WARRENDALE, Pa., Feb. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- The Society of Automotive
Engineers (SAE) announced today that is has reached agreements with the host
companies for its 2005 through 2007 SAE World Congress events. General Motors
Corporation previously agreed to host the SAE 2005 World Congress, while BMW
AG (Bayerische Motoren Werke) will now host the 2006 World Congress event and
Toyota Motor Corporation will host in 2007.
SAE in recent years has sought to build a strong coalition of OEM support
and international representation for its flagship event, held each year at
Cobo Center in Detroit, Michigan.
General Motors has hosted the SAE World Congress many times over its 58-
year history. BMW AG became the first ever European-based manufacturer to host
the event when it did so in 2000. Toyota Motor Corporation will become the
first manufacturer with headquarters in Asia to do so when it takes the reins
in 2007.
"Having host company agreements from such top-notch companies on three
continents this far in advance is a terrific development for SAE World
Congress. With Ford's great support this year, with Phil Martens' serving as
General Chairperson, Group Vice President, Product Creation, Ford North
America, General Motors hosting the SAE centennial meeting next year, and then
to add companies the caliber of BMW AG and Toyota in '06 and '07 is a best
case scenario for us" said Dave Amati, Director of Automotive Business for
SAE. "When we are able to actively engage companies like these in a leadership
role for SAE World Congress, we're finding the event itself continues to
transform into something very special."
Jim Queen, Vice President, North American Engineering for General Motors
Corporation, is the General Chair for the SAE 2005 World Congress. General
chairs have not yet been announced by BMW AG and Toyota for the 2006 and 2007
SAE World Congress events. Below are the dates for the next four SAE World
Congress events.
SAE 2004 World Congress - Sponsored by Ford Motor Company: March 8 - 11,
2004
SAE 2005 World Congress - Sponsored by General Motors Corp: April 11 - 15,
2005
SAE 2006 World Congress - Sponsored by BMW AG: April 3 - 7,
2006
SAE 2007 World Congress - Sponsored by Toyota Motor Corp: April 16 - 20,
2007
All SAE World Congress events will be held at Cobo Center in downtown
Detroit, Michigan, U.S.A.
SAE Media Contact: Steve Yaeger - 724-772-4068, syaeger@sae.org
SAE is a non-profit engineering and scientific organization dedicated to
the advancement of mobility technology to better serve humanity. Nearly
84,000 engineers and scientists who are SAE members develop technical
information on all forms of self-propelled vehicles, including automobiles,
aircraft, aerospace craft, trucks, buses, marine, rail and transit machinery.
This information is disseminated through SAE meetings, books, electronic
products and databases, technical papers, standards, reports, and professional
development programs.
SOURCE Society of Automotive Engineers
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