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Presentations from the 2010 Event

Tuesday, January 26

Plenary Session

Celebrating Progress and Potential for Safer and Sustainable Vehicles* - Dan Ryan, Mazda
Enhancing Competitiveness of the Auto Industry through Stronger Fuel Economy and CO₂ Standards* - Roland J. Hwang, Natural Resources Defense Council
Transportation systems: The outlook for reauthorization of the Surface Transportation Programs* - Jack Basso
Celebrating Progress and Potential for Safer, Sustainable Vehicles* - Dave McCurdy, Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers

Wednesday, January 27

Adding up the carbon of renewable fuels (G102)
Land Use in the 21st Century With an Expanded Biofuels Industry* - John Reilly, Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change, Massachusetts Institute of Technology API's Perspective on the Low-Carbon Fuel Standard* - Al Mannato, API California's Low Carbon Fuel Standard and the Prospects for Biofuel Supplies* - Stephen Kaffka, California Biomass Collaborative And Department of Plant Sciences, UC Davis
Second Generation Biofuels (G103)
Biobutanol: Unlocking our Existing Potential* - Adam J. Schubert, Butamax™ Advanced Biofuels, LLC Driving Towards Sustainable Mobility: An Automotive Perspective on Biofuels* - Dr. Candace Wheeler, General Motors Corporation Sustainable Organic Fuels for Transport - SOFT* - Stephen Brueckner, Dr. R.J. Pearson, J.W.G. Turner, Lotus Engineering
Crash Avoidance Technologies for Heavy Trucks (G201)
Safety Benefits of Stability Control Systems for Tractor-Semitrailers* - Alan Korn, Meritor WABCO Vehicle Control Systems Study of Effectiveness of On-Board Safety Systems* - Quon Y. Kwan, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
New Innovations in Advanced Safety Technology (G202)
ContiGuard® - Innovations during Normal Driving, Hazard, Pre-Crash, and Post Crash Phases* - Dean McConnell, Continental PEBS: A Predictive Emergency Braking System Approach and Estimation of its Benefits* - Dr. Kay Stepper, Robert Bosch LLC Integrated Radar-Camera Sensors: The Next Generation of Sensor Fusion* - William A. Bauson, Delphi Electronics and Safety Government-Industry Cooperation to Develop Performance Requirements, Objective Test Procedures and Benefits Estimation for Crash Imminent Braking Systems and Advanced Restraint Systems* - Michael G. Carpenter, General Motors Company Estimation of Target Crashes and Safety Benefits for Different Phases of Countermeasure Intervention* - Wassim G. Najm, Crash Avoidance and Advanced Safety Systems Division The Mercedes-Benz Experimental Safety Vehicle ESF* - Michael Fehring, DAIMLER AG
Enforcement: CARS and CAFE (G204)
CARS: A NHTSA Success Story* - Frank Borris, NHTSA "Cash for Clunkers": A Retrospective from the Dealers' Perspective* - Michael Harrington, National Automobile Dealers Association Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE): Enforcement Programs for Footprint Calculations and Credit Tracking and Allocation* - Maurice Hicks, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) National GHG/CAFE Program: Auto Manufacturer Perspective* - John Cabaniss, Association of International Automobile Manufacturers

