 InvitationDevelopment and research play a very important role in our automotive economy. Universities, state owned and private research institutes work in the progress of automotive technology. Topics like safety, emissions, environment, energy, design, quality, and automotive logistics, will guaranty the high technological level of the congress. This EAEC 2007 Congress might pull together European societies as well as engineers, scientists and experts in the field of automotive technology. The Scientific Society of Mechanical Engineers (GTE) is honoured to host the EAEC 2007 Congress for the first time. Last year Hungary celebrated the 100 years anniversary of a national automobile production. Hungary has had a strong automobile production reaching from passenger cars, over commercial vehicle up to heavy vehicles and buses. GTE has a great tradition in technical congresses, during EAEC 2007 Congress will be organised the 38th Meeting of Bus and Coach Experts, as a special session. For further information, please contact the Congress Secretariat.
The Congress The official language of the congress is English, however, simultaneous translation into Hungarian is planned for local experts. Participants will get the abstracts of the papers in a booklet and the text of the presented papers on a CD-ROM. Parallel to the congress, an exhibition will be organised. After the congress, visits to Hungarian automotive factories are planned. A social programme is included with one or two pleasant and interesting days in Budapest and the surrounding areas. Hotels of all categories will be offered in the preliminary programme and on the website of the congress. We welcome all the experts, engineers and scientists in automotive engineering.
All papers dealing with the congress themes listed below are welcome:
POWERTRAIN TECHNOLOGY
VEHICLE DESIGN & MANUFACTURING
COMMERCIAL VEHICLE & BUSES
ADVANCED ENGINEERING TECHNIQUES & TOOLS
LEGISLATION
All Authors (oral and poster) are invited to send the final manuscript, which will be published in the Conference Proceedings CD. Documents should be written in MS Word 2000 or higher. Please find an example of a full paper in the official Congress website. Papers are to be submitted on-line at the Congress website by 30 March 2007. Download
sample final manuscript from here Instruction for speakers: Authors are kindly requested to give their presentation file to the technician in the slide preview room, a half day before the beginning of the corresponding session. The file will be copied to a central ftp server from where the projection is handled. The name of the file should be that of the lecture code e.g. AE01-1.ppt. The file should be copied to the appropriate directory of the lecture room. You also have the possibility to send the power point presentation file (saved as shown above) by e-mail to eaec2007@diamond-congress.hu in advance, but not later than 27 May! Power Point software will be installed on the laptop. Preferred file format is in PPT for MS Office (Office XP, Office 2003, etc.). Please, do not use MAC file format and make sure to bring your presentation file written on a properly closed CD ROM, or USB pen drive. It is recommended that you ensure a backup file as well. There will be a technician in the internet room to assist you with your presentation. Please hand in your files (on properly labeled media) to the technician during one of the breaks well in advance, preferably half day earlier before your presentation, for checking it and loading it to the PC in the lecture room. The time devoted for oral lectures is 30 minutes, including time for questions (approximately 20+10 min.).
Instruction for poster presenters The useful area of the poster board is 1 m width and 2 m height. The recommended size for your poster is about the standing A/0 standard (cca. 84 x 119 cm). Pins will be provided to fix the posters. Posters will be identified by posters numbers. Further information will be provided later on.
Dr. András Voith, Chairman of the Organising Committee Prof. Dr.-Ing. Egon-Christian von Glasner, Chairman of the Scientific and Technical Committee Sándor Vincze-Pap, Secretary of the Scientific and Technical Committee
Patronage The EAEC Congress will be organised with the full support of the Hungarian Ministry of Economy and Transport, under the patronage of EAEC and FISITA
EAEC (European Automobile Engineers Cooperation) is a cooperation of the European automotive engineering societies, which was founded in 1986 within the core of FISITA, responding the need of more specific cooperation among the European societies to forge closer links between the European automobile engineers societies, with the specific objective of interchanging information through programmes of events and joint technical meetings.
FISITA (Fédération Internationale des Sociétés d´Ingénieurs des Techniques de l’Automobile ) is the only world wide federation of national automotive engineering societies and represents 37 societies and thus 170.000 engineers.
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Budapest, the capital of Hungary, is an economic, financial and cultural centre with two million inhabitants. The city which is beautifully situated on both sides of the Danube river has a history dating back over 2000 years. There are ruins from the times of the Roman Empire as well as from the Middle Ages. Its main characteristics reflect the atmosphere of the end of the 19th century when the millennium of the Hungarian State was celebrated. It boasts a number of museums (picture gallery of the museums), theatres, concert halls, a lot of restaurants and other amenities. Several baths and thermal waters of various medicinal springs are also at the disposal of visitors. In recent years the UNESCO put several parts of the city on the World Heritage list. If you would like more information about Budapest, you may wish to visit some of the links below: www.budapest.hu Click here to learn more about the main sights of the city.
