Sessions

More than 225 SAE Technical Papers are expected from the 58 technical sessions planned for electronics topics at the SAE 2006 World Congress. New among them are Intelligent Transportation Systems - Safer, Smarter, Faster and Simulation and Modeling Mechatronics. Perennial favorites—In-Vehicle Networks, In-Vehicle Software and Distributed Embedded Systems Engineering—are also on the agenda.

On Wednesday afternoon, at the AVL Technology Theater, the keynote and panel topic will be New Applications for Vehicle Electronics and Telecommunications - Cutting Costs and Improving Customer Satisfaction. Helmut Schinagel, Executive VP Interior & Driver Environment, BMW Group will deliver the keynote address. The panel discussion will be moderated by Michelle L. Murad, Product Public Relations, Mercedes-Benz USA LLC & Chair WEC and will include panelists: Chris Cook, General Manager, Peripheral Electronics, AAMP of America; Jason M. Forcier, President, ETAS Inc.; Jack Little, CEO, The MathWorks; Kieran O'Sullivan, VP & General Manager, Motorola Automotive, Motorola Inc.; and David D. Robinson, President, Electrical & Electronics Div., Robert Bosch Corp.

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More than 400 SAE Technical Papers are expected from the 78 technical sessions planned for materials topics at the SAE 2006 World Congress. Fifteen Reliability and Robust Design sessions will offer a wide range of learning opportunities from uncertainty modeling and reliability methods to optimization, verification, validation, fatigue, military and more. Magnesium and powder metallurgy are among the 60-plus remaining materials sessions that will cover a very full range of topics.

On Thursday morning, at the AVL Technology Theater, the panel topic will be Nano and Micro Technology, and MEMS - Redefining the Car of Tomorrow, Myth vs. Reality.
Elias Towe, Professor of ECE & Materials Science & Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University will moderate the discussion among panelists, Daniel Rardon, Manager, Nanotechnology Initiatives, PPG Industries; Rudolf Stauber, VP, Materials Development, BMW Group; and others.

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More than 400 SAE Technical papers are expected from the 77 technical sessions planned for safety/test topics at the SAE 2006 World Congress. Among the perennial favorites are: Accident Reconstruction, Automotive Lighting, and Occupant Restraints. Sessions in Safety Systems will highlight technical innovations in passive safety for smarter, more effective systems. Biomechanics and Pedestrian Safety sessions are planned as well as an expanded paper line-up for Fire Safety.

On Wednesday, a management session at the AVL Technology Theater, Safer Cars through Crash Avoidance - New Solutions, will feature executive panelists from OEMs, major suppliers and NHTSA. Robert K. Yakushi, Dir of Product Safety, Reg & Acc Qty., Nissan North America Inc. will deliver a keynote address. Panelists to date will include: Josef Haberl, Director, Vehicle Safety, BMW Group; Seigo Kuzumaki, Project General Manager, Vehicle Safety, Toyota Motor Corp.; Priya Prasad, Technical Fellow, Safety Research, Ford Motor Co.; Charles Shalvoy, President & CEO, Canesta, Inc.; Tomiji Sugimoto, Vice President, Honda R&D Americas, Inc.

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More than 130 SAE Technical papers are expected in emissions/environment from the SAE 2006 World Congress. Among the perennial favorites of the 32 emissions/environment technical sessions planned for Congress is the eight part offering, Diesel Exhaust Emission Control. It will cover such topics as HC-De-NOx, DPF, SCR and more. Other emissions/environment session topics will include sustainable plastics, climate control, design for recyclability and more.

Industry's top executives will discuss the future of the world's energy sources on stage at the SAE 2006 AVL Technology Theater. Nigel F. Gale, Vice President, Southwest Research Institute will moderate the session, "What Will be the Future Transportation Energy Sources - And at What Cost?" Panelists will include Christoph Huss, Senior VP of Science & Traffic Policy of BMW Group, SAE 2006 Host Company; Wolfgang Warnecke, Business Group Manager Fuels, Shell Global Solutions GmbH, and more.

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With escalating gas prices and tighter emissions standards driving innovation in alternate fuels, sessions focusing on fuel cells, hybrid powertrains, and HCCI are expected to be among the most popular of the 60 powertrain/propulsion technical sessions planned for SAE 2006. More than 400 SAE Technical Papers will come from these sessions which will include:

• Emission Controls and Measurements for both Diesels and SI Engines
  
• Advanced Hybrid Vehicle Powertrains
  
• Hydrogen Engines
  
• Fuel Cells
  
• HCCI Combustion
  
• Advanced Transmissions and Drivelines

The FEV Powertrain Innovation Forum-on the exhibition floor-will feature a selection of some of the technical program's best attended powertrain sessions. Plus, racecars and the production vehicles they influenced will be on display.

Several business sessions will feature industry's top executives discussing the future of propulsion and will be held on stage at the exhibition's AVL Technology Theater.

Panelists for the session - Diesel, Gas, or Hybrid — Innovation for Tomorrow and Beyond will include: Klaus Borgmann, Director Powertrain Development, BMW Group; John Moulton, President, Powertrain Division, Robert Bosch Corp.; Tsuneo Tanai, Managing Director, Honda R&D Co., Ltd.