2nd International Congress of Engineering and Surveying - COI2NAR/UPADI 2024

2nd International Congress of Engineering and Surveying Pan American Union of Engineering Associations COI2NAR/UPADI 2024

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PROGRAM:

7:30 AM - Registration

8:00 AM | Welcome

Engineer Benjamín Colucci Ríos, PhD, F.ASCE, F.ITE
‍President, Pan American Committee on Transportation Systems (UPADI) Secretary, Pan American Academy of Engineering (API)

‍Engineer Ari Herrera, PE
‍President, Pan American Union of Engineering Associations (UPADI)

‍Engineer José Domingo Perez, PE
‍President, Pan American Academy of Engineering (API)

‍Engineer Faustino González Quiles, PE
‍President, Puerto Rico College of Engineers and Surveyors (CIA)

8:20 AM - Reading Proclamations

8:30 AM - Global Call to Action: Engineering Education and Development, Mitigation of Damage from Natural Disasters, Design and Construction of Resilient Works, and Affirmative Actions to Mitigate the Impact of Climate Change.

Engineer Ari Herrera, PE
‍President, Pan American Union of Engineering Associations (UPADI)

9:15 AM - Planning, Design and Construction of Resilient and Sustainable Infrastructure for the Benefit of Humanity: Pillars of the San Juan Declaration.

Engineer José Domingo Perez, PE
‍President, Pan American Academy of Engineering (API)

10:00 AM - Recess and Poster Exhibition

10:30am - Plan of Action to Mitigate the Impact of Climate Change in Puerto Rico

Dr. Rafael Mendez Tejeda
‍Director, Multidisciplinary Research Center
Professor, UPR-Carolina

Engineer Carl Axel Soderberg, PE
‍Titular, Pan-American Academy of Engineering

Members, Committee of Experts and Advisors on Climate Change, Government of Puerto Rico

11:15 AM - ATLAS Initiative for Climate Resilient Infrastructure

Ing. Michael Sanio, F. ASCE
‍Executive Director and Founder of ATLAS
Titular, Pan-American Academy of Engineering

12:00PM - LUNCH

1:30 PM - CREATE Initiative: Research and Education Strategies to Improve the Durability of Transportation Infrastructure in Coastal Zones

Engineer Alberto M. Figueroa Medina, PhD
‍UPR Mayaguez Professor
Associate Director, CREATE-UTC
Coastal Research and Education Actions for Transportation Equity

2:15 PM - Federal-Level Initiatives for the Implementation of Environmentally Sustainable Transportation Projects

Engineer Migdalia Carrión
‍Sustainable Pavement Program Manager, Federal Highway Administration, United States Department of Transportation.

3:00 PM - Cadastre, Digitalization and Sustainability: Perspectives from the National Registry of Costa Rica (CIT)

Engineer Melissa Renata Sanchez
‍Costa Rica National Registry Officer
Secretary, College of Surveying Engineers of Costa Rica (CIT)

3:45pm - Recess and Poster Exhibition

4:00pm - Panel of Deans of Engineering Schools, Holders of the Pan-American Academy of Engineering (API) and Heads of Agencies.

Call to Action: Infrastructure Development in Harmony with the Environment.
Moderator: Ing. José Domingo Pérez, PE

THEME 1: Engineering Education and Development
THEME 2: Mitigation of Damage from Natural Disasters
THEME 3: Design and Construction of Resilient Works
THEME 4: Affirmative Actions to Mitigate the Impact of Climate Change

5:00pm - Closing of the Congress

Delivery of Certificates of Participation (group photo)

5:30pm - Confraternization Activity