BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:Europe/Paris X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/Paris BEGIN:VEVENT UID:27@wfeo.org DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20201218T200000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20201218T213000 DTSTAMP:20230123T121419Z URL:https://www.wfeo.org/events/wfeo-cdrm-international-webinar-engineerin g-contributions-for-managing-the-next-pandemics/ SUMMARY:WFEO CDRM International Webinar “Engineering contributions for Ma naging the next pandemics” DESCRIPTION:\nThe WFEO Committee on Disaster Risk Management (CDRM) and th e Peruvian Engineers Association (CIP) are pleased to invite you to the in ternational webinar “Engineering contributions for Managing the next pan demics that will be held on 18 December 2020.\nLarge-scale epidemics and p andemics have affected humankind along its history. Their study mainly by biologists and medical doctors has resulted in the progressive accumulati on of a large amount of scientific knowledge and right therapeutic practic es. Nonetheless\, we have not \nbeen able to avoid the enormous loss of li ves and economic disruption that qualify the ongoing Covid-19 pandemics as a global disaster.\nDealing with other natural phenomena\, as earthquakes \, volcanic eruptions\, hurricanes or floods\, we have learnt that disaste rs can be avoided through defined processes that include the risk reductio n and a strong preparedness that ensure an effective response when the eve nt occurs. The same processes can be applied to manage the risk of future pandemics. Science and technology provide adequate knowledge and diverse t ools to contribute to the task.\nThe WFEO Committee on Disaster Risk Manag ement organizes this webinar to present and discuss on:\n\nOverview of the global organization of early warning for pandemics\, \nThe near-real time (big) data management and information as support to decision-making\, and \nEmergency health centers quick building systems.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.wfeo.org/wp-content/uploads/FLYER_CD RM_Webinar_2020-12-18.jpg CATEGORIES:WFEO event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:29@wfeo.org DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20210126T150000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20210126T161500 DTSTAMP:20230124T153236Z URL:https://www.wfeo.org/events/wfeo-yefl-eye-joint-webinar-water-reuse-fo r-a-sustainable-industry/ SUMMARY:WFEO YEFL / EYE Joint Webinar – Water reuse for a Sustainable Ind ustry DESCRIPTION:\nThe WFEO Committee on Young Engineers / Future Leaders and Eu ropean Young Engineers (EYE) cordially invite you to attend a webinar on “Water reuse for a Sustainable Industry – Challenges and Opportunities in a Circular Economy that will be held Tuesday\, 26 January 2021 at 3:00 – 4:15 pm CET.\nAim\nTo define the barriers existing between politics\, industry\, and academia in regards to the promotion of water reuse in ind ustry\, to create a sound cohesion between the technical and natural world . \nObjectives\n\nIdentify areas of potential opportunities between the th ree (politics\, industry\, and academia) to:\n\nStrengthen and promote the ir relationship through opportunities for collaboration\;\nDefine sustaina ble solutions in regards to water reuse among several sectors.\n\n\nDescri be specific examples of measures undertaken by different countries to expl ore opportunities for water reuse \nMake proposals as to how such opportun ities may be further developed\nPromoting certain SDG 6\nPromote young eng ineers\n\nKeynote Speakers: \n\nVirginijus Sinkevičius – European Commi ssioner of Environment\, Oceans and Fisheries\nJoaquim Poças Martins – Former Secretary of State for the Environment of Portugal – Vice Preside nt of the WFEO Working Group on Water – Professor at the University of P orto\nHans-Martin Friis Møller – Director\, CEO Kalundborg Utility. – Chairman of the Danish Water Forum\nAlexandros Stefanakis – Editor-in-C hief of Journal “Circular Economy and Sustainability” – Assistant Pr ofessor at the Technical University of Crete\nFrancesca Pizza – Secretar y of the Joint Working Group on Water Reuse\, EurEau – Process Manager a t Milano-Nosedo Wastewater Treatment Plant WWTP (MM SpA)\n\nIntroductory T alks: \n\nFiras Bou Diab\, Chair\, WFEO Committee on Young Engineers / Fut ure Leaders\nNadja Yang – EYE Vice President of Public Policy\n\nModerat or:\n\nJeanice Mallia – EYE Head of Working Group Water Reuse\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.wfeo.org/wp-content/uploads/FLY-Wate r_Reuse_26_Jan-WFEO-EYE.jpg CATEGORIES:WFEO event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:26@wfeo.org DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris;VALUE=DATE:20210413 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris;VALUE=DATE:20210414 DTSTAMP:20230123T115937Z URL:https://www.wfeo.org/events/wfeo-cdrm-online-course-managing-the-risk- of-debris-and-mud-flow-related-disasters/ SUMMARY:WFEO CDRM Online course: Managing the risk of debris and mud flow-r elated disasters DESCRIPTION:\nThe WFEO Committee on Disaster Risk Management\, with the sup port of the Peruvian Engineers Association (CIP)\, organizes the free onli ne course “Managing the risk of debris and mud flow-related disasters“ \, bringing together distinguished specialists from different countries to address the subject through six topics:\n\nClimate and mass flows: geogra phic distribution – Dr. Paul Santi\, Colorado School of Mines\, USA\nHaz ard maps for risk prevention and reduction – Dr. Reginald Hermanns\, Nor wegian University of Science and Technology\, NO\nVulnerability assessment of building and infrastructure – Dr. Dimitris Pitilakis\, Aristotle Uni versity of Thessaloniki\, GR\nEarly warning systems for debris and mudflow s – Dr. Edier Aristizabal\, National University of Colombia\, CO\nCapaci ty building and social organization – Dr. Silvia Hostettler\, EPFL Susta inability\, CH\nEngineering solutions in mass flow-prone areas – Dr. Fed erico Vagnon\, Università degli Studi di Torino\, Italy\n\nThe Online cou rse begins Tuesday 13 April 2021.\nYou will find more information in the f ollowing page. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.wfeo.org/wp-content/uploads/CDRM-Onl ine-course-04-01.png CATEGORIES:WFEO event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:30@wfeo.org DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris;VALUE=DATE:20210525 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris;VALUE=DATE:20210527 DTSTAMP:20230124T154438Z URL:https://www.wfeo.org/events/civil-engineering-triennial-summit-2021/ SUMMARY:Civil Engineering Triennial Summit 2021 DESCRIPTION:\nThe 2021 edition of the Civil Engineering Triennial Summit “Planning for Climate Change and the Enhanced Resilience of Civil Infras tructure” will be held virtually on 25 and 26 May.\nThe Triennial Confer ence is jointly organized every three years by three civil engineering so cieties that total more than 300\,000 members\, the American Society of Ci vil Engineers (ASCE)\, Institute of Civil Engineers (ICE) and Canadian Soc iety for Civil Engineering (CSCE).\nThe last summit was held in the UK in 2018 in conjunction with the inaugural Global Engineering Congress. A stat ement of intent for three organizations was signed to work together on sol ving problems related to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).\nThe su mmit will connect decision makers and the community from around the world with engineers\, technology experts\, and built environment professionals together to address the challenges of resilience of infrastructure subjec ted to climate change.\nWFEO President Gong Ke and Chair of the WFEO UN Re lations Committee (WURC) K. N. Gunalan will be guest panelists on May 26th . ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.wfeo.org/wp-content/uploads/Triennia l_Summit2021.jpg CATEGORIES:WFEO member event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:25@wfeo.org DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20211021T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20211021T193000 DTSTAMP:20230123T114910Z URL:https://www.wfeo.org/events/wfeo-cdrm-webinar-strengthening-efforts-to -protect-and-safeguard-the-worlds-cultural-and-natural-heritage/ SUMMARY:WFEO CDRM Webinar “Strengthening efforts to protect and safeguard the world’s cultural and natural heritage” DESCRIPTION:\nThe WFEO Committee on Disaster Risk Management (CDRM)\, the P eruvian Engineers Association (CIP)\, the University College London (UCL)\ , the EPICentre\, the International Scientific Committee on the Analysis a nd Restoration of Structures of Architectural Heritage (ISCARSAH) and the National Academy of Sciences of Peru have joined forces to organize the in ternational webinar “Strengthening efforts to protect and safeguard the world’s cultural and natural heritage”\, to be held on Thursday\, Octo ber 7 at 11: 00 am\, Lima\, Peru time.\nThis important event will bring to gether leading specialists to present and discuss the resistance\, stabili ty and conservation of monumental heritage pieces within the framework of the triangle: environment – engineering/architecture – risk manageme nt. \nThe environment includes both resources (available materials\, qual ity) and severe hazards (earthquakes\, floods\, hurricanes\, volcanic eru ptions) and slowly degrading conditions (desertification\, water table flu ctuations\, sea level rise or others related to climate change). In the fi eld of engineering/architecture\, the design of buildings and techniques t hat have allowed the conservation of monuments for a long time are conside red. Finally\, risk management deals with the measures that are or will be used to maintain the good condition of buildings.\nThe objectives of the event are: to expand and integrate knowledge that contributes to the conse rvation of cultural and natural heritage\, as well as to promote the best techniques and procedures in the protection of cultural and natural herit age.\nProfessionals and students of engineering and architecture are invit ed to participate in the event\, as well as cultural scholars: archaeolog ists and historians\, scientists and risk managers\, and those interested in world heritage in general.\nThe event will be conducted in English\, w ith simultaneous translation into Spanish.\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.wfeo.org/wp-content/uploads/CDRM-Fly er-English-version.jpg CATEGORIES:WFEO event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:31@wfeo.org DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris;VALUE=DATE:20211226 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris;VALUE=DATE:20211229 DTSTAMP:20230124T160547Z URL:https://www.wfeo.org/events/36th-indian-engineering-congress-and-wfeo- cic-session-on-smart-technologies-for-smart-cities/ SUMMARY:36th Indian Engineering Congress and WFEO-CIC Session on Smart Tech nologies for Smart Cities DESCRIPTION:\nThe Institution of Engineers (India) will be hosting the 36th Indian Engineering Congress at New Delhi on 26-28 December 2021. It has b een planned to host a physical WFEO Session on December 27\, 2021\, concur rently with the Indian Engineering Congress.\nBackground\nCOVID pandemic h as hit the economy of all the countries across the world including India. But the way India has bounced back shows the resilience and core strength of the country to overcome any challenges to be encountered in emergency s ituations. This is a commendable performance and all the citizens of the c ountry deserve the appreciation for the role played by them.\nThe engineer s have a multifaceted role to play in this growth of the country as they a re supposed to provide the basic infrastructure which is the backbone for any development and to ensure an inclusive and sustainable development for a clean\, green\, self-reliant and prosperous India for the future genera tion.\nThe IEC theme for this year is “Engineers for Viable Technology a nd $ 5 Trillion Economy” is very apt in the present day scenario and th e deliberations at this mega event\, to be shared by visionaries and doyen s in the field of engineering\, will enlighten and generate awareness abou t the responsibility of the engineers in promoting engineering innovations and accelerating growth of the nation in all sectors.\nCongress Objective s\nThe Congress will provide a Forum:\n\nTo have discussion around the the me to promote ideas\, broaden operational horizon of engineers from differ ent disciplines\, and to pursue newer domains and concepts\nFor exchange o f information\, updating knowledge and simulating a sense of responsibilit y in their professional work\nTo foster international and national coopera tion in the engineering fields\nTo inculcate and promote a growing commitm ent to the social objective of the profession\nTo promote engineering prac tices that lead to sustainable development\n\nA message from WFEO Presiden t Prof. Gong Ke will be played during the WFEO Committee on Information an d Communication (CIC) Session on “Smart Technologies for Smart Cities” scheduled on 27 December\, between 14:00 to 15:00 hr (IST). ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.wfeo.org/wp-content/uploads/HIGHLIGH TS_IMAGES-3260-420-2.jpg CATEGORIES:WFEO member event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:24@wfeo.org DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20220712T230000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20220712T234500 DTSTAMP:20230123T113822Z URL:https://www.wfeo.org/events/wfeo-cdrm-webinar-infrastructure-systems-f or-resilient-societies/ SUMMARY:WFEO CDRM Webinar “Infrastructure Systems for Resilient Societies ” DESCRIPTION:\nThe WFEO Committee on Disaster Risk Management (CDRM)\, the P eruvian Engineers Association (CIP)\, Engineering New Zealand and the Ghan a Institution of Engineers organize the international webinar “Infrastru cture Systems for Resilient Societies”\, to be held on Tuesday July 12 a t 4:00 pm\, Lima\, Peru time.\nThis webinar will outline the challenges an d opportunities in making our infrastructure systems more resilient\, and how to apply the \nprinciples of Disaster Risk Management to new and exist ing infrastructure to achieve this goal.\nThis involves effective design a nd system risk management that takes account of the full range of hazards (the risk reduction phase)\, and \ncomprehensive response arrangements an d recovery planning. One of the common threads is collaboration between infrastructure providers.\n \;\nModerator: \n\nJosé Macharé\, Chair of the WFEO Committee on Disaster Risk Management\, Peru\n\nPanelists: \n\ nDave Brunsdon – New Zealand Lifelines Council\, New Zealand – Infrast ructure Lessons from Recent Major Earthquakes in New Zealand\nCarlien Bou- Chedid – Ghana Institution of Engineers\, Ghana – The Role of Codes an d Standards\nStefan Schauer – Austrian Institute of Technology\, Austria – Power Outages in Europe and South America: a Comparison\nYoshihisa Ma ruyama – Chiba University\, Japan – Countermeasures of Gas and Water S upply Systems against Natural Disasters in Japan\nYolanda Alberto – Univ ersity of Chile\, Chile – Risk and Resilience in Water Networks in Chile \n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.wfeo.org/wp-content/uploads/ingles_v f.jpg CATEGORIES:WFEO event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:23@wfeo.org DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20220810T020000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20220810T040000 DTSTAMP:20230120T144655Z URL:https://www.wfeo.org/events/wfeo-cdrm-webinar-land-use-planning-for-re silient-societies/ SUMMARY:WFEO CDRM Webinar “Land use planning for resilient societies” DESCRIPTION:\n\nThe WFEO Committee on Disaster Risk Management (CDRM)\, the Peruvian Engineers Association (CIP)\, the Science Council of Japan and t he Hong Kong Institution of Engineers organize the international webinar “Land use planning for resilient societies“\, to be held on Tuesday 9 August at 7:00 pm\, Lima\, Peru time (10 August at 2:00 am\, CEST).\n\nMod erator:\n\nJosé Macharé\, Chair of the WFEO Committee on Disaster Risk M anagement\, Peru\n\n\nPanelists:\n\nJenny Yeung – Hong Kong Institution of Engineers\, Hong Kong\, SAR of China – Land Use Planning for Controll ing Landslide Risk for Sustainable Development in Hong Kong\, SAR of China \nKenichi Tsukahara – Science Council of Japan\, Japan – Flood risk an d urban land use management: Japan’s experience and way forward\nLaurie A. Johnson – Laurie Johnson Consulting\, United States – Mitigating Ea rthquake Risk through Land Use Planning: USA and New Zealand Approaches\n\ n \n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.wfeo.org/wp-content/uploads/CDRM_Web inar_2022-08-09.jpg CATEGORIES:WFEO event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:3@wfeo.org DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20220901T140000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20220901T150000 DTSTAMP:20220822T112228Z URL:https://www.wfeo.org/events/wfeo-yefl-webinar-series-engineering-the-f uture-fulfilling-offshore-wind-potential/ SUMMARY:WFEO YEFL Webinar series “Engineering the Future – Fulfilling O ffshore Wind Potential” DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column]\nThe WFEO Committee on Young Engineers / Fu ture Leaders is pleased to invite you to the webinar series "Engineering t he Future - Fulfilling Offshore Wind Potential" that will be held virtuall y Thursday 1st September 2022 at 8:00 pm HK time / 2:00 pm CEST.