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Conferences
2006 PLM World Conference, May 8-12, 2006
Asociaci�n Nacional de Facultades y Escuelas de Ingenier�a (ANFEI) M�xico XXXIII Conferencia Nacional de Ingenier�a, May 24-26, 2006
2006 International Symposium on Technology and Society, "Disaster Preparedness and Recovery," June 8-10, 2006
2006 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, "Excellence in Education," June 18-21, 2006
Joint ACA-SIU Conference, "Destination Europe?" June 18-20, 2006
34th SEFI Annual Conference, "Engineering Education and Active Students," June 28- July 1, 2006
PICMET 2006 Conference, "Technology Management for the Global Future," July 9-13, 2006
XXX Pan American Convention of Engineers, "Building a Sustainable Infrastructure through Education, Technological Innovation and Economic Development," September 19-22, 2006
5th ASEE Global Colloquium on Engineering Education, "Engineering Education in the Americas and Beyond," October 9-12, 2006
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| Articles of Interest to Continuing Engineering Education |
For more information on the stories below, click on the title.
Amount of Women in Engineering Group Significantly Increases
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Women in Engineering (WIE) saw the largest growth ever in the number of women who joined last year. More the 1500 people joined, bringing the total number of members to about 12,000. Most of the new members are in Regions 8 (Europe, Middle East, and Africa), Region 9 (Latin America), and Region 10 (Asia, Pacific, and Australia).
New Approach on How to Promote Engineering
An article published in the April 4th edition of the Financial Times details a new effort in the United Kingdom to promote engineering. Run by the Engineering and Technology Board, the aim "is to 'get under people's radar' by positioning engineering as a lifestyle choice."
The program involves a three-part strategy. The first is to generate editorial coverage in highly distributed lifestyle magazines that cover a wide array of topics. The second is a new quarterly magazine for students called Technology Horizons. The third part is an "integrated internet strategy revolving around an online network, Scenta, created to promote science, engineering and technology."
Conference Looks at How to Use Arab Intellectual Resources to Further Develop the Arab Region
The Qatar Foundation and immigrant Arab scientists and researchers from around the world are meeting at The Founding Conference for Expatriate Arab Scientists to make the first step towards tackling the issue of how to tap the Arab intellectual resources spread across the world for the development of the Arab region in general, and Qatar in particular. One of the proposals before the conference is to set up a database and a website to enable continuous interaction among Arab immigrant scientists.
| IACEE Council Election Results- April 20, 2006 , Vienna, Austria |
President
Mervyn Jones - UK
Representative of Professional Technical Organizations and Societies
Hajime Fujita - Japan
Representative of Industrial Organizations & Companies
John Lorriman - UK
Representative of Individual Members
Leizer Lerner - Brazil
Representatives of Academic Institutions & Other Coordinators and Providers of CEE
Andy DiPaolo - USA
Gerardo Ferrando - Mexico
Philip R. O�Leary - USA
William J. Wepfer - USA
Louk Fennis - Netherlands
Colin C. F. Leung - Singapore
Katriina Schrey-Niemenmaa - Finland
Flemming Fink - Denmark
Alfredo A. V. Soeiro - Portugal
Representatives of Regional Leader Organizations (not subject to election)
Patricio Montesinos � SEFI - Spain
Anwar Alyatama � FAE - Kuwait
Javier Paez Saavedra � ASIBEI - Colombia
Kwesi Andam � ANSTI - Ghana
Yury Bocharov � RACEE - Russia
Frank E. Burris � ASEE - USA
Feng Changgen � CAST - China
Representative of the Host Country (not subject to election)
Ed Borbely - USA
5th ASEE Global Colloquium on Engineering Education Call for Papers
The American Society for Engineering Education is seeking submissions for the 2006 Global Colloquium on Engineering Education. The Colloquium will take place October 9-12, 2006 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The Colloquium will have three themes of major contemporary interest:
- Primary and Secondary Education
- Engineering for the Americas
- Development of Curriculum for the Global Engineer
The focus of the Colloquium is on successful strategies for dealing with each of these issues. We encourage contributions that detail examples of what actions are being taken and what works and why, with supporting evidence. The deadline for abstract submission is 3 May, 2006.
The Call for Papers and Author's Kit are available in English, Portuguese and Spanish at
Destination Europe? a Joint ACA-SIU Conference June 18, 2006 - June 20, 2006
The Academic Cooperation Association (ACA) is organising the annual ACA conference 2006 in cooperation with its Norwegian member, the Norwegian Centre for International Cooperation in Higher Education (SIU). The two-day conference will take place in scenic Bergen on 19 and 20 June 2006, with a welcome programme on 18 June. The conference is designed for +/- 250 participants, from all parts of the higher education world in Europe and beyond. It is planned as an interactive event, with plenary sessions and parallel workshops.
The conference addresses the attractiveness of European higher education on a global scale from the perspective of Europe's higher education institutions.
For more information, please contact Marijke Geerts (info@aca-secretariat.be)
www.asee.org/gcee2006/ . For more information, please contact Jenn Atkinson, Program Coordinator, at J.Atkinson@asee.org. |
