San Fernando Valley

Engineers’ Council Regional Symposium On

Autonomous and Robotic Vehicle Technologies

The Sportsmen's Lodge, Studio City, CA
February 24-25, 2005

In Conjunction With ...
50th Anniversary National Engineers Week Honors & Awards Banquet
Honoring Engineers & the Engineering Profession
Saturday, February 26, 2005

This three day symposium provided local scientists and engineers with a significant opportunity to...
  • Hear about the latest developments in these technologies and where these technologies will appear in the near future in devices and systems.
  • Network with colleagues of other affiliates with common interests in this field and gain insight to applications from a different perspective.
  • Meet with the leaders in the development and application of these technologies in the local Southern California area.

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Download Symposium Abstracts (Updated Feb 22, 2005)

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Program Highlights
Platforms:
  • Global Hawk – Alfredo Ramirez, Chief Engineer, Northrop Grumman
  • Submersibles – Patrick Haley, PM & AM Research
  • Intelligent Vehicles Systems – Greg Larson, Boeing
Architectures:
  • Wireless Technologies, Rajit Gadh, Ph.D., UCLA
  • Remote Operations, Frederick Newberg, Ph.D., Sensoria
Sensors:
  • Miniature Sensors, Asad Madni, Ph.D., BEI Technologies
  • DARPA Grand Challenge Experience, Rockwell Science Center and California Institute of Technology
Opportunities in the Market:
  • Jack Byers, Vanguard Marketing


    Tour JPL (Sold Out!)

    Visited the Space Flight Operations Facility; Spacecraft Assembly Facility; Mars Exploration Rover; the Von Karman Auditorium; Full Scale Satellites…

The San Fernando Valley Engineers’ Council, as part of its 50th annual celebration of National Engineers Week, produced this regional symposium for February 24 – 25, 2005, bringing together from the Southern California area the wide range of engineering talent that is being applied to the emerging applications of autonomous and robotic vehicles. Southern California hosts a significant number of companies that are contributing to the development and deployment of autonomous and robotic vehicles for space, air, land and sea. This symposium provided an excellent opportunity for local engineers and scientists to learn about development activities in the region, and network with one another. Further this symposium provided a basis for engineering advancements across these important technology areas as engineers learned about the parallel developments from these various applications, and considered how these emerging technologies can be applied in other areas of system development.


Symposium Pricing (Includes continental breakfast & buffet lunch each day)

Two Day Symposium (Thursday, Friday Sessions)
Regular Registration$250
Registration Before February 7, 2005$200
Student or Retiree Registration$150

One Day Symposium (Thursday, or Friday)
Regular Registration$175
Registration Before February 7, 2005$125
Student or Retiree Registration$75

Thursday JPL Tour (included coach transportation)
Regular Registration$50
Registration Before February 7, 2005$40
Student or Retiree Registration$35

Download Symposium Brochure (Updated Jan 23, 2005)
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MS Publisher 2000 format (4.5MB)
MS Word 2000 format (1.5MB)
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Symposium Chairman
Dr. Charles H. Volk
charles.volk@engineerscouncil.org


The symposium was held at the Sportmen’s Lodge
4234 Coldwater Canyon
Studio City, CA

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