"This year's conference theme "Sustainable Engineering and Global Health" explores two topics that have been rarely considered simultaneously in community project planning. Yet, both topics are interrelated and cannot be separated when developing healthy, peaceful, and sustainable communities. Engineers need to know about health conditions in order to select appropriate and sustainable solutions. Likewise, the success of long lasting health community programs requires basic infrastructure that uses local skills and materials, meets basic needs, and paves the way for a better future for community members. I look forward to the questions, discussions and ideas that will come out of our next conference and to seeing how it will improve EWB-USA's mission toward sustainable community development."
- Bernard Amadei, PhD
Founder, EWB-USA
"As one of the fastest growing professional organizations in the engineering community, EWB-USA is attracting passionate and dedicated members wo are committed to bettering our world by using their skills and compassion to improve the quality of lisfe in communities around the world. This conference provides a forum to share lessons learned, address challenges and put our heads together to develop sustainable solutions that will improve global health and improve basic infrastructure."
- Cathy Leslie, PE,
Executive Director, Engineers Without Borders - USA
”The engineering profession has long been dedicated to improving global health, yet today there are 1.2 billion people on the planet who lack clean drinking water and 2.4 billion people who lack basic sanitation. This year our 2008 Engineers Without Borders-USA conference leaders have invited global health professionals and pace-setting non-governmental organizations to shape creative and synergistic breakthrough solutions to close this huge human services gap. We applaud EWB-USA and all the participants for their leadership."
- Bud Ahearn
Senior Vice President, CH2M HILL
"ASCE is proud to be both a sponsor for EWB-USA’s 2008 Annual Conference as well as its partner in making the world a better place. Activities such as this year’s conference not only enhance the civil engineering profession but present the perfect opportunity for our organizations to work together to enhance the welfare of humanity by improving sustainable engineering and global health."
- David Mongan, P.E., F.ASCE,
President, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
“EWB-USA offers a platform for young engineers to apply their engineering skills towards their growing interest in serving the community at large in philantropic ways. This generational shift in concerns is very apparent and important as we struggle to encourage more young people to consider engineering as profession. EWB-USA has played a significant role in increasing the awareness of the primary role that engineering and science plays in addressing the social and health needs of population stressed world. For these reasons, GeoEngineers is a proud supporter of EWB-USA.”
- Kurt Fraese, L.G.
CEO, GeoEngineers
