SAE/ECS Detroit Joint Section Meeting: Advanced Automotive Batteries
Thursday, September 10, 2009 • San Marino Club, Troy

5:30 p.m. Social Hour
6:30 p.m. Dinner
7:30 p.m. Presentation

The Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) and the Electrochemical Society (ECS) will hold a joint Detroit Section Meeting on "Advanced Automotive Batteries". Advanced batteries pose one of the biggest challenges and opportunities on the road to electrifying the automobile. The success or failure of Hybrid (HEV), Plug-In (PHEV), and Electric Vehicles (EV) are highly dependent on their batteries. At this meeting, a group of industry leaders will come together to present and discuss the critical issues and concerns in implementing the next generation of "Advanced Automotive Batteries". A panel discussion with the speakers will follow their presentations.

Presenters:
Joseph LoGrasso, Engineering Group Manager, General Motors Corporation
Dr. Masaki Matsui, Manager of Energy Storage, Toyota Research Institute of North America
Ted Miller, Senior Manager of Energy Storage Strategy and Research,
Ford Motor Company

Moderator: Alvaro Masias, 2008-2009 ECS Detroit Chairman

About Electrochemical Society
The Electrochemical Society (ECS) was founded in 1902 as an international nonprofit, educational organization concerned with a broad range of phenomena relating to electrochemical and solid-state science and technology. The Electrochemical Society has more than 8,000 scientists and engineers in over 70 countries worldwide who hold individual membership, as well as roughly 100 corporations and laboratories that hold corporate membership.

The ECS has 20 local sections spanning North and South America, Europe and Asia. The local Detroit Section is very active and held nine seminars during the recent 2008-2009 year, on a wide range of topics from Lithium Ion Batteries to Fuel Cells and Solar Cells. The Detroit Section membership is made up many of the leading local OEMs, suppliers and universities active in the electrochemical sciences.

For tickets, see your company representative, click here to order online or call the SAE Detroit Section office at (248) 324-4445.