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NEWS
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The next 11th European Symposium on Statistical
Methods for the Food Industry will take place in
the last ten days of January 2010, in Italy, in
the city of Benevento
AGROSTAT10 January 2010Benevento, Italy
Edvard Munch
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During the last thirty years, the province of
Benevento has seen to develop the agriculture in
a form fast and substantial, with a significant
contraction of the traditional systems of
production and a marked differentiation of
productive activities. The competition pushed
towards the specialization and the technological
development, particularly in the area of higher
agricultural productivity. Particularly
relevant has been the development of viticulture
and, subsequently, of the enological industry and
wine market.
Actually, with its 10500 ha (128 q/ha) of
vineyard, the province of Benevento is the most
import viticultural area of the Campania region,
and one of the most important of Italy. Relevant
and of high quality are also the production of
cereal crops, in the internal areas, as well as
those of olive oil and zootechnical
(particularly bovine and ovine).
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The development of agricultural sector increased
the demand of technical-scientific knowledge.
Relevant attention has been paid to the
statistics, mainly as an important decision
support tool. Such a demand have found great
approval by the University of Sannio and, more
generally, by many research Institute involved in
scientific activities pertaining the agriculture,
agro-industry and statistics.
The scientific interests of the University of
Sannio (Benevento)and other research Institutes
(especially the Institute for Mediterranean
Agriculture and Forest Systems of the Italian
National Research Council) toward the problems of
agro-industry and statistics stimulated the
international cooperation lay the basis for the
organization of the 11th AgroStat Congress in
Benevento.
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The University of Sannio (Italian Università
degli Studi del Sannio, UNISANNIO) is located in
Benevento, southern Italy. It was founded in
1998 and is organized in 4 Faculties (Economic
and Business Sciences, Engineering, Economics,
Sciences). This young University, since its
birth, has considered internationalization as one
of its most qualifying points and feeds, in a
significant way, the exchanges and the diffusion
of the applied research to the territory.
Students who choose our University can deepen
their studies in the fields of Law, Statistics,
Environment, Geology, Biotechnologies, Civil,
Computer, Energy and Telecommunication
Engineering, Economics and Business Organization.
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The Faculty of Economic and Business Sciences
(SEA), which aspires at being the site of the
11th AgroStat Congress, was born in July 2002 due
to a reorganizational process of the University
of Sannio. The new Faculty originated from the
need to implement an autonomous, extensive,
formative and cultural project, within a single
structure, with coherence and critical attitude.
The congress will be specifically organized by
the Department of Analysis of the Economic and
Social Systems (DASES), to which all the teachers
and researchers of this Faculty refer for the
scientific research.
11th AgroStat 2010 - Organizing Committee
Chairmen Pietro Amenta (University of Sannio)
Luigi DAmbra (University
Federico II of Naples)
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Benevento, the provincial capital of Samnium
(Sannio), is a very important city for the
Campania region for its history and cultural
patrimony. Samnium is a green, mountainous area,
whore history has been developing for about 30
centuries with very important events, such as the
defeat of the Romans by the Samnites (321 B.C.),
the victory of Rome over Pyrrus (275 B.C.) and
the battle between Charles of Anjou and Manfred
(1266).
Benevento, the provincial capital of Samnium,
dates from the 4th century B.C. when it was known
as Maloenton, a name turned into Beneventum with
the Roman colony which marked the beginning of
its greatest splendor with the Appian Way and the
Trajan Way. There are many archeological records,
starting from the Trajans Arch (or Golden Door),
erected in 114 A.D., 15.45 m high and with 8.60 m
span, and the Roman Theatre, built by Adriano
and restored by Commodusin the late 2nd century
A.D..
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The typical foods of Benevento area include
vegetable soups, hand-made pasta, sausages, hams,
cheese and prized wines of controlled origin.
However most of the products that enrich the
gastronomy of this area can be related to an
artistic and qualitative craftsmanship from
torrone to the vast range of tinned foods.
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Throughout Samnium there are many events and
important folkloric meetings. In addition to
the Feast of Madonna delle Grazie, many fairs
take also place in Benevento as well as surviving
rites and myths of pagan inspiration, in
particular those related to the
Legend of Witches that, according to the
tradition, is indissolubly linked with Benevento.
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Caserta (CE)
Near Benevento ... at 45 km
The Palace of Caserta, in Italian Reggia di
Caserta, is a former royal residence in Caserta,
constructed for the Bourbon kings of Naples. It
was the largest palace and probably the largest
building erected in Europe in the eighteenth
century. In 1996, the Palace of Caserta was
listed among the UNESCO World Heritage Sites on
the grounds that it was "the swan song of the
spectacular art of the Baroque, from which it
adopted all the features needed to create the
illusions of multidirectional space"
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How to reach Benevento
Benevento is located on the main routes
connecting the North with the South of Italy.
Therefore, it is well linked to all major resort,
by both railways (i.e. from Rome and Naples) and
motorways. Benevento can be also reached by bus
from Naples and Rome.
There is no airport in Benevento. The nearest
airport is in Naples the Capodichino Airport,
far away about 80 km from Benevento. Capodichino
Airport is well linked (by bus or taxi) to the
Napoli Centrale Railway Station. From the
latter, it is possible to reach Benevento by
train in about 0130 with change in Caserta. A
free bus link for the participants between the
airport in Capodichino (Naples) and the Hotels in
Benevento at the first and last day of AgroStat
2010 will be foreseen.
An alternative possibility is to arrive to Rome
by airplane (Fiumicino Airport) and then move to
Benevento by train (about 2.30 hours time)
Eurostar Rome-Lecce
or Rome-Bari.
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See you in BENEVENTO - Italyfor the next 11th
European Symposium on Statistical Methods for the
Food Industry
AGROSTAT10 January 2010Benevento, Italy
Edvard Munch