The Future of Power Generation ... Driven by You

WARRENDALE, Pa., Feb. 21 -- The U.S. record for fuel cell endurance is broken ... a new world standard for power density is set by the latest fuel cell stack ... the Bush administration supports Freedom CAR ... various OEMs and suppliers join forces in an effort to speed the commercialization of fuel cell products. With these recent activities, Automotive Engineering International (AEI) is sponsoring the Fuel Cell Transportation Technology Summit II, April 8, 2002 at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Dearborn, Michigan, USA.

The summit brings together the arena's major players to discuss the latest fuel cell developments in an interactive forum. Slated to participate in the summit are Dr. Ferdinand Panik, Vice President, DaimlerChrysler, Head of Fuel Cell Project; Rex Luzader, Vice President, Business Development & Transportation, Millennium Cell; Paul J. Berlowitz, Program Leader, Fuels for Fuel Cells, ExxonMobil; Tarou Hagiwara, General Manager, Fuel Cell Development, Nissan Motor Corporation; Ben Knight, Vice President, Automotive Engineering, Honda R&D Americas; Richard Canepa, Director, Fuel Cell Contamination Control, Donaldson Company; Bill Smith, Vice President New Business & Programs, Proton Energy Systems; and David K. Garman, Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, U.S. Department of Energy.

This Fuel Cell Transportation Technology Summit provides an opportunity to network with key players in the industry who are addressing current challenges and the impact fuel cells will have on the future.

Highlights of this audience-driven format include insight into the OEM perspective through a high-level forum on Advances in Technology; discussions with industry's leading experts focusing on Systems Challenges; and dialogue on Fueling and Infrastructure issues.

For more details, including registration, program requests and a complete roster of participants, contact Marcie Hineman at 724-772-4074 or visit www.aei-online.org/automag/fcsummit.htm.