\n\nToday\ , governments around the world are developing huge stimulus packages\, to relieve the shock of the pandemic and inject a new sense of direction into their economies. There is an appetite for new solutions and the parallel threat of climate change is setting the context for much of the debate. In vesting in green infrastructure plays a significant role and it is clear t hat the need for sustainable\, reliable and affordable energy has never be en greater.\n\nThere is clearly much potential for offshore wind\, and som e exciting opportunities to help fulfil this potential. If developers and investors can take full advantage\, countries will soon be reaping the rew ards in the form of abundant\, affordable low-carbon energy.\n \;\nMod erator: \n\nTak Tang\, Member\, WFEO Young Engineers/Future Leaders Commit tee\, (Hong Kong\, SAR of China)\n\n\nSpeakers: \n\nPeter Thompson\, Direc tor and East Asia Energy Business Leader\, Arup \nProf. Dr. José Vieira\, WFEO President\nFiras Bou Diab\, Chair\, WFEO Young Engineers/Future Lead ers Committee\n\n \;\n[/vc_column]\n[vc_column width="1/3"][/vc_column ]\n[vc_column width="1/3"]\n[callout style="coolblue"]REGISTER HERE[/callo ut][/vc_column]\n[vc_column width="1/3"][/vc_column]\n[vc_column]\nFor mor e information:\n\n Registration link\n\n WFEO Committee on Young Engineers / Future Leaders website\n \;\nTak Tang\n\nTak Tang has worked in var ious works departments in the Hong Kong\, SAR of China\, Government for ov er 12 years on a range of infrastructure projects. He is the Project Manag er of the Chinese Temples Committee in charge of managing the trust fund a nd heads the project section. To cater the stakeholders’ needs\, he has practical experience in effective civic engagement for smooth project impl ementations.\n\nTak also takes up numerous roles to serve the Hong Kong In stitution of Engineers (HKIE) and society at large. He is committed to mak ing meaningful impact with focus on the affairs of young engineers and stu dents\, and fostering international relationships. He is currently an Elec ted Council Member and was the Young Members Committee Chairman (2018/19) of HKIE. He has been a lead sponsor and a reviewer for Institution of Civi l Engineers Professional Reviews.\n \;\nPeter Thompson\n\nPeter Thomps on is a Director and East Asia Energy Business Leader for Arup based in Ho ng Kong\, SAR of China. He has more than 34 years of experience in the man agement of the design and implementation of major energy and infrastructur e works projects across a wide variety of overseas countries. In line with the firm’s strategy to facilitate the development of sustainable future outcomes\, he has a focus on works that lead to positive climate impacts\ , improved resilience and net-zero solutions based on commercially sound p rojects that achieve these aims. \n\nAs a professional engineer he has par ticular knowledge and expertise for the design and implementation of renew able energy systems including onshore and offshore wind farms as well as s olar and hydrogen facilities and is currently involved with advisory servi ces and the detailed design works for a number of projects currently being undertaken in Hong Kong\, SAR of China\, Japan\, Korea and Chinese Taipei .\n \;\nProf. Dr. José Vieira\n\nBiography is available in this link. \n \;\nFiras Bou Diab\n\nBiography is available in this link.\n\n\n[/v c_column][/vc_row] ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.wfeo.org/wp-content/uploads/YEFL-Web inar_fulfilling-offshore-wind-potential_1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1@wfeo.org DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Shanghai;VALUE=DATE:20220906 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Shanghai;VALUE=DATE:20220909 DTSTAMP:20220822T110129Z URL:https://www.wfeo.org/events/international-forum-on-big-data-for-sustai nable-development-goals-fbas-2022/ SUMMARY:International Forum on Big Data for Sustainable Development Goals – FBAS 2022 DESCRIPTION:The 2022 edition of the International Forum on Big Data for Sus tainable Development Goals (FBAS 2022) will be held from 6 to 8 September 2022 both onsite and online with the main venue in Beijing\, China. The Fo rum is sponsored by the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)\, and hosted by the International Research Center of Big Data for Sustainable Development Goals and the Aerospace Information Research Institute.\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.wfeo.org/wp-content/uploads/FBAS-202 2_banner.png LOCATION:Beijing\, China\, Beichen East Road\, Asian Games Village\, Chaoya ng\, Beijing\, China X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Beichen East Road\, Asian G ames Village\, Chaoyang\, Beijing\, China;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Beiji ng\, China:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:22@wfeo.org DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20220915T150000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20220915T163000 DTSTAMP:20230120T142151Z URL:https://www.wfeo.org/events/wfeo-cdrm-webinar-engineering-driver-for-t he-risk-informed-development/ SUMMARY:WFEO CDRM Webinar “Engineering: Driver for the risk informed deve lopment” DESCRIPTION:\nThe WFEO Committee on Disaster Risk Management (WFEO-CDRM)\, the Peruvian Engineers Association (CIP) and UNESCO with the support of th e Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) will organize the international web inar “Engineering: Driver for the risk informed development” on Thurda y 15 September at 8:00 am\, Lima time / 3:00 pm CEST.\n\nWelcome\n\nJosé Macharé\, WFEO-CDRM Chair\, Peru\n\nIntroduction\n\nValentina Putrino\, W FEO-CDRM working group leader\, United Kingdom\n\nCase of studies\n\nSator u Nishikawa – Professor\, Disaster Mitigation Research Center\, Nagoya U niversity\, Japan – Propagation of Business Continuity Management to Sma ll and Medium Enterprises\nTatsuo Narafu – Technical Advisor\, JICA Japa n International Cooperation Agency\, Japan – Strategies to Reduce Earthq uake Damage in Developing Countries\n\nRound table & Key messages\n\nSoich iro Yasukawa – Chief\, Disaster Risk Reduction Unit / Natural Sciences S ector of UNESCO\, France\n\nClosing\n\nJosé Macharé\, WFEO-CDRM Chair\, Peru\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.wfeo.org/wp-content/uploads/CDRM-Web inar2.jpg CATEGORIES:WFEO event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:7@wfeo.org DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20221110T173000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20221110T190000 DTSTAMP:20221223T162354Z URL:https://www.wfeo.org/events/wfeo-yefl-side-event-at-cop27-utilising-ex pertise-of-the-youth-to-bridge-the-science-policy-divide-and-improve-acces s-to-finance/ SUMMARY:WFEO-YEFL Side event at COP27 – Utilising expertise of the youth to bridge the science-policy divide and improve access to finance DESCRIPTION:\nThe WFEO Committee on Young Engineers / Future Leaders (YEFL) will co-host the side event “Utilising expertise of the youth to bridge the science-policy divide and improve access to finance” at the UNFCCC COP27 Conference in Sharm el-Sheikh\, Egypt\, on 10 November\, at 18:30 – 20:00 EET (Eastern European Time) / 17:30 – 19:00 CET (Central Europ ean Time).\n\nThis is an hybrid event that will take place in the Osiris r oom (300). Follow the livestream on this link.\n\nThis side event has been included in the official and first ever Youth Kit for COP.\n\nThe theme w ill be “Engagement of young engineers\, scientists and youth with lawmak ers to bridge the science-policy divide and improve access to climate fina nce to deploy sustainable solutions tailored to local socioeconomic needs\ , including in water and energy.”\n\nYoung people have been pivotal in e levating a number of critical issues to the forefront of political agendas \, through a combination of activism\, advocacy and thought leadership.\nH owever\, it is paramount that all barriers to further youth engagement and agency are reduced or eliminated to establish\, highlight and advance the youth agenda at all levels of political engagement. The benefits of youth inclusion in decision-making rest on the fact that they possess perspecti ve\, knowledge and expertise which can engage lawmakers to produce the req uired structural change for tackling the emerging climate issues.\n\nThe e vent will feature an intergenerational dialogue between lawmakers and youn g leaders and will provide case studies from across the world (with perspe ctives from developed and developing countries\, SIDS and LDCs). The conve rsation will be solution-oriented and will be held in the context of bridg ing the science-policy divide and improving access to climate finance\, wi th identification of barriers and opportunities.\n\nThe event will also se rve as a start for the conversation on a best-practice and widely applicab le framework for youth engagement\, which will be produced by the organise rs and their partners.\nBefore COP27\, the organisers intend to launch a q ualitative consultation with the key stakeholders (youth organisations and government structures and individual policymakers/intergovernmental organ isations)\, as well as a quantitative consultation which would be shared w idely. The consultations will identify barriers and opportunities for yout h engagement in policymaking and will help inform the basis for the framew ork for youth engagement to address the science-policy divide\, boost clim ate action and enhance representation of young people.\nThe event will sho wcase the findings from the pre-COP consultations and set the context for the intergenerational panel discussion. Following COP27\, the organisers w ill continue working closely with the key stakeholders to establish the fr amework and work on its implementation with governments\, IGOs and youth N GOs.\n\nThe speakers:\n\n\nDanae Kyriakopoulou\, London School of Economic s and Political Science\, UK (Moderator)\nHon. Cedrick Frolick\, Member of the National Assembly\, South Africa\nHon. Amira Saber\, Member of the Eg yptian Parliament\nStephen de Boer\, Assistant Deputy Minister\, Environme nt and Climate Change\, Canada\nSarabeth Brockley\, NASDAQ\, USA\nAndrea C layton\, Caribbean Maritime University\, Jamaica\nMr Kirils Holstovs\, Wor ld Federation of Engineering Organizations\, UK\n\n \;\nThis event is a COP27 official side event and organised by:\n\n● WFEO Young Engineers / Future Leaders’ Working Group on SDG13\;\n● Association of Commonwea lth Universities (ACU)\;\n \; \; \; \;o Commonwealth Futur es Climate Research Cohort\;\n● International Federation of Consulting E ngineers (FIDIC)\;\n● Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA)\;\n ● Moravian University\;\n \; \; \; \;o Global Council fo r Science and Environment (GSCE)\;\n \; \; \; \;o Research and Independent Non-Governmental Organizations (RINGO)\;\n● Internation al Water Association (IWA).\n \n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.wfeo.org/wp-content/uploads/COP27_Yo uth_Side_Event_Panel_Final-1200.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:8@wfeo.org DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20221119T110000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20221119T123000 DTSTAMP:20221223T163720Z URL:https://www.wfeo.org/events/wfeo-wie-webinar-gender-perspectives-on-ac hieving-the-sdg-5/ SUMMARY:WFEO-WIE webinar “Gender Perspectives on Achieving the SDG 5” DESCRIPTION:\nThe WFEO Committee on Women in Engineering in collaboration w ith the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)\, the Internationa l Network of Women Engineers and Scientists (INWES)\, the Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE)\, and the Technological Association\, Malaysia\, are p leased to invite you to the webinar “Gender Perspectives on Achieving th e SDG 5” that will be held on 19 November 2022\, at 10 AM GMT / 11 AM CE T\n\nThe 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its 17 Sustainable De velopment Goals (SDGs) adopted by world leaders in 2015\, embody a roadmap for progress that is sustainable and leaves no one behind. The SDG5 seeks to achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls. Achieving Gen der Equality is integral to achieving each of the other 16 goals and it is only by ensuring the rights of women and girls across all the goals that the world will get equity\, justice and inclusion and economies that work for all. Fulfilling this right is the best chance we have in meeting some of the most pressing challenges of our time—from economic crises\, lack of health care\, to climate change\, violence against women and escalating conflicts all over the globe\, elimination of gender-based violence\, dis crimination and censorship\; women’s economic\, empowerment through inco me security and decent work\; leadership\, equitable representation and ge nder-responsive systems of governance\; and participation in scientific an d technological developments\, including frontier technologies.\n\nThe Com mittee of Women in Engineering (WIE) realizes the need for men to be partn ers and allies to women\, in order to achieve SDG5. WIE also recognizes th at men themselves also suffer from forms of inequality. This webinar on th e International Day of the Man is an opportunity for us to listen to men\, as they share their own views on ways that men can support and partner wi th women to achieve gender equality for all.\n\nThe webinar promises to be informative and exciting and will amplify the voices of both men and wome n in achieving Gender Equality.\n\nModerator:\n\nProf. Wai Yie Leong\, INW ES\, Theme-2 Lead of the WFEO Women in Engineering Committee\n\nOpening Re marks: \n\nProf. Dr. José Vieira\, WFEO President\n\nSpeakers:\n\nIr. Yam Teong Sian\, lmmediate Past President\, Technological Association\, Malay sia\nProf Dr Seema Singh\, INWES\, Professor and Head\, BMS lnstitute of T echnology and Management\, Bangalore\, India\nDr Peter Bonfield OBE FREng\ , Vice Chancellor and President\, University of Westminster\, IET Past Pre sident \nEngr. Margaret Aina Oguntala FNSE\, Deputy President of NSE\, Man aging Director BAMSAT Nigeria Limited and Managing Partner of Bamsat Engin eering Services Limited. \nEng. Papias Kazawadi\, Federation of African En gineering Organisations (FAEO) President-Elect and Chairman of WFEO Commit tee on Anti-Curruption\n\nClosing Remarks:\n\nEngr. Mustafa B. Shehu\, WFE O President-Elect\n\n \;\nFor more information:\n Report of the webina r\n Registration link\n WFEO Committee on Women in Engineering website ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.wfeo.org/wp-content/uploads/WIE-webi nar_Gender_Perspectives.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:21@wfeo.org DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20221122T160000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20221122T180000 DTSTAMP:20230120T104101Z URL:https://www.wfeo.org/events/wfeo-cdrm-webinar-engineering-for-humanity -cases-in-afghanistan-and-ukraine/ SUMMARY:WFEO CDRM Webinar “Engineering for humanity: cases in Afghanistan and Ukraine” DESCRIPTION:\nThe WFEO Committee on Disaster Risk Management (WFEO-CDRM) an d the Peruvian Engineers Association (CIP) will organize the international webinar “Engineering for humanity: cases in Afghanistan and Ukraine” on 22 November\, at 10:00am Lima\, Peru / 4:00pm CET\n\nAs magnitude of na tural hazards\, climate change disasters and political conflicts increases \, engineering needs are getting critical since damages in housing and inf rastructure are significant. Dr. Kit Miyamoto will discuss his recent expe rience and current activities in Afghanistan and Ukraine.\n\nWelcome\n\nDr . José Macharé\, WFEO-CDRM Chair\, Peru\n\nIntroduction\n\nDr. Viviana N ovelli\, WFEO-CDRM member\, United Kingdom\n\nCase of studies\n\nDr. Kit M iyamoto – Global CEO of Miyamoto International\, USA – “Engineering for humanity: cases in Afghanistan and Ukraine”\n\nComments\n\nDr. Yolan da Alberto – University of Chile\, Chile\nDr. Miguel Estrada – Nationa l University of Engineering\, Peru\n\nClosing\n\nDr. José Macharé Ordoñ ez – WFEO-CDRM chairman\, Peru\n\nClosing\n\nJosé Macharé\, WFEO-CDRM Chair\, Peru\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.wfeo.org/wp-content/uploads/WEBINAR_ WFEO_22nov_correccion_ingles.jpg CATEGORIES:WFEO event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20@wfeo.org DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20221205T130000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20221205T143000 DTSTAMP:20230202T094714Z URL:https://www.wfeo.org/events/wfeo-webinar-on-climate-change/ SUMMARY:WFEO Webinar on Climate Change DESCRIPTION:\nWFEO will organize a webinar on Climate Change on 5 December 2022\, at 12:00 pm – 13:30 pm GMT / 13:00 pm – 14:30 pm CET.\n\nThe sp eakers of this webinar are representatives from many WFEO Standing Technic al Committees actively involved in the achievement of the UN SDGs.