STA's aims and objectives are to increase membership and influence; consolidate the territorial commissions in Madrid, Pamplona and Valencia; create new territorial commissions in areas of less influence; facilitate the global exchange of knowledge and experience; reach a bigger number of technical activities and with a better level every year; encourage the creation of new technical sections covering a wider range of fields of activity; strengthen relationships with FISITA and its member societies; promote EAEC towards a pan-European society; translate the FISITA Technical Dictionary into Spanish andpromote the organisation of successful conferences and other activities.