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THE INSTITUTE OF THE
MOTOR INDUSTRY




 Midlands Centre
ITAI
Institute of Traffic Accident Investigators

IRTE

Institute of Road Transport Engineers

Events            Join Our Group              Did You Miss

2010
Wednesday,
8th. September
7.45pm
IRTE

The New Jaguar XJ

Peter Leak, Dealer Training Manager, Jaguar Cars Ltd The North Staffs Medical Institute, Hartshill Road, Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 7ny Please see
IRTE
Tuesday 14th. September
9.00am
IRTE

IRTE Biofuels Conference


Heritage Motor Centre Gaydon Warwickshire, CV35 Please see
IRTE
Tuesday
21st September
7.30pm
IRTE

AA Breakdown- Keeping up With Technology


Hollyfields Centre Club Limited Woodacre Road, Erdington, Birmingham, B24 0JT Please see
IRTE
Thursday, 23rd. September
7.00pm

The Future of Hybrid Cars

Dan Jones, Design Engineer, Flybrid Systems Stephenson Room Wolverhampton Science Park
Wolverhampton
WV10 9RU
Please see I.Mech.E.
Thursday, 23rd. September

Using Human Factors
for Engineering Success

Seminar
Austin Court Conference Centre
80 Cambridge Street
Birmingham
B1 2NP
Please see I.Mech.E.
Tuesday  28th. September
6.30pm for 7.00pm "Electric Vehicles Unplugged"
An Anlysis of the Current and Future Developments
Edward Gibbs - Frost & Sullivan Alan Berry Building
Coventry University
Priory street
Coventry
CV15FB
Please see
IET

Saturday 1st. and Sunday 2nd. October

ITAI International Conference 2011
Queens Hotel,
City Square, Leeds, Yorkshire, LS1 1PJ

Please see
ITAI

Monday
4th. Octob
er


Visit to Bentley Motors


Please contact IET NW Midlands
Wednesday
6th. October

IRTE

Driving the Dream

Bob Dunn, Dunn Line Coaches The North Staffs Medical Institute (The Nadine Theatre), Hartshill Road, Stoke on Trent, ST4 7NY Please see
IRTE
Thursday 21st October
12.45 for 1.00pm

Visit to JCB


JCB World Headquarters
Rocester
Staffordshire
ST14 5JP
Please see I.Mech.E.
Tuesday 16th. November
6.30pm for 7.00pm TTXGP - The Worlds First Zero Emissions Motorbike Race Prof Pat Wheeler, TTXGP Technicial Team Member University of Nottingham
Nottingham
Please See IET East Midlands
Wednesday 17th. November
6.00pm for 6.30om
TTXGP - The World’s First Electric Motorbike Grand Prix
Stafford Please see
IET NW Midlands

Tuesday
23rd. November

6.30pm for 7.00pm Control of the 1000mph Bloodhound SSC versus the 100mpg Car
John Davis
Dragonfly Technology
IET
Austin Court
Birmingham
B1 2NP

Please See IET
Wednesday
24th. November
6.30pm for 7.00pm

EMESP Prestige Lecture - Bloodhound SCC, The Ultimate Engineering Challenge

Richard Noble, Project Director and Dave Rowley, Education Programme Director The Albert Hall
North Circus Street (Off Derby Road)
Nottingham
NG1 5AA
Please see
IET NW Midlands
Tuesday 7th.December
6.30pm for 7.00pm Short AGM and
Software and Electrical Systems Integration in Vehicles
Francis McKinney - McKinney Associates Alan Berry Building
Coventry University
Priory street
Coventry
CV15FB

2011

Tuesday 25th. January
7.00pm

Latest IC
Engine Technology

TBA Perkins
Perkins Auditorium
Vicarage Farm Road
Peterborough
PE1 5UH
Please see I.Mech.E.
Tuesday 22nd February
7.00pm

Cambrige to Huntingdon Guided Busway - The Story So Far

TBA
Perkins Auditorium
Vicarage Farm Road
Peterborough
PE1 5UH
Please see I.Mech.E.


Did You Miss

2010
Tuesaday 12th. Januaruy
7.15 pm
&
ITAI

Crashes Reconstructed
Lois Ellis and Jon Stubbs - Institute of Traffic Accident Investigators

Please see
Tuesday,
2nd. February
7.15pm

Brakes and Clutches
in
Formula 1

Dan Picariello,
AP Racing
Alan Berry Building
Coventry University
Priory street
Coventry
CV15FB
Please see
Wednesday 17th. February6.30pm for 7.00pmThe Worlds First Vegetarian Formula 3 Racing Car!

