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Listed below are all events being run by the Automobile Division.

To view all forthcoming Institution HQ conferences, seminars and lectures online here.

IMechE supports events run by other organisations, and IMechE members may attend these at a reduced fee (check booking details for more information).

Our new webcasting service Playitback gives you a second chance to catch up with many lectures you have missed, helping you find out the latest advances from the comfort of your desktop.


April 2010


Intelligent Transport Systems: Lean, Clean and Efficient Transport

Date: 15 April 2010
Event Type: 1 day Seminar
Location: London

A one-day seminar to examine the engineering and technological challenges created by developing and deploying an ITS service in the UK, and to share solutions to these challenges.



High Performance Vehicles

Date: 22 April 2010
Event Type: 1 day Seminar

Can green still be fast and fun? 

Has low carbon spelt out the death of the high performance vehicle? This event will look at current technologies that will feature in vehicles over the coming years and how to integrate low carbon technologies without adversely affecting the overall performance and driveability of the vehicle.



June 2010


An Engineer in Court

Date: 08 June 2010
Event Type: 1 day Seminar
Location: London

IMechE is pleased to announce the next seminar in the popular ‘An Engineer in Court’ series, giving a valuable insight into the legal responsibilities of an engineer.



December 2010


Unmanned Military Vehicles

Date: 07 December 2010
Event Type: 1 day Seminar

This seminar will examine the latest challenges facing Unmanned Military Vehicle (UMV) engineers and manufacturers as they seek to meet procurer’s requirements, and to also discuss ways in which UMVs can best be developed and deployed.



May 2011


VTMS 10 - Vehicle Thermal Management Systems

Date: 15 May 2011 - 19 May 2011
Event Type: 5 day Conference
Location: Warwickshire

VTMS is a dedicated International Conference for Vehicle Thermal Management Systems, organised jointly by the Automobile Division & the Combustion Engines and Fuels Group of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers and SAE International.

VTMS 10 will cover the latest research and technological advances in the field of heat transfer, energy management, comfort and the efficient management of all thermal systems within the vehicle. The programme will feature plenary sessions, break out technical sessions, panel discussions, an associated exhibition, and a selection of optional technical visits.



Supported Events


Biofuels East 2010 Conference

Date: 17 March 2010
Location: Churchill College, Cambridge, CB3 0DS
Organisation: Biofuels East
Click here for futher information or to book your place.

FISITA 2010 World Automotive Congress

Date: 30 May - 04 June 2010
Location: University Congress Centre, Budapest, Hungary
Organisation: FISITA
Contact: fisita2010@diamond-congress.hu
Web: www.fisita2010.com


10th International Symposium on Advanced Vehicle Control  (AVEC
10)

Date: 22 - 26 August 2010
Location: Loughborough University, UK
Contact:   avec10@lboro.ac.uk 
The AVEC conference has a long and distinguished reputation as one of the foremost international conferences for Automotive Control.  August 2010 will see the 10th staging of this event and the first time it has been held in the UK.  Loughborough University has an attractive campus with all the conference accommodation, facilities and venues within walking distance of each other.  

Call for papers now open, please visit:
 www.lboro.ac.uk/avec10 for further details.

 

International Conference on Gears

Date: 4 -6 October 2010
Location: Munich, Germany
Organisation: VDI
Contact: Cornelia Ehmans, email: ehmans@vdi.de or phone +49 (0) 211 62 14-3 28

 

8th MIRA International Vehicle Aerodynamics Conference: Low Carbon Vehicles

Date: 13 - 14 Ocotber 2010
Location: RBS Williams F1 Conference Centre
Organisation: MIRA
Contact the organisers