All Systems Go For SAE 2003 World Congress: Excitement Builds in Final Week of Preparation

Non-North American Attendance Expected to be Strong in Spite of International

                               Uncertainty

  WHO:        Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE International)

  WHAT:       SAE 2003 World Congress

  WHEN:       Conference runs March 3-6, 2003.

  WHERE:      Cobo Center, One Washington Boulevard, Detroit, MI  48126

  WEB SITE:   www.sae.org/congress

Excitement remains high as preparations run full throttle towards the SAE 2003 World Congress, the world's largest event dedicated to automotive engineering and technology. This year's event features a new Technology Theater, home to executive panels and presentations on hot issues in the automotive industry. Also new for 2003: Displays of advanced vehicle technologies from Ford, General Motors, and DaimlerChrysler will demonstrate new technology systems and demonstrate key supplier partnerships.

Representatives from more than 40 nations will attend the four-day event, and worries about potential conflict in the Middle East have not slowed the pace of registrations significantly.

The media center, sponsored for the third consecutive year by DENSO, will be conveniently located on the first floor in W1-54 at Cobo Center, with direct access to the exhibit hall.

If you are a member of the media and would like to attend the SAE 2003 World Congress, log on to the web site at www.sae.org/congress and select the "register to attend" link.

SAE is a non-profit engineering and scientific organization dedicated to the advancement of mobility technology to better serve humanity. Nearly 84,000 engineers and scientists who are SAE members develop technical information on all forms of self-propelled vehicles, including automobiles, aircraft, aerospace craft, trucks, buses, marine, rail and transit machinery. This information is disseminated through SAE meetings, books, electronic products and databases, technical papers, standards, reports, and professional development programs.

PRNewswire -- Feb. 24