Engineers Power the World Facing the Global Energy Challenge

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Engineers Power the WorldFacing the Global
Energy Challenge
World Engineers Convention 2011

• 5 7 September 2011
• International Conference Centre
• Geneva, Switzerland
• May 6, 2009

World Federation of Engineering Organizations
(WFEO) Co-Sponsor UNESCO
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World Engineers Convention The leading
international event for engineers
History

• Hannover 2000Human kind, nature and development
• Shanghai 2004Engineers shape the sustainable
  future
• Brasilia 2008Engineering Innovation with social
  responsibility
• Geneva 2011 Engineers power the world

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International Patrons

• WFEO World Federation of Engineering
  Organizations
• National engineering organizations from over
  90 nations
• 15 millions engineers from around the world

• European Federation of National Engineering
  Associations
• 350 engineering organizations from over 30
  nations
• 3.5 millions engineers from Europe

The UNESCO is working on a proposal to the UNO to
declare the year 2012 as the International Year
of Engineering (not yet confirmed)
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Swiss organisations ensure an outstanding
convention
The Organisor
Association World Engineers Convention (WEC
2011) Gründung in Vorbereitung, mit den
folgenden Trägern (evtl. noch weitere)
Board of directors of Swiss Schools in
Engineering, Architectures and Life Sciences
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Swiss Government and stronf partners ensure an
outstanding convention
Swiss Partners of the Organisor
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Key Figures
The Convention

• Targets
• 3000 participants, including many students
• delegations from all members of the WFEO
  (national engineering organisations, others)
• delegations from important universities with
  engineering faculties

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The resolution A strong message to the world
Answers to the following questitions (preliminary)

• One of the results of the WEC 2011 shall be a
  resolution with answers to the following
  questions (preliminary)
• How can we provide sufficient energy for every
  one on planet earth?
• How can we secure access to the necessary energy?
• How can we satisfy the needs of energy of the
  world population in a fair way?
• Do engineers have solutions to provide energy to
  the world population?
• Do we have enough qualified engineers the meet
  the challenge?
• How can we prevent conflicts for energy?
• What to do? What is the roadmap to roll-out such
  solutions?

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The resolution A strong message to the world
Important organisations shall support the
resolution

• The resolution shall be approved, signed and
  communicated by the following organisations
  (preliminary)
• WFEO and their members (national and regional
  engineering associations, others)
• Important Universities with engineering faculties
• FIDIC incl. their national member organisations
• CAETS incl. their national member organisations
• UNESCO

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The resolution A strong message to the world
The way to the resolution
Development of the questitions
GA WFEO, Kuwait Nov. 2009
Programme Committee WEC 2011 WFEO, General
Assembly WFEO, members, Unis, others
Delegations at the WEC 2011
Acceptance of the questitions
Nov 09 Sept 10
Proposals for answers
i.e. Eingineering 2010 Argentina
Discussion of the answers /
Nov 10 Feb 11
Draft of resolution
March - May 11
Review and comments
June July 11
Final draft
WEC 2011
Discussion and approval
On going 2011/12, i.e as part of the Year of
Engineering
Roll-out / Kommunikation
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Seven topics (apart from the resolution)
Program

• Global challenges
• Education in Engineering (Visibility and
  acceptance, measures for ranking and recognition)
• Mobility and transport
• Urban development building
• Centralized and decentralized energy conversion,
  transport delivery
• Renewable energy storage
• Rational end use large consumers
• Each topic will be covered with presentations and
  discussions regarding
• Engineering technology
• Systemic issues
• Socio-economic issues, public information debate

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Attractive setting
Concept of the program

• Ideas for technological innovations
• Outstanding projects / best cases from around the
  world
• Topics and presentations although scientific
  should not be to specialized and to much focused
  on details
• More in the style of reviews with general
  views, but still highlighting of the key points
• Few but excellent speakers
• Morning invited speakers in the plenary
• Afternoon Parallel presentations of submitted
  papers
• Attractive side events for the afternoon (i. a.
  excursions)

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Three well-structured conference days
Program
MondaySept 5, 2011
ThuesdaySept 6, 2011
WednesdaySept 7, 2011
Plenary Session
Plenary Session Topic
Plenary Session Topic
Plenary Session
Plenary Session Topic
Plenary Session Topic
Plenary Session
Plenary Session Topic
Plenary Session
Round Table
Round Table
Round Table
Poster session Student evening
Event(i.e. EPFL night)
Gala Dinner
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Program Committee In charge for an outstanding
program
The Project Organisation

• Prof. Dr. Daniel Favrat, EPFL (President)
• Prof. Dr. Alexander Wokaun, Paul Scherrer
  Institute
• Dr. Philipp Dietrich, Paul Scherrer Institute
• Prof. Dr. Lino Guzzella (ETHZ)
• Prof. Dr. Louis Schlapbach (EMPA)
• Prof. Dr. Christian Kunze (HES Yverdon)
• Dr. Tony Kaiser (President of the Federal Energy
  Research Commission)
• Jorge Spitalnik (President energy committee
  WFEO, Brasil)
• Prof. Dr. Rainer Hirschberg (FH Aachen)
• Tony Marjoram (UNESCO)
• to be invited
• Representatives of IEEE, ASME, ASCE
• others

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The WEC 2011 community
Target Groups
Engineers and Scientists, Engineering companies,
Energy companies
Professionals
Students
Students and young Engineers
Universities and government authorities
responsible for engineering education and training
Universities
Customers of engineering products and services
Customers
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Leverage the reputation of engineers
Strategic Targets
Motivate the young people to become interested in
engineering Increase public awareness of
engineers importance Create trust in engineers
capabilities and opportunities Appreciate and
gain appreciation for the work of engineers
Motivation
Awareness
Confidence
Appreciation
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Involving the next generation
Ideas about this involvement (work in progress)

