Latin American
and Caribbean
Consortium of Engineering Institutions
ABSTRACT SUBMISSION DUE DATE EXTENDED
UNTIL
FEBUARY 15, 2007
CALL FOR PAPERS
The Fifth Latin American and Caribbean Conference for
Engineering and Technology
“Developing
Entrepreneurial Engineers for the Sustainable Growth
of Latin America and the Caribbean:
Education, Innovation, Technology and Practice”
Tampico,
Mexico, May 29 – June 1, 2007
Hosted by:
Universidad Valle del Bravo
Instituto Tecnológico de Monterrey
Call for Papers
The conference is accepting papers in English, Spanish,
Portuguese and French related to three main tracks:
Engineering Education, Engineering Technology and Engineering
Practice.
Abstracts Submissions
Authors wishing to present a paper in the conference must
submit in advance, as a requirement for acceptance, a
300 words length abstract electronically through the
conference website.
The topics include but are not limited to:
Engineering Education
· Accreditation
·
Curriculum Improvement
·
E-learning and Distance Education
·
Engineering Entrepreneurship
·
Enhancing Undergraduate Education
·
Joint Degree and Certificate Programs
·
Outreach Programs
·
Teaching Strategies
·
Technology for Teaching and Learning
·
University Management
Engineering Technology
· Biotechnology
·
Construction Engineering
·
Energy
·
Engineering Design
·
Engineering Infrastructure
·
Engineering Innovation
·
Engineering Materials
·
Environmental and Sustainable Engineering
·
Industrial Engineering
·
Information Technology
·
Natural/Technological Hazards
·
Technology and Society
Engineering Practice
· Construction Management
·
Entrepreneurial Engineers
·
Engineering for the Americas
·
Government-Industry-University Relationship
·
Internationalization and Globalization of Engineering
·
Production Management
·
Project Management
IMPORTANT DATES:
· Submission
of abstracts: February 15, 2007
· Notification of abstract acceptance: Febuary 17,
2007
(for submissions
received after January 15, 2007)
· Submission of full-length draft paper for review:
..February
28, 2007
· Notification of paper acceptance: March 15, 2007
· Submission of Copyright form: March 31, 2007
· Submission of final paper: April 15, 2007
TYPES OF PAPERS:
The conference will be accepting different types of articles
for presentations.
· Refereed
Paper:
It is a full length, peer reviewed paper that will be presented
in the conference and published in the conference proceeding.
The work must be original, and has not been published previously
(except in the form of an abstract or as part of a lecture
or thesis). Authors are required to submit the copyright
form. Maximum length is 10 pages using the paper guidelines
for the conference. Excellent refereed papers might be
invited for publication in the LACCEI journal.
· Presentation
Paper:
A presentation paper is an extended abstract which is accepted
for presentation only in the conference; it will not be
published in the conference proceeding but will be published
in the conference memories. An extended abstract has a
length of 2 pages using the extended abstract guidelines
for the conference.
Note: Both types of papers required a submission of an
abstract for consideration. Authors must specify the type
of paper when submitting the abstract.
PAPER GUIDELINES
· Refereed
Paper Guidelines
· Extended Abstract Guidelines
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