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| March 3, 2009 | ||
| 7:15 a.m. | Buses Pick Up at Comfort Inn | |
| 8:00 a.m. | Registration | |
| Coffee and Continental Breakfast in Registration Area | ||
| 8:30 a.m. | Opening Plenary Session | Raymond G. Boeman Workshop Chairman and Director, Transportation Program Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
| 8:30-8:35 a.m. | Welcoming Remarks | Dana Christensen Associate Laboratory Director Energy and Engineering Sciences Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
| 8:35-8:40 a.m. | Meeting Goals and Objectives | Raymond G. Boeman |
| 8:40-8:45 a.m. | Importance of Carbon Fiber and Composite Technologies | Patrick B. Davis Manager, Vehicle Technologies Program Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy U.S. Department of Energy Biography (PDF 17 KB) |
| 8:45-9:10 a.m. | History and Status of Carbon Fiber Composites | Mohamed Abdallah President MGA Advanced Composites and Engineering Co. Biography (PDF 52 KB) Presentation (PDF 2.4 MB) Animation Files (will open in new window): |
| 9:10-9:30 a.m. | Carbon Fiber Composites Technology Development | C. David Warren Manager, Transportation Materials Program Oak Ridge National Laboratory Biography (PDF 8 KB) Presentation (PDF 7.5 MB) Animation Files (will open in new window): |
| 9:30 a.m. | Break | |
| 9:45 a.m. | Overview of Technologies and Markets | |
| 9:45-10:10 a.m. | Carbon Fiber in the Automotive Industry... The Holy Grail or Reality? | Jim deVries Staff Technical Expert Research and Innovation Center Ford Motor Company Biography (PDF 16 KB) Presentation (PDF 14.0 MB) Movie Clip (will open in new window) |
| 10:10-10:35 a.m. | Wind Applications | Jose Zayas Manager, Wind Energy Sandia National Laboratory Presentation (PDF 3.7 MB) Movie Clip (will open in new window) |
| 10:35-11:00 a.m. | General Industrial Applications | Scott Finn Chief Engineer of Composites GE Research Biography (PDF 47 KB) Presentation (PDF 1.4 MB) |
| 11:00 a.m. | Breakout Session Instructions | Ed Skolnik Lead Workshop Facilitator and Program Manager, Energetics Inc. Breakout Group Instructions (PDF 131 KB) |
| 11:10 a.m. | Break and Move to Breakout Session Rooms Lunch in Breakout Rooms |
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| 11:30 a.m. | Breakout Sessions Topic 1 | |
| Technical Track: RD&D Needs | ||
| Business Track: Market Issues and Challenges | ||
| 2:45 p.m. | Breakout Sessions Topic 2 | |
| Technical Track: Identification of Key RD&D Activities to Address Needs | ||
| Business Track: Identification of Key Deployment and Scale-Up Activities to Address Market Issues and Challenges | ||
| 5:00 p.m. | Buses Depart Campus for Flatwater Event Center | |
| 5:45 p.m. | Hosted Dinner with Presentation on Composite Structures: The First Hundred Years | Billy Roeseler Associate Technical Fellow The Boeing Company Biography (PDF 30 KB) |
| 7:15 p.m. | Buses Depart Flatwater Event Center for Comfort Inn | |
| March 4, 2009 | ||
| 7:45 a.m. | Buses Pick Up at Comfort Inn | |
| 8:30 a.m. | Breakout Sessions Topic 3 Coffee and Continental Breakfast in Breakout Rooms |
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| Technical Track: Implementation Approaches | ||
| Business Track: Implementation Approaches | ||
| 10:15 a.m. | Break and Move to Auditorium, Joint Institute for Computational Sciences, Building 5100 |
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| 10:30 a.m. | Reports from Breakout Sessions | Ed Skolnik and Breakout Group Representatives Breakout Reports
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| 11:15 a.m. | Advancing Technology Deployment through Industry-Government Partnerships | Alan Liby Manager, Industrial and Economic Development Partnerships Biography (PDF 8 KB) Presentation (PDF 18.5 MB) |
| 11:45 a.m. | Working Lunch: Closing Roundtable Discussion and Wrap-up | Ed Skolnik |
| 1:00 p.m. | Bus Departs for Comfort Inn and Knoxville Airport | |
| 1:00 p.m. | Tours of Carbon Fiber R&D Facilities | |
| 3:00 p.m. | Tours End and Last Bus Departs for Comfort Inn and Knoxville Airport | |