Global Engineering
Deans Council
1st Executive Committee
Meeting
May 8-9, Paris, France
By Invitation Only
Co-hosted By:
 PROGRAM
Thursday - May 8, 2008
Venue: Aero Club de France - 6, rue Galilee
3:00 pm - Welcome and Introductions
7:00 pm - Dinner with IFEES
Executive Committee Members
-IFEES mission, vision and strategies
Friday - May 9, 2008
Venue: Maison des Arts et Metiers - 9 bis, avenue d'Iena
8:30 am - 12 noon
Opening Address by UNESCO (to be confirmed)
GEDC mission, vision and strategies
- Major challenges, opportunities and needs
- GEDC relationship with principal stakeholders
- Existing country based engineering deans councils/institutes/organizations/societies
- Relationship with industry partners; mode of engagement
Discussion of one or two key initiatives to kick-off
GEDC
12 noon - 3:00 pm
Lunch and Open Discussion with IFEES Executive
Committee
- How can the GEDC be sustained?
- What could/should be the GEDC’s role and leadership
position within IFEES?
- Is there a role for other stakeholders in the GEDC?
3:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Decisions
- Approval of by-laws
- Election of ExCo officials
- Date/venue of first full GEDC meeting
- GEDC ExCo meetings and communication schedule
Closing Address
7:00 pm
Dinner: Interchange Between IFEES Executive Committee
and GEDC Executive Committee
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