SAE World Congress Press Pre-Registration Deadline Extended

Warrendale, PA - February 24, 2004 - SAE International has extended the pre-registration deadline for journalists who are planning to attend the SAE World Congress, March 8-11, 2004, at Cobo Center, Detroit, MI. To date, credentials for over 200 journalists have been verified.

Pre-registration will be available through noon (EST) Friday, February 27, 2004. On-line registration accessed via the following link: http://www.sae.org/congress/about/journalist-information.htm . Journalists may also register by phone (toll free) at 1-877-723-2664. Please allow one (1) week from your submittal for credential verification.

After Friday, February 27, 2004, all registration must be conducted on- site. Times and locations are listed below. Members of the press who choose to register on-site are asked to have a photo I.D. and either an employer- issued I.D. or formal letter of assignment from a recognized public media source.

  On-site registration for all attendees will be available as follows:
   Sunday, March 7 - Cobo Center & Marriott Renaissance Center - 2:00 PM to
   4:00 PM

   Monday, March 8 - Cobo Center & Marriott Renaissance Center - 7:00 AM to
   4:30 PM

   Tuesday, March 9 - Cobo Center & Marriott Renaissance Center - 8:00 AM to
   4:30 PM

   Wednesday, March 10 - Cobo Center - 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM

   Thursday, March 11 - Cobo Center - 7:30 AM to 3:30 PM

Exhibit hours for the SAE 2004 World Congress are: March 8,9,10 - 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM and March 11 - 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM.

For media inquiries, please contact SAE Public Relations at 1-800-441- 2919.

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.