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World Future Energy Forum (WFEF) 2016 successfully held in Beijing

The World Future Energy Forum (WFEF) 2016 was convened by WFEO Committee on Energy in collaboration with Energy Internet Research Institute (EIRI), Tsinghua University on June 29, 2016 in Beijing, China, at the national conventional center. This event was co-organized by Chinese Society for Hydropower engineering (CSHE) and Hohai University, supported by Sungrow Power Supply Co., Ltd.

Energy and development are important topics for all ...

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JUL
2016

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Energy, Goal 7 - Energy, Solar Energy, Sustainable Development Goals - SDGs, Sustainable Energy

WFEO at the UN CSW60 – Commission on the Status of Women

At the request of Valerie Agberagba, Vice President of WFEO and Chair of the Committee on Women in Engineering requested me ...

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JUN
2016

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Goal 5 - Gender Equality, Sustainable Development Goals - SDGs, United Nations, Women Engineers

WURC participation in the UN Session of STI Forum “Realizing the potential of Science, Technology, and Innovation for the SDGs”

The First annual Multi-stakeholder Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation for the Sustainable Development Goals (STI Forum) met June 6-7 2016 at the UN HQ in New York. What will be an annual forum is an integral part of the Technical Facilitation Mechanism (TFM) that is charged to find ways to leverage technology for achievement of the goals. The TFM provides input on ...

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JUN
2016

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Goal 9 - Infrastructure Industrialization, Innovation, Sustainable Development Goals - SDGs, Technology

8th China Cloud Computing Conference (CCCC2016) co-organized by WFEO-CEIT

The 8th China Cloud Computing Conference (CCCC2016) was held from May 18th to May 20th, 2016 at Beijing China National Convention Center and attracted an audience of 5000. The WFEO Standing Technical Committee on Engineering for Innovative Technology (WFEO-CEIT) co-organized CCCC2016 with the Chinese Institute of Electronics (CIE).

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JUN
2016

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Big Data, Cloud Computing, Computer Science, Goal 9 - Infrastructure Industrialization, Innovation, Internet, STC Innovative Technologies, Sustainable Development Goals - SDGs, Technology

Jorge Spitalnik’s visit to China

In April 2016, WFEO President Mr.Jorge Spitalnik visited China. During his 11-days stay in China, Jorge participated in the 20th Pacific nuclear meeting, visited and met with the Chinese academy of engineering (CAE), China association for science and technology (CAST), China Society for Hydropower Engineering (CSHE), Chinese Society for Electrical Engineering (CSEE), WFEO-CEIT Beijing office, Jiangsu Institution of ...

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MAY
2016

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Goal 13 - Climate Change, Goal 17 - Global Partnerships, Goal 7 - Energy, Goal 9 - Infrastructure Industrialization, Nuclear Energy, Sustainable Development Goals - SDGs, Sustainable Energy

UNESCO WFEO COP-21 Summit article in Engineers Australia

See below an article on UNESCO WFEO COP-21 Summit held in Paris in December 2015 as written by Darrel Danyluk (Past President of Engineers Canada and Past-Chair of the WFEO Committee on Engineering and the Environment) and published in Engineers Australia magazine in February 2016.

Engineers will help turn COP 21 Agreement into Action

On Saturday December 12th, 2015 the global community came together in Paris and agreed ...

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FEB
2016

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Climate Change, COP 21, Goal 13 - Climate Change, STC Engineering and the Environment, Sustainable Development Goals - SDGs, Technology, UNESCO, UNFCCC, United Nations

Marwan Abdelhamid’s visit to China

Between May 8th and 13th in Beijing, WFEO President Marwan Abdelhamid attended meetings with the China Association for Science and Technology (CAST), the WFEO-CHINA working meeting, the Beijing Institute of Technology (BIT) the Chinese Institute of Electronics (CIE)

On May 8th, 2015, President Marwan Abdelhamid, met with Prof. Zhang Qin, vice president of the China Association for Science and Technology (CAST)

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MAY
2015

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Engineers cooperation, Goal 17 - Global Partnerships, Goal 9 - Infrastructure Industrialization, Innovation, Sustainable Development Goals - SDGs, Technology

WFEO Participation at the 3rd World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction in Sendai, Japan

Engineer Prof. Toshimitsu Komatsu, the chair of the World Federation of Engineering Organisation’s Committee of Disaster Risk Management, took part in the conference (14-18 March 2015) to stress the importance of engineering in preparations for disasters. He represented WFEO in sessions on multiple ...

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MAR
2015

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Disaster Risk Management, Goal 11 - Cities, Goal 9 - Infrastructure Industrialization, Sendai Framework, Sustainable Development Goals - SDGs, UNISDR, United Nations