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ACCE Conference
- September 4-6, 2024
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The Diamond Banquet & Conference Center at the Suburban Collection Showplace
46100 Grand River Avenue, Novi, MI 48374 -
Registration: For Registration and Sponsorship information contact:
Teri Chouinard
(248) 701-8003
Intuitgroup@gmail.com
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Note: Not required to present at ACCE but required to be eligible to receive the Best Paper Award.
- September 4-6, 2024
-September 3-5, 2025
About the Event
Join us at the ACCE 2024 event and learn about how the automotive and transportation industries are advancing with composites playing a key role in the development of electric vehicles and sustainability initiatives worldwide. Lightweight composites are ideal materials for improving vehicle performance, reducing mass, extending range and compensating for battery weight. Polymer composites are enabling lower emission vehicles, reducing the carbon footprint and saving energy to benefit the environment now and in the future. Thermoset and thermoplastic composites are the key to EV, Mobility and Sustainability.
In addition to the category on Composites in Electric Vehicles, the presentations are organized into the following categories: Thermoplastic Composites; Thermoset Composites; Additive Manufacturing & 3D Printing; Enabling Technologies; Sustainable Composites; Bonding, Joining & Finishing; Carbon Composites & Reinforcements; AI (Artificial Intelligence), ML (Machine Learning) and Data-Driven Solutions; and Design, Modeling and Simulation of Composites. Paper abstracts are requested as soon as possible and are due as soon as possible. Final papers or non-commercial presentations are due June 28, 2024. Authors who submit full papers (not presentations) in the proper format will be considered for the conference’s Best Paper Awards, which are presented during the event’s opening ceremony. A template for papers can be downloaded from the SPE ACCE website online via http://speautomotive.com/acce-forms. Inquiries about submitting papers can be sent to intuitgroup@gmail.com.
SPONSORSHIP AND EXHIBIT OPTIONS offer companies the opportunity to support the event and promote their products and services to a very targeted and interested audience. All sponsorships include passes to the event including access to all keynotes, panel discussions, technical sessions and daily networking opportunities. Sponsorship also includes corporate exposure on SPE ACCE websites, advertising, publicity, social media, signage throughout the event venue and more. Companies interested in sponsorship should contact Teri Chouinard at intuitgroup@gmail.com and go to https://speautomotive.com/acce-conference/ for more info.
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2024 Keynotes
Kristin von Szadkowski
Field of Action Lead for Sustainable Product Innovation and Innovation Project Lead for Circular Car Project at Volkswagen Group Innovation will present:
“BEYOND CARBON-NEUTRAL MOBILITY- SUSTAINABILITY IN THE VOLKSWAGEN GROUP INNOVATION”
Andrew N. Hrymak
Co-Director of the Fraunhofer Innovation Platform for Composites Research at Western University and Professor of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering will present:
“HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPOSITES: TRENDS AND IMPACT ON AUTOMOTIVE LIGHTWEIGHTING”
Amanda Nummy
Senior Materials Engineer, Sustainable Materials at Hyundai America Technical Center
“INNOVATION TO IMPACT: ADVANCING TRANSPORTATION THROUGH THE INTERSECTION OF SUSTAINABILITY AND POLYMER COMPOSITE TECHNOLOGY”
Dr. Srikanth Pilla
Professor and Director of the University of Delaware’s Center for Composite Materials (UD-CCM)
“50 YEARS OF INNOVATION AT THE UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE’S CENTER FOR COMPOSITE MATERIALS”
2023 Keynotes
Joe Summers
Commercial Director at Airborne and Managing Director Airborne UK will present:
“WHAT DOES DISRUPTIVE ELECTRIFICATION OF TRANSPORT MEAN FOR INDUSTRIALIZATION OF COMPOSITES?”
Jason J. Coryell, PE, FASM
Engineering Group Manager of Advanced Material Technology at General Motors Company will present:
“A ROLE FOR COMPOSITES IN GM’S VISION FOR SIMULATION-DRIVEN DESIGN AND SUSTAINABLE MATERIAL IMPACT”
Gregory Peterson
Chief Engineer at ASX (Airspace Experience Technologies) will present:
“AN OVERVIEW OF TRANSPORTATION TRENDS AND RELATED OPPORTUNITIES”
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2024 Event Info
- SPE® ACCE ANNOUNCES SUSTAINABILITY PANEL DISCUSSION
- SPE® ACCE (AUTOMOTIVE COMPOSITES CONFERENCE & EXPO) ANNOUNCES CALL FOR PAPERS, SPONSORS & EXHIBITORS FOR 2024 EVENT: “COMPOSITES: THE FUTURE OF TRANSPORTATION – MOBILITY AND BEYOND”
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2022 Event Info
- SPE® ACCE (AUTOMOTIVE COMPOSITES CONFERENCE & EXPO) ANNOUNCES CALL FOR PAPERS, SPONSORS & EXHIBITORS FOR 2022 EVENT: “COMPOSITES: THE KEY TO EV”
- AUTOMOTIVE COMPOSITES CONFERENCE & EXPO ANNOUNCES CALL FOR APPLICATIONS FOR ACCE & REHKOPF SCHOLARSHIPS DUE APRIL 1, 2022
- AUTOMOTIVE COMPOSITES CONFERENCE & EXPO ANNOUNCES CALL FOR ABSTRACTS FOR SPE® ACCE STUDENT POSTER COMPETITION
- FIRST KEYNOTE ANNOUNCED FOR SPE® ACCE 2022 EVENT: – “ADVANCED POLYMER COMPOSITES FOR NEXT GENERATION ELECTRIC AND AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES (EV/AV) – CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES”
- SPE® AUTOMOTIVE COMPOSITES CONFERENCE & EXHIBITION (ACCE) ANNOUNCES CALL FOR NOMINATIONS FOR INNOVATIVE PARTS COMPETITION AT 2022 EVENT
- SPE® ANNOUNCES “LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD WINNER” – PROBIR GUHA WILL BE HONORED AT SPE AUTOMOTIVE INNOVATION AWARDS GALA NOV. 2, 2022
- SECOND KEYNOTE ANNOUNCED FOR SPE® ACCE 2022 EVENT: – “OPPORTUNITIES FOR COMPOSITE MATERIAL IN FUTURE MULTI-MATERIAL BATTERY ENCLOSURES”
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2021 Event Info
- SPE AUTOMOTIVE COMPOSITES CONFERENCE & EXPO (ACCE) IS RESCHEDULED TO NOVEMBER 2- 4, 2021
- SPE ACCE Announces Call for Papers, Sponsors, & Exhibitors for 2021 Event
- Composites: Driving Value by Reducing Weight and Costs & Increasing Performance
- SPE ACCE Announces Call for Applications for ACCE & Rehkopf Scholarships due May 1, 2021
- One of the 2021 ACCE Scholarships will be named in honor of the late Nippani Rao, a long-time SPE ACCE volunteer and member of the Board of Directors for the SPE Automotive and Composites Divisions
- SPE ACCE ANNOUNCES CALL FOR ABSTRACTS FOR SPE® ACCE STUDENT POSTER COMPETITION
- SPE® AUTOMOTIVE COMPOSITES CONFERENCE & EXHIBITION (ACCE) ANNOUNCES “CALL FOR NOMINATIONS” FOR INNOVATIVE PARTS COMPETITION AT 2021 EVENT
- FIRST KEYNOTE ANNOUNCED FOR SPE® ACCE 2021 EVENT –
“ADVANCEMENTS FOR COST-EFFECTIVE RESIN SYSTEMS AND COMPOSITE APPLICATIONS” - SPE® AUTOMOTIVE COMPOSITES CONFERENCE & EXHIBITION (ACCE) ANNOUNCES $100 EARLY REGISTRATION DISCOUNT FOR ITS 21ST ANNUAL EVENT
SECOND KEYNOTE ANNOUNCED FOR SPE® ACCE 2021 EVENT – “RASSINI’s INNOVATIVE JOURNEY TO HP-RTM MANUFACTURER – Brent Collyer, VP Engineering, R&D Director Lightweighting at Rassini International Inc.
- SPE® ANNOUNCES WINNERS OF ACCE & REHKOPF SCHOLARSHIPS TO BE HONORED AT
AUTOMOTIVE COMPOSITES CONFERENCE & EXHIBITION (ACCE) EVENT NOV. 2–4, 2021 SPE AUTOMOTIVE COMPOSITES CONFERENCE & EXPO (ACCE) WAS A SUCCESS! Attendees Were Happy to be Back Networking In Person Again
Press Releases for 2021
- SPE AUTOMOTIVE COMPOSITES CONFERENCE & EXPO (ACCE) IS RESCHEDULED TO NOVEMBER 2- 4, 2021
- SPE ACCE Announces Call for Papers, Sponsors, & Exhibitors for 2021 Event
- Composites: Driving Value by Reducing Weight and Costs & Increasing Performance
- SPE ACCE Announces Call for Applications for ACCE & Rehkopf Scholarships due May 1, 2021
- One of the 2021 ACCE Scholarships will be named in honor of the late Nippani Rao, a long-time SPE ACCE volunteer and member of the Board of Directors for the SPE Automotive and Composites Divisions
- SPE ACCE ANNOUNCES CALL FOR ABSTRACTS FOR SPE® ACCE STUDENT POSTER COMPETITION
- SPE® AUTOMOTIVE COMPOSITES CONFERENCE & EXHIBITION (ACCE) ANNOUNCES “CALL FOR NOMINATIONS” FOR INNOVATIVE PARTS COMPETITION AT 2021 EVENT
- FIRST KEYNOTE ANNOUNCED FOR SPE® ACCE 2021 EVENT –
“ADVANCEMENTS FOR COST-EFFECTIVE RESIN SYSTEMS AND COMPOSITE APPLICATIONS” - SPE® AUTOMOTIVE COMPOSITES CONFERENCE & EXHIBITION (ACCE) ANNOUNCES $100 EARLY REGISTRATION DISCOUNT FOR ITS 21ST ANNUAL EVENT
SECOND KEYNOTE ANNOUNCED FOR SPE® ACCE 2021 EVENT – “RASSINI’s INNOVATIVE JOURNEY TO HP-RTM MANUFACTURER – Brent Collyer, VP Engineering, R&D Director Lightweighting at Rassini International Inc.
- SPE® ANNOUNCES WINNERS OF ACCE & REHKOPF SCHOLARSHIPS TO BE HONORED AT
AUTOMOTIVE COMPOSITES CONFERENCE & EXHIBITION (ACCE) EVENT NOV. 2–4, 2021 SPE AUTOMOTIVE COMPOSITES CONFERENCE & EXPO (ACCE) WAS A SUCCESS! Attendees Were Happy to be Back Networking In Person Again
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Testimonials
Dr. Alper Kiziltas – Technical Expert
Ford Motor Co.
“ACCE is the best conference among all the conferences/tradeshows that I have attended over the years, in terms of the breadth and depth of the technical contents.
ACCE offers a platform for composites experts from both industry and academia to share state of the art research and development in various fields of composites. ACCE also plays an important role in developing next generation of scientists and engineers, which are essential for the future growth of the composites industry. The poster sessions offer unique opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students to showcase their research and connect with industry.”
Mingfu Zhang
Senior Research Manager, Corporate R&D
Erik LaBelle
Automotive Technical Business Development Specialist
3M Advanced Materials Division
Raymond Curtice
Engineering Manager
ProtoLAB at Baylor University
Umesh Gandhi, Ph.D.
Executive Scientist
Toyota Research Institute North America, TMNA R & D
“ACCE is a great platform for interactions between the automotive composite industries and academia, especially if you want to stay on track with the latest technology advances in the field”.
Oleksandr G. Kravchenko
Ph.D., Assistant Professor
Composites Modeling and Manufacturing Group
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Old Dominion University
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Conference Co-Chairs
- Dr. David Jack, Baylor University
- Ph: 254-710-3347
- Dr. Christoph Kuhn, Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
E-mail: ACCEPapers@speautomotive.com
Technical Program co-Chairs
- Dr. Mehdi Tajvidi, University of Maine
- Ph: 207-581-2852
- Dr. Dana Gabriela Miloaga, Johns Manville
- Ph: 303-978-5580
Sponsor Chair
- Teri Chouinard, Intuit Group, Inc.
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registration Chair
- Teri Chouinard, Intuit Group, Inc.
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ACCE Administrator
- Kim Hoodin, SPE Automotive Div.
- Ph: 513-582-2442
- email: ACCEPapers@speautomotive.com