TTE 2009 conference schedule announced

ERJ staff report (DS)

Hamburg, Germany -- Organisers of the Tire Technology Expo 2009 have released the initial conference programme. The event will take place from 17 Feb - 19 February 2009 in the Hamburg Messecentrum.

Over three days, the conference aims to cover the following topics

• Day 1 (Tue 17 Feb)
• Tyre technology versus increasing costs and performance regulations
• Manufacturing technologies
• The virtual tyre (1) - learning more from tyre property predictions
• Day 2 (Wed 18 Feb)
• Tyre material innovations
• Getting increased value from tyre compounding additives
• Tyre regulations - a force for progress or a farce?
• 4 x 4 road and off-road tyres
• The tyrosafe project
• The virtual tyre (2)
• Cord advances
• Day 3 (Thur 19 Feb)
• The intelligent tyre's role in vehicle electronic systems
• Natural rubber, the evolving polymer
• Consequences for tyres of their more complex lifestyle and longer life potential

A full three-day pass costs Euro 1315 (plus VAT), passes for intermediate days are available.

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Conference programme from Tire Technology website