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Vietnam hosts ASEAN engineering organisations’ conference

An official opening session of the 2020 conference of the ASEAN Federation of Engineering Organisations (CAFEO 38) will take place on November 25, heard a press conference held in Hanoi on November 23.
Vietnam hosts ASEAN engineering organisations’ conference ảnh 1An official opening session of the 2020 conference of the ASEAN Federation of Engineering Organisations (CAFEO 38) will take place on November 25 (Source: VUSTA and AFEO)

Hanoi (VNA) – An official opening session of the 2020 conferenceof the ASEAN Federation of Engineering Organisations (CAFEO 38) will take placeon November 25, heard a press conference held in Hanoi on November 23.
 
Themed “Fostering initiatives and actions by AFEO to build a sustainable andprosperous ASEAN community,” the conference is chaired by the Vietnam Union ofScience and Technology Associations (VUSTA) from November 18-26, drawing many professionalengineers and the leaders of 10 ASEAN member countries.

The event will serve to confirm commitment of the ASEAN Federation ofEngineering Organisations (AFEO) to realising the ASEAN Community’s visiontoward 2025 and the UN’s 2030 agenda on sustainable development through strengtheningengineers’ role in meeting sustainable development goals, initiatinghigh-quality technical cooperation schemes, and promoting the use of digitaltechnology in order to build a connected, fair, and prosperous ASEAN Community,Nghiem Vu Khai, Vice President of the VUSTA and head of the CAFEO 38’sorganising board, said at the press briefing.

The conference focuses discussions, including transportation (the COVID-19impact on the transport and logistics sector), environmental engineering (wastemanagement and violations in hazardous waste management), disaster response,and the development of an ASEAN energy system.

A ceremony to award titles to individuals who have shown great dedication tothe engineering industry, in addition to presenting certificates toprofessional engineers from throughout the bloc.

A closing session of CAFEO 38 will take place on November 26. 

CAFEO is held annually among the 10 ASEAN member states on a rotating basis.Established in 1982, the federation is made up of various engineeringinstitutions in the region./.
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