WFEO events

WFEO General Assembly: Kuwait 2-6 November 2009

The next WFEO General Assembly will be hosted by the Kuwait Society of Engineers from 2 to 6 November. In conjunction with the GA, the KSE will hold a number of side events, including a major technical congress on Energy and a large exhibition .We invite you cordially to take part in this outstanding international engineering event, to experience Kuwaiti hospitality, and discuss with top energy experts about:
- Latest developments and innovations in alternative energy technology.
- Applications of clean and promising alternative energy.
- Solutions for the challenges facing the utilization of alternative and sustainable energy.
- Ways to encourage public-private linkages for successful implementation of alternative energy.

*Fore more information about this event and registration
vist the congress web site: http://www.ec2009kuwait.org/

WFEO President's Condolences to the People of Australia

Following the tragic bushfires in Victoria and the Queensland floods, WFEO President, Barry Grear has sent two letters to the Australian Prime Minister and to her Excellency the Governor-General of the Commonwealth to express his condolences to the People of Australia.
-WFEO President's letter to Prime Minister
-WFEO President's letter to the Governor General
-Governor-General's letter to WFEO President
-Prime Minister's letter to wfeo President

*WFEO Efforts on Mobility of Engineering Professionals
-Letter to all members
-Standing Committee on Education and Training Report (CET)

*Train-the-trainers workshop:

Ethics and Business Integrity Management In Infrastructure and Procurement

The WFEO standing committee on Anti-Corruption hosted in Tunisia a three day train-the-trainers workshop entitled “Ethics and Business Integrity Management In Infrastructure and Procurement “.The workshop was sponsored by the World Justice Project/The American Association Bar and promoted by the following organisations.
-World Federation of Engineering Organisations –Committee on
Anti- Corruption
-Global ACET (Anti-Corruption Education & Training) Project
-Global Infrastructure Anti-corruption Centre (GIACC
The workshop was comprised of three following modules
- Individual Integrity and Ethical Decision Making, moderated by : Jimmy Smith
- JH Smith's PPT Presentation
- Ethicana - FINAL script
- Preventing and Identifying Corruption on Construction Projects moderated by : - Neill Stansbury:
-Neill GIACC TRAINING WORKSHOP
- FIDIC Business Integrity Management moderated by : John BOYD:
- FIDIC Integrity Management System


Engineering Change: Towards a sustainable future in the developing world

Publication of The Royal Academy of Engineering, UK
Edited by:

• Professor Peter Guthrie OBE FREng: Professor of Engineering for Sustainable Development, Centre for Sustainable Development, Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge
• Professor Calestous Juma HonFREng FRS, Professor of the Practice of International Development, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University
• Dr Hayaatun Sillem, International Manager, The Royal Academy of Engineering

Download: Engineering_Change_Oct2008.pdf

World Congress on ICT for Development, WCID'09 September 2-4, 2009 , Beijing, China
WFEO Committee on Information and Communication-CIC
The 2009 World Congress on ICT for Development, WCID'09 purpose is to deepen the understanding of, share the progress of, exchange experiences in, and explore the better approaches to, the process of ICT for Development, among all participants, particularly among developing countries.
Download: Call for contribution_ WCID2009.pdf