Broadcast Media: Some Items of Interest at SAE 2004 World Congress

Troy, MI Feb 27, 2004

For broadcast media: some interesting visuals at the SAE World Congress:

• Panasonic ELS Surround DVD Audio Challenge vehicles all week in booth 2679
• New Dana CEO Mike Burns, Ford's Phil Martens, and VW Research Director Mattias Rabe at AVL Technology Theater 8:30 Monday
• "Inventors Wanted" competition displays in Dana area above their Technical Innovation Forum
• Delphi CEO & Chairman J.T. Battenberg speaking AVL Technology Theater
• Hall of Fame running back Barry Sanders - Motorola Booth 2101 - Tuesday noon book signing for Boy Scouts of Michigan
• Performance Car legends Carroll Shelby, Jack Roush and Steve Saleen at AVL Technology Theater - Thursday 10:30 am
• Brazilian 2-time CART Champion Gil de Ferran (Tuesday 1:30 at Dana Technical Innovation Forum) and 12-time Funny Car world champion John Force (keynote 12:30 pm Thursday at AVL Technology Theater)
• California fuel cell partnership fuels cell display with two fuel cell vehicles in 2753
• Henkel Technologies - booth 927 - Formula One simulator competition all week
• U.S. Senator Carl Levin (D-MI) and U.S. Representative Dale Kildee (D-MI) will be on-hand and participating in various activities on opening day, March 8
• MEDIA PREREGISTRATION ENDS TODAY! Avoid long lines - media registers free at http://www.sae.org/congress/about/journalist-information.htm