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Message from the President
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WFEO invites women engineers around the world to apply to the WFEO GREE Women in Engineering Award. The prize is a return trip to Melbourne to attend the World Engineers Convention and US$1000 prize. It's a great way to recognise the achievements of women engineers.
We continue to have a very busy calendar with many world leading events held around the world. We invite you to:
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- Engineering and Food Security in Africa on 24-25 June in Tunis, Tunisia,
- UNESCO-Africa Engineering Week on 15-21 September in Livingstone, Zambia and
- The World Engineers Convention (WEC2019) on 20-22 November 2019 in Melbourne, Australia.
We look forward to seeing you all at these important events. We would also like everyone to start planning for the first World Engineering Day on 4th March 2020.
WFEO was also active at the United Nations, speaking and actively participating in a several events related to the Science Technology and Innovation Forum.
Last May, the World Intelligence Congress, on Artificial Intelligence and advanced technologies, was held in Tianjin, China and the World Robot Conference, also featuring the latest advancements in this emerging technology, will be held from 20-25 August in Beijing.
Marlene Kanga,
WFEO President
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2019 WFEO GREE Women in Engineering Award
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WFEO is proud to announce, with its sponsor GREE Electric Appliances, the second edition of an Award that recognises women engineers who have shown professional excellence and impact in their work, and are role models and leaders in their field.
Nominations to the 2019 WFEO GREE Women in Engineering Award can be by proposed by an institution such as a university, engineering institution or association, corporate entity or other organisation.
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Submit your nominations before
5 July
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4th March 2020 - 1st World Engineering Day for Sustainable Development
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The World Engineering Day for Sustainable Development will be celebrated on 4th March every year as a UNESCO Day of celebration of engineers and engineering.
The World Federation of Engineering Organizations (WFEO) proposed 4th March as World Engineering Day, the founding day of the Federation, as part of the 50th anniversary celebrations of the organization in 2018. This is an opportunity to celebrate the important contributions of engineers and engineering to sustainable development and modern life.
WFEO received some 80 letters of support from peak international and national institutions, academies and National Commissions to UNESCO, representing 23 million engineers around the world.
This resolution was backed by Member States of UNESCO with support from more than 40 nations including: Namibia, China, Tanzania, Mozambique, Gambia, Equatorial Guinea, Zimbabwe, Palestine, Egypt, Tunisia, Uruguay, Senegal, Liberia, Nigeria, Turkey, Madagascar, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Mali, Iraq, Gabon, Cote d’Ivoire, Ethiopia, Serbia, Saudi Arabia, Islamic Republic of Pakistan, Russian Federation, Poland, Kenya, Iran, Nicaragua, Oman, Bangladesh, France, Comoros Islands, Liberia, Jordan, Philippines and the UK.
An international day with co-ordinated celebrations across the world will be an opportunity to increase the profile of engineering and to gain media coverage for the events.
We request all engineering institutions, universities, academies and other organizations to join in celebrating this Day.
This is our Day - an opportunity to engage with government and industry to address the need for engineering capacity and the quality of engineers around the world and to develop strategic frameworks and best practices for the implementation of engineering solutions for sustainable development.
For more information, click on the following links:
The article "Creating World Engineering Day" by WFEO President Marlene Kanga for the Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering
The World Engineering Day webpage
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UNESCO 6th Africa Engineering Week & 4th Africa Engineering Conference 2019
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The Engineering Institution of Zambia (EIZ) in collaboration with The Federation of African Engineering Organisations (FAEO), WFEO and UNESCO are organising the 6th UNESCO-Africa Engineering Week and the 4th Africa Engineering Conference (AEW 2019) to be held in Livingstone, Zambia from 15 to 21 September, 2019.
The theme of the Conference is “Addressing the SDGs through Sustainable Engineering Development”.
The event will feature comprehensive technical programmes and presentations with keynote speakers and a vibrant social programme.
The Sub-Themes for the Conference are:
- Demonstrating engineering relevance to society
- Strategic Engineering Outreach
- Strategies for responsive engineering curricula
- Innovations with impact
- Entrepreneurship in the engineering sector
- Diversity and inclusiveness in engineering
- Engineering in the Fourth Industrial Revolution (Industry 4.0)
- Engineering practical skills transfer schemes
- Engineering practice in the globalised environment (Standardisation, ethics and quality assurance)
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Submit your Call for Papers before
26 June
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World Engineers Convention 2019 - WEC 2019
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"Engineering a Sustainable World: The Next 100 Years"
Engineers Australia and WFEO welcome you to Melbourne for the World Engineers Convention (WEC) 2019 - a coming together of some of the greatest engineering minds from around the globe, hosted in one of the world’s most livable cities.
This ”Olympics of Engineering”, held every four years, is expected to attract global participants from over 80 countries.
The convention program will offer three full days of content featuring six themes, each aligning to the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. This is a unique opportunity to take an integrated approach to solve many of the problems that the world is facing – all of them requiring engineering.
