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•   THIRD PLENARY MEETING OF THE NATIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING 2010-ARGENTINA IN BUENOS AIRES
•   AGREEMENT BETWEEN ENGINEERING 2010 – ARGENTINA AND ADEERA
•   PRESENCE OF ENGINEERING 2010 – ARGENTINA IN THE WORLD GAS CONFERENCE 2009
•   WORKSHOP: “REVISION OF ACCREDITATION STANDARDS FOR ENGINEERING CAREERS IN ARGENTINA”, OCTOBER 8 - 9, 2009 - SAN RAFAEL, MENDOZA
•   NATIONAL PREPARATORY CONGRESS: “ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES”, ORGANIZED BY COPIME, OCTOBER 7- 9, 2009 - BUENOS AIRES
•   CONFERENCE “RENEWABLE AND NON RENEWABLE ENERGY”, OCTOBER 22 – 24, 2009, COMODORO RIVADAVIA, CHUBUT
•   NATIONAL PREPARATORY CONGRESS: “ENGINEERING EDUCATION FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT”, OCTOBER 29 – 30, 2009 - LA PLATA, BUENOS AIRES
•   CONGRESS: “ALTERNATIVE ENERGY APPLICATIONS: OPTION OR NECESSITY? (EC2009) IN KUWAIT - CALL AND INVITATION
•   INTERVIEW TO ENGINEER GUSTAVO DARIN
•   PRESIDENT’S EDITORIAL
•   SCHEDULE OF ACTIVITIES

THIRD PLENARY MEETING OF THE NATIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING 2010-ARGENTINA IN BUENOS AIRES

The event took place in the main offices of CAI and had the presence of relevant people of the public and private sectors. Important authorities of the education sector, government officers, businessmen, members of professional associations and councils, and chambers of our country, exchanged ideas, opinions and suggestions to contribute to the organization and realization of the World Congress and Exhibition: ENGINEERING 2010-BUENOS AIRES.

Last October 14, the Third Plenary Meeting of the National Advisory Council (NAC) of ENGINEERING 2010-ARGENTINA, called by its Executive Board and held in the Argentine Center of Engineers (CAI), had the attendance of relevant personalities and more than 105 representatives of several institutions.

There were also present: Engineer Luis Di Benedetto, President of CAI; Eng. Mario Telichevsky, President of the Central Executive Committee of the World Congress; Engineer Conrado Bauer, Academic Director; and Engineer Miguel Ángel Yadarola, President of the National Advisory Council.

In the opening, Eng. Luis Di Benedetto invited the institutions attending the event to give their support while Engineer Mario Telichevsky explained the audience the objectives of the Congress at the national and international levels.

During the meeting, there were brief comments about the advances in the organization as regards academic topics and particular emphasis was put on the motto of the congress and the main purpose of focusing the meetings and debates on sustainable development. Besides, attendees had the opportunity of making questions to the authorities of the Organizing Committees of the Exhibition and of the Chapters and Forums included in the Technical Program.

The main objective of the event of facilitating a wide exchange of ideas and of receiving suggestions and proposals, made by both the members of the audience and the members of the organization, was satisfactorily fulfilled.

After the plenary meeting, those present were also invited to participate in the Commercial Launch of the Congress and the presentation of the Exhibition, which took place between from 12 to 1 p.m., with the presence of the authorities of the Business and Professional Promoting Committee (Spanish acronym, COPEP) and representatives of the group EFCA, contracted to carry out the executive logistics aspects of the event “ENGINEERING 2010 – ARGENTINA”.

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AGREEMENT BETWEEN ENGINEERING 2010 – ARGENTINA AND ADEERA

Last October 6, Engineer Claudio Bulacio, manager of the Argentine Association of Electric Energy Distributors (acronym in Spanish, ADEERA), Engineer Luis Di Benedetto, President of the Argentine Center of Engineers (CAI) and Engineer Mario Telichevsky, President of the Argentine Union of Associations of Engineers (UADI), with the presence of Ms. María Eva Argiz, CAI Executive Manager and Ms. Carina Carrasco, Coordinator of ENGINEERING 2010 – ARGENTINA, entered into an agreement by means of which the three entities commit themselves to join efforts in order to promote the call and submission of papers and the participation in the corresponding congresses these institutions are organizing.

