Past Events

CASPER and EPOCh Final Workshop

March 13-15, 2012
Berlin, Germany
Agenda: PDF
Travel and accommodation details: PDF

The CASPER and EPOCh projects on child safety are organising a final workshop to present their research findings on child safety and to discuss future activities. This three day workshop will be held on 13, 14 and 15 November in Berlin, Germany.

Although significant achievements have been made in reducing fatalities and injuries in traffic accidents over the last decade, continued efforts are needed to bring the numbers down further. Motivated by this, the CASPER and EPOCh projects will address some aspects of child safety in vehicles.

Participation in this event is free of charge. Registrations can be made online at click here

SAE 2012

SAE 2012 Government / Industry Meeting

January 25-27
Washington DC, USA
website: www.sae.org

Each year, the SAE Government/Industry Meeting organizes an ideal opportunity to connect with the leading technical authorities from government, industry, and academia to discuss the regulation, legislation, and technical issues impacting the future, including energy conservation, the environment, and safety.

The 2012 Government/Industry Meeting provides a professional, neutral forum where participants showcase achievements, share technological solutions, and discuss recent regulations and pending legislation. The entire event is designed to provide networking opportunities for meaningful interaction between the people driving advanced automotive technology and those regulating or legislating key safety, environmental, and energy issues.

55th Stapp Conference 2011

7-9 November 2011
Detroit, Mi, USA
website click here

Aachen Colloquium 2010
October 04-06, 2010
Aachen, Germany
website: www.aachen-colloquium.com
call for papers: PDF

The Aachen Colloquium "Automobile and Engine Technology" has become the largest automotive and engine technology congress in Europe and the increasing number of participants shows the existing interest of the automotive and supplier industry. In 2008, we welcomed 1800 participants from 25 countries. The congress will provide a wide range of technical presentations addressing current challenges of the vehicle and powertrain industry. Program-related test vehicles, prototypes and aggregates from participating companies and institutions will be presented on the ika test track.

The technical exhibition is the second essential part of the Aachen Colloquium. 86 exhibitors on an exhibition area of more than 1800 m2 presented their products and services.

COVER workshop presenting CASPER and EPOCh
November 29-30, 2010
Munich, Germany
Details: PDF

The CASPER and EPOCh projects on child safety are organising a joint mid-term workshop to present their research findings on child safety and to discuss future activities. This two day workshop will be held on 29 and 30 November in Munich (Germany).
Although significant achievements have been made in reducing fatalities and injuries in traffic accidents over the last decade, continued efforts are needed to bring the numbers down further. Motivated by this, the CASPER and EPOCh projects will address some aspects of child safety in vehicles.

Participation in this event is free of charge. Registrations can be made online at www.biomechanics-coordination.eu or www.epochfp7.org

SAE, annual world congress on vehicle safety
April 20-23, 2009
Detroit USA
Website: http://www.sae.org/congress/

ESV (Enhanced Safety of Vehicles), 21st International Technical Conference
June 15-18, 2009
Stuttgart, Germany
Website: http://www.esv2009.com/

ISN/EARPA Workshop on Biomechanics input to Integrated Safety
September 8, 2009
York, UK
Website: www.earpa.eu
for more information: PDF

IRCOBI (International Research Council on Biomechanics of Injury) conference 2009
September 9-11, 2009
York, UK
Website: http://www.ircobi.org/index.htm

Aachen Colloquium "Automobile and Engine Technology"
October 5-7, 2009
Aachen, Germany
Website: www.aachen-colloquium.com

The congress will provide a wide range of technical presentations addressing current challenges of the vehicle and powertrain industry. Program-related test vehicles, prototypes and aggregates from participating companies and institutions will be presented on the ika test track.

One of the featured Workshops will be on "Pedestrian Protection", on October 7th. The goal of the workshop is to present the actual status of pedestrian safety in legislation and consumer testing as well as the results of the European Integrated Project on Advanced PROtection SYStems (APROSYS) SP3 “Pedestrian and Cyclist Accidents”.

for more information on this workshop: PDF

STAPP Car Crash Conference
November 2-4, 2009
Savannah, Georgia USA
Website: http://www.stapp.org/

The Stapp Car Crash Conference® is the premier forum for presentation of research in impact biomechanics, human injury tolerance, and related fields that advance the knowledge of land-vehicle crash injury protection. The Conference provides an opportunity to participate in free discussion regarding the causes and mechanisms of injury, experimental methods and tools for use in impact biomechanics research, and the development of new concepts for reducing injuries and fatalities in automobile crashes.

for more information: PDF

In the past years, this conference has been a worldwide platform for CRS research and development, for child accident research, biomechanics, as well as for consumer information and safety testing. The yearly the participation of about 150 interdisciplinary experts from 25 countries made this conference one of the most important international meetings.