Steven Maggs and James Meredith
University of Warwick
IMC (Bldg 26)
University of Warwick
Campus Map
Buffet Afterwards.
For refreshment planning, please  let us know if you plan to attend.


tel: 01926 490456
Tuesday
2nd. March
7.15 pm
Race Tyre
Development
Ben Michell, DunlopAlan Berry Building
Coventry University
Priory street
Coventry

CV15FB
Please see
Tuesday,
2nd. March

Formula 1 Success; The Red Bull WaySteve Nevey, Red Bull Business Development ManagerShrewsbury Shirehall, Abbey Foregate
Please see
Tuesday,
9th. March
9:00 am to 5 pm

Communication Technology for Intelligent Transport Systems  

Seminar
IET London,
Savoy Place, UK
Please see
IET
Tuesday
20th. April
7.15pm &

Limo Green

Nigel Taylor, Jaguar Land Rover
Alan Berry Building
Coventry University
Priory Street
Coventry
CV15FB
Networking Buffet Afterwards.
For refreshment planning, please  let us know if you plan to attend. Please go to
Thursday 22nd. April
9.00 am
High-Performance Vehicles
Seminar
Prodrive, Kenilworth,
Wa rwickshire, CV8 1NR
Please see
IMechE
Wednesday 12th,. May
5.30pm for 6.00pm
Electric Vehicles - the journey from power station to the wheelSteve Argent
TRW Konekt
TRW
Stratford Road
Solihull
B90 4GW


Please register at
The IET
Mnday 17th. May
12.45 for 1.00pm
Visit to Jaguar Cars
Castle Bromwich
Castle BromwichBy Ticket Only
Please


tel: 01926 490456
Tuesday 18th. May6.30 for 7.00pm
Road Vehicle Safety
ISO 26262
Michael Wild
Functional Safety Consultant
MIRA
TRW
Stratford Road
Solihull
B90 4GW

Networking Buffet Afterwards.
For refreshment planning, please  let us know if you plan to attend.


tel: 01926 490456
Tuesday 25th. May6.30 for 7.00pm
Development and future of the
Volvo Hybrid Bus

Norman Thomas
Product Engineering Manager
Volvo Bus
Volvo Group UK Limited
IBM, Warwick,
CV34 5JL

Please register at
The IET
Wednesday 26th. May
6.00pm for 6.30pm

Can New Generation Tyres Be Both "Greener" and "Safer?

Steve Dolby, Product Specialist, Michelin Tyre PLC
Ashley Building
Room LT01
Stoke Campus
Leek Road
Staffordshire University
Stoke-on-Trent
Please register at
The IET
Tuesday 25th to Thursday 27th May
9:00am
RTIC 2010
Better Transport Through Technology
Conference
Dexter House,
London
Please register at
The IET
Tuesday  8th. June6.30pm for 7.00pm



TTX GP

See Website

Zero Carbon Emission
Motorcycle Time Trials
Held in I of Man in June
Pete James
Prodrive
IMC (Bldg 26)
University of Warwick
Campus Map
Networking Buffet Afterwards.
For refreshment planning, please  let us know if you plan to attend.


tel: 01926 490456
Tuesday 22nd June
9:00am for 10:00am
IRTE
The UK Road Transport Industry Trial by Jury
Conference and Launch of IRTE Mercia Centre
Derby UniversityFor details please contact 
Roger Denniss
Tuesday 22nd. and Wednesday 23rd. June


Conference
Electric Vehicles Unplugged
Frost & SullivanHouse of Commons
and
SMMT


2009

Monday 5th. January
7.30 p.m.Road Network & Traffic Management Technology
Andy Wainwright,
ITS Consultant,
Atkins
Ecgwins Club
Evesham
Please see
IET H&W
Thursday
22nd. January
6.30pm for 7.00pm
Developing Great People
Viscount Nuffield/Mensforth Lecture 2009
Carol Burke, Managing Director, Unipart
IMC University of WarwickReception afterwards
Please see
IET Nuffield Lecture


Tuesday
24th. February

Visit to Red Bull


By Ticket Only
Contact:
Derrick Willer
tel: 01926 490456

Tuesday 21st April
6.30pm

Sir Alan Veale Lecture

Hybrid Vehicle Research at Jaguar and Land Rover

Mike Richardson - Manager Sustainable Mobility Projects and Hybrids for Jaguar and Land Rover Coventry University, Alan Berry Building
Priory street
Coventry
CV1 5FB
Please see
IMechE
Tuesday 22nd September