\n\nMode rator:\n\nDavide Stronati\, Director of Sustainability\, Nuclear Decommiss ioning Authority / WFEO-CEE Chair\n\n\nIntroduction:\n\nJose Vieira\, WFEO President\n\n\nPanelists:\n\nJean Eudes Moncomble\, Chair\, WFEO Committe e on Energy: WFEO Statement on Energy and Climate Change\,\nKirils Holstov s\, WFEO Young Engineers / Future Leaders – WG on Climate Action: Young Engineers Driving Action at COP\,\nValentina Putrino\, Chair\, EEFIT Commi ttee\, SECED Representative\, Member\, WFEO Committee on Disaster Risk Man agement\,\nIgnacio Gonzalez-Castelao\, Chair\, WFEO Committee on Water / D eputy to CEO at Acuamed: Adaptation to Climate Change: Water and Engineeri ng\,\nJianping Wu\, Beijing’s Tsinghua University\,\nMarlene Kanga\, WFE O President 2017-2019: Climate Change Education in Small Island Developing States (SIDS) through Curriculum Development and Teacher Training in Scho ols\,\nDawn Bonfield\, Royal Society Entrepreneur in Residence\, King’s College London\, Director\, Towards Vision\,\nYetunde Holloway\, Chair of WFEO Committee on Women in Engineering: The work of the WFEO Women in Engi neering Committee to address Climate Change through a Gender Perspective.\ n\n \;\nFor more information:\n\n Webinar flyer\n\n\n\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.wfeo.org/wp-content/uploads/WFEO_Cli mate-Change_Webinar.png CATEGORIES:WFEO event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:16@wfeo.org DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris;VALUE=DATE:20221216 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris;VALUE=DATE:20221219 DTSTAMP:20230802T161039Z URL:https://www.wfeo.org/events/37th-indian-engineering-congress/ SUMMARY:37th Indian Engineering Congress DESCRIPTION:\n \;\nThe 37th Indian Engineering Congress\, organized by the Institution of Engineers\, India (IEI) will be held in Chennai from 1 6 to 18 December 2022.\n\nThe theme will be “The role of engineers for c reating a sustainable & self reliant India”\n\nThe WFEO Committee on Inf ormation and Communication (WFEO-CIC) session will be hosted on 17 Decembe r 2022 between 15:45-16:45 hr (IST). The Session will present WFEO and its activities and will also include a presentation on “SDG 9 – Industry\ , Innovation and Infrastructure: Ahmedabad Metro Rail Project”.\n\nThe s ession will be attended by IEI delegates and Members of the National Counc il of The Institution of Engineers (India).\n\nThe message from WFEO Presi dent José Vieira is available in this page.\n \;\nFor more informatio n:\n\n Congress brochure\n\n Congress website\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.wfeo.org/wp-content/uploads/37-IEC.p ng CATEGORIES:WFEO member event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:19@wfeo.org DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20230120T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20230120T110000 DTSTAMP:20230119T114756Z URL:https://www.wfeo.org/events/cdrm-webinar-frameworks-and-recent-develop ments-for-disaster-resilience-and-risk-intelligence/ SUMMARY:CDRM webinar "Frameworks and Recent Developments for Disaster Resil ience and Risk Intelligence" DESCRIPTION:\n\nThe WFEO technical committee on Disaster Risk Management an d the Peruvian Engineers Association (CIP) are organizing this important e vent to be held on Friday 20 of January\, at 04:00am Lima time\, Peru.\n\n In order to promote an adequate perspective and approach the relationship between Risk Intelligence and Disaster Resilience\, Dr. Junho Song will sp eak about these concepts and the possibilities of their application in dif ferent organizations of society.\n\nJoin the Zoom webinar with this link.\ n\nMore information is available in this page. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.wfeo.org/wp-content/uploads/wfeo_en_ web_vf2.png CATEGORIES:WFEO event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:17@wfeo.org DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris;VALUE=DATE:20230125 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris;VALUE=DATE:20230129 DTSTAMP:20230124T182210Z URL:https://www.wfeo.org/events/17th-wcce-general-assembly/ SUMMARY:17th WCCE General Assembly DESCRIPTION:\n \;\nThe 17th General Assembly of the World Council of Ci vil Engineers (WCCE) will be hosted by the Ordem Dos Engenheiros de Portug al from 25 to 28 January 2023 in Porto\, Portugal.\n\n \;\nFor more in formation:\n\n Registration information\n\n Registration form\n\n Draft ag enda\n\n 17th WCCE General Assembly webpage ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.wfeo.org/wp-content/uploads/WCCE-Gen eral-Assembly.png CATEGORIES:WFEO member event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:14@wfeo.org DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris;VALUE=DATE:20230127 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris;VALUE=DATE:20230128 DTSTAMP:20230119T112636Z URL:https://www.wfeo.org/events/faeo-engineering-policy-and-presidential-i nauguration-conference/ SUMMARY:FAEO Engineering Policy and Presidential Inauguration Conference DESCRIPTION:\n\nThe Federation of African Engineering Organizations (FAEO) will organize the Engineering Policy and Presidential Inauguration Confere nce in Kigali\, Rwanda\, on 27 January 2023.\n\nThe expected outputs from the Presidential Inauguration Conference are:\n\nThe sharing of engineerin g best practices among participants to accelerate infrastructure developme nt within AfCFTA (African Continental Free Trade Area)\;\nRecognition of F AEO as a reliable source of intellectual capital for technologically skill ed engineering professionals\, who can contribute to stronger labor market for Africa\;\nUnderstanding of benefits to accelerate\, groom and grow in digenous companies and individuals through private sector\, in developing homegrown solutions and Export of Services within AfCFTA.\n\n\nDiscussions will be stimulated by keynote speakers under the theme “Unleashing oppo rtunities in the AfCFTA implementation” seeking to create momentum and i mpetus to participants in order to motivate fruitful discussions for bette r resolutions\, directed to the Africa We Want. Notable addresses will be delivered by the following during the event:\n\nAddress by the Guest of Ho nour from the Government of Rwanda.\nAddress from AfCFTA on role of Engine ering in trade facilitation.\nIng. Dr. Boakye Kwame\, Past President of Gh ana Institution of Engineering (GhIE) and current Chairman of Ghana Engine ering Council - Topic: "AfCFTA is going nowhere without Engineering”.\nP rof. Dr. Amon Murwira\, Minister of Higher Education & Tertiary Education Innovation\, Science and Technology Development in Zimbabwe. - Topic: "Her itage based Education 5.0 - Design for Industrialization and Modernization ”.\nH.E. Eng. Dr. Abarham Belay\, Minister of Defence of the Federal Dem ocratic Republic of Ethiopia - Topic: "Infrastructure Development in Afric a - A case of Great Ethiopian Renaissance Dam".\n\n \;\nFor more infor mation:\n\n FAEO Presidential Inauguration Conference Concept note\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.wfeo.org/wp-content/uploads/FAEO_202 3_conference_logos-1.png CATEGORIES:WFEO member event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:28@wfeo.org DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20230208T150000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20230210T193000 DTSTAMP:20230123T163438Z URL:https://www.wfeo.org/events/3rd-united-nations-open-science-conference / SUMMARY:3rd United Nations Open Science Conference DESCRIPTION:\nThe virtual 3rd United Nations Open Science Conference will b e held from 8 to 10 February 2023\, 9.00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. (New York Time) at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. \n\nThe conference is org anized by the Dag Hammarskjöld Library of the United Nations Department o f Global Communications in collaboration with the Department of Economic a nd Social Affairs\, Division of Sustainable Development Goals\, and UNESCO ’s Division of Science Policy and Capacity-Building. \n\nIn observance o f the International Day of Women and Girls in Science (11 February)\, poli cy makers\, IGO representatives\, researchers\, scholars\, librarians\, pu blishers and civil society will engage in a dialogue about the opportuniti es and challenges of practicing open science. \n\nUnder the theme “Acce lerating the Sustainable Development Goals\, Democratizing the Record of S cience”\, panels and keynotes will focus on three streams: \n\nEquity in open scholarship \nReforming scientific publishing \nStrengthening the sc ience-policy-society interface \n\n\nMore information\, including the conc ept note\, registration and detailed programme\, is available on the Confe rence website. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.wfeo.org/wp-content/uploads/3rd_UN_O S.png CATEGORIES:UN event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:34@wfeo.org DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20230221T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20230221T180000 DTSTAMP:20230217T114525Z URL:https://www.wfeo.org/events/world-engineering-day-webinar-collaborativ e-engineering-initiatives-for-a-sustainable-and-resilient-built-environmen t/ SUMMARY:World Engineering Day webinar: Collaborative Engineering Initiative s for a Sustainable and Resilient Built Environment DESCRIPTION:\nJoin the International Coalition for Sustainable Infrastructu re (ICSI) in conjunction with WFEO\, the Commonwealth Engineers’ Council (CEC)\, the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) and the Institutio n of Civil Engineers (ICE) at this webinar in celebration of the World Eng ineering Day\, that will be held on 21 February 2023\, at 4:00 PM GMT / 5: 00 PM CET. \n\nThis event will highlight and celebrate some recent collabo rative efforts of the host organisations\, which aim to advance the sustai nability agenda. A highlight of this event will be a presentation on ICSI and ICE’s upcoming report: The Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduct ion 2015-2030: Reflections and insights from the Global Engineering Commun ity. \n\nThe registration page is available in this link: https://bit.ly/3 kV8HyP\n\nIntroduction:\n\nDavide Stronati\, Chair of the WFEO Committee o n Engineering and the Environment\n\n\nPanelists:\n\nSavina Carluccio\, Ex ecutive Director of ICSI\,\nDavid Smith\, Chair of ICE Sustainable Resilie nt Infrastructure Community Advisory Board\,\nChris Chukwunta\, Lead\, WFE O Committee on Young Engineers / Future Leaders (YE/FL) Climate Action Wor king Group and CEC delegate\,\nYetunde Holloway\, Chair of the WFEO Commit tee on Women in Engineering (WIE)\,\nBilal M. Ayyub\, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)\, American Society of Civil Engineers ( ASCE) & University of Maryland Partnership Representative.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.wfeo.org/wp-content/uploads/WFEO-WED 23_webinar_flyer_2023-02-21-v3.png CATEGORIES:WFEO event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:35@wfeo.org DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20230224T120000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20230224T133000 DTSTAMP:20230213T140258Z URL:https://www.wfeo.org/events/yefl-webinar-smart-sustainable-communities -and-frontier-technologies/ SUMMARY:YEFL Webinar "Smart Sustainable Communities and Frontier Technologi es" celebrating World Engineering Day 2023 DESCRIPTION:\nAligned with 2023 Theme: Engineering Innovation For A More Re silient World and as part of the World Engineering Day Celebrations\, the Young Engineers / Future Leaders Committee is organizing a webinar on 24 F ebruary 2023 at 12 PM CET entitled "Smart Sustainable Communities and Fron tier Technologies\, in collaboration with the International Federation of Consulting Engineers (FIDIC)\, the International Association for Public Tr ansport (UITP) and Student Platform for Engineering Education Development (SPEED)".\n\nThe registration page is available in this link: bit.ly/3YA7Z FH\n\nFrontier technologies have enabled cities to reimagine the way they manage urban complexities and infrastructure\, from enhancing cities’ re sponsiveness\, optimizing energy efficiency to improving access to public services. With proper guidance\, frontier technologies can make cities sma rter and more sustainable\, and provide the opportunity for leapfrogging\, accelerating the global progress towards the New Urban Agenda and the Sus tainable Development Goals.\n\nThe World Engineering Day for Sustainable D evelopment was proclaimed by UNESCO at its 40th General Conference in 2019 . It is celebrated worldwide on 4th March of each year since 2020 as a UNE SCO international day of celebration of Engineers and Engineering. The day offers an opportunity to highlight Engineers and Engineering’s achievem ents in our modern world and improve public understanding of how engineeri ng and technology are central to modern life and for sustainable developme nt.\n\nOpening:\n\nJosé Vieira\, WFEO President\n \n\nModerator and Concl uding Remarks:\n\nFiras Bou Diab\, Chair\, WFEO Young Engineers/Future Lea ders Committee\n \n\nPanellists:\n\nNelson Ogunshakin OBE\, Chief Executiv e Officer\, FIDIC - Making 15-minute Cities a reality\nMohamed Mezghani\, Secretary General\, UITP - Challenges faced by Urban Mobility and how Publ ic Transport can contribute to the Sustainable Development of our Cities \ nK.N. Gunalan\, 2020 President of American Society of Civil Engineers - St riving for Smart\, Sustainable and Resilient Communities\nMarlene Kanga\, WFEO President (2017-2019) - Frontier Technologies for Resilient and Susta inable Cities: Examples of Successful Implementation\nFadi Shayya\, Assist ant Professor in Architecture & Urbanism - The University of Salford (UK) - The Fuzzier Frontiers of Technology\nRaheel Pathan\, VP of Member Relati ons in SPEED - Smart City: Efficient Transportation\, Infrastructure & Ene rgy “Fostering Engineers for Tomorrow”\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.wfeo.org/wp-content/uploads/YEFL-Web inar-HR2.jpg CATEGORIES:WFEO event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:32@wfeo.org DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris;VALUE=DATE:20230302 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris;VALUE=DATE:20230305 DTSTAMP:20230224T174653Z URL:https://www.wfeo.org/events/world-engineering-day-2023/ SUMMARY:World Engineering Day 2023 DESCRIPTION:\n\nThe World Engineering Day (WED) for Sustainable Development is celebrated for its fourth time on the 4th of March every year as a UNE SCO international day promoting the profile of engineers and engineering.\ n\nThis year's theme is "Engineering innovation for a more resilient world " and it will be celebrated in Madrid\, Spain\, after the conference "Engi neering the cities of the future"\, organized by the Institute of Engineer ing of Spain\, that will take place on 2 and 3 March\, at the Palacio de C ibeles.\n\nMore information\, including the registration and detailed prog ramme\, is available in this page.\n\nThe World Engineering Day LIVE Globa l Stream 2023’s edition will showcase some of the biggest global celebra tions right to your computer. This studio-produced broadcast will drop int o key countries of interest to see how people are celebrating World Engine ering Day 2023 around the globe.\n\nWe trust that you will be hosting WED celebrations in your country and region all around the world\, to acknowle dge and illustrate the key role and the contributions of engineering to su stainable development\, to attract the public to support engineering devel opment and to increase the social recognition of engineers. More informati on to register your WED event in this page.\n\nThe 2023 spring WFEO meetin gs will be held on 1 March\, before the conference. The general schedule o f the week is available in this page.\n\nFor more information:\n\n World E ngineering Day website\n\n World Engineering Day webpage on the Institute of Engineering of Spain website\n\n General schedule of the WFEO week of m eetings\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.wfeo.org/wp-content/uploads/wed2.jpg CATEGORIES:WFEO event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:18@wfeo.org DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20230323T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20230323T200000 DTSTAMP:20230316T093422Z URL:https://www.wfeo.org/events/wfeo-isc-side-event-at-un-2023-water-confe rence/ SUMMARY:WFEO-ISC Side-Event at UN 2023 Water Conference DESCRIPTION:\n\nThe World Federation of Engineering Organizations (WFEO) an d the International Science Council (ISC)\, partners in the UN Scientific and Technological Community Major Group\, will organize the side-event "Th e Role of the Science and Technology (S&T) Community on the Pillars for Ac celerating Progress and Transformative Actions on SDG 6" on 23 March 2023\ , 2:00 - 3:00 pm EST / 6:00 - 7:00 pm GMT / 7:00 - 8:00 pm CET.\n\nThis si de-event is organized within the UN 2023 Water Conference that will take p lace at UN Headquarters in New York\, between 22 and 24 March 2023.\n\nThe registration page is available in this link: bit.ly/3ZxVprq\n\nLimited ac cess to safe water and sanitation\, strains on available water resources\, threats to water use in critical aspects of daily life and exacerbating d isaster risks in the forms of droughts\, floods and other damage to ecosys tems still affect too many people worldwide. Sustainable Development Goal 6 (SDG 6) – ‘to ensure availability and sustainable management of wate r and sanitation for all by 2030’ – supports many\, if not all\, of th e other 16 SDGs\, particularly on health and disease prevention\, educatio n\, food\, gender equality\, energy\, and climate change. \n\nHowever\, we are alarmingly off-track\, and the issue is only going to become more cri tical in a context of changing weather patterns under the effects of clima te change\, migration of populations and shifting resource demands\, poor management of water resources leading to overuse\, pollution\, damage to c ritical aquifers and the resulting inadequate supplies of water for critic al needs\, such as health care and food production. \n\nThe challenges we face are unprecedented and growing. With less than 10 years to go to achie ve the SDGs in time\, we need an immediate and integrated global response to rapidly improve progress on SDG 6.\n\nTherefore\, the UN has launched t he SDG 6 Global Acceleration Framework – a new\, unifying initiative tha t involves all sectors of society to speed up progress by improving suppor t to countries. It is part of the UN Secretary-General’s Decade of Actio n to deliver the SDGs by 2030. The work will be carried out through action pillars: Engage\, Align\, Accelerate and Account.\n\nWithin the scope of the “Accelerate” pillar\, five accelerators will dramatically improve the international community. These are:\n\nFinancing - Optimized financing is essential to get resources behind country plans. \nData and informatio n - Data and information targets resources and measures progress. \nCapaci ty development - A better-skilled workforce improves service levels and in creases job creation and retention in the water sector.\nInnovation - New\ , smart practices and technologies will improve water and sanitation resou rces management and service delivery.\nGovernance - Collaboration across b oundaries and sectors will make SDG 6 everyone’s business.\n\nTraditiona lly\, society has advanced after technological innovations have occurred\, but today\, as with climate change\, changes are happening first and miti gation and/or adaptation technology is lagging behind. Therefore\, we need disruptive changes that will allow us to achieve the SDG 6 targets. \n\nF or this\, the technical and scientific community role is vital\, both in t erms of providing data and information to support decision-making and the adoption of policies and practices for more efficient and sustainable wate r governance and management\; supporting capacity development for improved water resource management\; as well as driving innovation and supporting the development and application of improved technologies for water use\, r ecycling and conservation\, and efforts to reduce excessive costs for wate r access.\n\nThe side event will aim at highlighting the latest and best s cientific knowledge\, key initiatives and innovations of the S&T community within the five pillars – financing\, data and information\, capacity d evelopment\, innovation and governance - that will lead to accelerated and transformative action on SDG 6 in the second half of the International De cade for Action “Water for Sustainable Development”.\n\nSpeakers on th e side event will be:\n\nProf. José Vieira\, WFEO President.\nDr. Ignacio González-Castelao\, Chair WFEO Committee on Water - Engineering institut ions' role in the SDG6 global acceleration framework.\nDr Tom Soo\, Execut ive Director of the International Association for Hydro-Environment Engine ering and Research (IAHR) - Hydro-environment research and engineering : b ringing together sectors and accelerating system-wide solutions towards th e SDG's.\nDr Marlene Kanga\, WFEO President 2017-2019 - Strategies for a R esilient and Sustainable City – Advancing SDG #6: A Case Study of Sydney Water Corporation\, Australia.\nMs Shreya Chakraborty\, Researcher - Clim ate Change Policy and Adaptation\, International Water Management Institut e\, New Delhi - Bringing socioecological considerations in innovation and technology solutions for just water action.\n\n\nSpeakers' short biographi es\n \;\nProf. José Vieira\n\nJosé Vieira is a civil engineer with e xtensive experience in engineering education\, research and management. He is Full Professor at University of Minho\, Portugal\, where he served as Pro Rector (1990-1998) and Vice Rector (1998-2002). He has coordinated lar ge number of graduation and post-graduation study programmes in civil engi neering\, and develops his research activities in the fields of water reso urces planning\, hydrodynamics in estuaries and coastal zones\, and drinki ng water and public health.\n\nJosé Vieira was President of the European Federation of National Engineering Associations (FEANI) from 2014 to 2020. Under his leadership\, strategic initiatives were launched to enhance the visibility of the value of engineers to society\, stressing the relevance of promoting the UN Sustainable Development Goals in future engineering e ducation and practice.\n\nJosé Vieira was the National Vice President of the Portuguese Association of Engineers from 2010 to 2016\, responsible fo r effective international cooperation in mutual recognition of engineering education and capacity building standards in the Portuguese speaking coun tries.\n\nHe has been involved in WFEO activities since 2015 as a member o f the Executive Council and chair of the Strategic Planning Committee. He was elected President-Elect of WFEO at the General Assembly in Melbourne i n November 2019 and became President of WFEO at the General Assembly in Sa n José\, Costa Rica in March 2022.\n \;\nDr. Ignacio González-Castel ao\n\nIgnacio González-Castelao Martínez-Peñuela is a dedicated Master Civil Engineer skilled in the water cycle and environmental issues. He has worked in different private and public Spanish engineering organizations\ , both within the water sector and in the infrastructure of roads and rail ways. He is also certified as an internal auditor by the international pro fessional association of the Institute of Internal Auditors.\n\nIgnacio ha s held various positions at Aguas de las Cuencas Mediterráneas S.M.E.\, S .A.\, since August 2002. Currently\, he is Deputy to CEO.\n\nHe is committ ed to internalization and collaboration with technical communities\, multi lateral banks\, and international organizations to share knowledge and lea rning. Ignacio has been a member of the Board of Directors of the Civil En gineers Association of Spain\, and member of various committees of the Eng ineering Institute of Spain (IES)\, such as the Committee on Energy and Na tural Resources\, Committee on Engineering and Sustainable Development\, a nd the International Commission. He is also the representative of the IES at the Pan-American Union of Associations of Engineers. He has served as C hair of the Standing Group on Water of the World Council of Civil Engineer s and is currently the Chair of the Standing Technical Committee on Water of the World Federation of Engineering Organizations. These efforts to dis seminate knowledge and learning have led him to be selected by the Departm ent of State of the United States of America as an International Leadershi p Visitor and later Secretary-General of the VIA Jefferson Circle Associat ion.\n \;\nDr Tom Soo\n\nTom Soo is the Executive Director of the Inte rnational Association for Hydro-Environment Engineering and Research (IAHR ). He has previously been Executive Director of IWRA and the World Water C ouncil. He has a background in consulting to international institutions\, public authorities\, academia and private industry. \n\nTom’s current fo cus areas include institutional arrangements\, the science and policy inte rface\, hydraulics for sustainable development\, digital water futures\, n ature-based-solutions and climate change. He is a member of the Steering C ommittee of the Global Water Partnership\, the Water Policy Group\, the Ex ecutive Board of IWRA and also chairs the International Advisory Committee of the UNSW Global Water Institute.\n \;\nDr Marlene Kanga\n\nDr Kang a is a Chemical Engineer and Past President of WFEO (2017-2019) and 2013 N ational President\, Engineers Australia. She is listed among the top engin eers in Australia and the Top 10 women engineers in Australia. She was a m ember of the Board of Sydney Water Corporation (2014-2023) and Chair the o f Sydney Water Corporation Planning and Infrastructure Committee (2017-202 3). \n\nDr Kanga will speak authoritatively on the development of plans fo r Sydney over the next decade\, the strategic governance by the Board\, an d the use of innovation\, data and analytics and new financing methods for sustainable water services for a better quality of life for the people of Sydney.\n \;\nShreya Chakraborty\n\nShreya Chakraborty is a Researche r – Climate Change Policy and Adaptation\, at the International Water Ma nagement Institute\, India. \n\nPreviously she was the Executive Director at the South Asia Consortium for Interdisciplinary Water Resources Studies (SaciWATERs) a regional water policy research organisation based in Hyder abad\, India. As a geographer\, her research focuses on integrating the sc ience\, socioeconomics and politics of environment and natural resources a t levels of theory\, methodology and policy. \n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.wfeo.org/wp-content/uploads/WFEO-ISC -Water-Conf_2023.png CATEGORIES:WFEO event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:43@wfeo.org DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20230414T153000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20230414T163000 DTSTAMP:20230411T151021Z URL:https://www.wfeo.org/events/wfeo-cdrm-webinar-wildfire-resilience-usin g-ibhs-research/ SUMMARY:WFEO CDRM Webinar “Wildfire resilience using IBHS research” DESCRIPTION:\n\nThe WFEO Committee on Disaster Risk Management (CDRM) and t he Peruvian Engineers Association (CIP) organize the webinar “Wildfire r esilience using IBHS research”\, to be held on Friday April 14 at 8:30 A M Lima time / 14:30 PM UK.\n\nJoin the Zoom webinar with this link\n\nWild fires have long been part of the American landscape and are prevalent in m any parts of the world. In recent years they have become more frequent and intense\, often spreading into the built environment where the economic l osses and human suffering are significant. With this webinar\, Dr. Anne Co pe will provide an overview of Insurance Institute for Business & Home Saf ety (IBHS) wildfire research\, science-backed mitigation actions and the W ildfire Prepared Home standard.\n\nWelcome and closing:\n\nDr. Valentina P utrino\, WFEO-CDRM working group leader\, United Kingdom\n\nPanelist:\n\nD r. Anne Cope – IBHS Chief Engineer\, US\n\n \;\nFor more information :\n\n Webinar presentation in CIP website ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.wfeo.org/wp-content/uploads/wfeo_14a bril_web_ingles-v2.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:44@wfeo.org DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20230421T113000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20230421T123000 DTSTAMP:20230418T084138Z URL:https://www.wfeo.org/events/h-j-sabbagh-prize-for-excellence-in-engine ering-construction-ceremony-2023/ SUMMARY:H.J. Sabbagh Prize for Excellence in Engineering Construction Cerem ony 2023 DESCRIPTION:\n\nWFEO is pleased to invite you to attend the H.J. Sabbagh Pr ize for Excellence in Engineering Construction Ceremony that will be held online on Friday 21 April 2023\, at 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM CEST Paris time / 17:30 PM - 18:30 PM SGT Singapore time.\n\nThe registration page is availa ble in this link: bit.ly/3A2CgTr\n\nThe World Federation of Engineering Or ganizations (WFEO) will be proud to announce the laureate of the 2022 edit ion of its annual Prize for Excellence in Engineering Construction\, kindl y supported by the Consolidated Contractors Company (CCC) and named after Hassib J. Sabbagh.\n\nAfter careful assessment by members of the WFEO Awar ds Committee\, conducted under its chair’s authority (Dr. Ania Lopez)\, and endorsement by the WFEO Executive Council\, \n\nthe prize was awarded to the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA)\, for its completion of the reclamation work of the Tuas Port. \n\nThe full presentation is av ailable in this page.\n\nThe Jury selected this project in consideration o f many remarkable features\, including the excellence of the team of nomin ated engineers in solving complex infrastructure technical issues\, the vi sion in building this large-scale infrastructure project for productivity enhancements while taking a wise and careful approach to environmental and sustainability aspects.\n\nMPA has chosen to generously donate the USD 10 \,000 prize of its award in favor of WFEO engineering education projects\, similarly to past laureates of the Prize. WFEO is grateful for this donat ion\, especially as its activities in the field of education has become in creasingly important in recent years\, with the development of joint mento ring programs with the International Engineering Alliance and UNESCO\, to help national engineering education systems to reach the highest standards . \n\nMPA’s kind donation will support WFEO’s joint climate change edu cation program in Small Islands Developing States (SIDS)\, in cooperation with UNESCO and the Office for Climate Education (OCE)\, which is currentl y conducting schools and educators training sessions on climate change in Fiji and Mauritius.\n\nWelcome message\nProf. José Vieira\, WFEO Presiden t\n\nPresentation of WFEO Awards\nMs. Ania Lopez\, chair of the Awards Com mittee and member of the WFEO Executive Council\n\nIntroduction to the H.J . Sabbagh Prize’s Sponsor\, Consolidated Contractors Company (CCC)\nMr. Dori Barakat\, VP Business Development/Marketing & New Ventures\n\nIntrodu ction to the 2022 Laureate of the H.J. Sabbagh Prize\nMr. Teo Eng Dih\, Ch ief Executive\, Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA)\n\nVideo pr esentation of the Tuas Port phase I project and discussion with the laurea tes project team\n\nCapt. Muhammad Segar Abdullah\, Assistant Chief Execut ive (Operations)\nEr. Tham Wai Wah\, Chief Engineer/Senior Director (Engin eering &\; Project Management)\nEr. Albert Cheng\, Director (Project & Construction)\n\n\nSession moderator:\nEr. Seng Chuan Tan\, Executive Vice -President\, WFEO\n \;\nFor more information:\n\n H.J. Sabbagh Prize f or Excellence in Engineering Construction Ceremony 2023 flyer\n\n H.J. Sab bagh Prize for Excellence in Engineering Construction 2023 presentation\n\ n \;\nMaritime and Port Authority of Singapore representatives' short biographies\n\n\nMr. Teo Eng Dih\n\nMr Teo was appointed Chief Executive\, Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore from 5 September 2022. Prior to this\, Mr Teo was Deputy Secretary (Policy) in the Ministry of Defence. \n Mr Teo had served in various government agencies in the areas of Policy an d Planning\, Manpower\, Strategy\, Technology\, Energy\, Climate Change\, Enterprise Services and International Trade. He was Special Assistant to t hen-Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean from 2016 to 2018. \n\nHe is a vol unteer with SAFRA\, an association looking after the needs of national ser vicemen. \n\nHe took up the Trade Development Board Scholarship in 1999 an d obtained a Master’s in Chemical Engineering with a Year Abroad (First Class) from Imperial College London. He was awarded the Fulbright Scholars hip in 2012 and graduated with a Master in Public Administration from the Kennedy School of Government\, Harvard University. Mr Teo attended the Eis enhower Fellowships Global Program in 2022. \n\nFor his contributions to P ublic Service\, Mr Teo was awarded the Public Administration Medal (Silver ) in 2021.\n \;\n\nCapt. Muhammad Segar Abdullah\n\nCapt M Segar is th e Assistant Chief Executive (Operations) of the Maritime and Port Authorit y of Singapore (MPA).\n\nHe holds a Master (Foreign-going) Certificate of Competency and a Master of Science (Maritime Administration & Environmenta l Protection) from the World Maritime University\, Malmo (Sweden). Prior t o his current appointment in MPA\, he was a Port of Singapore Authority (P SA) sponsored student and after his sailing career\, he worked with the Po rt of Singapore Authority as a Harbour Pilot (1 Jan 90 to 1 Feb 96). He th en joined MPA as a Marine Officer and was subsequently promoted as the Por t Master\, MPA (Jan 2001 to Jul 2008). Capt Segar was awarded the Public A dministration Medal (Silver) (Bar) Pingat Pentadbiran Awam (Perak) (Lintan g) at the National Day Awards 2017.\n\nIn his current capacity as the Assi stant Chief Executive (Operations)\, Capt Segar oversees operational matte rs pertaining to the smooth and safe running of the Port of Singapore\, so as to ensure that the world’s busiest port remains safe\, secure and ef ficient\, thereby facilitating the development and promotion of Singapore as a hub port and international maritime centre. Capt Segar also oversees the administration of our responsibilities as a Flag State\, Port State an d Coastal State\, and the use of technology to enhance our operations.\n&n bsp\;\n\nEr. Tham Wai Wah\n\nEr. Tham Wai Wah is the Senior Director and C hief Engineer for Engineering & Project Management Division and concurrent ly holds the appointment of Chief Sustainability Officer (CSO) in the Mari time and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA).\n\nAs the Senior Director / Ch ief Engineer\, Er. Tham leads the overall strategy & development planning\ , engineering and execution of all construction related projects within MP A. He is also the Superintending Officer overseeing the development of the Next Generation Tuas Mega Port.