Again in 2009 all important key subjects of child safety will be addressed. The advances of developing a new UN ECE regulation for CRS will be discussed as well as the alignment of European Vehicle Safety Directives with ECE regulations. The activities in defining a side impact test procedure are covered; reports will analyse the process in child dummy development. Recent results from accident investigations and new research methods in biomechanical tolerance limits of children are another key subject of this conference. Experience in consumer information, international NCAP testing and misuse studies will be shared and a special session is dedicated to emerging markets and their requirements for protection of children in cars and for effective safety campaigns.

Center for Child Injury Prevention Studies (CChIPS) Workshop (Philadelphia, PA)
“Future of Side Impact Protection for Children: Injury Analysis, Testing and Technical Advances”
March 17, 2010
Philadelphia, PA, U.S.A
website

This half-day workshop is hosted by the National Science Foundation’s Industry/University Cooperative Research Center, the Center for Child Injury Prevention Studies (CChIPS) at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and the University of Pennsylvania. As the only national platform for cooperative industry – university research on child injury prevention science and engineering, CChIPS is uniquely positioned to address critical issues facing the automotive industry regarding the future of the safe transport of children.

Participants in this workshop will hear first-hand from leaders in research, industry and government who will present current research, emerging technologies and other technical insights. Participants will be encouraged to share their findings, successes and questions formally during panel discussions and informally during networking opportunities.

By attending this workshop, participants will:
•    Learn about cutting edge research on injuries sustained by children in side impact
      motor vehicle crashes
•    Learn about targets for future child safety advances based on research from
      injuries sustained by child occupants in side impact motor vehicle crashes
•    Learn about research efforts in the US, Canada, Japan, Australia and Europe along
      with CChIPS on side impact-related studies.
•    Understand the details of the multiple proposed side impact test protocols for
      child restraint systems
•    Experience and interact with a panel discussion of the proposed test protocols
•    Catalyze a discussion regarding future directions in research, harmonizing test
      procedures, and product development regarding side impact protection for
      children in crashes

crash.tech 2010
April 13 – 14, 2010
Leipzig, Germany
PDF

Never before there has been such a challenging time for the automobile industry as in 2009. Against the background of declining sales, demands from customers are increasing, e.g. greater fuel economy and environmentally friendly vehicle solutions. Ecology in mobility may not be at the expense of safety – safety still stands on top of the list of customer desires. In the automobile industry there are numerous approaches to improve vehicle safety. This continued development as well as new evaluations flow into Euro NCAP (European New Car Assessment Program). To achieve the highest rating level, passive safety alone is not sufficient. Vehicles must achieve a minimum score in all four safety categories Adult Occupant, Child Occupant, Pedestrian Protection and Safety Assist. Indeed, a negative test result in one single category leads to a drastic reduction in the total result. The correct combination of the various safety systems will play a decisive role. On the one hand, intelligent occupant protection and on the other hand the integration of driver assistance systems must merge to the complete protection system of integrated safety. The present development boom of electric vehicles not only demands high safety standards but to some extent causes completely new questions. Therefore we would like to discuss this subject at the crash.tech 2010 as well as subjects like test and simulation, accident research, pedestrian protection as well as tangible system benefits for the driver. You will have the opportunity to meet experts and colleagues from research and development and to engage professional exchanges about the present state of technology and current challenges.

2010 RAMSIS Update Conference
June 3 - 4, 2010
Troy, Michigan USA
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Human Solutions NA is a global software and hardware supplier of Digital Human Modeling solutions and is a subsidiary of Human Solutions GmbH, Germany. The company develops and sells hardware and software solutions for ergonomic and human simulation applications. Human Solutions has over 300 customers, including Daimler, Ford, GM, Chrysler, BMW, Volkswagen, Airbus Industries, the German Federal Army, Cornell University and University of South Australia.

You‘re cordially invited to attend our 2010 RAMSIS update, an event that is being offered in North America for the second time. This event is intended to put on display our latest offerings in software solutions and the wide spectrum of applications that we support in the Digital Human Modeling area.

In addition to the presentations, our workshops will be offering you the opportunity to test the functionality of the tools yourself and use it in actual practice. Our application engineers will be on hand to help and advise you should you need them.

17th Congress of the European Society of Biomechanics 2010
July 5-8, 2010
University of Edinburgh, UK
Website: www.esbiomech.org

The 2010 meeting will cover the traditional core topics of the European Society of Biomechanics while including emerging areas in which much new and exciting biomechanics research is taking place.

A pre-course will draw on the experience of experts in their field to provide state of the art knowledge in an area of general biomechanics interest.