• Involvement of students coming from all over the
  world
• Contest between student teams
• Potential depth of the contest work
• Project ideas
• From project ideas to project prototype
• From project ideas to design to plan to business
  case
• Best proposals will be presented at the WEC 2011
  in Geneva

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Optimised planning to get maximal visibility
Timeframe of communication activites
2009
2010
2011
Launch at General Assembly of WFEO in Kuwait Nov
09
WEC 2011
Newsletter signup
Program Infos
Pre-Program
Keynote entries
Speakers views on topics
Congress Blog about progress of everything
Visitor registration

• Mediawork toolbox
• Messaging
• Teaser Flyer
• etc

Media Work
Media Work
Media Work
Media Work
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Professional Project Organisation for a
professional event
Project Organisation
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International Advisory Board
Project Organisation

• Kamel Ayadi (past president WFEO, Tunisia)
• Prof Jean-Claude Badoux (vice president WFEO,
  Switzerland)
• Prof. D. Favrat (EPFL, Switzerland)
• Barry Grear (president WFEO, Australia)
• R.C. Alimchandani (chairman STUP Consultants
  Ltd., India)
• Kun-Mo Chung (former minister of science and
  technology MOST, Korea)
• Willi Fuchs (former president FEANI, director
  VDI, Germany)
• William Salmon (member executive council WFEO,
  USA)
• Li Ruomei (executive deputy secretary general of
  CSEE)
• Tony Marjoram (UNESCO)
• Maria Prieto Laffargue (president elect WFEO)
• Jorge Spitalnik (chairman WFEO committee of
  energy)
• Koichi Yamada (managing director of University of
  Tokyo)
• Tahani Youssef (executive director WFEO, Egypt)
• Irene Campos Gomez (president UPADI, Costa Rica)
• Darrel Danyluk (vicepresident WFEO, Canada)
• Anntonette Joseph (Australia)
• Philippe Wauters (general secretary FEANI, Belgum)

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Promotion Board / Patronatskomitee (preliminary)
Project Organisation

• Bundesrat Pascal Couchepin
• Prof. Patrick Aebischer, Präsident EPFL
• Prof. Ralph Eichler, Präsident ETH
• Prof. René Dändliker, Präsident SATW
• Ständerat Peter Bieri
• Nationalrat Jacques Bourgeois
• Nationalrat Daniel Brélaz
• Nationalrätin Martine Brunschwig Graf
• Ständerat Rolf Büttiker
• Nationalrat Sep Cathomas
• Nationalrat Christophe Darbellay
• Nationalrat Laurent Favre
• Nationalrat Jean-René Germanier
• Nationalrat Bastien Girod
• Nationalrat Hans Grunder
• Nationalrat Urs Hany

• Nationalrat Hugues Hiltpolt
• Ständerat Theo Maissen
• Nationalrat Werner Messmer
• Nationalrat Eric Nussbaumer
• Nationalrat Jacques Neirynck
• Nationalrat Fabio Pedrina
• Nationalrat Luc Recordon
• Nationalrat Hans Rutschmann
• Nationalrat Georges Theiler
• Nationalrat Christian van Singer
• Nationalrat Hansruedi Wandfluh
• Nationalrat Christian Wasserfallen
• Nationalrat Thomas Weibel
• Nationalrat Markus Zemp
• Stand 12.4.09

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Steering Committee the strategic lead
Project Organisation

• Ruedi Noser (President, Member of the National
  Parlament)
• Dr. Alfred Hagmann (SIA, Vice President)
• Kurt Meier (SIA)
• Mauro Pellegrini (Swiss Engineering, President)
• Stefan Arquint (Swiss Engineering, General
  Secretary)
• Dr. Rolf Hügli (SATW, General Secretary)
• Jörg Weber (Electrosuisse)
• Sylvie Villa (Swiss Schools in Engineering,
  Architectures and Life Sciences)
• Jean-Claude Badoux (Representative IAC)

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Organisation Committee the operational core
Project Organisation

• NR Ruedi Noser (sponsorship patrons)
• Prof. Daniel Favrat, Jean-Marie Furbringer
  (program)
• Catherine Formica, Eric Pajot (local committee)
• Bea Miller (communication)
• Hannes Treier, Sandra Robinson (project manager)

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World of engineering in Geneva
Conference Venue

• The International Conference Centre, Geneva
  (CICG)
• Completely renovated by 2005, the building is
  equipped with the latest technical facilities and
  its variable geometry will give great
  organisational flexibility, making it possible to
  hold either a single large conference, two or
  three smaller simultaneous meetings.
• Conference rooms (in all the major rooms
  simultaneous interpreting facilities are
  installed)

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CICG reception area
Conference Venue
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CICG large conference room for more than 2000
persons
Conference Venue
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CICG variable conference rooms
Conference Venue
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More than just conferencing
Potential visits (Preliminary)

• Geneva area (CERN, small hydro, biogas
  conversion from greens, heat pump district
  heating and cooling, Photovoltaics (Mont Soleil
  ), Wind (Mont Crosin) Hydro pump-storage
  (Hongrin), EPFL (Tokamak, Graetzel cells, fuel
  cells, electrical storage, serpentine), wood
  cogeneration (Bière), Biodiesel production
  (Etoy), Waste incineration coupled with combined
  cycle cogeneration
• France ITER-Fusion (Cadarache), EPR Flamanville,
  La Hague
• Zurich area ETHZ, PSI, Alstom ABB
• Alps Longest Train Tunnel (57 km) Hydro Power
  Stations