\n\nAs the CSO\, Er. Tham spearheaded the initiative to formulate the Singapore Maritime Decarbonisation Blueprint\, to drive the reduction of GHG emissions to meet the IMO targets for inter national shipping and Singapore’s emission set targets. As part of this framework\, he formulated the adoption strategy of low and zero carbon fue ls\, encouraged pilot trials and fostered the development of industry coll aborations across the value chain and ecosystem in the maritime sector.\n& nbsp\;\n\nEr. Albert Cheng\n\nEr. Albert Cheng is the Director of Project and Construction in MPA. He formerly led the development of Tuas Port Phas e 1 project and he moved on to lead the development of Tuas Port Phase 2 p roject and other various building and infrastructure works by MPA.\n\nHe i s a certified professional engineer with Singapore PE Board since 2002 and was involved in various civil engineering and coastal development project s across Singapore and in the South-East Asia region. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.wfeo.org/wp-content/uploads/2022_WFE O-HJ-Sasbagh_Prize_banner.png CATEGORIES:WFEO event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:36@wfeo.org DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20230502T160000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20230502T234500 DTSTAMP:20230423T090643Z URL:https://www.wfeo.org/events/un-sti-forum-in-africa-day-2023/ SUMMARY:UN STI Forum in Africa Day 2023 DESCRIPTION:\n\nThe first STI in Africa Day will be held on 2 May 2023\, 10 AM EST / 4 PM CEST\, at the margins of the STI Forum in New York\, with a focus on "STI4SDGs: Priority Areas\, Levers and Actionable Steps for Afri ca". \n\nThe first STI in in Africa Day has two main purposes:\n\nTo serv e as a vehicle for connecting the global community to cooperate\, network\ , showcase\, share experiences\, build strategic alliances\, and\, whereve r possible\, set in motion concrete actions that advance Africa’s STI4SD Gs priorities\;\nTo bring the outcomes of the African Regional Science\, T echnology and Innovation Forum to the global STI Forum and vice versa\, wi th a view to guiding facilitative actions on both ends.\n\nWFEO Former Pre sident\, 2017-2019\, Dr Marlene Kanga AO\, will moderate the Thematic Sess ion 2: "STI for High Productivity and Economic diversification in Africa". \n \;\nFor more information:\n\n UN STI Forum in Africa Day concept no te\n\n UN STI Forum in Africa Day programme\n\n UN STI Forum Africa Day we bsite\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.wfeo.org/wp-content/uploads/UN_STI_i n-Africa-Day-2023.png CATEGORIES:UN event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:38@wfeo.org DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris;VALUE=DATE:20230503 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris;VALUE=DATE:20230505 DTSTAMP:20230403T151822Z URL:https://www.wfeo.org/events/science-technology-and-innovation-sti-for- the-sdgs-forum-2023/ SUMMARY:Science\, Technology and Innovation (STI) for the SDGs Forum 2023 DESCRIPTION:\n\nThe eighth annual Multi-Stakeholder Forum on Science\, Tech nology and Innovation for the SDGs (STI Forum) will be held from 3 to 4 Ma y 2023 at the Trusteeship Council Chamber at the UN headquarters in New Yo rk.\n \nThe theme of the STI Forum 2023 is: “Science\, technology and in novation for accelerating the recovery from the coronavirus disease (COVID -19) and the full implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Develo pment at all levels”. The Forum will pay particular attention to SDG 6\, SDG7\, SDG 9\, SDG 11 and SDG 17 as an input to the July session of the h igh-level political forum on sustainable development (HLPF). It will also take a broader look at the contribution of STI to the achievement of all t he SDGs as a contribution to the SDG Summit in September.\n \nOn 2 May 202 3\, the first STI in Africa Day will be held at the margins of the STI For um\, co-organized by UNDESA and UNECA\, with a focus on STI4SDGs: Priority Areas\, Levers and Actionable Steps for Africa.\n \nTo complement and amp lify the discussions of the Africa Day and STI Forum\, the Global Solution s Summit 2023 (GSS 2023) will be held on 5 May\, with a focus on Leveragin g the Diaspora\, Youth\, and the African Continental Free Trade Area to Ha rness Science\, Technology and Innovation for the SDGs 2030. \n\nThe co-or ganizers of GSS 2023 are the Global Solutions Summit (GSS)\, in partnershi p with the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) \, the World Federation of Engineering Organizations (WFEO) and its Affili ate Members and the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE).\n\nRegiste r in this page by 14 April.\n\n\n\nOn 30 March\, there was the 2nd briefin g on the preparations for the STI Forum.\n\nAt the time stamp 29'26 of the briefing recording\, you can see the speech that Dr. K.N. Gunalan\, Past President of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) and Chair of t he WFEO UN Relations Committee (WURC) gave on behalf of the Scientific and Technological Community Major Group\, composed by WFEO and the Internatio nal Science Council (ISC).\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.wfeo.org/wp-content/uploads/STI-for- the-SDGs-Forum-2023.jpg CATEGORIES:UN event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:45@wfeo.org DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20230503T141500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20230503T153000 DTSTAMP:20230424T175156Z URL:https://www.wfeo.org/events/science-technology-innovation-and-engineer ing-solutions-for-the-sdgs-theory-practice-and-application/ SUMMARY:Science Technology\, Innovation\, and Engineering Solutions For the SDGs: Theory\, Practice and Application DESCRIPTION:\n\nThe Science Technology\, Innovation\, and Engineering Solut ions for the SDGs: Theory\, Practice\, and Application will be held on 3 M ay\, from 08:15 to 09:30 AM EST / 2:15 to 3:30 PM CEST\, at the Trusteeshi p Chamber\, UN Headquarters in New-York.\n\nThis Special Event\, organized by the Science and Technological Community Major Group (STC MG)\, co-chai red by WFEO and the International Science Council (ISC)\, aims at bringing together the Major Groups and other Stakeholders (MGoS) to discuss ways f or improving understanding and communication of the critical role science\ , technology\, innovation and engineering must play for achieving the (SDG s) with a focus on the SDGs under review at the 2023 UN high-level politic al forum to be held in July 2023 - SDGs 6\, 7\, 9\, 11\, and 17. \n\nIt wi ll address the urgent need to accelerate progress in the Decade of Action. It will also be an opportunity to discuss sustainable infrastructure and its connections with Science Technology\, Innovation\, and Engineering for Sustainable Development. \n\nThree topics will be reviewed and discussed to demonstrate how STI & E underpins the achievement of the SDGs and deliv ers multiplier effects across SDGs. Each topic will be introduced by a bri ef presentation of the key underlying science\, technology\, innovation\, and engineering concepts. This will be followed by examples of application s in developing countries.\n\nK.N. Gunalan\, Co-Chair of the STC MG and Ch air of the WFEO UN Relations Committee\, will chair the meeting\, and WFE O Former President\, 2017-2019\, Dr Marlene Kanga AO will speak at the clo sing session.\n \;\nFor more information:\n\n Meeting webpage\n\n Meet ing concept note\n CATEGORIES:UN event,WFEO event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:46@wfeo.org DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20230504T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20230504T123000 DTSTAMP:20230425T130014Z URL:https://www.wfeo.org/events/irdr-online-workshop-new-technology-vs-dis aster-risk-reduction-opportunities-and-emerging-risks/ SUMMARY:IRDR online Workshop "New Technology vs Disaster Risk Reduction: Op portunities and Emerging Risks" DESCRIPTION:\n\nThe Integrated Research on Disaster Risk (IRDR) Online Work shop "New Technology vs Disaster Risk Reduction: Opportunities and Emergin g Risks" will be held on 4 May\, 8:00-9:30 AM UTC / 10:00-12:30 AM CEST. \n\nThis workshop will focus on Priority 5 “Harness technologies\, data and knowledge for risk reduction”. As stated in the Research Framework\, rapid technological advances in the areas of artificial intelligence\, di gitalization and analytical capacity and the very widespread adoption of m obile devices and social media are driving major changes in our lives and have the potential to contribute to risk reduction and the development of Open Science.\n\nThe registration link is available in this link.\n\nPanel ists:\n\nUNESCO Recommendation on Ethic of AI: why it matters and how to b ridge AI divide\, reported by Hu Xianhong\, Programme Specialist\, UNESCO\ nCross-Domain Data Interoperability Framework for Disaster and Climate Ris k Reduction\, reported by Bapon Fakhruddin\, IRDR SC member\, co-chair of IRDR Working Group on Data\nExistential Risk and Rapid Technological Chang e: Advancing Risk-informed Development\, reported by Maxime Stauffer\, Sim on Institute for Longterm Governance\nAdvancing open science infrastructur es for disaster mitigation\, reported by Li Jianhui\, Vice President\, COD ATA\nAn Open Cocktail of Engineering\, AI\, DRR...\, reported by Li Pan\, Executive Director\, AI & Big Data Working Group of the WFEO Committee on Engineering for Innovative Technologies (CEIT)\n\n \;\nFor more inform ation:\n\n Workshop webpage on IRDR website\n\n Workshop agenda\n\n Worksh op concept note ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.wfeo.org/wp-content/uploads/IRDR-Wor kshop-on-New-Technology.jpg CATEGORIES:UN event,WFEO event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:42@wfeo.org DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20230504T143000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20230504T154500 DTSTAMP:20230421T080419Z URL:https://www.wfeo.org/events/wfeo-side-event-at-un-sti-forum-engineerin g-solutions-for-water-adaptation/ SUMMARY:WFEO Side-event at UN STI Forum "Engineering solutions for water ad aptation" DESCRIPTION:\n\nThe World Federation of Engineering Organizations (WFEO) wi ll organize the side-event Engineering solutions for water adaptation on 4 May 2023\, 8:30 - 9:45 AM EST (New York time) / 2:30 – 3:45 PM CEST (Pa ris time).\n\nThis side-event is organized within the UN STI Forum 2023 th at will take place at UN Headquarters in New York\, on 3 and 4 May 2023.\n \nThe registration page is available in this link: bit.ly/43cws6X\n\n\nCli mate change and the consumption patterns of today's society have increased the pressure on all natural resources\, especially water. Not only have g lobal water demands grown exponentially in recent years\, but a very high percentage of wastewater returns to ecosystems without being treated or re used\, polluting our rivers\, environment and biodiversity.\n\nDroughts an d floods are also increasingly perceived by society as the visible face of climate change. Faced with this situation\, humanity must adapt to these new scenarios. In this side event we will present different examples of en gineering that allow for greater sustainability\, circularity and resilien ce of this resource.\n\nSpeakers will be:\n\nProf. José Vieira - WFEO Pre sident\nEng. Ignacio González-Castelao - Chair of the WFEO Committee on W ater - Water adaptation\nDr. João Paulo Lobo-Ferreira - Principal Researc h Officer at the Laboratório Nacional de Engenharia Civil (LNEC)\, Portug al - Portugal’s river basin management plans: groundwater innovative met hodologies\, diagnosis\, and objectives\nDr. Qian Yu - senior engineer at the China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research (IWHR) - Ad apting to climate change: engineering support water security\nProf. Innoce nt Nhapi - Federation of Africa Engineering Organisations Water Sector Com mittee - Capacity Building in Water Infrastructure Development and Mainten ance in Africa - A Robust Response to Covid-19 and beyond\nEng. Martin Man uhwa - Chair of the WFEO Committee in Engineering Capacity Building - Acce leration of the Achievement of SDG6 through Use of Disruptive Technologies Applicable to the Water Sector in Africa\nDr. Pang Chee Meng - Chief Engi neering & Technology officer at Public Utilities Board (PUB) (Singapore's national water and coastal protection agency) - Singapore’s Water Journe y: Sustainability\, Circularity\, Resilience in the Era of Climate Change\ n\n \;\nFor more information:\n\n WFEO Side-event at UN STI Forum flye r\n\nSpeakers' short biographies\n \;\nProf. José Vieira\n\nJosé Vie ira is a civil engineer with extensive experience in engineering education \, research and management. He is Full Professor at University of Minho\, Portugal\, where he served as Pro Rector (1990-1998) and Vice Rector (1998 -2002). He has coordinated large number of graduation and post-graduation study programmes in civil engineering\, and develops his research activiti es in the fields of water resources planning\, hydrodynamics in estuaries and coastal zones\, and drinking water and public health.\n\nJosé Vieira was President of the European Federation of National Engineering Associati ons (FEANI) from 2014 to 2020. Under his leadership\, strategic initiative s were launched to enhance the visibility of the value of engineers to soc iety\, stressing the relevance of promoting the UN Sustainable Development Goals in future engineering education and practice.\n\nJosé Vieira was t he National Vice President of the Portuguese Association of Engineers from 2010 to 2016\, responsible for effective international cooperation in mut ual recognition of engineering education and capacity building standards i n the Portuguese speaking countries.\n\nHe has been involved in WFEO activ ities since 2015 as a member of the Executive Council and chair of the Str ategic Planning Committee. He was elected President-Elect of WFEO at the G eneral Assembly in Melbourne in November 2019 and became President of WFEO at the General Assembly in San José\, Costa Rica in March 2022.\n \; \n\nEng. Ignacio González-Castelao\n\nIgnacio González-Castelao Martíne z-Peñuela is a dedicated Master Civil Engineer skilled in the water cycle and environmental issues. He has worked in different private and public S panish engineering organizations\, both within the water sector and in the infrastructure of roads and railways. He is also certified as an internal auditor by the international professional association of the Institute of Internal Auditors.\n\nIgnacio has held various positions at Aguas de las Cuencas Mediterráneas S.M.E.\, S.A.\, since August 2002. Currently\, he i s Deputy to CEO.\n\nHe is committed to internalization and collaboration w ith technical communities\, multilateral banks\, and international organiz ations to share knowledge and learning. Ignacio has been a member of the B oard of Directors of the Civil Engineers Association of Spain\, and member of various committees of the Engineering Institute of Spain (IES)\, such as the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources\, Committee on Engineerin g and Sustainable Development\, and the International Commission. \n\nHe i s also the representative of the IES at the Pan-American Union of Associat ions of Engineers. He has served as Chair of the Standing Group on Water o f the World Council of Civil Engineers and is currently the Chair of the S tanding Technical Committee on Water of the World Federation of Engineerin g Organizations. These efforts to disseminate knowledge and learning have led him to be selected by the Department of State of the United States of America as an International Leadership Visitor and later Secretary-General of the VIA Jefferson Circle Association.\n \;\n\nDr. João Paulo Lobo -Ferreira\n\nDr. João Paulo Lobo-Ferreira is Doktor-Ingenieur in Civil En gineering at the Technische Universität Berlin\, Germany. Principal Resea rch Officer with Habilitation Degree at the Laboratório Nacional de Engen haria Civil (LNEC)\, Lisbon\, Portugal. \n\nHead of the Groundwater Divisi on of LNEC (1990-2013). President of Portuguese Water Resources Associatio n APRH (1992-1994). First Prize for "Research Works in the Environmental F ield" of the Portuguese Secretary of State for Environment and Natural Res ources (1986).\n \;\n\nDr. Qian Yu\n\nDr. Qian Yu is a senior engineer at the China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research (IWHR). Currently\, she is the IAHR Council Member (2021-2023) as the YPN Regiona l Representative. \n\nShe received her B.Sc. degree in Harbor Waterway and Coastal Engineering from Hohai University (2006-2010) and Ph.D. degree in Hydraulic Engineering from Tsinghua University (2010-2015). She also work ed at the Delft University of Technology as a visiting PhD (2013-2014). Sh e joined IWHR in 2015. Her research interests include flood risk managemen t and impact assessment\, flood resilience\, green infrastructure and envi ronmental hydraulics.\n\nDr. Qian Yu has published more than 50 peer-revie wed papers in journals and conferences. She has co-authored one Chinese mo nograph and one English chapter\, and participated in writing two Chinese monographs. In addition\, she has been participating in more than 30 scien tific projects and international cooperation projects. She served as the p ermanent secretariat of the International Conference on Flood Management ( ICFM) from 2018-2020.