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Engineers for a Sustainable World (ESW) is a not-for-profit network based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. ESW is an umbrella organization with chapters established at 48 colleges and universities and professional chapters in three cities, all located primarily in the United States.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.eswusa.org/chapters )〕 ESW chapters work on technical engineering projects that have a good focus on sustainability and environmental issues. Projects can be located either on-campus, in the local community, or internationally. Chapters are made up of students, and are semi-autonomous. ESW was known as Engineers Without Frontiers USA (EWF-USA) through 2004. ESW was established in 2001 in Ithaca, New York at Cornell University. ESW was based at Cornell from 2001 through August 30, 2007, when it moved its headquarters to Oakland, California. In July 2011, ESW moved its headquarters to Merced, California at the University of California, Merced. In July 2013, the organization became an independent legal entity and shifted its headquarters to Pittsburgh, PA. ==Overview== ESW is managed by a distributed National Team that consists largely of volunteers. They include the Executive Director, Projects & Education Director, Chapter Relations Director, Branding & Technology Director, Communications Director, and Development Director, along with affiliated departments. Volunteers include current chapter members as well as graduated professionals. Since incorporation, the National Team is overseen by a Board of Directors. ESW also has a Board of Directors with additional members from academia and corporations. On its official website, ESW defines its vision as the following:〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.eswusa.org/mission-vision )〕 ESW defines its mission as: To forge innovative, lasting solutions to local and global sustainability challenges. ESW defines its goals as follows:〔
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