Welcome
The Latin American Association of Institutions of Engineering Education—ASIBEI—will hold the first ever Ibero-American Congress on Engineering Education November 18-20, 2009 in Porlamar, Isla Margarita, Venezuela. The purpose of this conference is to focus on evaluating, understanding and analyzing the deficiencies, advantages and anticipations of governments, academia, the private sector, and multilateral organizations in regards to using science and technology to design a plan for influencing and effecting social, cultural and economic development in Ibero-America and to evaluate the potential for successful partnerships with other nations and organizations both inside and outside of Ibero-America in the areas of science, modernism, technology, education, and free enterprise.
The executive council is seeking submissions for the Congress, and those wishing to submit their work for acceptance must meet the following deadlines:
April 3, 2009 – Abstract submission deadline
April 13, 2009 – Notification of abstract acceptance
May 18, 2009 – Full paper submission deadline
July 2, 2009 – Notification of paper acceptance
August 17, 2009 – Final paper submission deadline
The council is looking for papers putting forth new and innovative ideas in the areas of science, search engine optimisation and technology in relation to fostering positive and modern growth in the areas of entrepreneurship and development. Those interested in submitting their work should contact (insert email address/name here) for further information.
The Association is very excited about this opportunity to have many influential and progressive minds from the science and tech field all together in one place to exchange and share ideas. It is our hope that by collecting such individuals together we can bring about great change and spur on exceptional advances in the science and technology fields as they relate to improving status of living for citizens, improve national governmental operations, and encourage growth for struggling economies throughout the Ibero-American region.
While there are still many openings for featured speakers, the tentative outline for the Congress are as follows:
Wednesday, November 18, 2009:
7:00 Meet and greet in main conference hall (breakfast will be provided)
8:00 Opening Comments from Jaime Salazar, Latin American Association of Institutions of Engineering Education Executive Secretary.
9:00 Rotation Option 1: Technology and Governments (Room 112)
This option looks closely at how engineering technology can influence governments and positively affect social change in Ibero-American countries as well as internationally.
Rotation Option 2: Science and Governments (Room 114)
This option evaluates the opportunities for science to influence governments and bring about political and cultural change in Ibero-American countries.
10:00 Break
10:15 Rotation Option 1: Advancing the state of Higher Education in Ibero-America and the implications on Government and Free Enterprise (Room 119)
This option looks at the current state of Ibero-American higher education institutions and systems, and then introduces new thoughts on how allowing the current structure to remain in the world’s fast-paced technological environments purposefully and inadvertently influences government as well as the free market in the Ibero-American region.
Rotation Option 2: Understanding the Culture of Innovation (Room 114)
This option analyzes scientific and technological advances and examines how they positively and negatively affect national culture and identity.
11:00 Featured Speaker, TBA (Main conference hall)
12:00 Break for Lunch
1:30 Featured Speaker, TBA (Main conference hall)
2:00 Rotation Option 1: Encouraging Joint International Research and Development (Room 109)
This option is a roundtable discussion of the benefits of joint international research and development projects between Ibero-American nations and those outside of the region.
Rotation Option 2: Fostering an Environment for Entrepreneurship and Collaboration (Room 111)
This option discusses how those in the field can create environments where entrepreneurs will flourish and where collaboration between individuals, agencies, and governments succeed.
3:00 Rotation Option 1: Promoting Leadership with Responsibility and Accountability (Room 112)
This option analyzes how being responsible and accountable leaders will help those in the science and tech fields stand out from the crowd and make progress in virtually every project they are a part of.
Rotation Option 2: Creating Cost-Effective Vehicles for Technology Transfer (Room 108)
This option is a brainstorming and contributive session about how we as science and technological innovators can disseminate and share our technological achievements, making them more readily and easily accessible for governments, the private sector, academia, and other interested bodies.
4:00 Closing Remarks
Thursday, November 19, 2009:
7:00 Meet and greet in main conference hall (breakfast will be provided)
8:00 Featured Speaker, TBA (Main conference hall)
9:00 Rotation Option 1: Generating and Disseminating Knowledge and Information (Room 103)
This rotation is related to Wednesday’s “Creating Cost-Effective Vehicles for Technology Transfer” seminar, and takes the ideas discussed in the earlier seminar and shows implementation methods for practical use.
Rotation Option 2: Science in the Research and Development Field (Room 112)
This seminar focuses solely on the research and development area of science as it relates to entrepreneurship and the private sector, and how it can implement positive social change in Ibero-American nations.
10:00 Break
10:15 Featured Speaker, TBA (Main conference hall)
11:00 Featured Speaker, TBA (Main conference hall)
12:00 Break for Lunch
1:30 Featured Speaker, TBA (Main conference hall)
2:00 Rotation Option 1: Fostering Healthy Competitiveness in the Higher Education Classroom (Room 108)
Designed specifically for professors and adjuncts teaching in institutions of higher learning, this seminar focuses on how we can help establish and maintain a sense of healthy competition between students and foster greater achievements both inside and outside of the classroom.
Rotation Option 2: Using Science to Influence Culture (Room 111)
A sister to Wednesday’s “Understanding the Culture of Innovation” option, this seminar looks to science to influence culture and national identity.
3:00 Rotation Option 1: Project Approaches (Room 103)
This session focuses on ways of approaching projects relative to the science and tech field with innovative methods to encourage independent and free thinking within the project group.
Rotation Option 2: Expanding Engineering Innovation in Developing Countries (Room 112)
This session looks at the state of developing countries within the Ibero-American region and evaluates ways to bring today’s technology into those areas to improve society, government, public health, and overall quality of life.
4:00 Closing Remarks
