Automotive Industry Forum
Sponsored by North Carolina State University Industrial Extension Service
In conjunction with Underwriters Laboratories
 Please join us for a free, half-day discussion on topics relevant to suppliers (and those that wish to be) to the automotive industry. We will have an informative round table discussion that will include such topics as:
- Common Pitfalls on the Path to TS 16949 Registration
- The Impact of Technology on Automotive Design
- The Global Automotive Market: How Did We Get Here…And Where Are We Going?
- Challenges Associated with Outsourcing-an OEM's perspective
Fee: | Free - includes a light breakfast and lunch |
Date: | March 6, 2008 |
Time: | 9:00a.m. - 12:30 p.m. |
Location: | NC State University
Centennial Campus
College of Textiles
Building 700
1000 Main Campus Dr.
Raleigh, NC 27695
| Directions: | Now Online |
Registration: | Now Online |
Some respected and well-known thought leaders that will help set the stage:
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 Mr. Hank Gryn
- Served as the DaimlerChrysler representative on the Supplier Quality Requirements Task Force in US and IATF
- Worked previously with a variety of suppliers to the automotive industry
- Responsible for the development and administration of quality systems for the automotive supply base, including QS-9000, ISO/TS 16949, APQP, PPAP, SPC, FMEA, and MSA
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 Mr. Dick Dell Sr.
- More than 22 years with IBM in a variety of engineering and program management positions supporting strategic planning and large scale project management
- Founded TGI-USA Consultants, supporting client's international business development throughout Europe and the Middle East
- In 2002, founded the Advanced Vehicle Research Center (AVRC), designed to leverage both academic and industry research efforts
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 Ms. Nancy Boiter Powell
- Associate Professor, Textile & Apparel Technology & Management, N.C. State University
- Over 27 years of domestic and international textile industry experience in support of innovations for the transportation market. Broad functional responsibilities encompassed design, marketing, and management.
- Prior to joining N.C. State, held senior level positions at such well known and respected companies as Milliken, Langenthal Textiles, Guilford Mills Automotive, J.L. deBall-Girmes, I.T. Fabrics, Collins & Aikman and LaFrance Industries
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The AVRC is now completing a major Department of Energy contract under the Freedom Car program, National Energy Technology Labs. The project will develop a new technology for optimization of ethanol and ethanol/hydrogen systems in internal combustion engines. The AVRC is also active in plug-in hybrid technologies, having converted six vehicles to PHEV.
For More Information Contact:
Morgan Blue (Underwriters Laboratories) at 919.549.1728, morgan.blue@us.ul.com
Steve Swain (NC State IES) at 336.669.5168, steve_swain@ncsu.edu
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