Board of Directors and Officers

LATIN AMERICAN AND CARIBBEAN CONSORTIUM OF ENGINEERING INSTITUTIONS CONSORSIO DE ESCUELAS DE INGENIERÍA DE LATINOAMÉRICA Y DEL CARIBE L A C C E I

Board of Directors: Florida International U., USA President: Dr. Vish Prasad, Florida International U., USA President-Elect Dr. Priamo Rodriguez U. Tecnológica de Santiago, R.D. Vice Presidents: VP - Graduate Education Dr. Ismael Pagán-Trinidad U. de Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico VP - Finance Dr. Eduardo Sagredo U. Tecnológica de Santiago, R.D. VP - PreK-16 Dr. Gustavo Roig Florida International U., USA VP - Faculty Development and Student Exchange Dr. Alejandro Campuzano U. Sergio Arboleda, Colombia VP - Research Dr. María M. Larrondo Petrie Florida Atlantic U., USA VP - Public Relations, Fund Raising, Promotions and Publicity Dr. Roberto Lorán U. del Turabo, Puerto Rico VP - Meetings Dr. Luis Orlando Zelaya U. Tec. Centro Americana, H. VP - Publications Dr. Rodolfo Castello Instituto Tec.de Monterrey, MX VP - Membership Dr. Juan D. Vega Gutierrez Instituto Tec. de Monterrey, MX VP - Distance, Continuing and e-Education Dr. Migdalia Torres Sistemas U. Ana G. Mendez, P.R. VP - Region1 Dr. Narciso Armestar U. Ciencias Aplicadas, Peru VP - Region 2 Ing. Daniel Camarazany Inst. Tec. de Santo Domingo, R.D. Secretary Dr. Carlos J. Gonzalez Polytechnic U., P.R. At Large Members: Dr. Marc Hoit University of Florida, USA Ing. Agripino Nuñez Collado Pontífica U. Madre y Maestra, R.D. Dr. Halden Morris U. of West Indies, Jamaica Dr. Luís Martín Vega U. of South Florida, USA Editor-in Chief: LACCEI Journal Dr. Sushil Gupta [email protected] 10555 West Flagler Street, CE-2620, Miami, Florida USA 33174 http://www.laccei.org LATIN AMERICAN AND CARIBBEAN CONSORTIUM OF ENGINEERING INSTITUTIONS CONSORSIO DE ESCUELAS DE INGENIERÍA DE LATINOAMÉRICA Y DEL CARIBE L A C C E I academia, industry, government and private organizations for the benefit of the society and the I am pleased to inform nations. you that leading administrators, The goal of LACCEI is to foster cooperation and partnerships among member institutions in the including presidents, areas of engineering education, research, and technology advancement with emphasis on: deans and faculty from several  Faculty and student exchange universities of Latin  New and/or higher level academic programs America, the  Dual/joint degree and certificate programs Caribbean, and U.S.A.  Distance, continuing and e-education have met during  Laboratory development and sharing of resources several occasions to  Curriculum development, course equivalency and accreditation support explore the ways to  Faculty development including higher degrees advance engineering  Outreach activities and programs education, research  Industry internship, cooperative programs and career development and practice in Latin  Joint training and research programs, and solicitation of funds America and the  Development, commercialization and transfer of technology Caribbean. The group  Dissemination of scholarly achievements and other accomplishments by member founded the Latin institutions. American and Caribbean The Second LACCEI General Conference will be held in Miami, Florida on June 2-4, 2004. Consortium of Engineering I take this opportunity to invite your institution to become a member of LACCEI and participate Institutions in its activities, including the second conference to be held in Miami. For more information, (LACCEI) in January please visit our website at www.laccei.org 2003 at the First General Conference I hope that you and some of your administrators and faculty members will be able to held in Santiago, participate in this academic endeavor that will advance the Engineering education and Dominican Republic, research in this hemisphere. I also hope that your faculty will be able to get actively attended by over 200 involved in LACCEI through participation on various committees. individuals representing 24 Please RSVP: Dr. Gustavo Roig universities. College of Engineering Florida International University The mission of LACCEI Engineering Center, EC 2620 is to be the leading 10555 West Flagler Street organization of Latin Miami, Florida 33174 American and U.S.A. Caribbean Engineering Phone: 305.348.3700 or fax: 305.348.6188 Institutions that will Email: [email protected] bring innovations in If you have any questions or would like to receive more information, please contact me engineering education at 305.348.2522 or Dr. Gustavo Roig directly. and research, and emerge as a major Very truly yours. force in this hemisphere to foster Vish Prasad, Ph.D. partnerships among President, LACCEI Dean and Distinguished Professor of Engineering, Florida International University

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