IACEE 2012 World Conference on CEE

SEFI Working Group on CEE

 Please join SEFI – European Society for Engineering Education CEE WG workshop  on

 WEDNESDAY 16^th May at 16.30 – 19.00  in room 2.12

The workshop will define the goals and activities of the CEE WG for this and the coming years.

The workshop will begin with a short introduction by Kirsti Miettinen (Aalto University) and Lars Frølund (Aarhus University)

For further information please contact

Kirsti Miettinen at  kirsti.miettinen@aalto.fi or

Lars Frølund at frolund@adm.au.dk

It is for us a pleasure to invite all the attendees to join the IACEE 2012 World Conference RECEPTION.

This event will take place in the HOTEL BARCELO next  16^th (Wednesday) at 19.30.

We hope to meet you there.

Barceló Valencia

Address: Av. de Francia, 11 (corner with Padre Tomás Montañana). 46023-VALENCIA

Telephone number:             +34 963 306 344

On Wednesday 16^th May we have arranged a guided visit to (for free) “La Lonja” (in front of the Central Market). The meeting point will be at “La Lonja” main door at 10:00 a.m.

Meeting time: 10:00 a.m.

Meeting point: at “La Lonja” main door ( http://g.co/maps/97g6a)

Duration: 2 hours

The Lonja is an emblematic building of the city and one of the most famous civil gothic monuments in Europe. It was declared a National Historic and Artistic Monument in July1931 and was made a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in December 1996. The Lonja is located in the center of the city – in front of the Central Market and the Temple of Santos Juanes – and occupies a rectangular area of 1.990 square meters. At the end of the 13th century, as a result of the prosperity in Valencia at the time, the old Lonja became insufficient and it was decided to build a new Exchange. The first stone was laid in 1492, although the construction was started a year later. Pere Compte, a Valencian engineer and architect, was the principal figure involved in its construction. There are three clearly defined sections and a garden or “orange patio”. The Columnario or Sala de Contratación is divided into three longitudinal and five transversal naves with eight columns that support the domed ceiling. Its height of 17.40 meters gives the columns a special sense of size and proportion. The Taula de Canvis, set up in 1407, was located in this room by the municipal council and gained great prestige for its solvency and banking operations. The Taula or Table used for the transactions, as well as the first bill of exchange written in Spain is kept in the Valencia Municipal archive. The Torreón is the second section of the building while on the ground floor there is a small chapel dedicated to the Immaculate Conception. The two upper floors were used as a prison for those who reneged on their debts.

Dear friends,

It is already available the IACEE 2012 WC Final Progam with all the information concerning this event. You may downloaded through this link:

http://wccee2012.blogs.upv.es/files/2012/03/Final_Program_IACEE_2012.pdf

See you soon

Dear colleagues,

The information on the final program has been updated. In the following link you may check the timetable with the different presentations. Please feel free to contact us with any question you may have

IACEE_2012_WCCEE_Detailed_Program

Continuing Engineering Education (CEE) has been transformed significantly with rapid development in various delivery means as well as variations in demands from industries in many parts of the world. The central theme for 2012 IACEE Worls Conference is “Continuing Engineering Education: solutions for competitiveness, innovation and grand challenges. New ideas for tired programs, new missions and services”.

ANSWERING YOUR QUESTIONS

Apendix to be signed by Authors

Dear Authors,

We have upload some appendix toauthors signed:

1. Appendix to be signed IACEE 2012
2. Appendix C session recording authorisation

FINAL CALL FOR PAPERS

IACEE World Conference on Continuing Engineering Education (WCCEE 2012)

17-19 May 2012, Valencia, Spain

  Theme:  Continuing Engineering Education: solutions for competitiveness, innovation and grand challenges.

“New ideas for tired programs, new missions and services”

Dear colleagues,

We have received many requests to submit FINAL PAPERS after the planned date. In response to those requests, we would like to announce we have decided to extend the deadline until March 26^th, 2012.

We encourage those authors who have not submitted their papers yet to do it by 26^th March 2012 and we invite all of you to spend a creative and valuable time with us sharing our vision and illusion.

We also take this chance to remember you that there is a paper form on the “Call for papers” tab that you can use and upload to the submission system as well as other documents which can be useful for you.

We will be delight to receive you in Valencia to share ideas, visions and solutions to Continuing Engineering Educations challenges.

Be tuned on the IACEE World Conference activities by following our LinkedIn group, we are just “a click” away from you.

Let your colleagues and fellows know that you will be with us. You can do it Here.

Please forward the information to colleagues who you feel would be interested in the conference.

If you have any questions or comments, please don’t hesitate to contact us.

We are looking forward to seeing you in Valencia next May 2012.

2012 IACEE Conference Chairs

Nelson BAKER, IACEE President, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA

Patricio MONTESINOS, Universitat Politecnica de Valencia, SPAIN

Register now to benefit from the lower early registration fees.

See http://wccee2012.blogs.upv.es/online-registration/

The period for early registration is now in effect and participants who get registered by 31 March 2012 will benefit from the following reduced fees:

• For IACEE members: 450€

• For IACEE non-members: 550€
  After 31 March each of these fees increases by 100€.

These fees include:

• Reception Ceremony on Wednesday, 16 May
• Participation in all sessions of the Conference and the material required (17-19 May)
• Coffee Breaks and Lunches
• Conference Social Dinner on Thursday, 17 May

In addition to the three conference days, three Pre-conference Workshops will take place on 14 May and on 15 May.

Pre-conference Workshops

See http://wccee2012.blogs.upv.es/pre-conference-workshops/

Update your competencies. Attend the workshops that are designed for your on-going skills improvement.
The fees for the Workshops (4 hours duration each) depend on the number for which each participant registers, with a significant reduction in cost for registration in multiple Workshops:

• 1 Workshop: 58 €
• 2 workshops: 95 €
• 3 workshops: 136 €

The IACEE World Conference is aimed at all professionals involved in Lifelong Learning activities from College, organizations or institutions. Do not be confused because of the name of the Association (International Association for Continuing Engineering Education – IACEE) since the issues addressed and the methodology of the Conference has been prepare for all managers and directors of lifelong learning.

The Conference has the following structure:

14^th y 15^th May 2012: 4 Pre-Conference WORKSHOPS of 4 hours on:

• Lifelong Learning  Marketing
• Lifelong Learning  Quality Management using the IACEE Quality Program
• Lifelong Learning Strategic Management
• Lifelong Learning Management by Processes and Indicators

They will be run by directors of Lifelong Learning Centers of the Stanford University, the University of Michigan, the Universitat Politecnica de Valencia and the State University of New York (SUNY).

16th – 19th May 2012: development of the following activities

• Plenary Lectures (3)
• Presentations of articles and case studies (parallel). The duration of the presentations must be of 10 minute for oral presentation and 10 minutes for interacting with participants in the session.
• Expert a panel discussion on Lifelong Learning: presentation of good practices. Session led by Andy Dipaolo, Executive Director of Lifelong Learning Center at Stanford University.

The official language of the World Conference is English. However, due to the numerous requests received from Spain and Latinoamerica, the Conference Committee has decided to hold at least two parallel sessions in Spanish. The abstracts, however, must be proposed in English (300 words) but the rest of the article may be submitted and, if it is selected, presented in Spanish.