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ACCE Conference
- September 8 - 10, 2021
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Suburban Collection Showplace
46100 Grand River Ave, Novi, MI 48374 -
2020 Recorded Presentations:
$195 for SPE Member
$395 for Non-SPE Member
$0 for OEM's & Media -
Registration: For Registration and Sponsorship information contact:
Teri Chouinard
(248) 701-8003
teri@intuitgroup.com
About the Event
The SPE Automotive and Composites Divisions jointly sponsor the annual Automotive Composites Conference & Exhibition (ACCE). This event is designed to educate and update automotive design and production engineers, sales personnel, and management from transportation OEMs and Tier suppliers about the benefits and expanding importance of thermoset and thermoplastic composites in passenger vehicles, light trucks, and other ground transportation applications.
ACCE is the world’s leading automotive composites forum.The event provides excellent networking opportunities and draws over 800 speakers, exhibitors, and attendees from the Americas, Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East.
***OEM Attendees register for free***
if you work directly for an OEM and produce vehicles for sale, you are invited to register free of charge using the code ACCEOEM
A Special Thank You
Premier Plus Sponsors
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Student Poster Competition
Premier Sponsors
Associate Sponsors
Media Sponsors
Presenters, Keynotes & More
2020 Keynotes & Sessions
SPE ACCE 2020 is an exciting virtual event including keynotes, panel discussions, technical sessions, exhibits, and online networking opportunities!
PANEL DISCUSSIONS FROM LEADING OEMS AND MATERIAL SUPPLIERS:
- Sustainable Materials Management and the Circular Economy
- How 3D Printing Is Changing the Automotive Composites Business
2020 Featured Presenters
“GREENER MATERIALS FOR A GREENER WORLD”
Dr. Deborah Mielewski, Senior Technical Leader of Sustainable and Advanced Materials at Ford Motor Co.
“AUTOMOTIVE PLASTICS & POLYMER COMPOSITES: A ROADMAP FOR FUTURE MOBILITY”
Jose Chirino, American Chemistry Council Automotive Team Chair &Technical Director for the High-Performance Materials business unit at LANXESS Corporation
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Program Guides & Papers
Want to submit?
2019 ACCE Program Guide
2018 ACCE Program Guide
2017 ACCE Program Guide
2019 ACCE Papers
2018 ACCE Papers
2017 ACCE Papers
ACCE Papers Up to 2016
Media & PR Updates
Press Releases for 2021
- SPE ACCE Announces Call for Papers, Sponsors, & Exhibitors for 2021 Event
- Composites: Driving Value by Reducing Weight and Costs & Increasing Performance
Press Releases for 2020
- SECOND KEYNOTE ANNOUNCED FOR SPE ACCE 2020
- “GREENER MATERIALS FOR A GREENER WORLD”
Dr. Deborah Mielewski, Senior Technical Leader of Sustainable and Advanced Materials at Ford Motor Co.
- “GREENER MATERIALS FOR A GREENER WORLD”
- KEYNOTE ANNOUNCED FOR SPE ACCE 2020
- “AUTOMOTIVE PLASTICS & POLYMER COMPOSITES: A ROADMAP FOR FUTURE MOBILITY”
Jose Chirino, American Chemistry Council Automotive Team Chair &Technical Director for the High-Performance Materials business unit at LANXESS Corporation
- “AUTOMOTIVE PLASTICS & POLYMER COMPOSITES: A ROADMAP FOR FUTURE MOBILITY”
- ACCE Virtual Event
- Call for Part Competition Nominations
- Call for Student Poster Competition Abstracts
- Call for Applications for ACCE and Rehkopf Scholarships
- Call for Papers, Part Competition Nominations and Scholarship Applications
Press Releases for 2019
- ACCE Scholarship Winners
- 2019 Best Paper Awards
- THIRD KEYNOTE ANNOUNCED FOR SPE ACCE 2019 –
- “COMPOSITES ON THE NEW CHEVROLET CORVETTE” Edward D. Moss – Engineering Group Manager (EGM) for Corvette Body Structure, General Motors Company
- SECOND KEYNOTE ANNOUNCED FOR SPE® ACCE 2019 –
“CHEMISTRY-DRIVEN COMPOSITE INNOVATION – THE FUTURE IS NOW”
Gulay Serhatkulu – Sr VP, Performance Materials North America, BASF Corp.
Press Releases for 2018
- SPE Announces Winners of ACCE Rehkopf Scholarships
- First Keynote Speaker Announced for SPE ACCE Annual Conference
- Call for Papers, Exhibitors, Part Competition Nominations and Scholarship Applications (updated release information below)
- Call for Applications for ACCE and Rehkopf Scholarships
- due 4/30/18
- Call for Abstracts for SPE ACCE Student Poster Scholarship Competition
- due 6/30/18
- 2018 Call for Papers> Abstracts due 5/30/18
- Abstracts due 5/30/18
- Papers due 6/15/18
- Keynote: World’s First Carbon Fiber Pickup Box
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Forms & Templates
Call for Papers
Word Document Paper Template
Parts Competition Form
Student Poster Competition – Call for Abstracts
Poster Competition Template
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Contact 2021 Leadership Team
Conference Co-Chairs
- Dr. Leonardo Simon, University of Waterloo
- Ph: 519-888-4567 x33301
- Dr. Xiaosong Huang, General Motors Company
- Ph: 586-986-0836
- Dr. Khaled W. Shahwan, Stellantis
- Ph: 248-576-5609
E-mail: ACCE-chair@speautomotive.com
Technical Program co-Chairs
- Dr. David Jack, Baylor University
- Ph: 254-710-3347
- Dr. Oleksandr (Alex) G. Kravchenko, Ph.D., Old Dominion University
- Ph: 757-683-5045
Sponsor Chair
- Teri Chouinard, Intuit Group, Inc.
- Ph: 248-701-8003 or e-mail: teri@intuitgroup.com
Website Chair
- Marc Bahm, BASF
registration Chair
- Scott Marko, SPE International
- Ph: 203-740-5442
- email: ACCE-registration@speautomotive.com
ACCE Administrator
- Kim Hoodin, SPE Automotive Div.
- Ph: 513-582-2442
- email: ACCEPapers@speautomotive.com