Participation at this conference is by invitation only. No registrations will be accepted from anyone who is not on the designated list of participants.

The field of engineering education research is growing rapidly, as evidenced by the recent emergence of the critical components of an infrastructure to sustain a community of scholars. Well-defined groups, centers, and departments are forming on many campuses, professional organizations are growing more supportive through working groups and conference sessions, agencies are providing more funding opportunities, and journals are encouraging more scholarly rigor in their articles. Among the elements needed now is a highly-regarded research forum in which scholars may network, collaborate, and disseminate their research among their colleagues. Thus, the mission of the Research in Engineering Education Symposium (REES) is to serve as the principal independent international forum advancing research in engineering education by providing an opportunity for emerging and established scholars and practitioners in the field to interact and collaborate substantively on their research, and thus leverage their expertise to shape and drive engineering education. The retreat-oriented meeting will be highly interactive in which attendees are expected to participate in a variety of discussions and activities throughout the symposium. Invitations to participate in the conference will be extended to authors of accepted research briefs.

Conference Organization
Barbara M. Olds, REES 2008 General Chair
Associate Vice President for Educational Innovation, and Professor of Liberal Arts & International Studies
Colorado School of Mines, USA
bolds@mines.edu

Caroline Baillie
Dupont Chair in Engineering Education Research and Development
Queen’s University, Canada
caroline.baillie@queensu.ca

Norman L. Fortenberry
Director, Center for the Advancement of Scholarship on Engineering Education
National Academy of Engineering, USA
nfortenb@nae.edu

Xavier Fouger
Director, Product Lifecycle Management Academy
Dessault Systemes, France
xavier_fouger@ds-fr.com

Jeffrey E. Froyd
Director, Academic Development, Dwight Look College of Engineering
Texas A&M University, USA
jefffroyd@tees.tamus.edu

Roger Hadgraft
Director, Engineering Learning Unit, and Associate Professor
University of Melbourne, Australia
roger.hadgraft@unimelb.edu.au

Kamyar Haghighi
Head, Department of Engineering Education
Purdue University, USA
haghighi@purdue.edu

Edmond I. Ko
Senior Advisor to the Vice President for Academic Affairs, and Adjunct Professor of Chemical Engineering
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong
keedko@ust.hk

Anette Kolmos
Professor and Vice Director of the UNESCO International Centre for Engineering Education−
Centre for Problem-Based Learning
Aalborg University, Denmark
ak@plan.aau.dk

Jack R. Lohmann
Vice Provost for Faculty and Academic Development, and Professor of Industrial and Systems Engineering
Georgia Institute of Technology, USA
jlohmann@gatech.edu