represent. ISPA is growing internationally so Country Representatives remain an important position to help ISPA best serve people, groups, governments and others, globally connecting them to science and experts.

Please join us in thanking ISPA Country Representative from India, Prem C. Pandey. 

If you are interested in becoming a Country Representative, please email info@ispag.org with your bio highlighting your experience in precision agriculture and your CV. ISPA requires that all Country Representatives are current members of the society. To become a member, please complete the membership form.

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Upcoming Events
13-16 JUL 2026
17th International Conference on Precision Agriculture and the 11th Brazilian Congress on Precision Agriculture
Porto Alegre, Brazil 
 
3-5 AUG 2026
2026 Nitrogen Use Efficiency(NUE) Meeting
TBD
 
10-14 AUG 2026
Cows & Code - The Intensive School in Sensors and Data Analytics for Livestock Researchers
Oklahoma State University campus, Stillwater, Oklahoma
 
1-3 DEC 2026
4th African Conference on Precision Agriculture
Cairo, Egypt
 
11-15 JUL 2027
16th European Conference on Precision Agriculture
Copenhagen, Denmark 
More information to come.
 
15-18 SEP 2027
12th Asian-Australasian Conference on Precision Agriculture
Kobe, Japan 
 
16-19 JUL 2028
18th International Conference on Precision Agriculture
Athens, Georgia USA 
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Jobs Listing
Do you have a job you would like to post to the ISPA website? Please send your job announcement, a short description, and the deadline for applications to info@ispag.org
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The joint 17th International Conference on Precision Agriculture (17th ICPA) and the 11th Brazilian Congress on Precision Agriculture (11th ConBAP) will be held from 13-16 July 2026 in Porto Alegre, Brazil

 

For additional conference information, please visit: ispag.org/icpa/conference

 

 

           
 
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