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OASEngineering Center of Excellence for the Americas

The engineering of the Americas, in one network.

LACCEI brings together 270+ universities and institutions from 29 countries to publish research, train engineers and build alliances that raise the quality of engineering education in Latin America, the Caribbean and the world.

LACCEI host cities in the Americas Dot map of the Americas showing the cities that hosted the LACCEI Multi-Conference and LEIRD between 2004 and 2027.
14host countriesHosts 2004–2026Next: San Juan and Boca Raton

LACCEI in numbers

In 2005 the Organization of American States selected LACCEI for its Engineering for the Americas plan. Since 2016 it has designated LACCEI its Engineering Center of Excellence for the Americas, and the OAS Engineering Summit is held alongside the LACCEI Multi-Conference.

270+member institutions
29countries on 3 continents
25Multi-Conference editions by 2027
1.100+participants per Multi-Conference
4languages: Spanish, English, Portuguese and French
Conferences

Two gatherings. One clear agenda.

All conferences
25th edition · Call for papers open

LACCEI 2027

“LACCEI: Here’s to the next 25 years! Engineering from the Americas through emerging technologies, transformations and alliances.”

July 21–23, 2027Florida Atlantic University, Boca RatonHybrid
—days to the full
paper deadline
Program published

LEIRD 2026

International Multi-Conference on Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Regional Development.

December 1–2, 2026San Juan, Puerto Rico
—days
to go

LACCEI 2027 key dates

Full calendar
  1. Call for papers and early-bird registration open

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  2. Full paper and work-in-progress deadline

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  3. Student competitions and K-12 poster deadline

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  4. Acceptance notification

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  5. Early bird ends · 3MT deadline

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  6. Multi-Conference in Boca Raton and online

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Publish with LACCEI

Your research: reviewed, indexed and open.

  • Double-blind review for full papers
  • Proceedings with ISSN, ISBN and DOI
  • Submitted for Scopus evaluation
  • Free open access for readers
  • Write in Spanish, English, Portuguese or French
FP

Full Paper

Double-blind review. Published with DOI and submitted to Scopus.

Jan 292027
WP

Work in Progress

Single-blind review. Presented as a poster, published with ISSN and ISBN.

Jan 292027
SP

Student competition

Top 10 finalists present to a jury; the winner travels to the global competition.

Feb 272027
3MT

Three Minute Thesis

Master’s and PhD, in general and engineering-education categories.

Apr 262027

Max. 3 papers per author (including co-authorship) and 7 authors per paper.

Recognition and voices

2026 Academic Merit Medal

Dr. Jaime Bonilla

Read the citation
“Participate, propose, lead a working group, or support an initiative — let’s make collaboration our advantage and impact our shared legacy.”
Dr. Cuauhtémoc Godoy · President of LACCEI Inc.
Partners

We work with the organizations shaping engineering education.

OEAOrganization of American States
FAUFlorida Atlantic University · HQ
ASEEUnited States
IEEEGlobal
SEFIEurope
IFEESGlobal
ENAEEEurope
ECEDHAUnited States
SPEEDGlobal student network
IGIPEngineering pedagogy
CONFEDIArgentina
ACOFIColombia

Bring your institution into the network.

Active member institutions get conference registration benefits, committee participation and access to competitions and internships for their students.