BWM Hams Hall
Technical Visit
BMW Hams Hall Motoren GmbH,
Canton Lane, Coleshill, North Warwickshire
B46 1GB
By Ticket Only

Wednesday 9th. September
6.30pm for 7.00pm & ITAICrashes Reconstructed
Bob Seston and Jon Stubbs - Institute of Traffic Accident Investigators
TRW
Stratford Road
Solihull
B90 4GW
Buffet Afterwards.
For refreshment planning, please  let us know if you plan to attend.


tel: 01926 490456
Tuesday 29th. October
6.30pm for 7.00pmHyvrid Vehicle Research at Jaguar Land Rover
Dr. Mike Richardson,
Manager Advanced Hybrids
Jaguar Land Rover
University of Birmingham
Department Of Mechanical Engineering, Edgbaston, B15 2TT
Please see
Tuesday 3rd. November7.150pm for 7.30pmThe Testing of High Performance Enginer
Cirian Branney
Mercedes Benz High Performance Engines
Coventry University
Alan Berry Building
Please see
Tuesday 10th. November
6.30pm for 7.00pmTomorrow's Vehicles and Driving Technologies
Dr Roger Thornton, Ricardo, UKCounty Hall
Nottinghamshire County Council
West Bridgford
Nottingham
NG2 7QP
Please register at
IET East Midlands
Tuesday 10th. November6.30pm for 7.00pmLandmarks In Motorcyce Engineering
Martyn Roberts
Immediate Past Chairman
IMechE Coventry AD Centre

Physics Lecture Thatre
Building 43, University of Warwick
Please see
Thursday 19th. November6.30pm for 7.00pmEnbvironmentally Aware F3 Car
Dr. Steve Maggs

University of Birmingham
Department Of Mechanical Engineering, Edgbaston, B15 2TT
Please see
Wednesday 25th. November
6.30pm for 7.00pmGreener Technologies For Meaner Motor Sports
Douglas Cross
Technical Director
Flybrid Systems LLP

Coventry University
Room  CWB40
Charles Ward Buildings


Buffet Afterwards.
For refreshment planning, please  let us know if you plan to attend.


tel: 01926 490456
Tuesday 1st. December
7.15pm for 7.30pmPerformance Versus Economy Trade-Off
Matt Alastair
Jaguar Land Rover
Coventry University
Alan Berry Building
Please see
Thursday 3rd December
6.30pm for 7.00pmThe Life and Work of Sir Henry Royce
Cedric Ashley
University of Birmingham
Edgbaston, B15 2TT
Please see
Tuesday 8th December
6.30pmGlobal Warming and Hot Cars - Complementary or Conundrum?
Roger Middleton
Chief Mechanical Engineer and Sustainability Specialist, Black and Veatch
Coventry Guildhall
Christmas Dinner Lecture
Please see
Tuesday 15th. December
9:00am
Managed Motorways
Seminar
Towards a Road Infrastructure for the Future

IET Savoy Place, London,
WC2R 0BL
Please see
IET

2008
Wednesday 15th. October6.15pm for 6.45pm and
7.00pm
AGM and Lecture
Automotive 2020 - Clarity Beyond the Chaos
IBM's View Of The Automotive Industry In 2020
Peter  Ward
Automotive Industry Technical Leader
IBM UK Limited
IBM Warwick
CV34 5JL
AGM at 6:45pm, Lecture at 7:00pm
Bufffet Afterwards. For refreshment planning, please  let us know if you plan to attend.

tel: 01926 490456
Tuesday 4th. November
6.30pm for 7.00pmThe Development of the Hydrogen Powered Car

Poster
Prof. Kevin Kendall
Birmingham University
IET
Austin Court
Birmingham
B1 2NP
Buffet Afterwards.


Tuesday 25th. November
6.00pm for 6.30pmTechnology Transfer from Motor Sport to Road Cars Peter James
Prodrive
Donnington Park
Derbyshire
DE24 2RP
For details please see
IET E.Mids
Tuesday 25th. November
6.00pm for 6.30pmTechnology Transfer from Motor Sport to Road Cars Peter James
Prodrive
Donnington Park
Derbyshire
DE24 2RP
For details please see
IET E.Mids