Conference Venue After a careful comparison of various possibilities, we have selected the Physics Building of the Eötvös Loránd University as venue of EAEC2007. Besides the classrooms and major lecture halls, a theatre hall, a concert hall and an exhibition hall can host meetings. The major lecture halls are equipped with integrated audio-visual facilities including multimedia demonstrations and Internet connection.
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As an integral part of EAEC 2007 Congress, a commercial indoor and outdoor exhibition will be organized for the promotion of services, technology, products in the field of automotive engineering. Companies manufacturing personal cars, coaches, heavy vehicles and suppliers are also welcome, as well as table top exhibitors. Exhibitors showing prototypes, new development results, methods and devices – simulation methods, measurement and test devices, etc. – are waited with special interest. Detailed information is available here. Separate registration form for Exhibitors The exhibition will take place at the corridors and Aula of the University Congress Centre, next to the coffee break area and session rooms. Tea and coffee will be served within the exhibition area, thus ensuring maximum contact between exhibitors and delegates. Outdoor exhibition will take place at the parking lot of the UCC at the main entrance. Each exhibiting company/organization will receive a listing and brief description of your company’s services and products in the Final Program Book. Each exhibiting company/organization will receive acknowledgement in all printed congress materials including the Final Program and on signage prominently displayed at the congress registration area Each exhibiting company/organization will receive one (1) complimentary Full Congress Registration. (Please note that Exhibit Staff Registrants will be granted access to the exhibit hall, but will NOT be granted access to the congress sessions, meals or events. Full congress registrations can be purchased for these individuals at additional cost.)
Booth Exhibit Space: You are invited to display your services, technology, products at following display spaces with back and side draping, 2 chairs and wastepaper basket.
All prices regarding exhibition include 20 % V.A.T.
Transportation Participants arriving at either terminals (Ferihegy 1, 2A or 2B) of Budapest International Airport are advised to use the Airport Minibus shuttle service which takes one to any address in Budapest for a fee of 2300 HUF/person (cca 9 EUR). Return ticket costs 3900 HUF. It takes appr. 30-45 min. from the airport to the city. As an alternative, one can use public bus service (line 200) which connects both terminals with the underground (metro) line 3 (blue line). The blue line of the metro has a stop at "Népliget" bus terminal and "Nyugati" railway station. Price approx.: 500 - 700 HUF/person (cc. 2-3 EUR), depends on number of changes. Taxis to or from the city cost approximately 4000–4500 HUF (16–20 EUR) for a one way trip. Car rentals are available at the airport. Public transportation network. Please be informed that the low cost airlines arrive at terminal 1.
Passport, Visa, Invitation letters All foreign visitors must have a valid passport. The visa policy of Hungary is liberal. For visits shorter than a month, no visa is required for citizens of most European countries, the United States, Japan and Israel. Most European citizens can visit Hungary with their domestic identity card. Agreements of the Republic of Hungary on abolition of visa requirements are available on the internet. Visa is required for visitors from most Asian countries, and most states of NIS. Those who experience any trouble in getting visa to Hungary should not hesitate to contact the conference secretariat immediately. Please note that Hungary is a member state of the EU from the 1 May, 2004. It should be noticed, however, that Schengen visa is not valid in Hungary yet. Please make sure to check any changes in your visa regulation at the consulate. The list of Hungarian missions can be found on the Internet on the web site of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. If you need an invitation letter to obtain visa, please contact the conference secretariat. This, however, cannot be considered as a commitment on behalf of the organisers to provide any financial support.
Foreign Exchange, Banking Facilities The Hungarian currency is the Hungarian Forint (HUF). Currency exchange booths are available at the airport terminals, railway stations, travel agencies, banks and various places in the city. Traveller’s cheques and convertible currency may be exchanged at these facilities. Major credit cards are usually accepted in most hotels, restaurants and certain shops in the city. Obtaining cash against ATM or credit cards is very easy from the ATM cash machines that can be found at almost each bank office, hotel or on the street. Click here to see the actual exchange rates.
Climate and Weather The climate of Budapest is continental. At the end of May a warm, usually an early summer weather is expected with a maximum temperature of 25-28 °C. For current weather forecast please visit www.met.hu
Clothing Informal for all occasions.
Shopping Shops in Budapest usually open at 10:00 and close at 18:00 (Monday-Friday), on Saturday they open at 9:00 and close at 13:00. A lot of hypermarkets were built in the last few years. They open at 10:00 and close at 20:00.
Insurance Participants are strongly advised to make their own insurance arrangements. The organisers cannot accept any liability for personal injuries sustained, or for loss or damage to property belonging to participants and accompanying persons, either during or as a result of the conference.
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