From Dec. 7 to 9, 2019, the 40^th Anniversary Symposium of The Chinese Society of Agricultural Engineering and 2019 Academic Annual Conference were held in Hangzhou, Zhejiang. Deng Xiuxin, Vice President of China Association for Science and Technology and Vice Dean of the Chinese Academy of Engineering; Liu Chengguo, Former Executive Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Affairs; Liu Jian, Former Director of the State Council of Poverty Alleviation office and Former Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Affairs; Prof. Wu Zhaohui, President of Zhejiang University; Prof. Fedro, Secretary-General of the International Commission of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering (CIGR), academicians of Chinese Academy of Engineering such as Wang Maohua, Luo Xiwen, Chen Xuegeng, Kang Shaozhong, Zhao Chunjiang and Li Tianlai attended the conference. Prof. Yuan Shouqi, Chair of JSU Committee, attended the conference and presided over reports as one of the presidents.

The conference honored those who have made outstanding contributions to the industry and society in the past 40 years. JSU has got three awards and the details are that Prof. YuanShouqi won the Excellent Contribution Award of Chinese Agricultural Engineering for 40 years of reform and opening up; Prof. Mao Hanping won the Outstanding Contribution Award of Chinese Agricultural Engineering Society work, and Prof. Shi Weidong won the 40^th Anniversary Excellent Paper Award of Chinese Agricultural Engineering.

Focused on the theme “Remain true to the original aspiration of agricultural engineering development, keep firmly in mind the mission of rural revitalization”, over 1000 experts worldwide in agricultural engineering conducted extensive and in-depth academic exchanges, and provided suggestions for the development of agricultural modernization. 15teachers from JSU attended the conference and 9 of them such as Prof. Zou Xiaobo and Prof. Liu Guohai delivered academic reports.