LACCEI 2012 Conference paper submission deadline MARCH 1, 2012

LACCEI 2012 Conference paper submission deadline MARCH 1, 2012

The Latin American and Caribbean Consortium of Engineering Institutions (LACCEI, see www.laccei.org) invites you to submit a paper or extended abstract by March 1, 2012 for review for acceptance to the 10th Latin American and Caribbean Conference for Engineering and Technology to be held in Panama City, Panama on 23 to 27 of July 2012.

The theme of the conference is Megaprojects: Building Infrastructure by fostering engineering collaboration, efficient and effective integration and innovative planning. The keynote speakers will be experts on the megaprojects being carried out in Panama, and one afternoon of the conference is dedicated to technical networking tours of the megaprojects included in the registration.

The refereed papers are subjected to double blind review, and the accepted papers are published with ISBN and archived online, the best pedagogical papers will be invited to submit extended versions to the LACCEI Journal on Engineering Education, indexed by LATINDEX.

The Call for Papers and tracks can be found at http://www.laccei.org/LACCEI2012CFP.pdf

Submissions are accepted in English or Spanish.

LACCEI is a consortium of more than 140 universities that offer engineering or computing programs that are interested in research and academic collaboration.

Institution Membership includes one free registration to the conference and parallel events for a representative of the institution and discounted rates for additional participants from the institutions.

Conference Registration includes lunches, breaks, a Cocktail at the Panama Canal Miraflores Locks, and a Gala Dinner at the Hotel El Panama with cultural show. There are Early Bird rates for registrations paid by May 31.

The Conference Hotel is the Hotel El Panamá, a 5 star hotel, in which we obtained a discounted rate of approximately $130 per night for double room with breakfast. The Conference venue is the Universidad Tecnológica de Panamá (UTP), set in a natural reserve. Transportation is provided free from Hotel El Panama to UTP.

Students can compete in a Student Paper Competition, a Student Poster Competition and participate in an International Leadership event and University Fair, in addition to the conference. Winners will continue to a Global Engineering Student Competition.

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