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Vehicle Electronics to Digital Mobility: The Next Generation of Convergence

March 25, 2004

Convergence 2004
Host: Ford Motor Company
Chairman: Dr. Gerhard Schmidt, Vice President of Research and Advanced Engineering, Ford Motor Company

Convergence 2004 is the world's premier automotive electronics conference featuring industry leading speakers, 15 technical sessions, three interactive panel discussions, 85 white papers and exhibits.

Convergence 2002 attracted nearly 9,000 global attendees from the world's leading automotive and electronics companies. This year, more than 190 exhibits will feature the latest in automotive electronics and technology.

Session topics and white papers will explore the challenges of fully integrating automotive electronics into a single interactive vehicle system that produces fewer emissions, increases occupant safety and significantly adds consumer value through greater comfort and convenience.

Session Snapshot:

  • Mobile digital entertainment
  • Rate of change in electronics vs. other industries
  • Active safety
  • The impact of consumer electronics
  • User interface challenges
  • Digitally driving increases consumer value
  • Systems architecture: physical & software
  • Regulatory & environmental impacts
  • X-by-wire
  • Business processes
  • Supply chain management
  • Automotive on/off board diagnosis

    Speaker Snapshot:

  • William Clay Ford Jr. (invited), Ford Motor Company
  • Susan Cischke, Ford Motor Company
  • Trevor Jones, CTEA founding member
  • Dick Brass, Microsoft Corp.
  • Ronn Jamieson, General Motors Corp.
  • J. T. Battenberg, Delphi Corp.
  • Toyohei Nakajima, Honda R&D Americas.
  • Günter Hertel, DaimlerChrysler AG
  • Karl-Thomas Neumann, Volkswagen
  • Carl-Peter Forster, Adam Opel AG
  • Andreas Eppinger, IBM Corp.
  • Rob Gingell, Sun Microsystems
  • Peter Thoma, ELMOS Semiconductor AG
  • Brian Althaver, Jabil Circuit, Inc.

    Convergence is sponsored by the Convergence Transportation Electronics Association. Proceeds from Convergence fund the Convergence Education Foundation, a nonprofit organizations that supports elementary and secondary educational programs for future engineers and scientists.

    For additional information and media registration go to www.convergence2004.org. Media Contact: Kathy Bilitzke, Midtown Communications, e-mail: midtowncom@aol.com, phone: +1 248 583 1273.

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