The 8th International
Advanced Automotive Battery and Ultracapacitor Conference and Symposia
May 12-16, 2008, Tampa, Florida

Where automotive energy-storage developers, their suppliers and prospective customers meet to discuss the latest technological progress and market direction.

AABC PANEL SESSIONS
Wednesday May 14 PM to Friday May 16 PM, 2008

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SESSION 1: Market Development of HEVs and their Batteries
Chair: Menahem Anderman, President, Advanced Automotive Batteries
Automakers and industry observers discuss market drivers and trends, and new vehicle introduction around the globe.

SESSION 2: NiMH and Li Ion for High-Voltage Hybrids
Chair: Ted Miller, Senior Manager, Energy Storage and Research, Ford Motor Company
Li Ion readiness to challenge NiMH domination of the high-voltage hybrids will be discussed by key HEV battery developers and their automaker counterparts.

SESSION 3: Battery Requirements and Solutions for Plug-in Hybrids
Chair: Mark Verbrugge, Director, Material and Process Labs, General Motors
PHEV merits as well as their energy storage requirements will be discussed with emphasis on the technological and commercial challenges—yes, battery volume, life, safety and cost—to be addressed before plug-in hybrids can enter the dealership showrooms.

SESSION 4: Lead Acid and Ultracapacitor Solutions for Low-Voltage Hybrids
Chair: Elmar Hockgeiger, General Manager Electrical Machines and Storage Systems, BMW Group
Automakers present vehicle development and energy-storage requirements for micro and mild hybrids and energy-storage developers will present the latest advances toward meeting the requirements of the “micro to mild” hybrid architectures.

SESSION 5: Battery Pack Technology and Integration for Light and Heavy-Duty Hybrids
Chair: Kevin Konecky, Energy Storage System Integration Engineer, General Motors Corporation
Automotive system integrators discuss requirements, challenges and solutions for the integration of energy-storage packs into light-duty hybrid vehicles as well as buses and commercial hybrids, including design, qualification verification and field experience with various cell chemistries at the pack level.

LLIBTA PANEL SESSIONS
Tuesday May 13 and Wednesday May 14 AM, 2008

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SESSION 1: Advances in Li Ion Battery Materials
Chair: Martin Winter, Chair, Applied Material Science for Energy Conversion and Storage, Institute of Physical Chemistry, University of Muenster
This session will review the recent developments in cathode, anode, electrolyte, and separator materials.

SESSION 2a: Life of Li Ion Batteries
Chair: Robert Spotnitz, President, Battery Design Company
In this session, we will discuss the processes that limit the life of Li-Ion batteries, and review life prediction models and test data in several key applications.

SESSION 2b: Safety and Reliability of Li Ion Batteries
Chair: Cyrus Ashtiani, Senior Specialist and Manager of Advanced Battery Programs at the United States Advance Battery Consortium, Chrysler LLC
We will review analyses of cell and pack design for better safety and discuss ways to improve the verification of robustness in automotive and related applications.

SESSION 3: Design and Performance of Li Ion Batteries in High-Power Applications
Chair: Tien Duong, Team Leader, Hybrid and Electric Systems, Office of Vehicle Technologies, U.S. Department of Energy
We will review the market progress and the technological and commercial challenges faced by the Li-Ion battery technology as it advances to capture a larger share of the specialty automotive/military/industrial battery market.

UCAP PANEL SESSIONS
Tuesday May 13 and Wednesday May 14 AM, 2008

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SESSION 1: Advances in Carbon/Carbon Ultracapacitor Materials and Cell Design
Chair: David Zuckerbrod, Senior Electrochemist, Battery and Capacitor Technology Group, W. L. Gore
We will review the latest advances in materials and cell design, including the development of low-cost materials and processes to meet the low pricing threshold of most markets.

SESSION 2: Design and Performance of Hybrid Ultracapacitors
Chair: John R. Miller, President, JME, Inc.
In this session we will review the latest advances in organic and inorganic electrolyte hybrid (asymmetric) ultracapacitors.

SESSION 3: Ultracapacitor Pack Design and Performance in Key Applications
Chair: Adrian Schneuwly, Senior Director Worldwide Sales and Marketing, Maxwell Technologies
In this session we will review pack design and performance in key applications, including micro and mild hybrid cars, hybrid buses, and stationary and back-up systems.