GENERAL INTEREST

• Reducing Driver Distraction: Improving Safety Behind the Wheel Telephone/Webcast
  August 14, 2008; 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. EDT — via telephone/web
  Brought to you by Automotive Engineering International
  Access to complex vehicle applications and hand-held devices is rapidly contributing to the safety issue of distracted drivers. This 120-minute telephone/webcast is designed to facilitate an appreciation for the scope of the occupant safety issue in respect to driver distraction. Included is a discussion of the regulations and initiatives/applications being introduced by government and industry attempting to address the challenge.

• New! Introduction to Commercial and Off-Road Vehicle Cooling Airflow Systems Seminar
  Learn about vehicle/product constraints, integration issues, cooling airflow, system resistance, fans, shrouds, radiators, coolers, estimating heat rejection, thermal accumulation, air recirculation, system performance, and underhood airflow.
  Next offering: July 17, 2008

• Commercial Vehicle Braking Systems Seminar focuses on medium-duty hydraulic brake systems and heavy-duty air brake systems and how both systems' performance can be predicted, maintained, and optimized.
  Next offering: July 15-17, 2008

• Available on-line!

• Mark your calendar for the 2008 SAE Commercial Vehicle Congress and Exhibition, October 7-9, 2008, at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center, Rosemont, IL, USA. The event will focus on a wide range of topics within the following technical tracks: Body/Chassis/Drivetrain; Maintenance; Electrical/Electronics; Safety/Braking/Steering; Engines/Emissions; Executive Management; Fuel Economy; Special Interest Topics; Hydraulics; and Renewable Energy

• Case unveils new 30-t wheel loader — Read this full story and other 'Original Equipment' news from SAE OFF-HIGHWAY ENGINEERING Online.

• Also available — SAE Truck and Bus Control & Communications Network

• SAE 2008 All Wheel Drive Vehicle Symposium and Ride & Drive Event, August 20-22, 2008; Michigan, USA, brings together key individuals who will address the challenges, latest technology and advances in AWD systems, as well as future design approaches. The Ride & Drive event on August 22nd allows attendees to drive and/or observe vehicles which employ vital AWD technologies in use today.

ELECTRONICS

• New! Understanding and Using the SAE J2534-1 API to Access Vehicle Networks Seminar is designed to give you an understanding of the J2534-1 API, enabling you to create your own programs that accomplish your vehicle communication needs.
  Next offering: July 15, 2008

• Distributed Automotive Embedded Systems Seminar
  Attendees will analyze different automotive applications in terms of their communication requirements, and will develop skills to assess the advantages and disadvantages of competing communications technologies.
  Next offering: July 28-29, 2008

• Cat sets plan of attack on ac electric drive —Read this full story and other 'Technical Innovations' news from SAE OFF-HIGHWAY ENGINEERING Online.

EMISSIONS/ENVIRONMENT

• Particulate Emissions from Vehicles
  Authored by an acknowledged expert in the field, this book discusses the impact of new legislation on the automotive industry and the new ways of measuring particulate size, number, and composition that are now being sought.

• Diesel Exhaust Emission Control Modeling, 2008 special publication contains 15 papers covering modeling techniques of various aftertreatment components and systems.

• Click here to view the entire list of SAE 2008 World Congress special publications>

• Diesel Emissions and Their Control book will assist readers in meeting today's tough challenges of improving diesel engine emissions, diesel efficiency, and public perception of the diesel engine.

• SAE 2007 Commercial Vehicle Engineering Congress & Exhibition — Engines & Propulsion Technical Paper titles, click here for a complete list.

• Download your technical paper copies online>

ENGINEERING/DESIGN

• Design for Manufacturing & Assembly (DFM/DFA) Seminar will include information on how DFM+A fits in with QFD, concurrent engineering, robust engineering, and other disciplines.
  Next offering: July 28-29, 2008

• GD&T Self-Study Workbook—2nd Edition
  An ideal guide for engineers, designers, inspectors, machinists, gage designers, sales engineers, and others who interpret engineering drawings, the second edition is based on ASME Y14.5M -1994 the manufacturing standard and allows the student to gauge comprehension and progress.

ENGINES

• Keeping the Small Engine Industry Running—Facing Emissions and Fuels Challenges — Small Engine Technology Conference, September 9-11, 2008, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA — This year's main focus will be to address how the global small engine industry is affected by pending environmental regulations as well as alternative fuel challenges. Additionally, many other issues will be discussed such as advances in two-stroke engine design and motorcycle design and simulation.

• Just Updated! 2008 SAE Diesel Engines Technology Collection on CD-ROM includes more than 2,900 full-text diesel engine-related technical papers, selected from 1990 through the SAE 2008 World Congress. This product features more than 400 total updates, including 312 new papers added from 2006 and 2007, and more than 110 new papers from the SAE 2008 World Congress.

• The Basics of Internal Combustion Engines e-Seminar covers the design theories of the three most common internal combustion engines (including the 4-stroke direct-inject diesel).

• Also available as a seminar offering in Birmingham, Alabama, August 11-12, 2008

MANAGEMENT

• SAE Corporate Learning Solutions
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  Get in the know about how your company can bring seminars in-house for a customized, convenient, and cost-effective training solution.
  Visit www.sae.org/corplearning for more details.
  

• Managing Engineering & Technical Professionals Seminar
  Utilize the latest proven concepts for improving the performance of people in complex organizations, plus implement strategies to enhance your skills in delegation, negotiation and meeting management.
  Next offering: July 28-30, 2008, Wichita, Kansas, USA

• Additional management seminar offerings>

MATERIALS

• Unbreakable magnets — Read this full story and other 'Tools of the Trade' news from SAE OFF-HIGHWAY ENGINEERING Online.

• Innovations in Steel and Applications of Advanced High Strength Steels for Automotive Structures, 2008 special publication contains 13 technical papers with the latest developments and innovations in steel bar and steel sheet products and processing, and applications of advanced high-strength steels for automotive structures.

• Click here to view the entire list of SAE 2008 World Congress special publications>

• Need training in materials?
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NOISE

• Sound Package Materials for Vehicle Noise Control Webinar
  OEM and supplier engineers can increase their knowledge of effective vehicle interior noise control. Identify acoustical materials used in noise control as well as the testing and evaluation of noise paths and control materials. This is a live webinar where participants attend eight, 90-minute online sessions.
  July 8 - July 31, 2008; 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. EDT.

SAFETY/TESTING

• Vehicle Accident Analysis and Reconstruction Methods book guides readers through a multitude of practical, useful, and informative examples that show how, when, and why many problems occur — key requirements for designing safer vehicles, handling insurance claims, and litigating court cases.

• New Publication! Event Data Recorders: A Decade of Innovation contains 28 landmark papers, providing a comprehensive look at event data recorder (EDR) technology for cars, light trucks, and heavy vehicles.

• New Publication! Crash Reconstruction Research: 20 Years of Progress (1988-2007) features 47 papers that have presented significant steps forward, focusing on areas within the field of crash reconstruction that have experienced major advances.

• Just Updated! 2008 SAE Occupant Protection and Crashworthiness Technology Collection on CD-ROM features more than 1,500 technical papers, including more than 50 papers from the SAE 2008 World Congress.

• Upcoming Seminar Opportunities:

• New! Side Impact Occupant Safety and CAE Seminar
  Next offering: July 17-18, 2008

• The Role of the Expert Witness in Product Liability Litigation Seminar
  Next offering: July 24-25, 2008

• Injuries, Anatomy, Biomechanics and Federal Regulation Seminar
  Next offering: July 30-August 1, 2008