DEC'AUTEX 2010

7th International Conference on Automotive and Transport Interior

Parc des expositions Mulhouse (France)
March 16th & 17th 2010

   

from 10:00 welcome of the participants


10:30 Welcome speech and plenary opening

11:00-12:30 Session 1
   
Roundtable : Life on board
New ways of life inside the vehicle : comfort, connectivity and entertainment for all

S. DESORMIERE, Valeo - F. FINO, Fiat Group Automobiles - B. PEYRON, Fiat Research Center - A.NEPVEU, Orange - C. WERDERER, INX

  
12:30-14:00 Lunch

14:00-15:30 Session 2
   
Roundtable : Which interior according to the vehicle's usage ?
The segmentation of the market has dramatically increased. New ways of using vehicles have emerged : car-sharing, on-demand transportation, self-service... What impact should this situation have on automotive interior ?

P. BERNARD, FAM Automobiles - C. NICOLAS, PSA PEUGEOT CITROEN - S. RODRIGUEZ, ACS - A.WLASAK, FAURECIA

in parallel with 

Technical Presentations :

* F. CORVASCE, BIWI « High tech solutions to rubber processors »
* S. BINI, SOLERA-THERMOFORM GROUP S.r.l. « Simultaneous forming of a textile with a rigid plastic base »
* G. CHENEVEAU, LASER CHEVAL « Laser-induced plastic parts decoration »

15:30-16:00 Break and visit of the exhibition

16:00-17:30 Session 3

Technical Presentations :

* A. CHAUVEY, PSA PEUGEOT CITROEN  « Use of green and recycled materials »
* F. FINO – Fiat Group Automobiles – B. PEYRON – Fiat Research Center « Perceived quality : design and evaluate a new vehicle interior »
* S. DESORMIERE, Valeo « vision 2020 »

18:00 Bus shuttle to the Automotive Museum
Visit of the Museum and dining buffet

Wednesday 17th

 
8:00 - Door opening (Parc des expositions Mulhouse)

8:30-10:00 Session 4
   
Roundtable : Interface in vehicle's interior
To improve both safety and ease of driving, new Human-vehicle interfaces are being developped. A look into what comes next.

P. REILHAC, Valeo - L. TUPINIER, DELPHI Electronics & Safety - S. DOS SANTOS & P. LOUSTALET, RENAULT

in parallel with

Technical Presentations :

* K. RICHTER, ITP GmbH/NL Weimar « Smart textiles for new car concepts »
* J.-Y. DREAN, UHA/ ENSISA/ LPMT  « Agave fibers reinforcement for composite materials »
* A. BEGRICHE, CTT Québec  « Intelligent textiles for car interior and other vehicles: heating nonwoven, textiles sensors »

10:00-10:30 Break and visit of the exhibition

10:30-12:00 Session 5

Roundtable : Interior architecture
A glimpse into the future : could there be a convergence between vehicle interior and home ?  

G. VAN DE KEUKEN & S. LATTES , Trend Union / Studio Edelkoort - O HILMARCHER, Protechnic – C. WERDERER, INX

12:00 End

Conference Fee : 
€ 420 VAT excluded, to be paid at the registration;
reduced fee € 370 VAT excluded until February 20th and for DEC’AUTEX4 Study clients.
includes : lunch and dinner, coffee breaks, Museum entrance.
A refund of 90% of the conference fee will be granted only if cancellation is received before March 5th. Refunds will not be granted after that date.

Access :
By car : Motorway A35 and A36, follow "Mulhouse Centre"
By train : Mulhouse TGV station
By air : Basel- Mulhouse- Freiburg airport (Reduced fares on Air France, please refer to conference flyer)

Contacts

* Intervenants / Speakers

Bruno GRANDJEAN
Pôle Véhicule du Futur – 15 rue A. Japy – F-25461 ETUPES Cedex  France
Tel. :  +33 / (0) 3 81 94 72 98 – Fax: +33 / (0) 3 81 94 73 01 – e-mail : bg@vehiculedufutur.com

* Renseignements et inscriptions  / Information and Registration/ Information und Anmeldung

François LITTY
IFTH – 25 rue Alfred Werner BP 72076 – F-68059 MULHOUSE Cedex 2 France
Tel. :  +33 / (0) 3. 89.42.74.08 – Fax: +33 / (0) 3.89.42.91.15 – e-mail : decautex@ifth.org