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.