° ECCREDI:  ECCE is a subscribing member of the European Council for Construction Research, Development and Innovation which is actively involved in the European Commission’s R & D programme and has a contract relating to targeted research actions.  Georges Pilot of CNISF,  previously a Director of the Research Laboratory of the Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chaussees attends many of the ECCREDI meetings on behalf of ECCE members.  Professor Lamas of Portugal is ECCE’s representative on the E-Core project. www.e-core.org

° SEFI: ECCE is a subscribing member of SEFI, a European association for engineering education.  SEFI has been active in commenting on the effects of the Bologna Declaration on engineering education in Europe.

° ECF: The European Construction Forum groups pan-European bodies in the built environment sector and provides a platform for a productive and beneficial exchange of information and for joint events which raise the profile of the sector.

° ASCE:  ECCE exchanges information and publications on a regular basis with ASCE. http://www.asce.org

° JSCE:  The Japan Society of Civil Engineers and ECCE exchange information and publications.   JSCE now provides web-site information in English language, increasing the information flow for professional engineers around the world.   Their web-site http://www.jsce-int.org  contains a copy of their Year 2002 Flood Disaster in Europe Investigation Summary Report.

° WFEO: ECCE is regularly informed about World Federation of Engineering Organisations activities through WFEO President and former ECCE President, Jose Medem.  In June 2003 it will hold the 6th WFEO World Congress on Engineering Education and the 2nd ASEE International Colloquium on Engineering Education in Nashville, Tennessee (http://www.asee.org/conferences/international2003)  In 2004 it will host a World Congress on Natural Disasters in New Delhi, organised by the Institution of Engineers of India http://www.worldcongress04.org/  and a World Engineers Convention in Shanghai http://www.wec2004.org/

° ECCE also maintains contact with FEANI, the European Federation of National Engineering Associations and with other bodies which represent professionals in the built environment sector.