WECC2015 Newsletter No.1

October 2013

WECC2015 Scales Up ContentDr. Ayao Tsuge, Chair of the WECC2105 Organizing Committee and President of the Japan
Federation of Engineering Societies, announced a new program for WECC2015 atthe WFEO

general assembly which was held in conjunction with the World Engineers' Summit 2013
(WES2013) in Singapore on September 9 - 15, 2013.
The new program for WECC2015, entitled “the Kyoto Program”, will shed light on therelationship between the state-of-the-art industrial city of Kyoto and its time-honored history
filled with sophisticated culture. In view of this, one more session day will be added to the startof the conference to facilitate participants' understanding of Kyoto. Through this additional
program, attendees will learn why this city was selected as the venue for WECC2015.
The Kyoto Program will not only invite WECC2015 participants to learn more about theelaborate culture of Kyoto, but also explain why highly innovative industries have sprung up
there.
Early next year, we will announce the detailed session topics of the Technical Program.

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WFEO International Advisory Committee, 13th September 2013

Report on the preparation for WECC2015
Dr. Ayao Tsuge
President of the Japan Federation of Engineering Societies
Chair of WECC2015 Organizing Committee
1. Steps taken after September, 2012
(1) Collaboration with the Science Council of Japan
The WECC2015 Organizing Committee prepared detailed draft conference plan last
February to the board of the Science Council of Japan, and mutual agreement was obtained.
The plan shall be submitted to the Cabinet of the government for final approval as aCabinet Office event.
(2) Committees newly established
To promote the preparation and detailed design of WECC2015, task-force committees
have been established as follows on the close support of 98 member engineering societies ofJFES, major leading research funding agencies such as the Japan Science and Technology
Agency (JST), New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO),
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), and key
technology-based industries group: Council on Competitiveness -Nippon (COCN).
a) Steering Committee, chaired by Dr. Yumio Ishiib) Board of Working Committees, chaired by Prof. Teruhiko Yodac) Working Committee on Technical Program, chaired by Prof. Ken Okazakid) Working Committee on Administration, chaired by Dr. Junichi Satoe) Working Committee on Media & Public Relations, chaired by Dr. Mari Inokif) Working Committee on Technical Exhibition, chaired by Mr. Hiroki Yamazakig) Working Committee on Engineering Café, chaired by Prof. Kaoru Arakawah) Kyoto Committee, chaired by Prof. Eiichi Taniguchii ) Working Committee on Kyoto Program, chaired by Prof. Yohei Ishikawaii) Working Committee on Ceremony & Related Events, chaired by Yuichi Komizoiii)Working Committee on Technical Visit & Tour, chaired by Prof. Toichi Kimura2WECC2015 Newsletter No.1

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Organizer
International
International Bodies
Bodies(UN,(UN, UNESCO
UNESCO etc)
etc)

WFEO
Japan Federation ofEngineering Societies

ScienceScience Council
Council ofof Japan
Japan(SCJ)(SCJ)
International
International
Advisory
Advisory Board
Board

Executing Organizer
Organizser

JFES Executive Board

Implementing
Implementing Bodies
BodiesNational Organizing
National Organizing
Committee
Committee
Secretariat
Secretariat
(PCO)
(PCO)

Logistics(Secretariat/(Secretariat/PCO)

Steering
Steering Committee
Committee
Board
Working Committees
Committees
Board ofof Working

Media &Public
Relations

Administration
Administration

TechnicalProgram

Kyoto Committee
Kyoto Committee

Exhibition

Engineering
Engineering
Cafe

Ceremony
Ceremony
andand Events
Events

Kyoto
Kyoto
Program
ProgramTour && Visit
VisitTourOpen
Program

2. WECC2015 Vision(1) Engineering, and the engineers, researchers and top managements in engineering havevital social mission and responsibility to achieve innovation that links scientific andtechnological advances to the creation of socio-economic value.
(2) In the 21st century, as well as generating material wealth, engineering needs to create
safe and secure communities and to build sustainable societies that foster diverse culturesand promote well-being of the world.
(3) Fulfilling the social mission of engineering in the 21st century will require us to continue
making field-specific advances in science and technology, together with integrating
technologies in the aim of creating increasingly large and complex socio-economic systems
and generating innovation with a view to technology-based societies and the world.
(4) Setting its sights on engineering’s social mission and challenge we face in the 21st century,
WECC2015 will bring together representatives of industry, academia, government, and thegeneral public from around the world to build stronger global innovation networks that linkknowledge creation to the creation of socio-economic value in broad area of the socialsystems.

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3. Program Design
From the perspective of “Engineering for Society and Engineering in Society”, WECC2015
will focus on both “Science & Technology driven innovation” and “Engineering research &development for the innovation.”
Reflecting this approach, the overall conference theme shall be “Engineering: Innovationand Society”.

Main themes are:

I. Innovation for Sustainable Growth and Socio-economic Development
Leading national research and funding organizations and industry group ininnovation are organizing the following four sessions.
I-1 Innovation for a Resilient Society Resilient Economy
 Resilient Social Infrastructure Resilience-based Industries and Resilient Energy Systems
 Resilient Information-Communication Systems
 Emergency Robot-systems
 Innovative & Sustainable Maintenance Systems for Social Infrastructure
I-2 Green Innovation
 Renewable Energy and New Energy
 Energy-saving Technology and High Efficient Energy Utilization
 High Performance Batteries
 Smart Grid, Smart Community, Smart City Infrastructure
 Environmental Innovation
I-3 Life Innovation
 Medical-Engineering Collaboration for Diagnosis, Treatment, Drug Development Safe Living Environment and Healthy Lifestyle Engineering Application to Regenerative Medical Treatment
I-4 Innovation for Competitiveness Innovation by High Value Added Design & Production Technology
 Innovation by Big-data Revolution
 Innovation by Next Generation high performance Device
 Innovation by New Material Revolution
 Role of Financial Systems for Industrial Innovation
Note: Further examination and elaboration on the above topics is going on to meet theviewpoints of global demands and time-frame of WECC2015.
II. Engineering Research and Development for Innovation
Twenty-two engineering societies from 98 member bodies of the Japan Federation ofEngineering Societies are taking initiative to organize the following sessions.
II-1 Mobility and MachineryII-2 Information and Communication Technology
II-3 Chemicals, Materials and Resources
II-4 Energy and Environment
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II-5 Urban development and Buildings
Special focus will be given to the current progress of research and development in therelated engineering fields addressing the specific innovation and socio-economic value.
Each organizing body will get contact with most appropriate partners in the world tomake its session fruitful and informative from global viewpoint.
III. Engineering for Society and Engineering in Society
To organize this unique topic, some engineering organizations covering related
disciplines and JFES’s committee members have gathered. The following are thesessions to be organized.
III-1 Social Mission of Engineering and Ethics for Engineers
III-2 Social Trust on Science and Technology and Communication between Society andEngineering
III-3 Women in Engineering and Society
III-4 Human Resource Development and Engineering Education
4-1 Improvement of Engineering Education
4-2 Young Engineers Leading the Next
Note: Standing Technical Committee (STC) of WFEO is welcome to make a report of its
activity at the related session of III-1~4.
The WECC2015 contact persons are:・Dr. Kazumasa ITO, WECC2015 Steering Committee, E-mail:K-ito@ctie.co.jp
・Mr. Tsutomu NAKAJIMA, WEC2015 Secretariat, Japan Federation of Engineering
Societies
Each session organizer will do the best to incorporate the proposed report into
designing related session.
4. Technical Exhibition
More than 100 companies and government-affiliated organizations are expected toexhibit their cutting-edge technologies. This exhibition, different from ordinary ones, willoffer various chances of contacts between conference participants and exhibitors including
governmental organizations of some WFEO member countries.
5. Kyoto Program
Since WECC2015 is held in Kyoto, the time-honored city of long history andsophisticated culture and, what’s more, of highly innovative industries, the following
special Kyoto Program will be arranged.
 Special Lectures by Innovation Leaders from Industries and Academia Technical Visit to High-tech Companies and Laboratories
 Engineering Café for Enhancing Dialogue between Engineers and Citizens &Youth Visit to the Heart of Kyoto and Cultural Experience5

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6. Kyoto Protocol to be Published at WECC2015
Based on the vision and perspective obtained at the WECC2015, the Organizing
Committee set up in the Japan Federation of Engineering Societies is planning to publish
Kyoto Protocol in collaboration with WFEO. The key element of the proposed message willbe “Engineering for Society and Engineering in Society.”
Kyoto protocol will enhance the social mission and responsibility of engineering itself andengineering education, accelerating dialogue and communication as well as collaboration
between the engineers and society.
7. Total Program Structure of WECC2015 ( Nov29~ Dec.3, 2015)
The total program structure of WECC2015 will be as follows incorporating the abovementioned plan.
Note: WFEO-STCs, WFEO Executive Council, WFEO Gala Party and WFEO General
Assembly will be held before and after WECC2015 Program. Some WFEO-STCs will
be held in parallel with Kyoto Program on Nov.29, 2015.

8. Financial Plan for WECC2015
Revenue

Expenditure

Item

AmountItem

Amount(thousand yen）

(thousand yen）

1.Registration fee

132,600

1.Preparation

56,232

2.Exhibition fee

24,0002.Conference Operation

54,095

3.Grants/Contribution

41,0003.Session Room & Equipment

52,0004.Miscellaneous

2,400

4.Miscellaneous

37,673

Total

200,000

Total

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Expected registrants: 1,500 (not including invited participants)
Registration fee (thousand yen):
Pre-registration

80 (Student 10)

On-site Registration

100 (Student 20)

9. Publicity promotion(1) WECC2015 New Website is now open. Visit: http://www.congre.co.jp/wecc2015/(2) We will make use of every media vehicles: Mailing list, Twitter, Facebook---you name it.
10. Schedule of Key Meetings1. 2nd meeting of Steering Committee

Early October, 2013

2. 2nd meeting of Organizing Committee

Late October, 2013

3. Report to WFEO Executive Board at UNESCO headquarters
March 2014
4. Report to WFEO Executive Council, International Advisory Board
To be held in Nigeria

September, 2014

5. Report to WFEO Executive Board at UNESCO Headquarters
March, 2015
6. WECC2015 Kyoto

November, 2015

7. WECC2015 Final Report to WFEO Executive Board at
UNESCO Headquarters

March, 2016

11．Dates to be noted
1. Nomination of keynote speakers

January, 2014

2. Announcement of Call for Papers for Specific Session

January, 2014

3. Deadline for submission of abstract of particular topic

July, 2014

4. Notification of paper acceptance

November, 2014

5. Advance Program to be issued

November, 2014

6. Deadline for camera-ready paper

May, 2015

7. WECC2015 opens

November 29, 2015

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12．Contact List
1. Liaison to WFEO (Council, Board)
Dr. Kazumasa ITO, WECC2015 Steering Committee

k-ito@ctie.co.jp

2. Liaison to WFEO Standing Technical Committee
Dr. Kazumasa ITO, WECC2015 Steering Committee

k-ito@ctie.co.jp

Mr. Tsutomu Nakajimanakajima@jfes.or.jp

Secretariat of the Japan Federation of Engineering Societies
3. Contact for Sessions to be planned by the International Organizations
k-ito@ctie.co.jp

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