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2026 Europe Spring Seminar

As a member of the AgGateway Europe community, I urge you to mark your calendar now and plan to attend the AgGateway Europe Spring Seminar.

Thursday, 28 May 2026 | 9:00-16:00 CET
John Deere European Technology Innovation Center
Mannheim, Germany

This is an open event – AgGateway members and non-members are invited. Use this link to register. If you have trouble accessing the registration page, you can RSVP directly to Conny Graumans via email.

The agenda will include discussions on a wide range of topics focused on data and machine interoperability:

Field robots and data sharing
Digital field and crop passports; The work of ISO/TC 347 on "Data Driven agrifood systems" - Ad Hoc Group 8 on the "Digital Land Use History report - the Field passport"
AGRI.A4 - Data Governance, European Commission, the Farm Sustainability Compass
Global farm and field identification; GS1-GLN, eIDAS, etc.
Data sharing permission management systems for farmers
Advanced satellite-based positioning systems for field operations
Track & Trace farm inputs

Also included in the day's activities will be a presentation by representatives of the Innovation Center and a site tour of the John Deere Mannheim factory. More details will be shared as we finalize the agenda in the weeks ahead.

Call For Presentations

As in the past, the program will provide time for several short presentations about relevant developments in data sharing and data processing.

If your organization or company (yourself or a colleague) would like to contribute to this event with a short presentation that fits the objectives of this meeting, please reach out to Conny Graumans, AgGateway Europe Region Director.

Recommended Hotels

LanzCarré Hotel Mannheim, a member of Radisson
Heinz Haber Str. 2, 68163
Mannheim, Duitsland
+49 621 860840

Holiday Inn Mannheim City - Hauptbahnhof by IHG
Glücksteinallee 1, 68163
Mannheim, Duitsland
+49 300 8420

Hilton Garden Inn Mannheim
Willy-Brandt-Platz 13, 68161
Mannheim Germany
+49 621 178960

We look forward to seeing you in Mannheim in May.

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