\n \;\n\nProf. Innocent Nhapi\n\nProf. Innocent N hapi is a freelance consultant in sanitary and environmental engineering\, institutional development\, integrated water resources management\, and w ater and climate development. \n\nHe holds an MSc from University of Techn ology Sydney (Australia) and PhD from UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Educa tion (Netherlands). His work experience includes 10 years municipal engine ering and 20 years in the academic and capacity development sector. He was a SADC-WaterNet Professorial Chair in IWRM 2009-2013 before joining Chinh oyi University of Technology 2014-2020. \n\nHe has done consultancy work f or many international organisations and has written many journal and book articles\, edited journal series\, and has reviewed several papers and res earch reports.\n \;\n\nMartin Manuhwa\n\nMartin Manuhwa is an electric al and energy consultant engineer and is currently the Managing Director o f Zimbabwe Africa Infrastructure Development Group (ZAIDG) a company that specializes in Engineering Procurement and Construction Management (EPCM). His engineering practice is in energy\, construction projects\, work-site project implementation and management.\n\nMartin teaches part time Engine ering graduate students at the Zimbabwe National Defense University and ha s taught MBAs and MBLs at the University of Zimbabwe and Bindura Universit y of Science Education respectively.\n\nHis research interest is in the us e of Management Information Systems in construction and project management and he is currently a Doctoral Associate at the University of Cape Town w here he is researching on the link of ICTs in the Industrial 4.0 Revolutio n and Productivity in Engineering Projects.\n\nHe sits in the advisory Cou ncil of the London based Global Infrastructure Anti-Corruption Centre (GIA CC). Martin has previously worked for ZESA and Lon-Rho in various capaciti es in his engineering career. He is the Past President of the Southern Afr ican Federation of Engineering Organisations (SAFEO)\, and also the Zimbab we Institution of Engineers (ZIE). He is the immediate past President of t he Federation of African Engineering Organisations.\n \;\n\nDr. Pang C hee Meng\n\nDr Pang Chee Meng is currently the Chief Engineering and Techn ology Officer of PUB\, administer its R&D program for the development and application of new water technologies in the entire water cycle.\n\nPrior to his current role\, Chee Meng was the Director of the Industry and Techn ology Collaboration Department. He led a team to formulate and implement s trategies to grow the Singapore water industry and facilitate the commerci alisation of new water technologies.\n\nChee Meng has experience in used w ater treatment and water-policy development\, having served as the General Manager of the Jurong Water Reclamation Plant and at the Ministry of Sust ainability and the Environment. He was also actively involved in the devel opment of water-related standards in Singapore and in various internationa l subcommittees that developed new ISO standards for water reuse.\n\nHe wa s the Convenor of the Working Group on Industrial Water Reuse\, which prep ared Singapore Standard 627 to encourage water reuse in oil refineries\, p etrochemical\, chemical and utility plants.\n\nChee Meng holds a PhD in En vironmental Technology and a Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) in Civil En gineering from the National University of Singapore. He also attended the Stanford Executive Programme at Stanford University.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.wfeo.org/wp-content/uploads/WFEO-STI -Forum_Water_Banner.png CATEGORIES:UN event,WFEO event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:47@wfeo.org DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20230504T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20230504T203000 DTSTAMP:20230504T090913Z URL:https://www.wfeo.org/events/unesco-iesalc-event-uncovering-gender-disp arities-in-stem-and-higher-education-in-southern-africa/ SUMMARY:UNESCO IESALC event "Uncovering gender disparities in STEM and high er education in Southern Africa" DESCRIPTION:\n\nThe side event\, part of the 8th Multi-stakeholder Forum on Science\, Technology and Innovation for the Sustainable Development Goals (STI Forum)\, aims to discuss the preliminary results of the joint resear ch project of UNESCO IESALC (UNESCO International Institute for Higher Edu cation in Latin America and the Caribbean) and UNESCO in Harare conducted across nine countries: Botswana\, Eswatini\, Lesotho\, Malawi\, Mozambiqu e\, Namibia\, South Africa\, Zambia\, and Zimbabwe. \n\nThe study assesses women’s participation and representation in higher education in Souther n Africa and identifies areas with gender imbalances. The key issues to be discussed include:\n\nRepresentation of women in decision-making and lead ership bodies\nFemale participation in teaching across different levels of seniority\nWomen’s conditions of employment\nWomen’s proportion in st udent enrolment at bachelor\, postgraduate\, doctoral\, and postdoctoral l evels\nFemale enrolment in STEM areas of study\n\n\nThe event is organized at the UN Headquarters in New York\, on 4 May 2023\, between 1:00 pm - 2: 30 pm EST / 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm CEST.\n\nWFEO Former President\, 2017-2019\, Dr Marlene Kanga AO will be a panelist.\n \;\nFor more information:\n \n Event webpage on IESALC website\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.wfeo.org/wp-content/uploads/Africama y4.png CATEGORIES:UN event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:40@wfeo.org DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20230505T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20230505T133000 DTSTAMP:20230426T160302Z URL:https://www.wfeo.org/events/global-solutions-summit-2023/ SUMMARY:Global Solutions Summit 2023 DESCRIPTION:\n\nThe Global Solutions Summit 2023 (GSS 2023) will be held on 5 May between 10 AM to 1:30 PM EST (4 PM to 7:30 PM CEST)\, at the UN hea dquarters in New York\, with a focus on Leveraging the Diaspora\, Youth\, and the African Continental Free Trade Area to Harness Science\, Technolog y and Innovation for the SDGs 2030. The co-organizers of GSS 2023 are the Global Solutions Summit (GSS)\, in partnership with the United Nations Dep artment of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA)\, the World Federation of En gineering Organizations (WFEO) and its Affiliate Members and the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE).\n\nThis event will complement and ampli fy the discussions of the Africa Day and STI Forum.\n\nWFEO Former Preside nt\, 2017-2019\, Dr Marlene Kanga AO will speak at the opening session and Chair of WFEO UN Relations Committee KN Gunalan will speak at the closing .\n \;\nFor more information:\n\n GSS 2023 Program\n\n GSS 2023 Concep t note\n\n Summit webpage ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.wfeo.org/wp-content/uploads/UN_STI_G SS-2023.png CATEGORIES:UN event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:49@wfeo.org DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20230605T164500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20230605T180000 DTSTAMP:20230605T135821Z URL:https://www.wfeo.org/events/wfeo-cee-side-event-at-the-unfccc-bonn-cli mate-change-conference-energy-and-climate-change-global-stocktake-the-engi neering-community-perspective/ SUMMARY:WFEO CEE Side event at the UNFCCC Bonn Climate Change Conference – "Energy and Climate Change: Global Stocktake - the Engineering Communi ty Perspective" DESCRIPTION:\nThe WFEO Committee on Engineering and the Environment (WFEO-C EE)\, in partnership with the Engineering Institute of Canada (EIC)\, IEEE and the European Business Council for Sustainable Energy (e5) will presen t a side event at the UNFCCC SB 58 Conference in Bonn\, on 5 June at 4:45 PM CEST. \n\nThe event is titled "Energy and Climate Change: Global Stockt ake - the Engineering Community Perspective"\, will take place in the Kami nzimmer Room of the World Conference Center in Bonn and will be live-strea med on the UNFCCC Youtube channel: www.youtube.com/@UNClimateChangeEvents/ \n\n\nThe global engineering community will discuss technological advances and system level assessments regarding energy and transport\, in relation to climate change\, energy security and sustainable transformation for th e future. Including practical solutions to low carbon energy generation an d storage.\n\nSpeakers at the Side-event will be:\n\nDr. Sylvia Sleep - Sc hulich School U of Calgary (EIC delegate)\nDr. Merkebe Demissie - Schulich School U of Calgary (EIC delegate)\nDavide Stronati\, Chair\, WFEO Commit tee on Engineering and the Environment\nDavid Lapp\, WFEO CEE & Engineers Canada\nJean Eudes Moncomble\, Chair\, WFEO Energy Committee\nMs. Katja Ei sbrenner\, Director\, Guidehouse\nMr. Kolja Kuse\, Chairman of the Board\, e5\n\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.wfeo.org/wp-content/uploads/CEE_Bonn _Banner7-1.png CATEGORIES:UN event,WFEO event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:48@wfeo.org DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20230606T140000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20230606T150000 DTSTAMP:20230605T104911Z URL:https://www.wfeo.org/events/wfeo-yefl-webinar-lessons-from-turkey-syri a-earthquake-rebuilding-for-a-resilient-future/ SUMMARY:WFEO YEFL webinar "Lessons From Turkey-Syria Earthquake & Rebuildin g For A Resilient Future" DESCRIPTION:\n\nThe WFEO Committee on Young Engineers / Future Leaders will organize the webinar “Lessons From Turkey-Syria Earthquake & Rebuilding For A Resilient Future” on 6 June 2023\, at 2 PM CEST.\n\nThe registrat ion link is: bit.ly/3C8oVK5\n\nOn February 6\, 2023\, at 4:17 a.m. local t ime\, a 7.8 magnitude earthquake rocked southeast Turkey near the Syrian b order. After the first quake\, aftershocks numbering in the thousands rumb led across the region\, according to the United Nations Office for the Coo rdination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). More than 50\,000 people lost th eir lives in the region as buildings collapsed. Over 850\,000 children rem ain displaced in Turkey and Syria\, with over 1.9 million people seeking s helter in tents and temporary shelters in Turkey and 500\,000 homeless in Syria.\n\nIn the wake of the disaster\, there has been global scrutiny of building regulations and construction practices in Turkey\, with criticism of previous construction amnesties given to up to 75\,000 buildings acros s the affected earthquake zone in southern Turkey. This webinar aims to br ing together technical specialists and those that experienced the disaster firsthand in conversation to dissect the situation and share the lessons learned from the lead up to and in the aftermath of the disaster.\n\nModer ator:\nMicheala Chan\, Civil Engineer at Arcadis\n\nOpening Remarks: \nMus tafa Shehu\, WFEO President-Elect\n\nPanelists:\n\nMark Scorer\, Chief Eng ineer at Atkins Consultancy\nWafa Qasem\, Shelter Associate at UNHCR\n\n\n Concluding remarks:\nFiras Bou Diab\, Chair of WFEO Committee on Young Eng ineers / Future Leaders\n \;\nFor more information:\n\n WFEO Committee on Young Engineers / Future Leaders website\n \;\nSpeakers Biographie s\n\nMicheala Chan\n \;\nMicheala Chan is a UK-based civil engineer sp ecializing in water and resilience. She has worked on a diverse range of p rojects\, including water and sanitation projects in Tanzania to water sup ply resilience schemes in London.\n\nDriven by a strong belief in the impo rtance of meaningful youth engagement\, Micheala served as a UK Youth Dele gate to the G20 Indonesia 2022\, advocating for policies to ensure a susta inable and liveable planet. Currently\, she leads the National Policy work stream for the Engineering Organization's Future Leaders/Young Engineers W orking Group on Climate Action. The objective is to empower young engineer s in climate action\, building their capacity and influence.\n \;\nMus tafa Shehu\n\nMustafa B. Shehu was President of the Nigerian Society of En gineers 2012-2013 and is Past President of the Federation of African Engin eering Organizations (FAEO). He studied electrical engineering in Nigeria and started his career with the 1\,320MW Lagos Thermal Station Egbin. He w as appointed to the Kano State Rural Electricity Board as a Senior Enginee r\, where he rose to the position of Assistant Director in 1998\, followin g which he established with colleagues\, MBS Engineering Limited. The comp any has expertise in electrical and mechanical engineering services\, powe r engineering as well as Oil and Gas engineering. \n\nMustafa participates actively in the activities of professional and business associations. He is a fellow of the Nigerian Society of Engineers as well as Fellow of the Solar Energy Society of Nigeria. Mustafa was elected to the position of Pr esident-Elect at the Federation’s General Assembly in San José\, Costa Rica in March 2022.\n \;\nMark Scorer\n\nMark Scorer is Chief Engineer specializing in earthquake engineering and seismic design for the consult ancy Atkins. In parallel with this\, he has been a member of the UK Charit y SARAID (Search and Rescue Assistance in Disasters) since 2012 who specia lize in Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) post disasters. He has deployed wit h the team following earthquakes to Nepal\, Albania and most recently Turk ey and also with the UK government as part of their engineering assessment team after the Ecuador earthquake in 2016. In addition to these deploymen ts\, he was part of the exercise control at the Achilles exercise in Genev a\, participated in a tabletop earthquake response exercise in Istanbul an d delivered engineering training in Moldova. \nMark is also trained in th e EU Civil Protection Mechanism and now delivers training on their Operati onal Management course and is co-chair of the UN Flexible Response Working Group focusing on drafting the guidelines for the Damage Assessment Coord ination Centre (DACC). \n \;\nWafa Qasem\n\nWafa Qasem is a civil engi neer graduated form Damascus University in 2004\, specialized in Managemen t and Construction Engineering with 17 years' experience in site engineeri ng\, construction management\, and shelter projects. Wafa worked with UNHC R in a high-risk conflict area which recently experienced a natural disast er and consequently the need for shelter became more critical and challeng ing.\n \;\nFiras Bou Diab\n\nThe bio of Firas Bou Diab is available in this page.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.wfeo.org/wp-content/uploads/YEFL-Web inar-23-06-06.png CATEGORIES:WFEO event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:52@wfeo.org DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20230710T130000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20230710T143000 DTSTAMP:20230708T095105Z URL:https://www.wfeo.org/events/unesco-webinar-on-large-scale-renewable-en ergy-deployment-for-climate-change-mitigation/ SUMMARY:UNESCO Webinar on Large-Scale Renewable Energy Deployment for Clima te change Mitigation DESCRIPTION:\n\nUNESCO will organize the webinar "Large-Scale Renewable Ene rgy Deployment for Climate Change Mitigation" that will take place on 10th July at 1.00 pm CEST Paris time.\n\nThe registration is available in this link.\n\nWFEO Past President Dr. Marlene Kanga will moderate the panel di scussion "Sharing best practices and success stories of Large-Scale Renewa ble Deployment and Digitalization in Climate change".\n\nClimate change is a global challenge that requires urgent action from all sectors of societ y\, including the energy sector. Large-scale renewable energy deployment h as emerged as a key strategy for mitigating climate change\, by reducing g reenhouse gas emissions and increasing energy efficiency.\n\nAchieving cli mate goals and ensuring accessible and affordable energy for all requires a comprehensive digital and sustainable transformation of the energy syste m. This transformation should include the installation of solar panels on commercial and public buildings\, the deployment of heat pumps\, and the r eplacement of fossil fuel-powered cars with zero-emission vehicles. The di gitalization of the energy system is also crucial to making this transitio n successful and improving our daily lives through smart devices. By inves ting in digital technologies\, we can optimize energy consumption\, reduce energy poverty\, and prioritize the use of renewables\, to make significa nt strides towards a cleaner\, greener future.\n\nThis Webinar aims to exp lore the potential role of large-scale renewable energy deployment for cli mate change mitigation and to discuss the fundamental science and geophysi cs behind these technologies. It will target UNESCO Chairs\, and other exp erts\, including scientists\, researchers\, educators\, policymakers\, and professionals working in the fields of renewable energy\, digitalization\ , geophysics and geology. It will also be an opportunity to link the large network of UNESCO Chairs and Category 2 Centres working in these fields w ith UNESCO programmes and partners\, and promote collaborative efforts in the coming years.