Message from the General Chair

It is a changing world of challenging times of large number of different channels of communication and so the organization of another edition of WCCA - World Congress on Communication and Arts, is the accomplishment of a high level forum for the world experts to discuss and exchange new ideas and experiences in their fields of knowledge. This edition WCCA’2013 happens in Geelong, in Australia, on April 4 to 7, 2013 and it is the first time that WCCA happens in Australasia.

The theme of the congress is “Projections” and we are sure that this congress provides opportunities for those who are interested in collaboration and investment in communication and arts. It is a congress that congregates researchers and professionals, academics from many parts of the world to show their latest achievements.

The social program and networking events have been designed in order to provide the attendees to have an opportunity to know a little of Australia, the cultural life style and meet colleagues from different countries; exchange experiences, renew old friendships and build new ones that will continue long after the closing ceremony.

The congress takes place in Geelong, a provincial center that is located 75km south west of the state capital of Melbourne, Australia. It is a perfect location to have a meeting such as WCCA’2013. The Geelong Waterfront Campus is Deakin’s newest Campus, located on Corio Bay, in the central business district of Geelong that is a modern and impressive Campus center. Deakin started life as a small regional university, but has now become one of Australia's major universities, with high-tech facilities and impressive architecture.

As the General Chair of WCCA’2013 - VI World Congress on Communication and Arts on behalf of COPEC team I am glad to thank first of all the Deakin University for hosting the congress. It is imperative to acknowledge and thank in special all the people involved in the organization of this edition of WCCA such as Prof. David Marshall and Prof. Deb Verhoeven, Local Chairs of WCCA’2013, without whom this event would not have been possible. I would like also to thank Kim Barbour for their great work.

The WCCA’2013 - VI World Congress on Communication and Arts is organized by COPEC – Science and Education Research Council and promoted by WCCA –World Council on Communication and Arts in Technical Cooperation (in alphabetical order): AAMP (Fishing Museum Friends Society), ABENGE (Brazilian Society for Engineering Education), AENUI (Asociación de Enseñantes Universitarios de la Informática), ASEE (American Society for Engineering Education), ASIBEI (Ibero-American Association of Engineering Education Institutions), GCMM (Global Congress on Manufacturing and Management), IEEE-Ed.Soc. (Education Society of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers), IFEES (International Federation of Engineering Education Societies), IGIP (Internationale Gesellschaft für Ingenieurpädagogik), INTERTECH (International Council for Engineering and Technology Education); IPN (Ingeniøruddannelsernes Pædagogiske Netværk), ISTEC (Ibero-American Science & Technology Education Consortium), Porto Gente (PortFolk), RBE (Brazilian Network of Engineering), RCI (Réseau Carthagène d’Ingénierie), SBA (Brazilian Automation Society), SBA Young (Student Chapter of the Brazilian Automation Society), SEFI (Société Européenne pour la Formation des Ingénieurs), SHERO (Safety, Health and Environment Research Organization ), SPEE (Portuguese Society for Engineering Education) and SPEED (Student Platform for Engineering Education Development).

I would like to thank in special the Deakin University for hosting and support; special thanks also to our sponsors FAPESP (State of São Paulo Research Foundation), CNPq (National Council for Scientific and Technological Development), CAPES (Coordination for Improvement of Personnel of Superior Level) and SUPNET - Technology & Information.

It is important to emphasize the importance of all the people who have collaborated for the success of the congress, and for all the authors and participants for the valuable contributions and participation.

I am very glad to welcome you to WCCA’2013.

Thank you all

 

Prof. Dr. Claudio da Rocha Brito

GENERAL CHAIR
President of COPEC