The National Academy of Engineering’s Cultural, Ethical, Social, and Environmental Responsibility in Engineering (CESER) Program and the National Academies’ Committee on Human Rights (CHR) will conduct a symposium exploring issues at the intersection of engineering and human rights. Goals of this symposium include: (1) increasing awareness of the role engineers play in protecting and promoting human rights, (2) exploring ways human rights-based approaches to engineering might help engineers and human rights experts solve pressing challenges, and (3) collecting information to identify areas of impact for future CHR/CESER efforts. Focus areas may include, but are not limited to:

· Engineering, Human Rights, and Climate Change

· Engineering and Human Rights in International Development

· Human Rights and Emerging Technologies

· Human Rights in Engineering Education and Practice

CESER and CHR staff will convene a planning committee comprised of ~6 experts in human rights and engineering. The symposium is expected to take place over 1.5 days and will be hybrid to facilitate attendance, inclusion, and engagement with a wide audience while also providing flexibility for in-person attendance. Deliverables are planned to include an online posting of videos of the event and related materials and a National Academies publication in the form of a Proceedings or Proceedings—in Brief produced in accordance with institutional guidelines.