CAI and UADI are organizing the “World Congress and Exhibition ENGINEERING 2010-ARGENTINA: Technology, Innovation and Production for Sustainable Development”, which will take place next October 17-20, 2010, in Buenos Aires whereas ADEERA plans the realization of CIDEL ARGENTINA 2010, the fourth International Congress on Electricity Distribution, in September, next year.

Moreover, this agreement involves a widespread communication of the activities in the media and among the members of the three entities to make these two events well-known, exchange information and publish articles related to them. They also agree to exchange technical bulletins and other publications of joint interest; to link their websites and direct in the most effective way those sites to the Call for Papers of both congresses. Finally, it is established that, once CIDEL ARGENTINA 2010 finished, ADEERA agrees to provide the relevant papers of this event which may be considered of interest by the Academic Committee of the World Congress of Engineering so as to be presented and/or spread in ENGINEERING 2010 – ARGENTINA.

PRESENCE OF ENGINEERING 2010 – ARGENTINA IN THE WORLD GAS CONFERENCE 2009

Last October 5-9, 2009, the 24th World Gas Conference 2009 took place in La Rural. Parallel to this event, there was an international exhibition in which ENGINEERING 2010 – ARGENTINA was present with an institutional booth for the promotion of the World Congress and Exhibition.

During this event, an allusive video of the Congress was shown in the booth which aroused the interest of those present. Brochures, related material and information were also delivered there to the attendees.

WORKSHOP: “REVISION OF ACREDITATION STANDARDS FOR ENGINEERING CAREERS IN ARGENTINA”, OCTOBER 8 - 9, 2009 - SAN RAFAEL, MENDOZA

The Workshop “Revision of Acreditation Standards for Engineering Careers in Argentina”, organized by CONFEDI (Federal Council of Engineering Deans) was part of the schedule of preparatory activities for ENGINEERING 2010 – ARGENTINA. This important event took place in the Main Hall of the College of Sciences Applied to Industry of the National University of Cuyo, last October 8-9, 2009.

During these two days, deans and academic secretaries of Engineering Colleges of several universities of Argentina were invited to make a revision of accreditation standards for these careers.

The opening of the meeting was in charge of Roberto Battistón, Dean of the College of Sciences Applied to Industry; Carlos Bonetti, President of CONFEDI; Luis María Fernández, Vice-president of CONEAU (National Commission for University Evaluation and Accreditation) and Luis Di Benedetto, President of the Argentine Center of Engineers.

In his lecture, Engineer Di Benedetto stressed the importance of the World Congress in 2010 and invited to participate in it by submitting papers in the areas which will be considered in the event. He thanked CONFEDI for its contribution to the realization of preparatory activities and pointed out the strengthening of the relations between both institutions.

Also present in these plenary conferences were Mariano Calbi, in charge of Engineering – Graduate CONEAU, María Victoria Gerrini and Daniel Morano, both from the Secretariat of University Policies for the National Ministry of Education. They dealt with the topics: “Quality standards for engineering careers: design, wording and application. Technical and methodological aspects”, “The quality of engineering education: possible lessons out of the experience of career accreditation” and “Articulation – Admission – Permanence. Towards a definition of a multiannual project”, respectively.

As representative of the World Congress and Exhibition ENGINEERING 2010 – ARGENTINA, Engineer Luis Vaca Arenaza, President of its Thematic Chapter “Engineering education for sustainable development”, delivered a speech. He began by pointing out the guiding ideas of ENGINEERING 2010-ARGENTINA: to join the engineering community fostering the dialogue of all the sectors of the regional and international communities, and establishing a development that ensure the needs of today without endangering the capacity of future generations to meet their own needs. “To achieve this, it is necessary to work with the productive forces in search of sustainable development, contributing to the up-date and diffusion of knowledge”, said Vaca Arenaza during his lecture. He also considered that it is necessary to intensify engineers’ international commitment to the compliance of the United Nation program: “Millennium Development Goals”, agreed upon in 2000 in New York.

NATIONAL PREPARATORY CONGRESS: “ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES”, ORGANIZED BY COPIME, OCTOBER 7- 9, 2009 - BUENOS AIRES

This Congress on Environmental Sciences, organized by the Professional Council of Mechanical and Electric Engineering (COPIME) took place in its main office, located in the City of Buenos Aires, last October 7 - 9, 2009.

