This Newsletter is published quarterly for the WFEO Committee on Engineering and Environment (CEE) at 
The Institution of Engineers (India), 8, Gokhale Road, Calcutta 700 020, 
Phone: 223-8311/14/15/16, 223-8333/34, 223-3155, Fax: 91 33 223-8345, 91 61532911, 
E-mail: intnl@ieindia.org ; gplal@hotmail.com 
Secretary & Director General : Cdr. A K Poothia, IN (Retd.)

Vol 26 No 4 DEC 2005 Editor: Mr. B. J. Vasoya

Editorial ... 1               

WFEO Committees, Executive Council and General Assembly Meet in San Juan, Puerto Rico ... 2 

A detailed Account of India’s Participation at San Juan, Puerto rico ... 3

Global Climate Change ........     4 

World Council of Civil Engineers Created ..... 5  

We Look Forward to WEC 2008               ... 6

  At The Helm ... 7 

Acronyms commonly used ... 4

WE LOOK FORWARD TO WEC 2008      

The next World Engineer’s Convention will be hosted by the WFEO Brazilian National Members, Brazilian Federation of Engineering Societies (FEBRAE) in 2008. The WEC will be hosted either at Iguassi at Rio De Janerio or Brazilia.

A supervisory board has already been set up to organize the event. It is chaired by the CONFEA President and includes six external members belonging to WFEO, IAB, CAST and UNESCO. Apart from the supervisory board, it has decided to set up an International Advisory Board [CIAB], chaired by WFEO past president Prof. Medem.