Conference for Industry and Education Collaboration (CIEC)


Conference for Industry and Education Collaboration (CIEC)

 

 

Join us in Henderson, Nevada, on February 5-7, 2025.

We are just a short ride away from the bright lights of Las Vegas! Below is information about Attending, Sponsoring, and exhibiting.

This year’s 49th annual ASEE Conference for Industry and Education Collaboration (CIEC) is organized by the Cooperative and Experiential Education Division (CEED), the College Industry Partnership Division (CIPD), the Continuing, Professional, and Online Education Division (CPOED), and the Engineering Technology Division (ETD). Since 1976, this conference has been a place for workshops, technical sessions, training, and plenary keynote and panels emphasizing the long and mutually beneficial partnerships among education, industry, and government.

The 2025 CIEC convenes at the Green Valley Ranch Resort and Spa from February 5th to 7th. For more information and questions, contact the General Conference Chair, Tamra Swann, at tswann@bagley.msstate.edu

REGISTRATION FOR THE CONFERENCE:  

Registration for the conference is now open. Please register by Tuesday, December 3, at 9 p.m. CST to get the early bird rate. 

Full conference registration includes Wednesday's opening reception and breakfast, lunch, and refreshment breaks on Wednesday and Thursday.

One-day registration includes meals and refreshment breaks on the registration day only.

Regular Registration:  2025 ASEE CIEC Registration (formsmarts.com)

Add-On Registration (golf, Hoover Dam, and companion):  2025 ASEE CIEC Add-ons to Registration (Event Tickets or a Companion) (formsmarts.com)

PROGRAM

This year’s conference theme is Replicating Success in an Ever-Changing Environment. You can find more information about the program in this linked Program at a Glance.

TRAVEL

The conference hotel is Green Valley Ranch Resort and Spa. A group of rooms has been blocked at a reduced rate of $199 (plus a $30 resort fee) and taxes.  Hotel rooms can be reserved by calling 702-617-7777 or 866-782-9487 and using the code GCIASEE.

The nearest airport is the Las Vegas Airport, known as the Harry Reid International Airport (LAS), and from there, the hotel is a 10–15-minute ride to the hotel.   Taxis and other options, such as Uber, are available.

Golf Outing Available Friday – Network on the links Friday at the Revere Golf Club.  Take a look at the course at https://www.reveregolf.com/ (You can reserve your space using the appropriate add-on registration form).

Hoover Dam VIP Hard Hat Tour on Friday - The Cooperative & Experiential Education Division (CEED) has organized a tour of the Hoover Dam for interested participants on Friday, February 7, during the 2025 CIEC in Henderson, NV.  Find information about this visit here. (You can reserve a space using the add-on registration form.)

SPONSORSHIP

Sponsorship and Exhibit opportunities are available at the 2025 CIEC. Sponsors and Exhibitors take a front-row seat to a unique gathering of engineering faculty and staff working with Industry leaders to provide quality educational experiences designed to enhance the engineering professionals around the United States and internationally.

The Expo features exhibitors from academia and industry. It allows your organization to discuss your brand highly effectively with guaranteed exposure to over 200 professionals in engineering education. The CIEC is a nationally recognized conference focusing on engineering education issues for industry, universities, and government.

Sponsors and Exhibitors can find more details here.

Sponsors contact Tamra Swann at tswann@bagley.msstate.edu for more information. 

Exhibitors contact Candace House Teixeira at housec@usc.edu for more information.

Benefits of exhibiting at CIEC include:

  • Exposure: To leading professionals in the field of engineering education and industry.
  • Networking: Informal discussions among participants and exhibitors
  • Branding: Your company's name and logo will be printed in the final conference brochure.

DIVISION DESCRIPTIONS

Cooperative and Experiential Education Division (CEED)

This division strives to develop a better understanding of the principles of cooperative and experiential education, to encourage and promote improvement in programs of cooperative and experiential education, and to foster closer relationships between institutions of higher education and industry, both nationally and internationally.  The division also emphasizes professional standards and ethics in engineering cooperative and experiential education.

College-Industry Partnerships Division (CIPD)

CIPD is an organization that fosters a strong alliance between engineering employers, educators, and those interested in promoting partnerships that enhance science and technology.

Continuing Professional Development Division (CPDD)

Newly renamed! The Continuing, Professional, and Online Education Division fosters the development, delivery, and improvement of continuing education in all areas related to the allied branches of science, technology, engineering, and math. CPOED provides advocacy for and leadership in lifelong learning and creates opportunities for exchanging information and expertise among educational program providers and consumers.

Engineering Technology Division (ETD)

ETD's principal function is to support individual members’ interests related to engineering technology. Its membership comprises public and private two—and four-year engineering technology educators worldwide and representatives from industries that employ engineering technology graduates.

Enjoy some pictures from CIEC 2024, which was held in Garden Grove, CA.