\n\nThe objectives are to:\n\n\nIdentify future trends an d new opportunities of large-scale renewable energy deployment and digital ization in climate change mitigation\;\nExamine the impact and challenges of large-scale renewable energy deployment and digitalization in climate c hange mitigation\;\nShare best practices and success stories of large-scal e renewable energy deployment and digitalization in climate change mitigat ion\;\nFacilitate discussion and collaboration among experts\, especially UNESCO Category 2 Centres and UNESCO Chairs\, in these fields.\n\n \;\ nFor more information:\n\n Webinar programme ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.wfeo.org/wp-content/uploads/20230517 -Chair-Webinar-Banner-EN-D4.jpg CATEGORIES:UN event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:53@wfeo.org DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris;VALUE=DATE:20230711 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris;VALUE=DATE:20230722 DTSTAMP:20230710T154110Z URL:https://www.wfeo.org/events/itu-2023-session-of-the-council/ SUMMARY:ITU 2023 session of the Council DESCRIPTION:\n \;\nThe International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Coun cil will take place from 11 to 21 July 2023 in Geneva\, Switzerland.\n\nFo r more information\, and to register\, please visit the official page.\n&n bsp\;\nFor more information:\n\n ITU 2023 agenda ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.wfeo.org/wp-content/uploads/ITU-23.p ng CATEGORIES:UN event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:55@wfeo.org DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20230712T160000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20230712T190000 DTSTAMP:20230710T162005Z URL:https://www.wfeo.org/events/technical-chamber-of-greece-workshop-lesso ns-learnt-after-the-feb-6th-earthquake-sequence-in-turkiye/ SUMMARY:Technical Chamber of Greece workshop “Lessons learnt after the Fe b 6th earthquake sequence in Turkiye“ DESCRIPTION:\n \;\nThe Technical Chamber of Greece will organize the on line workshop titled “Lessons learnt after the Feb 6th earthquake sequen ce in Turkiye. The Hellenic Reconnaissance Mission of April 21-25”\, on the 12th of July 2023 at 17:00 (Athens Time).\n\nThe theme of the event wi ll be the recent earthquakes that struck southern Turkey and northern Syri a in early February and the lessons learned from the earthquake-affected a reas and their implications for future disaster mitigation efforts.\n\nThe Webinar aims to provide a dynamic platform for the members of a Greek mis sion of 17 scientists /engineering experts from the National Technical Uni versity of Athens as well as from the Hellenic Association for Earthquake Engineering (HAEE / ETAM) that visited the earthquake affected areas in Tu rkey\, to share their experiences\, insights and findings with a wider int ernational audience.\n\nProf. José Macharé\, WFEO Executive Council memb er and Chair of the Disaster Risk Management Committee\, will be a speaker at the webinar. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.wfeo.org/wp-content/uploads/LOGO_TEE _ENGLISH.png CATEGORIES:WFEO member event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:57@wfeo.org DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Yangon:20230727T123000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Yangon:20230728T170000 DTSTAMP:20230724T132229Z URL:https://www.wfeo.org/events/international-conference-on-engineering-ed ucation-accreditation-iceea-2023/ SUMMARY:International Conference on Engineering Education Accreditation (IC EEA 2023) DESCRIPTION:\nMyanmar Engineering Council & the WFEO Committee on Education in Engineering (CEIE) are holding an "International Conference on Enginee ring Education Accreditation (ICEEA 2023)" virtually on July 27th and 28th 2023\, from 12:30 hr. to 17:00 hr (MMT: UTC+6:30).\n\nThe registration pa ge is available in this link.\n\nThe Conference deliberations would be on the theme "Accelerating the Full Implementation of the 2030 Agenda for the Sustainable Development at all Levels through Engineering Education".\n\n ICEEA 2023 is dedicated to exploring the latest trends\, innovations\, and challenges in engineering education. The conference aspires to bring scho lars and experts from regional and international to share experience\, eru dite ideas\, insights and perspectives which could lead everyone in engine ering the future.\n\nICEEA 2023 Plenary Speakers: \n\n\nInternational and Myanmar Engineering Education and Practice Leaders\, \nEngineering Profess ionals from the World Federation of Engineering Organizations (WFEO)\, \nI nternational Engineering Alliance (IEA)\, \nInstitute of Engineering Educa tion Taiwan (IEET)\, \nEngineers Australia (EA)\, \nAccreditation Board of Engineering and Technology Inc.\, (ABET)\, \nthe Federation of Engineerin g Institutions of Asia and the Pacific (FEIAP)\, \nUniversity of Applied S ciences Jadehochschule in Oldenburg\, \nMarine Engineering School of the U niversidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM)\, \nBoard of Engineers Malaysia (B EM)\, \nInstitute of Engineers Malaysia (IEM)\, \nInstitute of Engineers S ingapore (IES)\, \nThe Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA) \nand am ong other higher education institutions in the country.\n\n \;\nFor mo re information:\n\n ICEEA website\n\n Myanmar Engineering Council website\ n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.wfeo.org/wp-content/uploads/20230707 -ICEEA-2023-Flyer-to-speakers-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:50@wfeo.org DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris;VALUE=DATE:20230817 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris;VALUE=DATE:20230821 DTSTAMP:20230913T154614Z URL:https://www.wfeo.org/events/world-robot-conference-2023/ SUMMARY:World Robot Conference 2023 DESCRIPTION:\n\nThe 8th World Robot Conference 2023 (WRC 2023) will be held from August 17 to 20\, 2023 in Beijing\, China.\n\nThe WRC 2023 will be c omposed of the following three concurrent events:\n\nThe World Forum on Ro bot 2023\nThe World Robot Exhibition 2023\nThe World Robot Contest 2023\n\ n\nThe WRC 2023 aims at promoting scientific and technological progress un der the new industrial development trends in the world. It will be a good opportunity for participants to network with the international robotic com munity\, to take advantage of international resources\, to attract innovat ion resources\, to use the platform for further international cooperation in the field of robotics and constructing long-term cooperation mechanisms .\n\nWFEO is a platinum sponsor of WRC 2023 and President José Vieira wil l address at the Opening Ceremony.\n \;\nFor more information:\n\n Wor ld Robot Conference website ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.wfeo.org/wp-content/uploads/WRC-2023 .png CATEGORIES:WFEO member event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:59@wfeo.org DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20230901T160000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20230901T173000 DTSTAMP:20230828T124642Z URL:https://www.wfeo.org/events/wfeo-wie-webinar-resilient-women-resilient -world/ SUMMARY:WFEO-WIE webinar "Resilient Women\, Resilient World" DESCRIPTION:\n\nThe WFEO Committee on Women in Engineering in collaboration with the International Network of Women Engineers and Scientists (INWES)\ , the International Coalition for Sustainable Infrastructure (ICSI)\, the Institution of Civil Engineers UK\, the Engineering Council of South Afric a\, the Nigerian Society of Engineers\, and the Ghana Institution of Engin eers\, are pleased to invite you to the webinar “Resilient Women\, Resil ient World” that will be held on 1st September 2023\, at 3 PM WAT / 4 PM CEST / 10 PM MYT.\n\nThe registration link is available in this page.\n\n Background\nAs we enter the last quarter of 2023\, we are virtually 6 year s away from the deadline of the 2030 Agenda and if the SDGs are to be achi eved and to be truly sustainable\, with no one being be left behind\, they need to be implemented and owned by local actors in every part of the glo be. Therefore\, speakers who are from diverse backgrounds\, from different parts of the world\, will speak to the theme through the highlighted SDGs and interrogate them. All of this form a critical core for progress and t he webinar aims to further promote knowledge and thus catalyze action. By addressing these interconnected SDGs along with Resilience of Women\, we a im to achieve holistic development and promote the creation of sustainable communities\, that prioritize the well-being of individuals especially fe males\, equity\, and environmental stewardship. The discourse therefore hi ghlights the fact that women play a crucial role in driving progress towar ds achieving each of those goals.\n\nThe theme of the webinar contemplates a resilient world which can only be achieved by the integration of the SD G’s and how a resilient woman in any color\, race\, tribe or social stra ta is the mainstay of such a world. The speakers will discuss how resilien t women are instrumental in driving progress across various SDGs as well a s their contributions in health\, education\, gender equality\, water and sanitation\, energy\, industry and infrastructure and cities\n\nExpected o utcomes\nThe Women in Engineering Committee\, in partnership with INWES an d ICSI and various Country Engineering institutions across the world\, thr ough collaborative discussions proposes that an integrated approach to pro moting the SDGs related to health\, education\, gender equality\, water an d sanitation\, energy\, climate\, water and sanitation\, industry and citi es\, climate action\, and cities are vital for achieving sustainable devel opment and creating a more equitable and resilient world for all. \n\nThe emphasis will be that empowering and supporting women is therefore crucial for realizing the full potential of the SDGs and building a sustainable f uture. By recognizing and empowering resilient women\, we can accelerate p rogress towards achieving all the SDGs.\n\nThe webinar also celebrates and disseminates examples of SDG implementation in action\, with a focus on t he Role of Women and Resilience (both personal and societal).\n\nModerator s:\n\nYetunde Holloway (Nigeria)\, WFEO-WIE Chair\nEnyonam Kpekpena (Ghana )\, WFEO-WIE Theme-2 Lead\n\nOpening Remarks: \n\nJosé Vieira (Portugal)\ , WFEO President\n\nSpeakers:\n\nAnia Lopez (Italy)\, Member of WFEO Execu tive Council - “A more resilient world through female engineering”\nWa i Yie Leong (Malaysia)\, WFEO-WIE Theme-1 Lead - “Women Engineers in Ind ustrial Revolution 5.0”\nRichard Coackley (UK)\, Member of WFEO Executiv e Council - “What the World is missing: The most Resilient but hidden po tential” \nSavina Carluccio (UK)\, Executive Director\, ICSI - “Women taking action on infrastructure resilience”\nYetunde Aladeitan (Nigeria) \, National Technical Secretary\, APWEN - "Green Innovators: Women Pioneer ing Sustainable Energy Technologies”\nCillia Molomo-Mphephu (South Afric a)\, Vice-President\, SAIMechE - “Closing the Innovation Gap in Infrastr ucture Management: The underrated role of women”\n\nClosing Remarks:\n\n Mustafa B. Shehu (Nigeria)\, WFEO President-Elect\n\n \;\nFor more inf ormation:\n\n Webinar presentation\, with speakers biographies\n\n WFEO Co mmittee on Women in Engineering website ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.wfeo.org/wp-content/uploads/WFEOFlye rFinalV4_Page_1.jpg CATEGORIES:WFEO event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:60@wfeo.org DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20230906T140000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20230906T153000 DTSTAMP:20230829T124404Z URL:https://www.wfeo.org/events/cdrm-webinar-lessons-learnt-from-past-disa sters-to-protect-our-historic-buildings-from-fire-can-we-prevent-the-next- tragedy/ SUMMARY:CDRM webinar "Lessons learnt from past disasters to protect our his toric buildings from fire. Can we prevent the next tragedy ?" DESCRIPTION:\n\nThe WFEO Committee on Disaster Risk Management (CDRM) and t he Peruvian Engineers Association (CIP) organize the webinar “Lessons le arnt from past disasters to protect our historic buildings from fire. Can we prevent the next tragedy?”\, to be held on September 06\, at 13:00 PM (UK time) London\, United Kingdom.\n\nJoin the Zoom webinar with this lin k.\n\nWith this webinar\, Dr Augustin Guibaud and Dr Emma Cunliffe will ex plore and suggest ways to improve heritage conservation and introduce the Blue Shield movement\, and more widely about the challenges of emergency r esponse generally in conflict and disaster\, with a focus on fire.\n \ ;\nFor more information:\n\n Webinar presentation in CIP website ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.wfeo.org/wp-content/uploads/CDRM_web inar_2023-09-06-2.jpg CATEGORIES:WFEO event,WFEO member event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:58@wfeo.org DTSTART:20230907T183000Z DTEND:20230907T183000Z DTSTAMP:20230906T074407Z URL:https://www.wfeo.org/events/asce-india-section-conference-vision-2050- climate-resilient-sustainable-equitable-and-inclusive-infrastructure/ SUMMARY:ASCE India Section Conference: Vision-2050: Climate Resilient\, Sus tainable\, Equitable and Inclusive Infrastructure DESCRIPTION:\n \;\nThe American Society of Civil Engineers-India Sectio n (ASCE-IS) is organizing the international virtual conference "Vision-205 0: Climate Resilient\, Sustainable\, Equitable and Inclusive Infrastructur e" ahead of the G20 summit\, on Friday 8 September 2023.\n\nThe registrati on link is available in this page.\n\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bn1V ilcZk30\nMessage from Dr. K N Gunalan\, chair of WFEO UN Relations Committ ee (WURC) and past president of ASCE.\n\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q _8kbn6byYg\nMessage from Dr. Rosa Galvez\, Canadian Senator\, member of th e Ordre des ingénieurs du Québec\, the Canadian Society for Civil Engine ering and Engineers Without Borders.\n \;\nThere is an immediate need to expedite and transform how infrastructure is envisioned\, planned\, fin anced\, engineered and designed to higher standards in response to the cli mate crisis\; and explore how those engaged with policy\, design\, regulat ion\, and procurement can protect and improve the lives of poor\, marginal ized\, and vulnerable populations to ensure that we leave no one behind.\n \nDifferent pathways are being elevated to this end\, and through this eve nt\, the priority is to leverage established engineering societies in part nership with procurement\, research & development\, and technology\, to in fluence planning\, designing\, constructing\, operation\, maintenance\, an d retrofitting of all infrastructure in all geographies. Engineers recogni ze their ethical responsibility to build safe\, resilient\, and sustainabl e infrastructure. Engineers stand ready to work in concert with the G20 le aders and look forward to fostering a meaningful and productive relationsh ip with all infrastructure stakeholders.\n\nThe Conference will highlight: \n\nhow engineering standards\, regulations and infrastructure procurement practices can de-risk projects\, attract more funding\, be used to reduce embodied carbon\, promote life cycle cost comparisons\, protect and resto re the environment\; and\nprioritization of strategies and actions to be t aken collaboratively or in coordination/synchronization.\n\n\nThe conferen ce will recommend a roadmap for policies\, standards\, and programs to att ract financing to build quality infrastructure that leaves no one behind\, ensuring that social\, economic\, environmental\, and institutional resil iency and sustainability are appropriately integrated to build better befo re disasters strike. The Conference is intended to provide direction on ho w financial institutions and MDBs through policy/regulatory work with gove rnment\, and their own procurement policies and practices can ensure “qu ality infrastructure” for climate action\, specifically through engageme nt with professional bodies in the infrastructure sectors.\n\nThe conferen ce would bring world leaders\, experts and technician together.\n\nThe con ference is supported by:\n\nAsian Development Bank (ADB)\, \nWorld Federat ion of Engineering Organizations (WFEO) representing 30 million members\, \nCoalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI)\, \nAsian Civil E ngineering Coordinating Council (ACECC) representing 17 member engineering societies. \n\n\nSome of the world experts as key note speakers are: \n\n Secretary John Kerry-USA\, \nSenator Dr. Rosa Galvez-Canada\, \nJeff Taylo r- Philippines-Chief Procurement OfficerAsian Development Bank. \n\n\nInv ited Guests of Honor include:\n\nHonorable President Joseph BidenUSA\,\nH onorable Prime Minister Narendra Modi-India\,\nHonorable President Gustavo Francisco\, Petro- Colombia\,\nHonorable Prime Minister Justine Trudeau\, Canada. \n\n \;\nFor more information:\n\n Conference flyer\n\n Confe rence website\n\n ASCE India Section website\n\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.wfeo.org/wp-content/uploads/ASCE-IS_ Virtual-conference.png CATEGORIES:WFEO member event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:56@wfeo.org DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris;VALUE=DATE:20230913 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris;VALUE=DATE:20230916 DTSTAMP:20230711T103345Z URL:https://www.wfeo.org/events/upadi-2023-annual-assembly/ SUMMARY:UPADI 2023 Annual Assembly DESCRIPTION:\n \;\nThe Pan American Federation of Engineering Societies (UPADI) Annual Assembly will take place online in the city of Antigua\, G uatemala\, from 13 to 15 September 2023. