FISITA 2006 Plenary Session Presentations

Presentations given by the keynote speakers during the Plenary Sessions of the FISITA 2006 World Automotive Congress may be downloaded free of charge by clicking the links below.

• Summary of Plenary Sessions

Technical Papers and the complete Congress Proceedings are available for purchase from
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Opening Plenary Session, 23 October 2006

• Dr. Lawrence Burns, General Motors
• Prof. Dr.-Ing. Burkhard Goeschel, BMW AG
• Jacques Lacambre, Renault
• Dr. Hyun-Soon Lee, Hyundai Motor Company
• Motoatsu Shiraishi, Honda Motor Co. Ltd.
  

Plenary Session - Environment & Energy , 24 October 2006

• Yoshihide Esaki, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, Japan
• Jack Jacometti, Shell International Gas Ltd.
• Prof. Dr. Herbert Kohler, Daimler Chrysler
• Dr. Alan C. Lloyd, International Council on Clean Transportation
  

Plenary Session - Safety, 24 October 2006

• Prof. Sunao Chikamori, Shibaura Institute of Technology
• Dr. Joseph N. Kanianthra, NHTSA
• Dr. Jean-Yves Le Coz, Renault
• Toshimi Yamanoi, Nissan Motor Co. Ltd.
  

Plenary Session - Manufacturing & Logistics, 25 October 2006

• Ralf Dieter, Dürr AG
• Mark Hogan, Magna International
• Atsushi Niimi, Toyota Motor Corporation
• Hideaki Oda, Bosch Corporation
  

Plenary Session - Traffic Control & Transportation,
25 October 2006

• Gerald D. Conover, PRC Associates
• Yasushi Fukanaga, Hitachi Ltd.
• Chamroon Tangpaisalkit, Ministry of Transport, Thailand
• André Vits, European Commission
  

Plenary Session - Collaborative Engineering, 25 October 2006

• Etienne Droit, Dassault Systemes
• Timothy D. Leuliette, Metaldyne
• Seita Kanai, Mazda Motor Corporation
• Jeffrey J. Owens, Delphi Corporation
  

Special Sessions on Vehicle Safety Communications (VSC)
23-24 October 2006

Communications-enabled Vehicle Safety Applications (VSC) and Requirements

• Dr. Ralf Guido Herrtwich, DaimlerChrysler AG
• Robert Lange, General Motors Corporation
• Hideo Inoue, Toyota Motor Corporation
  

Vehicle Safety Communications (VSC) Legal, Regulatory and Safety Issues

• Setsuo Hirai, National Institute for Land and Infrastructure Management (Japan)
• Paul Verhoef, European Commission
• Dr. Joseph Kanianthra, NHTSA
  

Vehicle Safety Communications (VSC) Technology and Standards Issues

• Michael Noblett, Connexis
• Bob Williams, Consultancy Services International (CSI)
• Prof. Hironao Kawashima, Keio University
  

Vehicle Safety Communications (VSC) Current Activities

• Michael Nielsen, ERTICO

• Ron Heft, Nissan Technical Center NA

• Akihiko Ibuki, Denso Corporation