ISTIC Workshop, "Science, Engineering and Industry"

Schedule

Pre and Post Congress

The Workshop initiative is sponsored by UNESCO (Regional Office for Science in Latin America and the Caribbean, with headquarters in Montevideo), ISTIC (UNESCO International Centre for South-South Cooperation on Science, Technology and Innovation, with headquarters in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia), CARI (Argentine Council for International Relations), WFEO (World Federation of Engineering Organizations), with the support of the Ministry of Science, Technology and Productive Innovation of the Argentine National Government.

Objectives and questions to be addresseda.

a. The role of Science, Engineering and Governments in R&D promotion for and in the industry and services (productive enterprises).
Objective: to examine models and experiences to encourage the participation of Science, Engineering and Governments in the development of R&D activities (Research and Development) for and in the industry and services.

b. The role of engineers in the creation of technology-based new enterprises.
Objective: to examine models and experiences to encourage the participation of Engineering and engineers in the creation of technology-based new enterprises.

c. Engineers’ education and their relation with the production sector.
Objective: to examine models and experiences to encourage changes in engineers’ education oriented to promote the role of engineers in R&D activities for and in the industry and services, and in the creation of technology-based enterprises.

Results

a. To make a summary of the contributions in terms of evaluations of models and practices, including successful and unsuccessful experiences and the conclusions of authors and the organizing committee.

b. To develop a set of ideas and concrete proposals for future initiatives which are likely to be implemented in contexts such as that of Argentina and in other developing countries.

c. To publish and distribute a document containing the studies which were carried out, the agreements reached and the concrete proposals to be implemented.

Workshop organization and structure

Authors and collaborators: Main authors will be invited to write papers (suggested length: 3-6 pages). It is intended to invite four authors from abroad and some from Argentina. Authors may write about all the aforementioned topics or some of them.

Papers should be submitted before the end of August, 2010, so that the members of the organizing committee and other guest collaborators have enough time to study and analyze them. Workshop participants will receive a CD copy of the submitted and analyzed material.

Audience: Around 50 participants are expected to attend the Workshop. Besides the authors of “White Papers” and the members of Organizing Committee, attendees will comprise:

• A group of distinguished foreign engineers, who will participate in the World Congress “ENGINEERING 2010 –

ARGENTINA”, will be chosen and invited once the attendees to the Congress are confirmed.
• A group of Argentine participants who represent the community of scientists, engineers, businessmen and public

officers, interested in the topic and with knowledge of it.
• A group of young engineers or advanced engineering students who will be chosen among those participants of the

Forum “Young People in Engineering and Business” which will take place next October 17, during the World

Congress “ENGINEERING 2010 – ARGENTINA”.

Workshop Structure: The Workshop will include three sessions (from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.), with presentations of the documents by their own authors, in front of an audience which will have the possibility of making comments and questions to the lecturers. This activity will take place in the morning of Saturday 16th October 2010. In the afternoon, the Organizing Committee, together with the authors of the “white papers”, will write down the conclusions and suggestions arising from these papers, the contributions made by guest collaborators, and the interaction during the workshop. The conclusions and suggestions will be summarized and introduced to three chapters of the World Congress “ENGINEERING 2010 – ARGENTINA”: the “Young People Forum" and the Thematic Chapters: “Engineering Education for Sustainable Development” and “Engineering Professional Practice”.

Language: The language of the Workshop will be English.

Chairman: Dato Lee Yee Cheong (ISTIC)
Coordinator: Eng. Pablo Bereciartúa (Argentine Center of Engineers - CAI)
Coordination Secretary: Valeria Donato (Techint Ingeniería y Construcción S.A.)

For any question, please contact:
Email: institucional2@ingenieria 2010.com.ar
Phone:+5411 4810-0408
Monday through Friday from 10 to18

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