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World Engineering Education Forum 2015

www.weef2015.eu

Engineering Educationfor a Resilient Society

PARTNERSHIPOPPORTUNITIES BOOKLET

Florence20-24. 09. 2015

Climatic change adaptationNatural disasters

Growingpopulationand urbanizationEnergy transition

BiotechnologiesWater crisisFood crisis

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Engineering Education for a Resilient Society Florence20-24. 09. 2015


MESSAGE FOR CORPORATE PARTNERSThe World Engineering Education Forum (WEEF) was created as a result of conversations between executive leaders of several leading global engineering education associations, including the International Federation of Engineering Education Societies (IFEES), the Global Engineering Deans Council (GEDC), the Student Platform for Engineering Education Development (SPEED), and some multinational corporations. The hope of these leaders was to create logistical and programmatic synergies by holding one joint meeting, inviting engineering education stakeholders to participate in the larger discussions on the many issues within engineering education. And so the � rst (WEEF) was held in Singapore in October of 2010, which brought together the annual meetings of � ve associations.

Corporate partners have been important contributors to the WEEF not merely as sponsors, but have been instrumental to the high quality of the WEEF’s program. Industry representatives have consistently contributed to WEEF, including providing valuable perspectives on the attributes of engineer that they are looking for, identifying the trends in various engineering industries, and sharing valuable experiences on the successes and challenges in industry-academia partnerships. Airbus, Boeing, Cypress, Dassault Systemes, Granta, Hewlett-Packard, Juniper, MathWorks, Quanser, Siemens, Total S.A. are just a few of the multinational corporations who have demonstrated their passion for excellence in engineering education at the WEEF. The perspectives of global visionaries from these corporations greatly have enhanced the WEEF program.

Since then, IFEES has continued the tradition of bringing together the world’s engineering education societies once a year, from Europe (WEEF2011, Lisbon) to the Americans (WEEF2012 Buenos Aires and WEEF2013 Cartagena de Indias) and to the Middle East (WEEF2014 Dubai). Not only do international organizations bene� t greatly from the Forum, but local engineering education institutions are heavily involved in the vision and execution of this event. The venue of the WEEF changes each year, and the event has brought great visibility to the local institutions which otherwise may not have had such opportunities to interact and cooperate with foreign and international engineering education organizations.

“Think Globally. Act Locally”. As communication and mobility barriers disappear and individual behavioral patterns transform, engineering educators and researchers are becoming increasingly aware of the importance of international dialogue. Global collaboration serves as a mean to discuss common challengers and new approaches to deal with them, and to share examples of good practices with the global engineering education community. At every WEEF, our aim is to help engineering education stakeholders all over the world to “think globally”, and equip them to “act locally”. You may be an electrical engineering student, who has ideas on using technology in the classroom, a representative from a global engineering company who is interested in forming partnerships with the local host university, or a civil engineering professor who is curious about the best practices in Project Based Learning. WEEF is a place for anyone who is invested in building excellence in engineering education.

Next year, WEEF 2015 Florence will bring together nine engineering education organizations: IFEES, IGIP, ENAEE, COPI, EUCEET, SEFI/EEDC, GEDC, SPEED, and BEST. The WEEF consistently attracts hundreds of engineering students, educators, administrators and professionals from across the world. Partnering with the WEEF provides your company with value-added opportunities to create new partnerships, build relationships with prospective partners, cultivate your existing relationships with our members in order to have a competitive advantage when recruiting their top engineering graduates, and demonstrate your commitment to excellence in engineering education to a global audience.

The general theme of WEEF2015 will be on “Engineering Education for a Resilient Society”: all stakholders of EE shall focus and contribute to identify and put in place all measures in order to create future generations of engineers making out society � t in terms of resilience. Major corporate stakeholders in Engineering Education will play a key-role for indicating needs, methods and good practices.