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.wfeo.org/wp-content/uploads/UPADI-as sembly-2023.png CATEGORIES:WFEO member event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:63@wfeo.org DTSTART:20230918T160000Z DTEND:20230919T160000Z DTSTAMP:20230913T155818Z URL:https://www.wfeo.org/events/world-conference-on-science-literacy-wcsl- 2023/ SUMMARY:World Conference on Science Literacy - WCSL 2023 DESCRIPTION:\n\nThe World Conference on Science Literacy (WCSL 2023)\, host ed by the China Association for Science and Technology (CAST) and supporte d by WFEO\, will be held from 19 to 20 September in Beijing\, China. \n\nT he theme of this conference is “Enhancing Science Literacy and Working T ogether for Modernization”. It will explore the significant importance o f science popularization and the role of public science literacy in empowe ring societal modernization\, and facilitate collaboration among countries in exploring paths to modernization. It will also revolve around emerging topics\, common difficulties\, and key issues in science popularization a nd improving public science literacy\, such as science and technology educ ation for the youth\, the integration of science and art\, paradigms of sc ience popularization and communication\, the development of science museum s\, and the participation of scientists in science popularization.\n\nThe conference will invite over 700 attendees including top scientists\, senio r policy makers\, renowned scholars\, representatives from international\, regional and national science and technology organizations and experience d practitioners in related fields at home and abroad to spread ideas\, sha re experience and display achievements. The two-day conference will includ e event formats such as opening ceremony\, keynote session\, summit forum\ , specialized forums\, and closing ceremony. The conference will also feat ure a participation in the National Science Popularization Day events\, an d experiencing Chinese science\, technology\, and cultural activities.\n\n The conference is looking forward to building consensus and fostering inte rnational and global cooperation on establishing a shared platform for the promotion of public science literacy. It also aims at promoting academic exchanges and practical cooperation\, and contributes to the improvement o f global public science literacy and the sustainable development of mankin d.\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.wfeo.org/wp-content/uploads/WCSL-202 3.png CATEGORIES:WFEO member event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:39@wfeo.org DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris;VALUE=DATE:20230925 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris;VALUE=DATE:20230929 DTSTAMP:20230919T115334Z URL:https://www.wfeo.org/events/9th-unesco-africa-engineering-week-and-7th -africa-engineering-conference/ SUMMARY:9th UNESCO Africa Engineering Week and 7th Africa Engineering Confe rence DESCRIPTION:\nThe 9th UNESCO Africa Engineering Week and 7th Africa Enginee ring Conference will be held at the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research\, Pretoria\, South Africa\, from 25 to 28 September 2023.\n\nThe registration is available in this page.\n\nThe annual Conference to be hel d under the theme "Celebrating and growing Engineering Excellence in the A frican Region" will be hosted by the Engineering Council of South Africa ( ECSA) in collaboration with the Federation of African Engineering Organisa tions (FAEO)\, the World Federation of Engineering Organisations (WFEO) an d the United Nations Educational\, Scientific and Cultural Organization (U NESCO).\n\nEach year\, UNESCO\, WFEO\, and FEAO unite under an inspiring t heme\, addressing challenges and applauding engineering milestones within the African continent.\n \;\nFor more information:\n\n AEW programme\n \n AEW website\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.wfeo.org/wp-content/uploads/aew_bann er-2.jpg CATEGORIES:WFEO member event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:65@wfeo.org DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20230926T071500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20230926T080000 DTSTAMP:20230915T133036Z URL:https://www.wfeo.org/events/yefl-engineering-new-zealand-webinar-cop28 -lead-up-session/ SUMMARY:YEFL & Engineering New Zealand webinar "COP28 Lead Up Session" DESCRIPTION:\n\nThe WFEO Committee on Young Engineers / Future Leaders (YEF L) \, Engineering New Zealand\, Engineers Australia and FIDIC cordially in vite you to attend the webinar COP28 Lead Up Session that will be held on 26 September 2023 at 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm AEST / 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm NZST / 7:00 am - 8:00 am CEST.\n\nThe registration link is: shorturl.at/ceyC6\n\ nWe needed more than a decade to achieve what we have today\, how will we achieve our global targets? Can policy provision ensure we have a more sus tainable future as well as achieving The Paris Agreement target for 2030 a nd 2050?\n\nAs we approach COP28\, and the world continues to experience s ignificant impacts from climate change it has never been more critical to advocate for the change we desperately need. The climate has already warme d at an accelerated pace than initially predicted and the devastating impa ct has not spared any part of the globe from its unprecedented destruction . We are at a pivotal point in our lifetime and as young engineers we want to keep encouraging change from a governmental perspective.\n\nThe change we are currently seeing is a result of infrastructure investment over pas t decade which required significant funding and support to achieve this. T he outcome of these investments is indicating positive outcomes with Sydne y Light Rail being a good example. This is\, however\, a single form of in vestment in transport supporting one city. There are still significant iss ues to deal with on a greater scale including in other parts of Australasi a such as Auckland with its flooding damages requiring $2 Billion (NZD) to recover of which $390m is to recover the road network and $820m is requir ed to build resilience in the network.\n\nWith COP28 around the corner whe re policies are topical for the summit\, how do we ensure policies are cap turing the correct change focus and scale of effort across multiple infras tructure components providing mode shift\, resilience and changing cities to be less car reliant by densification? How can this policy dictate the n ext decade’s funding to serve society and consequently provide better cl imate outcomes? Is there a way where a green economics modal is developed that provides a better weight to climate solutions than vehicle related be nefits to truly capture the population proportion that benefit from rapid transport outcomes especially when land use change are prioritised with th e rapid transport infrastructure.\n\nModerator:\n\nWaldo Posthumus\, Senio r Civil Engineer\, Aurecon and Aotearoa (New Zealand)\, member of the WFEO Committee on Young Engineers / Future Leaders (YEFL)\n\n\nSpeakers:\n\nCa milla Drover\, Deputy Secretary for Transport NSW (New South Wales)\nDr Ca thy Bebelman\, Environment Programme Director for Auckland Transport\nNata lie Muir\, Regional Director – Environment & Geosciences AU\, Stantec an d FIDIC representative\n\n \;\nFor more information:\n\n Webinar prese ntation on Engineering New Zealand website ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.wfeo.org/wp-content/uploads/YEFL_COP 28_Lead-up_session.jpg CATEGORIES:WFEO event,WFEO member event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:64@wfeo.org DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20230930T000000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20230930T000000 DTSTAMP:20230914T085134Z URL:https://www.wfeo.org/events/call-for-entries-future-designer-internati onal-innovation-design-awards-iida-science-for-sdgs-innovation-contest/ SUMMARY:Call for entries: Future Designer International Innovation Design A wards (IIDA) & Science for SDGs Innovation Contest DESCRIPTION:\n\nThe 2023 Future Designer International Innovation Design Aw ards (IIDA) & Science for SDGs Innovation Contest is co-organized by UNESC O and the IIDA Organizing Committee\, carried out by the UNESCO-UNITRAIN Y outh Competence Development Project\, supported by the Organizing Committe e of National College Digital Art & Design Awards (NCDA).\n\nThe contest w ill solicit innovation and creative works from young people around the wor ld to raise awareness of and advocate for the important role of Science\, Engineering and STEM in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) .\n\nDeadline: 30 September 2023\n\nDo you have an idea for an original de sign which advocates for sustainable development while addressing the pres sing challenges facing our world\, such as environmental degradation and b iodiversity loss\, climate change\, food and water insecurity or energy po verty? Are you a secondary school pupil or undergraduate or graduate stude nt at university? If you fulfil these criteria\, we encourage you to apply for the 2023 Future Designer International Innovation Design Awards and S cience for the Sustainable Development Goals Innovation Contest.\n\n\n\nYo ur innovative design will be evaluated by a distinguished panel of judges consisting of renowned professors and industry experts from various countr ies.\n\nThe winners will be announced on 31 October 2023.\n\nThe winners ’ achievements will then be celebrated at an award ceremony taking place in late 2023 at which UNESCO and the Organizing Committee for the Interna tional Innovation Design Awards will present certificates to honour the re markable talents that emerge from this contest.\n\nThis first edition of t he contest is being implemented with the UNESCO-UNITRAIN Youth Competence Development Project.\n \;\nFor more information:\n\n Contest presentat ion on UNESCO website\n\n Contest flyer ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.wfeo.org/wp-content/uploads/UNESCO-I IDA-contest.png CATEGORIES:UNESCO event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:15@wfeo.org DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris;VALUE=DATE:20231011 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris;VALUE=DATE:20231014 DTSTAMP:20231003T144629Z URL:https://www.wfeo.org/events/world-engineers-convention-2023/ SUMMARY:World Engineers Convention 2023 DESCRIPTION:\nIn October 2023\, the global engineering community will meet in Prague to discuss our contribution to the “great transformation” th rough UN SDGs !\n\n\n\n\n\nWFEO DELEGATES REGISTRATION\n\nPlease fill in t his on-line Registration form and follow the steps outlined on the invitat ion letter (available here) that has been sent to your Member organization \, last 12 June.\nIf you are not a member of the Executive Council\, you w ill need the discount codes that were sent to your Member organization\, l ast 13 June.\n\nThe registration process consists of three easy steps:\n\n 1. Fill out the Personal data form. Choose preferably “organization - no n-taxable” in order to receive an invoice. The field "Company identifica tion number:" does not need to be filled. Once you have filled the form\, you will receive by email a password\, to be used for registration in othe r modules.\n\n2. On the main portal menu: choose one of the following regi stration’s buttons:\nWFEO meetings\, WEC 2023 Conference\, Accommodation \, Social Events/Tours\;\nOnce you have completed one of those\, you can e ither finalize your payment\, or go back to the main portal menu. When rel evant\, choose your registration fee and use the appropriate discount code when applicable\;\n\n3. Pay on-line by debit/credit card or by bank trans fer.\n\n\n\n\nThe Czech Association of Scientific and Technical Societies (CSVTS) in collaboration with WFEO will hold the 7th World Engineers Conve ntion WEC 2023 and the WFEO General Assembly in Prague\, the capital of th e Czech Republic\, in October 2023.\n\nThe theme of WEC 2023 “Engineerin g for life: Breakthrough Technologies and Capacity Development Focused on UN SDGs” responds to current planetary challenges and reflects the main goal which is to explore and find how high-tech\, as well as low-tech inno vations\, artificial intelligence and a transdisciplinary approach\, can e nsure environmental sustainability and assure a safer\, fairer\, more effi cient\, better\, healthy and peaceful future.\n \; \n\n \;\nThe o rganizers of WEC 2023 would like to invite engineers\, academics\, global thought leaders\, technical specialists\, professional and engineering ass ociation members\, educators\, students\, industry influencers and profess ionals from other fields from all over the world to share their latest kno wledge\, experience\, research\, suggestions and visions which would prese nt the latest achievements of the engineering art at this magnificent engi neering event.\n\nTechnical program of the congress is focused to 8 United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals in the wide range of areas of en gineering which are grouped to the following topics (detailed in this page ):\n\n\nNew Solutions for Energy\nSmart Cities\, Concept of Urbanization\n Engineering Approach to Environment Protection\nEngineering Education and Continuing Professional Development\nGreen Transport\nSafe Digital World\n Innovative Technologies in Industry\nEngineering in Health Care\nFood and Fresh Water Supply\nNatural and Industrial Disasters Prevention\nClimate C hange Mitigation and Adaptation\nFrom Earth to the Universe\nYoung Enginee rs Forum\nWomen in Science and Engineering\n\n\nFor more information:\n\n WFEO Meetings Programme (as of 27 September 2023)\n\n WEC 2023 Programme a t a Glance\n\n WEC 2023 website\n\n Czech Association of Scientific and Te chnical Societies (CSVTS) website ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.wfeo.org/wp-content/uploads/WEC2023- banner-420.png CATEGORIES:WFEO event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:54@wfeo.org DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris;VALUE=DATE:20231108 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris;VALUE=DATE:20231111 DTSTAMP:20230913T082243Z URL:https://www.wfeo.org/events/world-engineers-summit-wes-2023/ SUMMARY:World Engineers Summit (WES) 2023 DESCRIPTION:\n \;\nThe sixth World Engineers Summit (WES) 2023\, organi zed by the Institution of Engineers\, Singapore (IES)\, will be held from 8 to 10 November 2023 at the Orchid Ballroom (Level 4)\, Marina Bay Sands Singapore.\n\nThe registration is available in this page.\n\nLaunched in 2 013\, the biennial WES is a premier platform for engineering-centric discu ssions to advance the world towards a resilient\, sustainable future. Sinc e its inaugural edition in 2013\, WES has become a premier global summit c hampioning engineering-centric discussions on sustainable development.\n\n As the world resets its growth strategies for a post-pandemic future\, eng ineering innovations will be needed more than ever to create new economic frontiers and seize growth opportunities from sustainability. Cognizant of this\, IES has chosen "Engineering for a Sustainable Future" as the theme of the sixth run of WES.\n\nThe summit will be delivered via six tracks:\ n\nSustainability through Technology\nBuilding a Resilient Future against Climate Change\nFuture of Industry Sustainability\nSmart and Sustainable U rban Mobility\nA Greener and Renewable Built Environment\nPedagogy and Edu cation Technology in Engineering Education\n\n\nWFEO will be a supporting organization of the WES 2023.\n \;\nFor more information:\n\n WES 2023 website\n\n IES website ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.wfeo.org/wp-content/uploads/wes-ies2 023.png CATEGORIES:WFEO member event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/Paris X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/Paris BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20201025T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:CET END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20210328T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:CEST END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20211031T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:CET END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20220327T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:CEST END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20221030T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:CET END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20230326T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:CEST END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20231029T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:CET END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Asia/Shanghai X-LIC-LOCATION:Asia/Shanghai BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20210906T000000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0800 TZOFFSETTO:+0800 TZNAME:CST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Asia/Yangon X-LIC-LOCATION:Asia/Yangon BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20220727T123000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0630 TZOFFSETTO:+0630 TZNAME:+0630 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR