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2008 Theme: Vehicle Electronics Converging on Real Customer Needs

"Convergence 2008 will pose the question to the Vehicle Electronics Industry, "Does this meet real customer needs?" It is no longer sufficient to simply add to the extensive list of features available on today's vehicle. As witnessed with the revolution created by the iPodŽ, the magic lies in how effectively features are implemented, creating the least amount of distraction with maximum intuitiveness. The focus now moves from "what" to "how"."

William H. Mattingly, Vice President Engineering Core, Electrical/Electronics, Chrysler

Convergence 2008 Leadership Team

William H. Mattingly Convergence 2008 General Chair
William H. Mattingly, Vice President Engineering Core, Electrical/Electronics, Chrysler
Judy K. Bridgeman Convergence 2008 General Vice-chair
Judy K. Bridgeman, Director of Electrical/Electronics Core Program Management, Advanced Packaging, Quality, and Validation, Chrysler
Alan J. Amici Convergence 2008 Technical Program Chair
Alan J. Amici, Director of Body Electronics and EE Architecture, Chrysler
Stephen Buckley Convergence 2008 Technical Program Vice-chair
Stephen Buckley, Senior Specialist, Driver Assistance Systems, Active Chassis Controls, E/E Core, Chrysler

Convergence 2008 Technical Council

William H. Mattingly, Chrysler
Judy K. Bridgeman, Chrysler
Alan J. Amici, Chrysler
Stephen Buckley, Chrysler
James A Buczkowski, Ford Product Development
Bruce Emaus, Vector CANtech, Inc.
Reiner Emig, Robert Bosch Corp.
Andreas Eppinger, Johnson Controls GmbH
Helmut Fennel, Continental Teves AG & Co GmbH
Paul Grimme, Freescale
David Harrington, Hyundai
Harald Heinecke, BMW AG
Norimasa Kishi, Nissan Motor Co. Ltd.
Kevin Kott, dSpace Inc.
Ted Mabley, KPMG
Erhard Mvesch, ELMOS Semiconductor AG
Toyohei Nakajima, Honda R&D Co., Ltd., Japan
Gerald Neely, Hyundai-Kia American Technical Center, Inc.
Douglas Patton, DENSO Corp.
George Perry, Yazaki North America, Inc.
Reinhard Ploss, Infineon Technologies AG
Patrick Popp, General Motors Corp.
Venkatesh Prasad, Ford Motor Co.
Liu Qiao, Toyota Motor Manufacturing NA Inc.
Wolfgang Runge, ZF Friedrichshafen AG
Robert W. Schumacher, Delphi Electronics & Safety
Leonard Tedesco, Laird Technologies
Peter Thoma, Elmos NA, Inc.
James Tung, The Mathworks Inc.
Kregg S. Wiggins, Siemens VDO
Cary A. Wilson, Panasonic Automotive System of America Co.