So please join us at WEEF2015 Florence, whether it is your � rst time or if you have been involved from the very beginning.We welcome those who have experiences to contribute and those who are eager to learn more. For more information, please visit the o� cial website at http: //www.weef2015.eu

CLAUDIO BORRIChair of WEEF2015 congress

HANS-JÜRGEN HOYERCo-Chair of WEEF2015 congress

RACHEL SCHROEDERCo-Chair of WEEF2015 congress

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A NOTE FROM THE ORGANIZERSOn November 4th, 1966 (almost � fty years ago), Florence experimented the most devastating � ood of modern times, where by immense losses and damages were recorded to the vaste Cultural Heritage hosted in the City’s most important monuments: frescos, paintings, ancient books, precious collections in Museums, churches, libraries etc. were lost or severely damaged.In order to recall this disastrous event, Firenze 2016 Coordinating Committee is developing a series of activities and events, of which WEEF2015 is part.

Some other city Authorities will be invited, especially those ones which have experienced a lack of resilience: New Orleans, Dresden, Prague, L’Aquila, etc., just to name a few among them.

WEEF 2015 will include the following strands, though not exclusively, given that issues that are in other ways relevant to the key theme will also be considered:

The topics around which WEEF 2015 revolves are strongly correlated to EXPO 2015 “Feeding the planet, energy for the life” to be held in Milan. The proximity –geographical, thematic, as much as in terms of timing– with EXPO 2015 will render WEEF 2015 the ideal platform for all interested delegates and participants to bene� t from a dense and polyvalent experience. In less than two hours by train from Florence, the participants of WEEF 2015 will be able to attend several events and workshops at the universal exhibition of Milan, thus rendering their visit to Italy exceptionally cost-e� ective.

CLIMATIC CHANGE ADAPTATION

NATURAL DISASTERS

GROWING POPULATION AND URBANIZATION

ENERGY TRANSITION

BIOTECHNOLOGIES

WATER CRISIS

FOOD CRISIS

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(All the following costs do not include VAT 22%)

PACKAGE PARTNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

EARLY BIRD PACKAGE€ 35.000,00If purchased before March 15, 2015

LATE PACKAGE€ 39.000,00

If purchased after March 15, 2015

Bene� ts• 1 Keynote lecture in a Plenary Session • 60 minutes in total, including the discussion • The scientifi c topic to be approved by the Scientifi c Committee • Lodging and travel expenses of the Speaker are not included.

• Exhibition space (bare space) of 18 smq • First priority in choice of booth location. First come, fi rst served basis will be followed for more than one Gold sponsorships received. Compulsory expenses for electricity connection, insurance and cleaning are not included.

• 10 (ten) exhibitor registration (Allows entry to exhibition area only)

• 10 (ten) delegate registrations to the congress

• 10 (ten) student registrations to the congress

• 2 congress bags inserts

• One inside page free advertisements in the Final Program of the congress

• One time pre-congress mailing to pre-registered delegates (All material must be approved by the Organising Committee which will send out the mailing)

• One time post-congress mailing to pre-registered delegates (All material must be approved by the Organising Committee which will send out the mailing)

• Logo on Sponsors’ welcome banner onsite

• Logo on congress website with the hyperlink to the Sponsor website

• Logo on Final Program with acknowledgement as Gold Sponsor

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Bene� ts• 1 Keynote lecture in a Plenary Session • 60 minutes in total, including the discussion • The scientifi c topic to be approved by the Scientifi c Committee • Lodging and travel expenses of the Speaker are not included.

• Exhibition space (bare space) of 12 smq • Second priority in choice of booth location, after Gold sponsorships. First come, fi rst served basis will be followed for more than one Silver sponsorships received. Compulsory expenses for electricity connection, insurance and cleaning are not included.

• 6 (six) exhibitor registrations (Allows entry to exhibition area only)

• 10 (ten) delegate registrations to the congress

• 5 (fi ve) student registrations to the congress

• 1 congress bags insert



• Logo on Final Program with acknowledgement as Gold Sponsor

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Bene� ts• Exhibition space (bare space) of 6 smq • Third priority in choice of booth location, after Gold and Silver sponsorships. First come, � rst served basis will be followed for more than one Bronze sponsorships received. Compulsory expenses for electricity connection, insurance and cleaning are not included.

• 4 (four) exhibitor registrations (Allows entry to exhibition area only)

• 6 (six) delegate registrations to the congress

• 1 congress bags insert



• Logo on Final Program with acknowledgement as Bronze Sponsor

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SUMMARY OF PACKAGES

SUMMARY OF SPONSOR BENEFITS

SPONSORSHIP

ITEM

GOLD € 35.000,00 € 39.000,00

SILVER € 25.000,00 € 28.000,00

BRONZE € 10.000,00 € 12.000,00

Keynote lecturein a Plenary Session X

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18 sqm 12 sqm 6 sqm

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10 N/A

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10

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1 12

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Exhibitor registrations

Delegate registrations

Student registrations

Congress bags insert

One pre-congress mailingOne post-congress mailingLogo on Sponsors’ welcome banner

Logo onFinal Program

Exhibition space(Bare Space)

One Page adin the Final Program

Logo oncongress website

Before March 15, 2015

GOLD

After March 15, 2015

SILVER BRONZE

(All the following costs do not include VAT 22%)

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INDIVIDUAL POSSIBILITIES(All the following costs do not include VAT 22%)

WEEF PROGRAM OPTIONS

Company promotional sessions – 60 minutes Euro 15.000,00

Companies can apply to organize a 60 minutes session during the break for lunch time in the Plenary room.Only one slot is available from 13:00 to 14:00 on September 21, 22 and 23 on � rst come, � rst served basis.The session will be announced in the Final Program of the congress.

The cost includes: • Meeting room rental, • Audio system, • President table with fi xed table microphones, • Computer projection (video projector and laptop and technical assistance included) • Laser pointer • 1 radio microphones • Hostess assistance

The cost does not include: • Registration fee, travel and hotel accommodation for the Speaker/s; • Honorarium for the Speaker/s; • Everything not above mentioned.

Deadline for application: May 31, 2015

Confirmations with payment received before March 15, 2015 will be subject to a 7% discount on the official rate.

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OTHERSExclusivity services will be sold on � rst come � rst served basis.

Abstracts USB pendriveCompany’s logo and one page ad will be included in the USB pendrive of abstracts- Exclusivity: Euro 18.000,00

Advertisements in the Final Program of the congress• One page – Back cover page: Euro 5.000,00• One page – second or third page cover: Euro 3.500,00• One page – inside page: Euro 2.500,00• Half page – inside page: Euro 1.500,00

Banner on the congress websiteCompanies can publish a banner in the home page of the o� cial congress website with hyperlink to the company website.Banners will be alternated among the con� rmed ones. - Cost: Euro 5.000,00

Congress bag insertAdvertisements and brochures (A4 size) can be placed into the congress bags.- Cost: Euro 3.000,00

Congress bagsPrinting of the company logo in the congress bags to be distributed to all delegates.Congress bags will have congress logo too.- Maximum two companies: Euro 6.000,00 each company- Exclusivity: Euro 10.000,00

Congress pensPrinting of the company logo on congress pens to be distributed to all delegates.Pens will have congress logo too.- Exclusivity only: Euro 4.000,00

Congress padsPrinting of the company logo on congress pads to be distributed to all delegates.Pads will have congress logo too.- Maximum two companies: Euro 3.000,00 each company- Exclusivity only: Euro 5.000,00

Congress lanyardsPrinting of the company logo on congress lanyards to be distributed to all delegates.Lanyards will have congress logo too.- Exclusivity only: Euro 5.000,00

Lunch boxCompany’s logo sticky on box lunch- One day: Euro 12.000,00- Exclusivity 3 days: Euro 30.000,00

Plasma screensIn the congress areas there will be located some plasma screens which will inform participants about the scienti� c program working in each meeting room.Company’s name can appear in each plasma screen- Cost: Euro 5.000,00

INDIVIDUAL POSSIBILITIES

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INDIVIDUAL POSSIBILITIESPoster boardsCompany’s logo on all poster boards used for the poster session- Cost: Euro 8.000,00

SignageCompany’s logo will appear in all directional signage in the congress areas- Cost: Euro 8.000,00

Speakers ready room/Slide centerThe company’s name will be displayed on the PC screens and in the tables of the Slide Center- Cost: Euro 8.000,00

Water stationsSign with the company logo next each water station (4 stations in total)- Exlusivity only: Euro 6.000,00

Welcome receptionSponsor’s name will appear in each table and bu� et of the standing Welcome Reception which will takeplace after the Opening Ceremony of the congress.- Cost: Euro 15.000,00

Wi-� The company’s home page will appear in the browser once logged in- Cost: Euro 8.000,00

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EXHIBITION OPPORTUNITIES(All the following costs do not include VAT 22%)Manual for Exhibitors with general information about the exhibition will follow.You can find in the following page the exhibition floorplan.

EXHIBITION RENTAL FEES

BARE SPACEThe cost of each bare space (3x2 – 6 sqm) is Euro 3.600,00.1 table with cloth and 2 chairs are included.

2 exhibitor registrations complimentary each space reserved.

Additional exhibitor registrations are possibible at the cost of Euro 150,00 each.

Exhibitor registration includes:• Access to the exhibition area• 1 conference kit per exhibiting company• Coff ee breaks

Bare Spaces have to be considered without electricity and furnitures.Only 1 table with cloth and two chairs are included.Costs of electricity and furnitures will be indicated in the Manual for Exhibitors which will be sent later on. In the rental fee

PRE-FURNISHED BOOTHS

The cost of the pre-furnished booth is:• Basic booth Euro 65,00 per sqm• Elegance booth Euro 85,00 per sqm• Plus booth Euro 95,00 per sqm

The cost of the pre-furnished booth has to be considered in addition to the cost of the bare space.

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EXHIBITION OPPORTUNITIESBasic booth includes:Grey partition walls mt 2,5 h; mt 1 wideFascia with name – no logon.2 halogen spotlights 150 wattn.1 electrical connection 1 kw with multi-socket boxn.1 coat hangerCarpet (to be speci� ed the colour)n.1 wastebinn.3 grey metal chairsn.1 dark grey table (120x80x75h)

Elegant booth includes:Grey partition walls h250.Elegance grey frame Fascia with name – no logoMt 1x1 closet with door n.2 halogen spotlights 300 wattn.1 electrical connection with multi-socket boxn.1 coathangerCarpet (to be speci� ed the colour)n.1 wastebinn.3 grey metal chairsn.1 grey Reception counter 2 doors (90x45x105h)n.1 grey shelfn.1 dark grey table (120x80x75h)n.1 stool 75h

Plus booth includes:Grey partitition walls h250.Fascia with name – no logon.2 halogen spotlights 300 wattn.1 electrical connection with multisocket boxn. 1 coathangerCarpet (to be speci� ed the colour)n.1 wastebinn.2 armchairsn.1 grey Reception countern.1 aluminium shelfn.4 grey metal chairsn.1 dark grey round table (h105, diam.80)n.1 low dark grey table (40x40x45h)

BASIC

ELEGANCE

PLUS

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BOX LUNCHDISTRIBUTION

BOX LUNCHDISTRIBUTION

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EXHIBITION FLOORPLANLEVEL - 2, Passi Perduti

*All spaces are3x2 m. (6 sqm)

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HOTEL ACCOMMODATION OPPORTUNITIESThe WEEF 2015 Congress will provide a centralized booking service for hotels. The Congress currently has around 1000 rooms in Florence in 3,4 and 5-Star hotels. All applications for hotel rooms will be received at the central booking o� ce.

For information about the hotel reservation, please contact:

Mrs. Anna PellifroniAIM Group International – Milan o� ceVia Giuseppe Ripamonti 129 – 20141 Milan, ItalyTel: +39 02 [email protected]

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Company ………………………………………………………………… Address …………………………………………………………………………

Zip Code …….…………… City ………………….…………………………………………. Country ………………………………….…………….………

Telephone ………………………………….Fax …………………………………………………….….E-Mail: ……………………………………………

VAT Number/Fiscal Code …………………………………………………………………Contact …………………………………………………………

SPONSORSHIPS Early bird package Late package Before Mar. 15, 2015 After Mar. 15, 2015 Gold ( ) € 35.000,00 ( ) € 39.000,00Silver ( ) € 25.000,00 ( ) € 28.000,00Bronze ( ) € 10.000,00 ( ) € 12.000,00

Company promotional session* € 15.000,00 Abstracts CD € 18.000,00 Avertisement in the Final Program of the congress

( ) One page, back cover page € 5.000,00( ) One page, second or third page cover € 3.500,00( ) Inside page € 2.500,00( ) Half page, inside page € 1.500,00

Banner on the congress website € 5.000,00 Congress bag insert € 3.000,00 Congress bags

( ) Maximum two companies € 6.000,00 each company( ) Exclusivity € 10.000,00

Congress pens € 4.000,00 Congress pads

( ) Maximum two companies € 3.000,00 each company( ) Exclusivity € 5.000,00

Congress lanyards € 5.000,00 Lunch box

( ) One day € 12.000,00( ) Exclusivity 3 days € 30.000,00

Plasma screens € 5.000,00 Poster boards € 8.000,00 Signage € 8.000,00 Speakers ready room/slide center € 8.000,00 Water stations € 6.000,00 Welcome reception € 15.000,00 Wi-� € 8.000,00* = registation fee, travel and hotel accommodation for the Speaker/s is not included.

Any other possibility can be discussed with the Organising Secretariat

SUMMARY

Total amount: Euro ………………

VAT 22% Euro ………………

Grandtotal Euro ………………

We con� rm to have read the terms of condition and accept them

Date …………………………… Signature …………………………………………………………………

Please � ll in this form and send back before May 31, 2015 to: AIM Group International – Florence o� ce Viale Giuseppe Mazzini, 70 – 50132 Florence, Italy Tel. +39 055 233881 Fax +39 055 2480246 [email protected]

PARTNERSHIPS OPPORTUNITIES FORM(All the following costs do not include VAT 22%)

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Company ………………………………………………………………… Address …………………………………………………………………………

Zip Code …….…………… City ………………….…………………………………………. Country ………………………………….…………….………

Telephone ………………………………….Fax …………………………………………………….….E-Mail: ……………………………………………

VAT Number/Fiscal Code …………………………………………………………………Contact …………………………………………………………

WE ARE INTERESTED IN:

Exhibition Space/s N° ……………………………...

Total sqm: ………………………………..

( ) Bare space ( ) Basic booth ( ) Elegance booth ( ) Plus booth

SUMMARY

Total amount: Euro ………………

VAT 22% Euro ………………

Grandtotal Euro ………………

We con� rm to have read the terms of condition and accept them

Date ……………………………

Signature …………………………………………………………………

EXHIBITION REGISTRATION FORM(All the following costs do not include VAT 22%)

Please � ll in this form and send back before May 31, 2015 to:

AIM Group International – Florence o� ce

Viale Giuseppe Mazzini, 70 – 50132 Florence, Italy

Tel. +39 055 233881 Fax +39 055 2480246

[email protected]

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INVOICING DETAILS FORMPlease indicate how to address the invoice

Company …………………………………………………………………………………………

Address …………………………………………………………………………………………

Zip Code …….……………………………………………………………………………………

City ………………….………………………………………….…………………………………

Country ………………………………….…………….…………………………………………

Telephone ………………………………….……………………………………………………

Fax …………………………………………………….….………………………………………

E-Mail: ……………………………………………………………………………………………

VAT Number/Fiscal Code …………………………………………………………………………

Contact …………………………………………………………………………………………

Please � ll in this form and send back before May 31, 2015 to:



Tel. +39 055 233881 Fax +39 055 2480246

[email protected]

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TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF PAYMENTSPONSORSHIPS

Payment:

50% on account at the signing of the contract;

Settlement on May 31, 2015

Cancellation:

The following penalties will be applied

Euro 350,00 + VAT 22% penalty as administrative fee by February 28, 2015

50% penalty of the total + VAT 22% by May 31, 2015

After May 31, 2015 no refund will be allowed.

EXHIBITION

Payment:

30% on account at the signing of the contract;

Settlement on May 31, 2015

Cancellation:

The following penalties will be applied

Euro 350,00 + VAT 22% penalty as administrative fee by February 28, 2015

50% penalty of the total + VAT 22% by May 31, 2015

After May 31, 2015 no refund will be allowed.



Tel. +39 055 233881 Fax +39 055 2480246

[email protected]

AIM Group International – Florence o� ceViale Giuseppe Mazzini, 70 – 50132 Florence, ItalyTel. +39 055 233881 Fax +39 055 [email protected]

Organising and Logistic Secretariat


Engineering Education for a Resilient Society

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Engineering Education Florence for a Resilient Society · 2 Engineering Education for a Resilient Society Florence 20-24. 09. 2015 World Engineering Education Forum 2015 A NOTE FROM