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The Key themes will be the following:
• How new technology and innovations are reshaping engineering
• Engineering for humanity: responsive design for greater livability
• Fostering diversity and inclusion
• Preparing the next generation of engineers
• Engineering leadership, governance and influence
• Our changing climate: mitigation, resilience and adaptation
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EFS Africa - International Conference on Engineering and Food Security in Africa
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The Order of Tunisian Engineers organizes, in collaboration with WFEO, an international conference on «Engineering and Food Security in Africa», that will take place in Tunis, Tunisia, 24-25 June 2019. It will be held in French, English and Arabic with simultaneous translations.
This conference will focus on the SDG number 2 “Zero hunger” and number 12 “Sustainable consumption and production”, will highlight the role of engineers in food safety and will come out with recommendations to follow.
This conference aims to create a platform where the knowledge, innovative ideas, experiences, capacity building and work fields results of engineers, scientists, policy-makers as well as representatives of civil society involved in this field, will be discussed, shared and disseminated in order to implement the “Declaration on Food Security as viewed by Engineers”.
This conference is organized under the patronage of UNESCO.
The World Food Programme / Programme Alimentaire Mondial (WFP/PAM) and The Federation of African Engineering Organisations (FAEO) are among the sponsors of the conference.
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The Conference main topics are :
- Agricultural policy and engineering needs to meet the challenges of food and water security
- Role of technology in the preservation of natural resources and agricultural development in a changing climate context
- Organization of sectors and development of value chains
- Human Resources Development, Engineering, Institutional Capacity Building and International Cooperation Development
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WFEO participation in UN STI Forum 2019
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The fourth annual Multi-stakeholder Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation for the Sustainable Development Goals (STI Forum) took place on 14-15 May 2019 in UN Headquarters, New York.
The theme of the 2019 STI Forum – “Science, Technology and Innovation for ensuring inclusiveness and equality – Focus on SDGs 4 – Quality education, 8 – Economic growth, 10 – Reduce inequalities, 13 – Climate action, 16 – Peace and justice” – was chosen to promote in-depth discussions on the SDGs that will also be in focus at the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) meeting in July.
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The UN Major Group Scientific and Technological Community – composed by WFEO and International Science Council (ISC) – and the UN Major Group for Children and Youth (UNMGCY) held a side event entitled “The role of Engineering and Science Education in empowering people and ensuring inclusiveness and equality” on 15 May 2019 in the Conference Room 12 in the UN Conference Building.
WFEO was represented by its UN Relations Committee (WURC) Chair and WFEO Executive Vice President Reginald Vachon, WURC Member William Kelly and WFEO President Elect Gong Ke, who intervened in several meetings.
For more information, click on the following links:
STI Forum 2019 full report
STI Forum 2019 program
Scientific and Technological Community Major Group webpage
WFEO-UN Relations Committee (WURC) website
International Science Council (ISC) website
UN Major Group for Children and Youth (UNMGCY) website
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Reginald Vachon intervention at Session 3: Science, Technology and Innovation for education and decent work for the future (SDG 4 and SDG 8)
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William Kelly after his intervention at Session 6: STI for inclusive and equitable societies (SDG 10 and SDG 16)
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Gong Ke giving opening remarks at Special event 1: Launch of exhibition of innovative technology solutions for SDGs
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WFEO at the World Intelligence Congress – WIC 2019
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World Intelligence Congress (WIC2019), supported by WFEO, was successfully held under the theme “Intelligence New Era: Progress, Planning and Opportunity” from 16 to 19 May in Tianjin, China.
Representatives of international organizations, including WFEO and the International Science Council (ISC), renowned research institutions (Nankai University, Cornell University, Beijing University, etc.), enterprises (BCG, Alibaba, IBM, Siemens, iFLYTECH, etc.) and governments (China, Japan, Canada, etc.) convened at WIC2019 to discuss the trend of smart technology, share the achievements of industrial innovation and cooperation, and explain the future economic and social application prospects.
World Intelligent Technology Exhibition and several competitions were held in parallel. A plethora of world-leading technologies and products, such as smart city solutions, autonomous driving, intelligent wearable devices, artificial intelligence, quantum communications and smart home, were exhibited and more than 300 thousands of audiences were attracted.
For more information, click on the following links:
WIC 2019 full report
WIC 2019 website
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Prof. Gong Ke chairing the closing ceremony of WIC2019
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World Robot Conference 2019 - WRC 2019
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The World Robot Conference 2019 (WRC 2019) will be held from August 20 to 25, 2019 in Beijing, China. It is composed of the following three events:
- The World Forum on Robot 2019,
- The World Robot Exhibition 2019
- The World Robot Contest 2019
The WRC 2019 aims at promoting scientific and technological progress under the new industrial development trends in the world. It will be a good opportunity for participants to network with the international robotic community, to take advantage of international resources, to attract innovation resources, to use the platform for further international cooperation in the field of robotics and constructing long-term cooperation mechanism.
Around the theme of “Creating Intelligent Momentum for a New Era of Openness and Shared Benefits”, the WRC comprises three parts – Forums, Exhibitions and Contests.
It is supported by 21 international organizations, including:
- World Federation of Engineering Organizations (WFEO),
- UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO),
- IEEE Robotics and Automation Society,
- International Federation for the Promotion of Mechanism and Machine Science,
- International Foundation of Robotics Research.
For more information, click on the following links:
World Robot Conference 2019 Introduction
World Robot Conference website
World Robot Conference webpage
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