Course organization and participants
The PASI workshop was aimed at advanced graduate students, postdoctoral fellows and young researchers in the area of Process Systems Engineering under the Pan American Advanced Studies Institute (PASI) Program from the Americas. Funding for this PASI (http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2003/nsf03506/nsf03506.htm ) was provided by the National Science Foundation (http://www.nsf.gov) and the Department of Energy http://www.energy.gov/engine/content.do) . The dates and location were August 16-25, 2005 , Iguazu Falls, in the Argentina/Brazil border. The specific site for the workshop was the Hotel Cataratas in the Parque Nacional Iguazú. This location has excellent facilities that can accommodate the participants of this workshop. For more details see: http://www.hotelcataratas.com/

The PASI workshop addressed four major areas:
- Optimization
- Process and Product Design
- Process and Supply Chain Operations
- Process Dynamics and Control