ABCM Missão e Valores
The Brazilian Association of Engineering and Mechanical Sciences – ABCM (Associação Brasileira de Engenharia e Ciências Mecânicas) – is a non-profitable Civil Partnership of cultural and scientific nature. It was founded in April 19th, 1975, having its head office located in Rio de Janeiro city.
ABCM's goal is to congregate individuals and companies that share an interest in Engineering and Mechanical Sciences development, in order to:
The current scientific and technological development demands from professionals that work in several areas of Engineering and Mechanical Sciences a constant update towards the advances made in the many common fields of work. By participating on a technical-scientific society such as the ABCM, the professional has the unique opportunity to continuously expose oneself to many activities situated on the frontier of the technological-scientific knowledge.
The ABCM has about 900 members, graduated in Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics, Civil, Chemical, Aerospace, Naval, Oil, Materials, and Metallurgy, as well as Applied Physics and Mathematics. Although most of the members work in the academic area, the Association seeks to strenghten more and more the interaction between Universities and Research Centers with the Industrial sector, especially to those ones accustomed to the current technological challenges.
Since its foundation, ABCM has been the main promoting agent on Engineering and Mechanical Sciences in Brazil. This work has been materialized through the several mechanisms, in which stands out: