Conference on information technologies in the global auto industry

April 19, 2001
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ANN ARBOR—The University of Michigan will present a two-day conference that will explore the potential impact and application of information technologies in the global automotive industry, April 30 and May 1, at the Somerset Hotel in Troy, Mich.

Sponsored by the U-M College of Engineering’s Center for Professional Development (CPD), “AUTOe: Information Technology Enabling the Future” will feature presentations by more than two dozen automotive and information technology experts from ANXeBusiness Corp., Covisint, DaimlerChrysler Corp., Delphi Automotive Systems, Ford Motor Co., General Motors Corp., Johnson Controls, Lear Corp., Microsoft Corp., Penske Corp., Peregrine Systems, Philips Semiconductor, SupplySolution Inc., United Technologies, and more.

Issues to be addressed include:

To register or for more information, contact the CPD’s Jeffrey Goss by e-mail at jeffgoss@umich.edu or by phone at (734) 647-7176 or (734) 647-7200. You can also visit the conference Web site at http://cpd.engin.umich.edu.

College of Engineering’s Center for Professional Developmentjeffgoss@umich.edu