Thursday, October 14, 2010
2011 Honda Odyssey Section Meeting
San Marino Club- 1685 E. Big Beaver, Troy
Social Hour at 5:30, Dinner at 6:30, Presentation at 7:30 p.m.
More information to follow.
San Marino Club
1685 E. Big Beaver
Troy, MI 48083
Saturday, October 16, 2010
Formula SAE Workshop
University of Michigan- Dearborn- 4901 Evergreen Road, Dearborn
The SAE Detroit Section will host a workshop designed to provide valuable information to make your Formula SAE design team more successful. We encourage SAE student chapters to bring their Formula SAE vehicles to discuss problems and share ideas with fellow student members. Each chapter will have five minutes to informally discuss the same topics as the speakers (team issues, vehicle issues, resources).
Who Should Attend?
SAE student chapter members from your school, targeting students from the freshman through junior classes to assist future projects.
What Will Be Covered?
Team issues:
• Leadership, team management and transition
• Time management
• Sponsorship, publicity, budget management
Vehicle issues:
• Vehicle design
• Suspension and chassis trends
• Optimizing vehicle performance
Resources:
• A Rules Committee Representative will be available to answer questions.
• A Formula SAE Judge will be available to answer questions.
• Industry partners
Tentative Schedule:
• 9:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. Registration
• 9:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Morning session
• 12:00 p.m. – 12:45 p.m. Lunch (provided)
• 12:45 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Afternoon session
Fees:
• $10 – Pre-registered SAE student member
• $15 – Non-member and/or SAE student member registering day of event
For questions, contact Jill Piasecki at the SAE Detroit Section office at (248) 324-4445 or jpiasecki@sae-detroit.org.
University of Michigan- Dearborn
Institute for Advanced Vehicle Systems (IAVS) Building
4901 Evergreen
Dearborn, MI 48128
Thursday, October 21, 2010
SAE Detroit Section Networking Night
Goodnight Gracie- Royal Oak
SAE members and guests will meet every third Thursday of the month to discuss current social and business topics with fellow executive-minded professionals. The event location will vary month to month throughout the Metro-Detroit area. There is no cost for admission, but everyone is responsible for their own tab. Don't forget to bring extra business cards!
Time: 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
*Please note, alcoholic beverages are neither supplied nor purchased by SAE Detroit Section. SAE advises attendees to drink responsibly and exercise good judgment at SAE events.
Goodnight Gracie
222 S. Sherman Dr.
Royal Oak, MI 48067
(248) 584-7400
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Considerations for Materials Integration in Vehicle Development Tech-Fast Series
Part II: Exteriors
San Marino Club- 1685 E. Big Beaver, Troy
SAE Detroit Section, in concert with Society of Plastic Engineers Detroit Section and the American Iron and Steel Institute is pleased to announce the Fall Tech-Fast series of technical presentations and discussions. The theme for this three month series is Considerations for Materials Integration in Vehicle Development. We chose this theme because important decisions will have to be made in the face of the drive toward improved fuel economy. The need for improved fuel economy will impact decisions for materials and new propulsion technologies. Application development engineers will focus on materials and systems integration; product life cycle and true cost analysis. In fact, the challenge may be less on material technology and more on how to optimally apply the ideal material, in the correct area of the vehicle and at a competitive cost. It is not necessarily the best...it is, necessarily, the balance.
The second segment of the Fall Tech-Fast Series will be the Exteriors segment. The panel will be moderated by Jay Baron, President, Center for Automotive Research.
Panelists:
•Bruce Benda, Vice President Automotive Marketing, Bayer Material Science
•Xavier Maury, Director of Engineering for North America and Asia, Plastics Omnium
•Dr. Blake Zuidema, Director Automotive Applications, ArcelorMittel USA
•Speaker TBD, OEM
The networking session and breakfast will begin at 7:00 a.m., followed by the presentation and Q&A from 7:45 - 9:30 a.m. The cost, which includes a buffet breakfast, is $30 for SAE/SPE/AISI members, $45 for non-members, $15 for SAE/SPE/AISI student members, or a reserved table of six for $180.
Please click here for the event flyer.