July 2005
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July 2005 |
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International Association for Continuing Engineering Education |
Special Points of Interest� IACEE Secretary General's Note � Nominations Sought for IACEE Awards � Articles of Interest to Continuing Engineering Education � Conferences �10th WCCEE IACEE World Conference on Continuing Engineering Education Call for Papers
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If you have visited the IACEE web site recently, you�ve noticed a few changes as we work towards enhancing value to our members. One change is easier access to the papers from the 9th WCCEE proceedings. Instead of having to download one large file, we�ve divided the file into the themes. (See http://www.iacee.org/conferences). Another project we are working on is a membership directory. This will be available only to IACEE members. One option we are exploring is adding a �database of experts� aspect to the directory, allowing you to list your fields of interest and expertise along with contact information. An email containing more details on this project will be sent to you next week. You will have noticed that our newsletter is being sent to you more frequently, with a new design and layout. We want the newsletter to be not only informative, but useful. Please consider sending us a submission for the newsletter, or an email with what you would like to see discussed in an article. If IACEE had a theme this year, it would be �Focus on the Membership.� IACEE members play an important role in the field of continuing engineering education, and my goal this year is to greatly improve the value of being a member in IACEE. Let me know how we can help you in this role. As always, I value your input and suggestions. Frank L.
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Conferences 4th ASEE/AaeE Global Colloquium on Engineering Education, September 26-30, 2005. IPSI Multidisciplinary, Interdisciplinary, and Transdisciplinary Conference, July 27, 2005 to August 1, 2005. SEFI Annual Conference 2005, �Engineering Education at the Cross-Roads of Civilizations,� Sept. 7-10, 2005. Eighth Annual Colloquium on International Engineering Education, "Staying Competitive through Global Education," Nov. 10-13, 2005. IRFD World Forum on Information Society, �Digital Divide, Global Development and then Information Society,� Nov. 14-16, 2005. ICBME 2005, The 12th International Conference on Biomedical Engineering, Dec. 7-10, 2005. IIT Madras, Chennai, India�s International Conference, �Innovative Product Development: Engineering Meets Marketing,� Dec. 21-23, 2005. World Congress on Computer Sciences, Engineering and Technology Education 2006, March 19-22, 2006. |
Nominations are currently being sought for the IACEE Joseph M. Biedenbach Distinguished Lectureship Award and the Glen L. Martin Award for Corporate Leadership in Continuing Engineering Education. The Joseph M. Biedenbach Distinguished Lectureship Award was established in 1991 to honor the memory of Joseph M. Biedenbach. Professor Biedenbach was one of the initiators of IACEE and the World Conferences on Continuing Engineering Education. The fund is used to support a keynote lecturer, the �Joseph M. Biedenbach Distinguished Lecturer� at the IACEE General Membership Meeting during the World Conference on Continuing Engineering Education. The recipient of the award will be selected by IACEE�s Council. The Glen L. Martin Award for Corporate Leadership in Continuing Engineering Education was established in memory of Glen L. Martin, a founding corporate member of the IACEE Council, whose tireless efforts to promote corporate involvement in engineering education spanned his career. The award honors a company at each World Conference on Continuing Engineering Education whose support for continuing engineering education demonstrates world class leadership and whose continuing engineering education practices and programs serve as models for companies throughout the world. The deadline for nominations is late September, 2005. For more information on the awards or for nomination forms, visit: http://www.iacee.org/awards/default.htm.
Shortage of Qualified Teachers Forces Cuts to India's Engineering Schools The Indian government cut the capacity of the nation's engineering schools by more than 25,000 last week. The dramatic cut is in response to a shortage of engineering teachers with doctoral degrees. This shortage of qualified teachers is a result of India's success in engineering. With abundant jobs and higher salaries, more teachers are leaving academia to work in companies. The success of engineering as an industry in India has also resulted in more students studying engineering. The increase in students, along with the decrease in qualified teachers, is a serious problem for India. More Indians Students Being Educated in India The Indian state joint entrance examination board had to close counseling of candidates because all of the 12,000 seats in 54 engineering institutions had already been filled up. Higher education department officials attributed the rise in students as an indication that fewer students are going to other nations for engineering education.
IACEE is pleased to announce that the 10th World Conference on Continuing Engineering Education will be held in Vienna, Austria, on April 19-21, 2006. The conference will take place at the Vienna University of Technology. The conference will focus on many aspects of continuing engineering education, including didactics, E-learning and mobile learning, total quality management and knowledge management. We kindly invite you and other interested colleagues to submit abstracts (approximately one page) for paper or poster presentations until October 15, 2005, using the submission form on the conference homepage www.wccee2006.org. Abstracts will be reviewed by the programme committee until December 15, 2005. If you have any questions concerning the 10th WCCEE 2006, please contacts us at wccee@ai.tuwien.ac.at.
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Vice President, Membership Development
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