Thursday, January 28

Opening Address
Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy* - Gil Sperling, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
Luncheon
The Energy Debate* - Mike Jackson
(G104)
Effects of Transportation Electrification on the Electricity Grid* - Dr. Arindam Maitra, Electric Power Research Institute Plug-In Policy* - Elise Keddie, California Air Resources Board SCE's PEV Readiness Initiative...A Corporate Wide Effort* - Ed Kjaer, Southern California Edison How Smart Grid can Enable Electricity to be the Fuel of the Future* - Eric Lightner, U.S. Department of Energy Plug-In Electric Vehicles: Driving Change through Clean Energy Policies* - Luke Tonachel, Natural Resources Defense Council The Current and Future State of Electric Vehicle Charging* - Saul Zambrano, Pacific Gas and Electric Company
(G105)
PHEV Adoption: How Far Will Current Federal Policies Take Us?* - Kathryn Clay, Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers Unplugging the Hype around Electric Vehicles* - Jacob E. Grose, Lux Research, Inc. Do More Batteries Make a Plug-in Better? Economic and Environmental Analysis of Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles* - Jeremy J. Michalek, Carnegie Mellon University PEV's are here! - is there infrastructure?* - Terry Penney, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Heavy-Duty Technologies and Solutions to Improvement Efficiency and Emissions (G106 & G107)
Class 8 Electric Hybrids - Opportunities and Challenges* - Brad Hicks, ArvinMeritor NHTSA Perspective for Improving Fuel Efficiency in Medium-and Heavy-Duty Commercial Vehicles and Work Trucks* - Peter Prout, NHTSA US EPA SmartWay Transport Partnership* - Cheryl L. Bynum, US EPA Manufacturer Perspective for Improving Efficiency and Reducing GHG Emissions from Heavy Duty Vehicles* - Anthony Greszler, Volvo Powertrain Challenges, Opportunities and a Possible Framework for Regulation of GHGs from Commercial Vehicles* - Sean Milloy, Cummins
Crash Avoidance and Crash Causation Part 2 (G208)
SEMA Vehicle Technology Crash Avoidance and Crash Causation* - John Waraniak, SEMA Vehicle-Vehicle and Vehicle-Infrastructure Communications based Safety Applications* - Michael Maile, Mercedes-Benz R&D North America IntelliDrive^SM Connectivity and the Future of Surface Transportation* - Mike Schagrin, US Department of Transportation What's Happening Overseas? International Perspective on Safety Applications for Connected Vehicles* - Richard Bishop, Bishop Consulting Public Private Partnerships ("PPP")* - Tyler Hume, KPMG VIIConsortium Overview of Policy Development Activities* - Barbara Wendling, Mercedes-Benz/VIIC
Pedestrian Safety (G209)
Lower Leg Energy Absorber Compatibility with Hood Activation Sensors* - Dan Ralston, Shape Corp and NetShape International NHTSA Pedestrian Testing with TRL and Flex-GTR Legforms and the Status of the GTR* - Jason Stammen, NHTSA Vehicle Sound for Pedestrians (VSP) Committee - Status Update* - Daniel Selke Pedestrian Protection Global Technical Regulation Challenges* - Michelle Chaka, Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers
Child Safety (G213)
Static Evaluations of Belt Fit for Boosters - Updated protocol and ratings* - Chris Sherwood, IIHS Kinematic Comparison of Human and ATD Responses for Children in Low Speed Frontal Crash Conditions* - Thomas Seacrist, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Consideration of Head/Face Trauma, Intruding Door Velocity, and Spine Flexibility for Children in Side Impact* - Richard Morgan, George Washington University

Friday, January 29

Who Pays for the High-Fuel Economy Vehicles of the Future? (G100)
Closing the Loop - Policies to Engage Consumers in GHG and Fuel Economy Choices* - Kathryn Clay, Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers Towards a Policy Framework for Transportation's Energy Transition* - David Greene, Oak Ridge National Laboratory Who Benefits from the High Fuel Economy Vehicles of the Future?* - John German, ICCT Exploring the future of fuel consumption choices* - Tom Turrentine, UC Davis
Light Duty Powertrain Strategies - Are IC Engines Taking a Back Seat? (G101)
Update on Project SABRE - a Downsized High BMEP Direct Injection Engine and Lotus Range Extender Engine - a Different Approach to Maximum Efficiency* - Stephen Brueckner, Lotus Engineering Electrified Propulsion: A Perspective on HEV Technology and Market Acceptance for Automotive Powertrains* - Michael Crane, Continental
Opening Keynote
The Auto Industry and Environmental Protection: The Road Ahead* - Gina McCarthy, U.S. EPA, Office of Air and Radiation
Alternative Fuel Vehicle Safety (G211)
Large EV Battery Market, Challenges and Standards* - Priya Tabaddor, Underwriters Laboratories Inc. NHTSA Hydrogen Vehicle Fuel System Safety Research Program Update* - Barbara Hennessey, NHTSA
Distraction (G212)
Do Bans on Driver Cellphone Use make Safer Drivers?* - Adrian Lund, IIHS Cognitive vs. Visual Distraction and Real-World Driving Safety: Why Different Research Methods May Yield Different Results* - Louis Tijerina, Ford Motor Company Distracted Driving The FCC's Role* - Ira Keltz, Federal Communications Commission