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AVL Technology Cafe Schedule Set for SAE World Congress
    PLYMOUTH, Mich., March 21 /PRNewswire/ -- As recognition of the SAE
leadership to sponsor technology development and excellence in the automotive
industry, AVL is sponsoring the AVL Technology Cafe at SAE World Congress,
directly adjacent to the AVL Technology Theater in booth #1879.
    The AVL Technology Cafe will host intimate forums of focused, professional
dialogue.  These specially scheduled sessions will be lead by industry experts
covering a selection of technical and industry topics.  Participation will be
limited to six attendees per one-hour session to keep a keen focus on quality
interaction between the Discussion Host and guests.  There will be 24 sessions
across three days of the congress.
    "AVL established this forum to demonstrate our continued commitment to
industry innovation," said Larry Moulton, president, AVL North America.  "The
goal is to have good, meaningful discussions to exchange ideas and points of
interest or concern."

    The AVL Technology Cafe schedule:
    Monday, April 3
    9:30 - 10:30 a.m.
      1. Dr. Kurt Gschweitl, AVL List GmbH - Breakthroughs in Diesel Engine
Calibration with Intelligent Procedures
      2. Dr. Imtiaz Haque, Clemson University - Meeting the Challenge of
Developing Professional Resources

    11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
      3. William Silvis, AVL North America, Inc. - Measuring Emissions in
Europe, Asia and the US; Vive la difference -- can we ever harmonize?
      4. Frank Seymour, Delphi - Global Test Operation Considerations -
Standardization and Control

    1:30 - 2:30 p.m.
      5. David L. Amati, PhD, SAE International - Business and Technology
Partnerships: Leveraging Value Through SAE
      6. Gus Khalil, US Army TACOM - Army Hybrid Technology

    3:00 - 4:00 p.m.
      7. Dr. Hong Jiang, AVL Powertrain Engineering, Inc. - Auto Economy in
the Asian/Pacific Rim
      8. Joe Morrill, FCS-Moog - An Examination of Simulators to Reduce the
Product Development Cycle

    Tuesday, April 4
    9:30 - 10:30 a.m.
      9. Manfred Linke, AVL List GmbH - Micro Soot Sensor: A New Photoacoustic
Device for Ultralow Soot Emissions Measurement
     10. Gary Patterson, GM Racing - Indicating Application in Race Cells

    11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
     11. Dr. Ruediger Teichmann, AVL List GmbH - Sensor Data Management
     12. Dr. David Kittelson, University of Minnesota - Driving Down On-Road
Particulate Emissions

    1:30 - 2:30 p.m.
     13. Dr. Ulrich Pfahl & Robert Diewald, AVL Powertrain Engineering, Inc. -
Diesel Exhaust Gas Aftertreatment
     14. Dr. Andrew Reading, Sensors Inc. - Semtech On-Vehicle Emissions
Testing

    3:00 - 4:00 p.m.
     15. Dr. Peter Schoeggl, AVL List GmbH - Driveability from Passenger Cars
to Race Cars
     16. Paul Skalny, US Army TACOM - Hybrids in the Military

    Wednesday, April 5
    9:30 - 10:30 a.m.
     17. Dave Hermance, Toyota - Where next for Light Duty Hybrid-Electric
Technology and Why Not Diesel-Electric Systems for Maximum Fuel Economy?
     18. Dr. Zoran Filipi, University of Michigan - Engine-in-the-Loop Testing
& Its Use for Optimization of Advanced & Hybrid Propulsion Systems

    11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
     19. Prof. Helmut List, AVL List GmbH - AVL's Role in Automotive
Technology Leadership
     20. Holger Huelser, AVL List GmbH - Model-Based Multivariable Controller
Design (MMCD): The Efficient Solution for Challenges in Powertrain Control

    1:30 - 2:30 p.m.
     21. Bruce Falls, ECD Ovonics - Hydrogen Prius and Solid State Hydrogen
Storage
     22. Dr. Rolf Reitz, University of Wisconsin, Madison - Advanced
Combustion Technology for Compression Ignition Engines

    3:00 - 4:00 p.m.
     23. Dr. Ronald Henzinger, AVL List GmbH - Upcoming Standards for Gasoline
Direct Injection Fuel Systems
     24. The Honorable Jennifer Granholm, State of Michigan - Michigan as a
Technology Leader for the 21st Century

    SAE World Congress attendees wishing to participate in the AVL Technology
Cafe should contact Amy Rauser at aerauser@avlna.com or 734.414.9608.
    AVL is the world's largest privately owned and independent company for the
development of gasoline, diesel and alternative fuel powertrain systems, as
well as fuel cell and hybrid technologies.  The company offers combined
solutions of powertrain engineering, simulation software and testing and
instrumentation systems.  AVL's North American Headquarters is located in the
Detroit suburb of Plymouth, Michigan.  For more information, AVL can be found
at http://www.avl.com .
SOURCE AVL North America
http://www.avl.com
CONTACT:
Andrea Arnold of AVL North America,
+1-248-765-1264, andrea.arnold@avlna.com
NOTE TO EDITORS: Any media wishing to attend these sessions
should contact Andrea Arnold at andrea.arnold@avlna.com or
+1-248-765-1264