Plenary sessions are planned to address current "hot topics" in biomechanics research, and to provide valuable insight into the ever-increasing importance of collaborative research, interdisciplinary programmes, EU funding opportunities and biomechanical education programmes.

6th World Congress on Biomechanics
August 1-6, 2010
Singapore, Singapore
website: www.wcb2010.net

The 6th World Congress of Biomechanics will be hosted by Biomedical Engineering Society of Singapore (BES) together with the Global Enterprise for Micromechanics and Molecular Medicine (GEM4) and the National University of Singapore (NUS).

We are expecting over 2,000 delegates from all over the World, especially from the Asia Pacific region to attend this congress. Biomechanics covers a wide field such as organ mechanics, tissue mechanics, cell mechanics to molecular mechanics.

At the 6th World Congress of Biomechanics, authors would be presenting the largest experimental studies, technologies and equipment. Special emphasis will be placed on state-of-the-art technology and medical applications, for example in areas of sports medicine and crash injuries.

We would like to invite you to join us at this congress, scheduled to be held from 1 - 6 August 2010 at the Singapore Suntec Convention Centre. We warmly welcome you to the exciting island of Singapore!

ISN & COVER Workshop on Biomechanical Experiments with Human Subjects
September 14, 2010
Hanover, Germany
For invitation and agenda see: PDF

The Workshop on Biomechanics experiments with human subjects will be held in Hannover, Germany, September 14, 2010. This Workshop has been scheduled on the day before the IRCOBI Conference on behalf of the Integrated Safety Network (ISN) and the COVER Coordination and Support Action.

The purpose of the Workshop is to provide a forum for exchange and discussion as well as the presentation of current experimental biomechanics research using human volunteers or Post Mortem Human Subjects in the field of passive safety or impact biomechanics.

A half day session of the workshop will be dedicated to present and discuss results of two EU FP7 projects THORAX and THOMO. Both are dealing with thoracic injuries. Results on accident investigations, PMHS testing and Human Body modelling collected during the first two years of these projects will be presented by participants.

IRCOBI (International Research Council on Biomechanics of Injury) conference 2010
September 15-17, 2010
Hanover, Germany
Website: www.ircobi.org

4th ESAR Conference
September 17-18, 2010
Hannover, Germany
website: www.esar-hannover.de
call for papers: PDF

In September 2004 the first international symposium called ESAR was carried out at the University of Hannover, followed by the second symposium two years later. This two year rhythm will now continue in 2008 and beyond. ESAR is a scientific colloquium and can be seen as a platform for exchange of information on accident research issues. Representatives from authorities as well as from medical and technical institutions come together to discuss new research issues and exchange experiences on accident prevention and the complex methodologies of accident reconstruction. Special focus is given to the target the European Union set for itself in 2000 which stipulates that within 10 years the number of person killed in road traffic accidents must be cut in half. To reach this goal, optimized measures, comprehensive research and analysis are necessary. A key hurdle comes from the European Union extension to 27 member states, each featuring different levels of traffic safety standards and different accident scenarios. Existing results from long term research projects in Europe, the USA, Australia and Japan including analyses of infrastructure, population, vehicle fleet and driver behavior offer an excellent basis for understanding and improving countermeasures and research support needs in underdeveloped countries.

ESAR's goal is to bring together researchers from all parts of the world, who will report on their methods and recommendations to improve traffic safety based on "In-Depth-Investigations" of real world accidents. These In-depth-investigations of accidents require thorough documentation and an accident data analysis on multi-disciplinary levels which must be carried out immediately after it occurs. ESAR presents scientists the opportunity to present their studies.

Aachen Body Engineering Days 2010
September 21-22, 2010
Aachen, Germany
Website: www.aachener-karosserietage.de

The Aachen Body Engineering Days have become a meeting event for body engineers during the last years. Lightweight design, intelligent material application and innovative structural concepts are more relevant than ever. We have invited a competent circle of experts, to gain new insights in these topics.
Strategic questions will be discussed in plenary lectures, e. g. which challenges result for the world car from the perspective of a leading car manufacturer, what does a complex product line require from vehicle structures and what material mix can we expect in future car bodies.
The current state of body engineering is demonstrated by the presentation of the latest car bodies. An outlook on the future will be given by new architectures for full electric vehicles.
Representatives of vehicle manufacturers, suppliers and research institutes report about developments in material lightweight design based on new alloys and innovative approaches with the use of fibre-reinforced plastics in the body structure. Further topics are lightweight potentials in glazing, innovative solutions for seat structures and unconventional door concepts.
We are looking forward to informative contributions and motivated discussions, giving new impulses and we would be happy to welcome you at the Aachen Body Engineering Days 2010.