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Events            -                    Did You Miss

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
Tuesday 13th. January
6.30pm
Engineering The Future In A Changing Climate

Automobile Division Chairman's Address
Professor Richard Folkson, Chairman Automobile Division, IMechE University Of Warwick
International Manufacturing Centre

Please see
IMechE
Tuesday 20th. January 6.30pm

Optimising Handling Performance

Lee Adcock
Senior Engineer,
Dynamics and Driveline
Prodrive
Coventry University, Alan Berry Building
Priory street
Coventry
CV1 5FB
Please see
I Mech E
Thursday
22nd. January
6.30pm for 7.00pm
Developing Great People
Viscount Nuffield/Mensforth Lecture 2009
Carol Burke, Managing Director, Unipart
IMC University of Warwick Reception afterwards
Please see
IET Nuffield Lecture


Tuesday
27th January
6.30pm for 7.00pm

Formula 1 - The Red Bull Way

Steve Nevey
Red Bull Racing
T.0.03, Loughborough University
Loughborough
Leicestershire
LE11 3TU
Please see
I Mech E
Tuesday 10th February
6.30pm

Low Carbon Vehicles Myth or Reality?

James Miller, Prodrive IMC University of Warwick
Please see
IMechE
Tuesday
24th. February

Visit to Red Bull


By Ticket Only
Contact:
Derrick Willer
tel: 01926 490456
Visit Now fully Booked
Join Waiting List

Tuesday 3rd March
6.30pm

Vehicle Dynamics in Motor Sport

Damian Harty, Technical Consultant, Prodrive Shrewsbury College of Arts and Technology
Conference Suite
London Road
Shrewsbury
Shropshire
SY2 6PR
Please see
IMechE
Tuesday 10th. March
6.30pm

The New Ford Fiesta

Martin Burela of Ford IMC University of Warwick Please see
IMechE
Thursday 19th. March
6.30pm
Energy Regeneration In Formula One
Jon Hilton, Managing Partner, Flybrid Systems University Of Birmingham
Deparmtent Of Mechanical Engineering
Edgbaston
Birmingham
Please see
IMechE
Thursday 19th. March

Technology Transfer from Motor Sport to Road Cars
Peter James
Prodrive
Open University Milton Keynes Please see
BCS Northampton
Tuesday 21st April
6.30pm

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 12th May
6.30pm for 7.00pm

The Tata Nano

Dr Clive Hickman, Managing Director. University of Warwick IMC University of Warwick
Coventry
CV4 7AL
Please see
I MechE
Friday 26th. June

Triumph Motorcycles

Technical Visit
Triumph Motorcycles Ltd.
Normandy Way
Hinckley
Leicestershire
LE10 3BZ
By Ticket Only
Please see
I Mech E

Did You Miss

Wednesday 15th. October 6.15pm for 6.45pm and
7.00pm
AGM and Lecture
Automotive 2020 - Clarity Beyond the Chaos
IBM's View Of The Automotive Industry In 2020

AGM Agenda
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.
Contact:
Derrick Willer

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

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


Friday
7th. November
7.00pm for 7.30pm

SAE-UK
Midland Centre
Dinner, Dance & Cabaret

St John’s Hotel, Solihull
By Ticket Only.
For details please see
SAE-UK
Monday 10th. November
5.30pm - 7.30pm

Froude Hofmann (Dynamometers and Manufacture)


Technical Visit

Richard Guest, Managing Director Froude Hofmann
Blackpole Road
Worcester
WR3 8YB
United Kingdom
By Ticket Only.
For details please see
IMechE
Tuesday 11th. November
6.30pm - 8.30pm

Modern Truck Technology

John Comer Product Manager UK and Ireland Volvo Trucks Volvo Group UK Limited Warwick University IMC
Coventry
United Kingdom
For details please see
IMechE
Tuesday 18th. November
7.00pm - 8.30pm

Triumph Motorcycles

Stuart Wood, Triumph Motor Cycles Coventry University, Alan Berry Building
Priory street
Coventry
CV1 5FB
For details please see
IMechE
Thursday 20th November
6.30pm for 7.00pm
Aston Martin Racing George Howard-Chappell, Team Manager, Aston Martin Racing Birmingham University
Department Of Mechanical Engineering
Edgbaston Park Road
Edgbaston
B15 2TT 

For details please see
IMechE
Tuesday 25th. November
6.00pm for 6.30pm Technology Transfer from Motor Sport to Road Cars Peter James
Prodrive
Donnington Park
Derbyshire
DE24 2RP
For details please see
IET E.Mids
Thursday 8th December
7.30pm
Annual Christmas Lecture

Formula One the Red Bull Way
Steve Nevey
Red Bull Racing
St Edmund's Hall
Malvern
Please see
IET H&W