The event was developed together with 22 universities and had the attendance of 400 people, not only from Argentina but also from other Latin American countries. There were six conferences and 120 papers, all of them related to the different thematic areas under consideration.

The presentation of ENGINEERING 2010 – ARGENTINA was also introduced within the framework of this Congress.

Relevant authorities of ENGINEERING 2010 – ARGENTINA attended the opening ceremony. Among those present were Engineers Mario Telichevsky and Mario Wiegers, and Ms. Carina Carrasco, President, Vice-president and coordinator of the World Congress, respectively. Dr. Daniel Russo, General Director of Civil Defense of the Government of the City of Buenos Aires, also participated in it.

During its development, the preparatory congress received the official sponsorship of the National Government and was declared of interest by the Governments of the City of Buenos Aires and of the Province of Santa Fe, and the Municipality of Campana. It also had the general sponsorship of several universities, embassies, organizations and corporations.

CONFERENCE “RENEWABLE AND NON RENEWABLE ENERGY”, OCTOBER 22 – 24, 2009, COMODORO RIVADAVIA, CHUBUT

The preparatory conference “Renewable and Non-renewable Energy”, took place in Comodoro Rivadavia, Patagonia Argentina, last October 22-24, 2009. This activity was organized by the Center of Engineers, Architects and Surveyors of Comodoro Rivadavia, within the framework of the celebration of the 50th Anniversary of this institution.

The meeting, held at the premises of the “Sociedad Cooperativa Popular Limitada”, began in the morning of October 22, and had the attendance of municipal and provincial authorities. During its opening ceremony, Engineer Mario Telichevsky, President of the Congress, gave a welcome speech, introduced the World Congress and Exhibition ENGINEERING 2010 – ARGENTINA and invited all those present to participate in it.

On Friday 23, Engineer Telichevsky delivered a lecture on the topic: “Global analysis of energy: its origins alternatives; its effects on the climatic phenomenon. Energy and sustainable development: thoughts and policies; and their influence on society”.

Finally, on Saturday 24, there was a dinner party to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Center, at the hotel Lucania Palazzo, in the city of Comodoro Rivadavia Patagonia Argentina . Authorities of the Congress were also present in this event.

NATIONAL PREPARATORY CONGRESS: “ENGINEERING EDUCATION FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT”, OCTOBER 29 – 30, 2009 - LA PLATA, BUENOS AIRES

Last October 29-30, 2009, the National Preparatory Congress “Engineering Education for Sustainable Development” was held at the Corregidor Hotel in the city of La Plata, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina.

The opening of the Congress was in charge of the Mayor of the city of La Plata, Oscar Pablo Bruera, and Engineer Telichevsky, President of the Central Executive Committee of the World Congress and Exhibition ENGINEERING 2010 – ARGENTINA , who introduced the event.

Engineer Néstor Marinelli, President of the Center of Engineers of the Province of Buenos Aires, and other relevant academic authorities were also present there.

Besides, the Extraordinary Assembly of the Argentine Union of Engineers (UADI) was held on October 30, chaired by Engineer Mario Telichevsky, President of this institution.

CONGRESS: “ALTERNATIVE ENERGY APPLICATIONS: OPTION OR NECESSITY? (EC2009) IN KUWAIT - CALL AND INVITATION

Kuwait Society of Engineers, in collaboration with the World Federation of Engineering Organizations (WFEO), organized the Congress: “Alternative Energy Applications: Option or Necessity?” (EC2009), in the city of Kuwait on November 2-9, 2009, on the occasion of WFEO General Assembly meetings.

The objectives of this congress are to analyze the latest technological developments related to alternative energies and to promote the uses of clean and sustainable energy in the region.

The World Congress and Exhibition ENGINEERING 2010 – ARGENTINA was present there with a delegation presided by Engineer Mario Wiegers, Vice-president of the Central Executive Committee and President of the Chapter “Energy and climate change” of our Congress. ENGINEERING 2010 – ARGENTINA also had a stand to promote the Congress and Exhibition.

