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INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM AND EXPOSITION ON 'AUTOMOTIVE ELECTRONICS AND ALTERNATE ENERGY VEHICLES'
AT IIT, KANPUR ON 19-21 NOVEMBER, 1999


Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers (IETE) and Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur are organising an International Symposium on 19 - 21 November, 1999 at IIT, Kanpur. This is supported by SAE International.

USAID and host of professional associations like Society of Automotive Engineers of Japan, Korea Auto Industries Corp. Associations, VRDE, ARAI, ACMA, SIAM and ELCINA are co-sponsoring the Symposium.

The first of the series of Symposium on AUTOMOTIVE ELECTRONICS organised by IETE Kanpur and IIT, Kanpur during October, 1997 was well-attended by over 400 delegates from different parts of the world.

The Symposium is planned to bring the Scientists, Engineers, Experts and Policy-makers to deliberate on the following:

  • Growing importance and increasing complexity in the electrical and electronics content of modern day vehicle and its contribution towards safety, convenience, fuel optimization and pollution control etc.
  • Various alternatives highlighting the current state of the art about the emerging vehicle technologies of 21st Century.

Inaugural session on 19th September, 1999 will have Keynote Addresses of Mr. Mario Rivas, Corporate Vice President of Motorola USA and Prof. C.C. Chan, Honda Chair of Engineering and Head of Department of Electrical and Electronics Engg., University of Hong Kong.

The organisers have arranged Exposition to coincide with the occasion wherein worldwide manufacturers of Automobiles, 2-Wheelers and Automotive parts would exhibit their products. Since one of the area of focus would be Alternate Energy Vehicles, some of the vehicle manufacturers including Indian Companies are not only displaying their Alternate Energy Vehicles / Hybrid Vehicles / Electric Vehicles, but also are going to ply them inside IIT, Kanpur for the delegates.

Mr. Jerome G. Rivard, President of 'Global Technology & Business Development' who is the Co-founder of Convergence Symposium in USA delivers the Keynote Address in the Plenary Session on November 20, 1999.

Ten technical sessions on current topics of interest have been scheduled during 20th and 21st September 99. Topics like 'Technology Developments, Emission and Environment', 'Technology Status of Electronic & Hybrid Vehicle Drive System' and 'Need for newer approach in Vehicular Electrical System & Technology' are bound to generate time-tested technological insight into state-of-the-art need-based developments.

Eminent personalities from organisations of repute are delivering speeches in technical sessions. The list of speakers at

Chief Executives of Automobile Sector, Electronic Industry, Govenrment Departments, R&D Institutions, Professionals and Engineers at all level of Automobile and Electronic Industry and members of academia will have the unique opportunity of mutual exchange of information with a select gathering of experts from all over the globe.

To find out more click here -
http://www.iitk.ernet.in/announce/conference/isae.html

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The Speakers

Dr. Pandit G. Patil, Director, Department of Energy, US Government

Dr. Samuel Schweitzer, Global Bureau, USAID, USA

Mr. Galeazzi G, Fiat Auto, Italy

Mr. Shinji Shirasaki, General Manager, Denso Corporation, Japan

Mr. K. Neunteufl, AVL List GmbH

Dr. Seshu Bhagavathula, Managing Director, Daimler-Benz Research Centre India

Mr. Johannes Schafer, Robert Bosch, Germany

Mr. K.R. Anandakumaran, President-Dev, Lucas-TVS Ltd., Chennai

Mr. P.S. Deodhar, President & CEO, Aplab Ltd., Mumbai

FOR MORE DETAILS, PLEASE CONTACT / WRITE TO
The Secretariat for International Symposium on Automotive Electronics and Alternate Energy Vehicle

Room No. 401,
Electrical Engineering Department Indian Institute of Technology,
Kanpur - 208 016
Tel. : +91 512 597070,
Fax : +91 512 590063 / 590260}

E-mail : isae@iitk.ernet.in


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