World Engineering Forum 2012

Sustainable Construction for People and the Annual WFEO Meeting

Dates: 17 - 21 September 2012
Venue: Grand Hotel Union Ljubljana Slovenia

Engineers, politicians, researchers, scientists and entrepreneurs from all over the world will meet from 17 to 21 September 2012 in Ljubljana, Slovenia, to present and exchange their opinions about the sustainable design and construction of buildings and infrastructure, a major challenge of the 21st century. Speeches will be given by eminent professionals, businessmen and politicians from across the world. A declaration of the forum will be prepared as a summary of the closing statements of all sections of the forum and issued at the forum's closing ceremony. There is no doubt that the forum will be a memorable and valuable experience from professional and business point of view.

It will be accompanied by:

• a meeting of the World Federation of Engineering Organisations (WFEO) Executive Council
• meetings of the WFEO Technical Committees
• a presidential meeting of seven major engineering organisations: the World Federation of Engineering Organisations (WFEO), the European Council of Engineers Chambers (ECEC), the European Council of Civil Engineers (ECCE), the European Federation of Engineering Consultancy Associations (EFCA), the European Construction Industry Federation (FIEC), the European Federation of National Engineering Associations (FEANI) and the European Society for Engineering Education (SEFI)

A few hundred participants, engineers, politicians, researchers, scientists and entrepreneurs from all over the world will present and exchange their opinions about sustainable construction, a major challenge of the 21st century. Special attention will be paid to the following sessions and topics:

• Cities and Urban Environment - Global, State, City and Local Level
• Sustainable Buildings and Infrastructure
• Disaster/Risk Management
• Energy Efficient Buildings
• Renewable Energy Systems
• Environmentally Friendly Construction
• Living and Working Comfort
• Sustainable Architecture Inspired by Nature
• Green Buildings
• Recycling, reusing, rethinking
• Advanced technologies in the construction industry with BIM

Highly respected speakers from across the world will be engaged as speakers at the forum. A resolution of the forum will be prepared as a summary of the closing statements of all sections of the forum. It will be issued at the forum's closing ceremony.

There will be a particular focus on young engineers for whom a special programme is being prepared together with the WFEO Technical Committee Young Engineers/Future Leaders.

Programme - Overview
Sunday 16 September
WFEO Technical Committees' Meetings
Monday 17 September
WFEO Technical Committees' Meetings
Tuesday 18 September
World Engineering Forum
Wednesday 19 September
World Engineering Forum
Sustainable Construction for People
Thursday 20 September
WFEO Executive Council Meeting
Friday 21 September
World Engineering Forum

Participants:

• Engineers
• Architects
• Construction Industries
• Public Administration
• Teachers and Students
• Researchers and Scientists
• Developers
• Investors

Organised by: Slovenian Chamber of Engineers | World Federation of Engineering Organisations.

Further Information:
eMail: wef2012.forum@gmail.com
web: www.wef2012.si

Slovenian Chamber of Engineers
Jarška cesta 10 • SI-1000 Ljubljana/Slovenia
Tel.: +3 86 - 1 5 47 33 40
Fax: + 3 86 - 1 5 47 33 20
eMail: izs@izs.si