For further details and additional information, visit the website of the Congress: http://www.ec2009kuwait.org

INTERVIEW TO ENGINEER GUSTAVO DARIN

Engineer Gustavo Darín is the president of the Chapter “Professional practice of engineering – PPE” of the World Congress and Exhibition ENGINEERING 2010 – ARGENTINA and, in this interview, he anticipates some details about this chapter.

QUESTION: Which are the most important topics that will be dealt in the chapter you chair?

GUSTAVO DARÍN: There are two main topics: the Professional Practice Control: Systems used for professional practice control, and the Engineer’s Professional Ethics. Its role in relation to sustainable development and production.

QUESTION: Who will be the key-note speakers of your chapter?

GUSTAVO DARÍN: There will be many distinguished keynote speakers. We are working so that the conferences cover the two proposed topics. The following speakers have been invited so far: Tony Marjoram (UNESCO – United Nations Organization for Education, Science and Culture), Kamel Ayadi (World Federation of Engineering Organizations - WFEO), Marcos Tulio de Melo (Federal Council of Engineering and Agronomy - CONFEA), António Da Fonseca (European Council of Civil Engineers- ECCE), Miguel Ángel Yadarola (Pan American Academy of Engineering - API) and Rosa Breier (Professional Council of Chemical Engineering - CPIQ).

However, we are still in a decision making stage and we may include some other conference of interest.

QUESTION: According to your view, how should engineers’ ethical framework be so that professionals can practice their profession, increasing production with social equity and responsibility to the environment?

GUSTAVO DARÍN: Engineering plays an indispensable role in the development of a society and the improvement of its quality of life. There is no possibility of achieving these objectives without an active participation of engineering. Therefore, organized societies through their states should consider this activity as “public interest”, decisively promoting, and as a continuous policy, its development at its highest possible level. On the other hand, engineers should be aware of our potential influence on the development of societies, focusing our actions to the service of society and on sustainable development without endangering health, safety and the goods of people.

PRESIDENT’S EDITORIAL

ENGINEERING 2010 - ARGENTINA has already begun its last year of planning and the hard work this requires has been intensified accordingly.

In October, there were several meetings that have rekindled the will and enthusiasm of building an event which should not be an aim but rather a starting point of the project of the country all Argentine people dream of.

In this sense, the Professional Council of Mechanical and Electric Engineering (COPIME) organized an outstanding Congress on Environmental Sciences. Moreover, the third Plenary Meeting of the National Advisory Council took place in the Argentine Center of Engineers, with the attendance of many representatives of the areas of research, technology, innovation and production. The city of Comodoro Rivadavia was also the scenario of a great National Preparatory Congress on “Renewable and Non-renewable Energy”, with distinguished personalities of the national energy sector. During this event, the Center of Engineers, Architects and Surveyors of Comodoro Rivadavia celebrated its 50th Anniversary and showed its excellence in organizing such an extraordinary meeting.

In the city of La Plata and, doing justice to its recognition as a university city, the Center of Engineers of the Province of Buenos Aires organized the National Preparatory Congress “Engineering Education for Sustainable Development”. Also in this meeting, we had the opportunity of listening to enriching lectures, delivered by relevant people of high professional level.

Finally, from November 2 to 6, Kuwait the Society of Engineers organized a congress on alternative energy applications, sponsored by the World Federation of Engineering Organizations. ENGINEERING 2010 – ARGENTINA has been represented by a delegation presided by Mario Wiegers, Vice-president of the Central Executive Committee and President of the Chapter “Energy and climate change” of our event, and has placed a advertising stand to promote the event.

We are on our way; let us go on working together and with enthusiasm so as to have a successful Congress in 2010.

Till next publication.

Eng. Mario Telichevsky
President of the
Central Executive Committee
Engineering World Congress and Exhibition
ENGINEERING 2010 – ARGENTINA

Schedule of Activities for National Preparatory Congress

Date	Location	Organizing Institution/s	Topic
March 25-26, 2010	Entre Ríos	FADIE	Renewable energy and Climatic Change
May 12-14, 2010	Buenos Aires	COPIME	Fire Precaution
April 16 -17, 2010	Bahía Blanca	Center of Engineers of Bahia Blanca
June 10 - 11 2010	Corrientes	Center of Engineers of the Province of Corrientes	Engineering Education for Engineers and Women Engineering

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