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Wednesday 11 Thursday 12
University Campus  / ENSIM amphitheatre University Campus  / ENSIM amphitheatre


8.30 Welcome ccueil / Coffee
9.00-9.05
Intro : B. Villeret, Consultingnewsline
9.05-9.10
Opening address : Presidents (University of Maine at Le Mans & schools of engineering)
9.10-9.20
Keynotes lecture :To be unveiled
9.20-9.40
Transportation & Technology Transfer
Louis Berreur, CEO Nodal Consultants, Strategy Consultancy representing the Technology Transfer Programme of the European Space Agency
9.40-10.00
Economy of the 24 Hours of Le Mans race :
 
A Chéron,  J.P. Gayant, F. Langot  UFR Droit Sciences Eco. University of Maine at Le Mans
10.00-10.20
Coffee break
10.20-10.40
Trends in the Automotive Field : M. Bertin, Altran
10.40-11.00
Environement, Energy et Transport : Guest
11.00-11.20
Intro to  Mechanics : JP. Mariot, UFR Sciences
Head of Licence des Sports Mécaniques
11.20-11.40
Intro to Finite Elements : Florent Calayrac
11.40-12.00
History of the Catia Software Special guest : Phillippe Forestier, Vice President, Dassault Systèmes
12.00-12.40
Round Table "Design et compromise" : Staring a second Guest, along with  Philippe. Forestier, JP Mariot Moderators : B. Villeret, L. Berreur
12.40-13.00
Coffee break


13.00-13.45
Lunch at the University Restaurant
(Upon reservation. See Terms of Invotation) 


14.00
Intro : Jean Pierre Mariot , UFR Sciences
14.00-14.20
Modelizing : JP Levêque, SNCF (french railways)
14.20-14.40
Acoustical Imaging : Jean Claude Pascal, ENSIM
14.40-15.00
Acoustical Antennas : Yves Auregan UFR Sciences
15.00-15.20 Wind Tunnel : From aerodynamics to noise control
15.20-15.40
Bio Mechanics : Mariot / Beaune / Delalande, UFRS
15.40-16.00
Safety Breakthrough: HANS by Y Morizot, Stand 21
16.00-16.20 Coffee break
16.20-16.40 TGV, The 2007  World Speed Record Breaking
Alain Jeunesse, Bernard Rourre, CIM - SNCF
16.40-17.00
Movie. The  24 Hours of Le Mans Circuit 
 By Sylvain Boulay, Pilot from Sarthe District, 10 times competitor in the 24 Hours of Le Mans
17.00-17.20
Automotive Evolution through the History of the Le Mans Race : Hervé Guyomard, Head of ACO Archives, former Head of Bugatti Circuit & School of Motor Racing
17.20-18.00
Round Table"Competition, Records & Progress"
H. Guyomard, S. Boulay, Baune, Delalande, J. Civilise (ILM Consulting), Y. Morizot, A. Jeunesse, B. Roure...
18.00-18.20
Tramway :  The new open line


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Transfer from Campus to Circuit by Tramway


18.00-24.00
1rst Qualifying Practice Session of the 24 Hours of Le Mans  2008

(Entry tickets only offered to lecturers. Cf. See Terms of Invitation).


8.00-08.30
Welcome / Coffee Break
8.30-08.35 Intro : Ch. Pouplier, Institut Automobile du Mans
8.35-9.00
Composits & competition : to be valided
9.00-9.20
Toward 20 000 RPM engines : Special guest
9.20-9.40
Record : To be unveiled
9.40-10.00
High Speed Stability : To validate
10.00-10.20
Coffee Break
10.20-10.40
Meteorology, from Finite Elements to Forcasting Météo France
10.40-11.00
Sum-up of the Practice Session : Sylvain Boulay
Meteo news : Météo France. Tire news : Michelin
11.00-11.45
Round Table  " Technology and Forces on the Track"  With a few racing teams competing this year in the Le Mans 2008 race
11.45-12.00 LPG and Gaseous Fuels : Ph. Paul Stein (Rotarex)

Diesel Fuels : To validate
12.00-12.20
Bio Fuels : Janis Minton (ex Nasamax) British Government, plus one British Racing Team (Undisclosed) 
12.20-13.00
Round Table Table "New Fuels, new Engines" : with J. Minton, J.F. Tassin (UFR Chimie), Ph.P. Stein (Rotarex) + Air Liquide, and other specialists...


13.00-13.45
Brunch


14.00
Intro : Frédéric Dupé, Institut Automobile du Mans
14.00-14.20
Environment Management : Renault - ACI
14.20-14.40
Solar Cell Cars : Special guest
14.40-15.00
Fuel Cells : Bruno Ouvity, Polytechnique - Nantes
15.00-15.20 Competition Connectors :  Th. Quillet, Souriau
15.20-15.40
Aero - Fuels : To validate
15.40-16.00
Coffe Break
16.00-16.40
Round Table " Speed & Advanced Concepts " : with SNCF, Nuon, Polytech' ... and other guests
Moderator : Pierre Grumberg, Science & Vie
16.40-17.20
Round Table " Sarthe, a welcome land and a crossroad for transportation " with  Gérard Bollée, Christian Pouplier ( IAM), and a few local automotive suppliers ... 
17.20-17.40
Wright Brothers :100th Anniversary of the 1908 Flier III flight in Le Mans.  by Marc Denoueix, Pdt Centenary Commitee 

Special guests : Amanda Wright - Lane,
Gérard Bollée, Marc Brown (Astronaut, NASA)
17.40-17.50
Showdown. B. Villeret, Marc Denoueix plus guests. First Innovation Awards prizewinner unveiled
17.50-18.00 Transfert to the Univesity main building (by walking or tramway)
18.00-18.30
Closing  Cocktail


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Transfer from Campus to Circuit by Tramway


18.00-24.00
2nd Qualifying Practice Session of the 24 Hours of Le Mans 2008

(Entry tickets only offered to lecturers. Cf. See Terms of Invitation)

Minutes of the F.I.T 2008 Forum will be published on line in ConsultingNewsline along with the Special Le Mans 2008 Report set-up in partnership with the following media :

consultingnewsline Economiematin Sathemag DailySportsCar RCF Le Mans LM - TV

Bertrand Villeret :         ConsultingNewsLine
Olivier Magnan :           Economie Matin
Pierre  Gruumberg :     Science & Vie

David Legangneux :     Le Mans Racing / DailySportscar / ConsultingNewsLIne
Stéphane Blu :             RCF Le Mans

Pascal Brulon :             LM -TV