WECC2015 Newsletter No.7
High Expectations of WorldEngineering Conference andConvention 2015

Dr. Kazumasa Ito
Liaison to WFEO,
Steering Committee(CTI Engineering)

Organized every four years by the World
Federation of Engineering Organizations(WFEO), the World Engineers Convention(WEC), will be held at the Kyoto International
Conference Center in Kyoto, Japan in 2015.
Engineers from over 90 member countries andover 10 international organizations will
gather in Japan for discussions of significant
developments in engineering and to takeadvantage of a chance for exchanges of ideas
among engineers with a wealth of knowledge.
Up to 3,000 persons are expected to gather forthis event, the fifth convention.
The first WEC, which drew 3,500
participants, was held in 2,000 (June 16 to 19)
in Hannover, Germany under the theme“Humankind, Nature and Development.” Thesecond convention was held in Shanghai,
China in 2004 (November 2 to 6) under thetheme “Engineers Shape the SustainableFuture.” It was attended by 3,000 persons.
The third WEC, which drew 5,000
participants, was held in Brasilia, Brazil in2008 (December 2 to 6) under the theme“Engineering:InnovationwithSocialResponsibility.” The fourth convention washeld from September 5 to September 7, 2011
in Geneva, Switzerland under the theme

August 24, 2015

“Engineers Power the World — Facing theGlobal Energy Challenge.” It was attended byapproximately 2,000 persons. The WEC to beheld in Kyoto (November 28 to December 4),
the fifth convention, has as its theme“Engineering: Innovation and Society.” The
idea is to promote discussions on how the roleof engineers in society has evolved and to talkabout what the social role of engineers should
be in the future.
Allow me to offer a few words about ourconvention venue. Kyoto was established over
1,000 years ago — as Japan’s capital city in794. It continued to function as the nation’s
imperial capital until 1867. Along with thishistoric role, Kyoto is also central to Japanesetraditions. While Japan’s primary politicaland economic functions have for the most part
shifted to Tokyo, Kyoto remains a prime
attraction for tourists and others seeking tolearn more about Japanese culture. Kyoto andits environs, which have been designated as a
World Heritage Site by UNESCO, has 17
official World Heritage Properties, including
many ancient temples and shrines which
provideexamplesofancient
Asianarchitecture and sites producing classical art.
In addition, Kyoto’s renown Japanese cuisine
has been designated an Intangible Heritage.
We invite WEC participants to combine their
WFEO activities with some sightseeing tolearn firsthand about the true culture ofJapan.
In keeping with the basic aims of the WEC,WECC2015 will host a large exhibition

featuring
theresults of themostrecent
advances made inengineering fields.
Alongwithexhibits on someof the technologies themselves, lectures andpresentations will be given on leading
research results. Among the exhibits will be
displaysofenergy
technologies
andhigh-speed
railwaysofthefuture.
Participating engineers will surely learn agreat deal by encountering all this. Japaneseparticipants view the WECC2015 as aninvaluable opportunity to hear the ideas andopinions of participants from all over theworld and to get a new look at the technologiesof the future.

The Executive Committee has alreadyreceived requests from participants in regard
to the latest Japanese technologies they wantto learn about, the cultural sites they want tovisitandtheJapanesecompany
representatives they want to exchange views
with. We have made as many adjustments as
possible to accommodate the wishes ofparticipants.
The Convention will present the world of
the future seen through the eyes of engineers,and it will present engineers telling you theirvisions of the future. Finally, Kyoto will be avenue representing a fusion of culture, history
and technology. We very much look forward tomeeting visitors from all over the world in
Kyoto where the trees will be ablaze with redlate-autumn leaves.

Advance Registration for WECC2015 will be end
on August 31 (Mon.) 2015!
If you have not registered for WECC2015, please don’t miss the advanced Registration deadline!
More details about WECC2015 are available from followings.
Registration details:
http://www.wecc2015.info/registration/index.html
Program details:
http://www.wecc2015.info/program/index.html
Accommodation details:
http://www.wecc2015.info/accommodation/index.html
Technical Visits & Pre/Post-Conference Tours:
http://www.wecc2015.info/events/technical/index.html

We are looking forward to welcoming you all at the venue!

WECC2015 Venue