[E&E seminars] TODAY @ 4pm!!!! Room 32-155. Engineering, Infrastructure and Global Competitiveness

[Xanat Flores]

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THE MEXICAN STUDENTS ASSOCIATION AND
THE CIVIL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT
CORDIALLY IVITE YOU TO THE TALK:

"ENGINEERIGN, INFRASTRUCTURE AND GLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS"

BY DR. JORGE DIAZ PADILLA (CEE'74)
PRESIDENT OF THE INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF CONSULTING ENGINEERS
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 20TH, 2006
ROOM:32-155 (STATA CENTER)
TIME: 4PM

Abstract:

"Sustainable economic development and poverty alleviation are
intimately related to country competitiveness. In addition, competitiveness and
productivity are dependent on the delivery of quality infrastructure projects
in a corruption free environment. To this end, engineering services is a
fundamental component of the system but the role of the consulting engineer as
a "trusted advisor" is
nowadays more an exception than a norm. The current global status of the
consulting engineering as an industry will be discussed and a road forward to
enhance the image and role of the professional engineers will be presented".


Dr. Díaz Padilla, an MIT alumnus, took office as president of the International
Federation of Consulting Engineers (FIDIC), in September 2005 for the 2005-2007
term. FIDIC, founded in 1913 and with headquarters in Geneva, represents
internationally the organized consulting industry in 74 countries where 30,000
consulting firms employ over one million staff.

Born in Mexico City, Dr. Díaz Padilla has been working in the consulting
industry for more than 30 years. Trained and registered as a civil engineer he
received Engineering and Masters degrees from the National University of Mexico
and a Ph.D. at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

A former President of the MIT Club of Mexico, of the Mexican Chapter of
the MIT Enterprise Forum and a member of the Board of Directors of the
Association of Alumni and Alumnae of MIT, he is a recipient of the Harold E.
Lobdell ?17 Award for his service to the Institute and is a member of the
Educational Council.

Founder and President of SYSTEC, a consulting firm specializing in program,
project and construction management headquartered in Mexico City, he is a
recognized specialist in project trouble shooting and in the implementation of
project information systems. During the past 20 years he has been the Technical
and IT External Auditor of the National Housing Agency of Mexico and since 1991
the project manager of the restoration project of the Metropolitan Cathedral in
Mexico City.

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