The OAS Summit of Engineering for the Americas

22nd LACCEI International Multi-Conference for Engineering, Education and Technology

Sustainable Engineering for a Diverse, Equitable, and Inclusive Future at the Service of Education, Research, and Industry for a Society 5.0.
July 15-19, 2024 (Hybrid) – San Jose, Costa Rica

LACCEI 2024 will be held in in person at Crowne Plaza San Jose and virtually through Agora Meetings Platform.

What is The OAS Summit of Engineering for the Americas?

LACCEI was selected by the Organization of American States (OAS) in 2005 to be part of the Engineering for the Americas (EftA) action plan to advance the accreditation and quality assurance of engineering programs in the Americas. As of 2016, the OAS officially established “The OAS Engineering Summit for the Americas” to coincide with the LACCEI International Multiconference and designated our organization as the OAS “Engineering Center of Excellence for the Americas”, an important credential that allows LACCEI to strengthen the quality of education in Engineering, Academic Leadership and Student Competitions.

What is LACCEI?

LACCEI (Latin American and Caribbean Consortium of Engineering Institutions), is a non-profit entity made up of institutions that offer programs in engineering, computing, technology or education and that participate in an academic or investigative manner with other institutions at an international level. Its purpose is promoting global collaboration for the continuous advancement of engineering, technology, education, research, practice and innovation, and connecting Latin America and the Caribbean with the rest of the world. Today we have more than 250 participating institutions from 26 countries in 3 continents and for the last 22 years we have been holding an annual multilingual academic multiconference that accepts scientific articles in English, Spanish, Portuguese, and French.


The LACCEI conference accepts unpublished papers written in English, Spanish, Portuguese and French. All accepted and presented papers are published in the proceedings with ISSN, ISBN. Full papers (FP) undergo double-blind review, and if accepted and presented, are published with DOI, and processed for evaluation by Scopus and other indexes. While Work in Progress (WP) submissions undergo single-blind review, are presented as posters and published in the conference proceedings. Submissions to the Student Paper (SP) competition undergo single-blind review. The top 10 finalists compete in a technical presentation and are published with DOI and submitted for indexation. The winner receives an all expense paid trip and registration to compete in the global competition. 2024 LACCEI Active member Institutions receive registration benefits. Starting this year, LACCEI will internally classify FP into 4 categories: review paper, data research, software paper, and general research. There is a limit of 3 papers per author (includes co-author) and 7 authors per paper.

Important Dates:

  • October 2, 2023 – Call for Paper (CfP)Register here
  • October 9, 2023 – Early bird registration open
  • February 2, 2024 – Deadline for Full Papers (FP) and Work in Progress (WP) submissions (Eastern Daylight Time – EDT)
  • February 26, 2024 – New Deadline for Full Papers (FP) and Work in Progress (WP) submissions (Eastern Daylight Time – EDT)
  • March 4, 2024 – Deadline for Student Competition submissions: papers research and poster (Eastern Daylight Time – EDT)
  • March 24, 2024 – New Deadline Deadline for Student Competition submissions: papers research and poster (Eastern Daylight Time – EDT)
  • March 4, 2024 – Deadline for Master and Doctoral Thesis (Eastern Daylight Time – EDT)
  • April 26, 2024 – Notification of acceptance (FP & WP)
  • May 7, 2024 – Submit final version of the accepted paper (FP & WP)
  • May 7, 2024 – Only virtual mode: Deadline to submit video
  • May 10, 2024 – Early bird registration closes
  • May 11, 2024 – Standard (full cost) registration open
  • May 19, 2024 – New Deadline Deadline for Master and Doctoral Thesis (Eastern Daylight Time – EDT)
  • May 29, 2024 – Publication of the Face-to-Face (in person) program
  • May 29, 2024 – Publication of the Virtual program
  • June 30, 2024 – Standard registration closes
  • July 1, 2024 – On Door (plus 10%) registration open
  • July 15-16, 2024 – Pre-Conference LACCEI 2024
  • July 17-19, 2024 – Multi-Conference LACCEI 2024

Technical tracks (two categories):

ENGINEERING EDUCATION (EE)

  • Accreditation, Assessment, Dual Degree, Certificate Programs, and Degree Equivalency of Engineering
  • Chemistry, Mathematics, and Physics in Engineering Education 
  • Enhancing Undergraduate Education and Curriculum Improvement
  • Management of Engineering Education
  • Online Laboratories
  • Recruitment and Retention in Engineering
  • Technology for Teaching and Learning, E-Learning, and Distance Education
  • Women and Diversity in Engineering

ENGINEERING RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING PRACTICE (ER/EP)

  • Aerospace and Aeronautical Science
  • Agriculture, Food, and Farming
  • Biochemistry, Biotechnology, Bioinformatics and Nanotechnology
  • Chemical and Materials 
  • Civil, Infrastructure, and Construction
  • Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Data Science, and Software 
  • Cybersecurity and Digital Forensics
  • Electrical and Electronics
  • Energy and Water
  • Entrepreneurship and Innovation
  • Environmental Engineering
  • Ethics and Society
  • Globalization, Peace, and Humanitarian Engineering
  • Information Technology
  • Logistics and Transportation
  • Mechanical and Electromechanical
  • Oceanography and Marine Sciences 
  • Project Management, Service Engineering, Production Engineering, and Product Life Management
  • Quality Assurance
  • Sustainable Engineering
  • Technology Management
  • Telecommunications, IoT, and Industry 4.0
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