Professional Practice

President
Eng. Gustavo Darin (Argentine Center of Engineers - CAI)

Vice-Presidents
Eng. Hugo Chevez (Professional Council of Civil Engineering)
Eng. Eduardo Cotto (Association of Structural Engineers)
Eng. Angel Ferrigno (Argentine Association of Engineering Consulting Firms)
Eng. Jose Luis Ovcak (Center of Engineers of Mar del Plata)
Eng. Rogelio Percivati Franco (Engineering College University of Buenos Aires)
Eng. Alejandro Pérez Vargas (Professional Council of Chemical Engineering).
Eng. Rodolfo Piastrellini (Professional Association of Engineers and Geologists, Mendoza)
Eng. Guillermo Rapalo (Association of Civil Engineers, Córdoba)
Eng. Néstor Saruba (Argentine Federation of Agronomical Engineering)

The chapter will focus on the understanding and evaluation of the systems used for the professional practice control in different countries of the world, their comprehension and motivation; as well as professional ethics in engineering and its control.

1.- Professional Practice Control:

The themes which will be set out and analyzed are: the systems used for professional practice control and the responsibility for the control in charge of institutions created by law worldwide.

2.- Engineer’s Professional Ethics. Its Role in relation to Sustainable Development and Production:

The themes which will be set out and analyzed are: engineers’ activity and their actions related to the interests of society, future generations and productive sector, and the definition of the ethical frame of reference for engineers to increase production with social equity and without jeopardizing the environment

Scheduled activities of the Chapter include:

1. Submission of research or development works related to the two main topics of the Chapter.
2. The organization of lectures by national and international Keynote Speakers, with distinguished professional careers as well as intellectual works.
3. Round Tables: national and international relevant people and professionals will be invited to set out their ideas about the two main topics of the Chapter.

The Schedule of Activities is the following:

World Congress and Exhibition – October 17-20, 2010, Buenos Aires
PRELIMINARY PROGRAM
Timetable/Day		Monday - 18 de octubre	Tuesday - 19 de octubre	Wednesday - 20 de octubre
9:00	9:40	Accreditations	Presentation of Papers	Presentation of Papers
9:40	10:20	Opening Ceremony
10:20	11:00		CONFERENCE 3	CONFERENCE 6
11:00	11:40		Coffee break	Coffee break
11:40	12:20		Presentation of Papers	ROUND TABLE 2
12:20	13:00		CONFERENCE 4
13:00	13:40	Lunch break	Lunch break	Lunch break
13:40	14:20
15:00	15:40	Presentation of Papers	Presentation of Papers	Plenary Session
15:40	16:20
16:20	17:00	CONFERENCE 1	CONFERENCE 5
17:00	17:40	Coffee break	Coffee break	Coffee break
17:40	18:20	Presentation of Papers	ROUND TABLE 1	Conclusions - Closing Ceremony
18:20	19:00	CONFERENCE 2
21:00	21:40		Gala at Colón Theater	Gala Dinner
21:40	22:20
22:20	23:00

* Program subject to changes.

Conference 1:
Eng. Kamel Ayadi
Past President of the World Federation of Engineering Organizations

Conference 2
Eng. Tony Marjoram
Responsible for the Engineering Sciences Programme -UNESCO

Conference 3
Eng. Antonio Adão Da Fonseca
Director of Section “Structures” of the Civil Engineering Department of the University of Porto
Past President of the EUROPEAN COUNCIL OF CIVIL ENGINEERS

Conference 4
Eng. Miguel Angel Yadarola
President of the Pan-American Academy of Engineers

Conference 5
Eng. Rosa Breier
Past President of the Professional Council of Chemical Engineering, Argentina

Conference 6:
Eng. Marcos Tulio De Melo
President of Conselho Federal de Engenharia, Arquitetura e Agronomia (CONFEA), Brazil

Round Table 1:
The role of engineers in sustainable development, a technical or an ethical issue?

Round Table 2:
Engineering practice in a globalized World. Regulation of the profession.