Tuesday, February 13, 2007
Hilton Los Angeles/Universal City, California, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Symposium is offered in conjunction with the WestStart
Clean Heavy Duty Vehicle Conference 2007

Program Agenda

7:00 a.m. Registration and Continental Breakfast

8:00 a.m. Welcome and Symposium Opening
Lawrence Wnuk PhD, Senior Director, WestStart-CALSTART

8:15 a.m. Symposium Objectives
Walter Kulyk, Director Office of Mobility Innovation, Federal Transit Administration

8:30 a.m. Where do we go from here?
Internal combustion engine commercial strategies

Paths Forward to Hydrogen
Fred Silver, Vice President, WestStart-CALSTART

Vehicle Technologies Program BMW
Wilhelm Hall, General Manager, Environmental Engineering BMW of North America

Hydrogen ICE Technologies - Ford
Robert Natkin, H2ICE Project Ford Motor Company

9:45 a.m. Break – Network Session

10:00 a.m. Setting the Stage
Private sector research activities

HCNG and Hydrogen MD/HD Engine Programs
Sandeep Munshi Ph.D., Senior Scientist - Engine Research, Manager - Hydrogen Technologies, Westport Innovations

LACMTA HCNG Emissions Program
Neil Mulligan, Executive Vice President, City Engines

Research Update, Hydrogen Projects Argonne National Lab
Thomas Wallner Ph.D., Hydrogen Research Specialist, Argonne National Laboratory

11:15 a.m. Poster Review Session
Review delegation tours the posters.
Walter Kulyk, Director, Mobility Innovation, FTA and delegation

Authors attend Posters for dialogue with Symposium attendees.

12:15 p.m. Noon Lunch – Network Session

12:30 p.m. Luncheon Keynote
“Making Hydrogen a Primary Fuel and Energy Carrier”, Tom Mutchler,
General Manager, Integrated Businesses Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.

1:30 p.m. Hydrogen Infrastructure Build-out
Transitioning the infrastructure to hydrogen

Waste Hydrogen and HICEs on the Vancouver H2 Highway
Colin Armstrong, Director of the Integrated Waste Hydrogen Utilization Project (IWHUP), Sacré-Davey Innovations

California Hydrogen Clusters
Matt Miyasato Ph.D., Technology Demonstration Manager, South Coast AQMD

Shell Hydrogen Infrastructure Roll-Out Plans
Pana Ratanabanangkoon, Business Development Manager, Shell Hydrogen LLC

2:45 p.m. Break – Network Session

3:00 p.m. Broadening the Perspective
Commercial Focus and Alternative Paths

HICE Emissions and Near-ZEV Performance
Christopher White PhD., Consultant, Hydrogen Engine Laboratory for Jay O. Keller PhD, Manager, Energy Combustion and Hydrogen Energy Department, Sandia National Lab Livermore

Hybrid Hydrogen ICE Vehicles
Andy Abele, Executive Director for Strategic Development Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide

Applying Stationary HICE Technology
Avtar Bining PhD, ARICE Program Manager, California Energy Commission

4:15 p.m. Pathways Panel – Moderated Audience Participation
Expand on next step ideas with the attendees
Walter Kulyk, Director, Mobility Innovation, FTA and the WestStart-CALSTART Team of Panelists with representatives from CARB, CEC, AQMD, Fleets and Private Sector

5:00 p.m. Wrap-up
Brief review of key symposium pathway points, possible next steps
Fred Silver, Vice President, WestStart-CALSTART

6:00 p.m. Welcome Reception
Joint event with Clean Heavy-Duty Conferende 2007

A Message from the Federal Transit Administration

The Symposium is intended to foster communication among public agencies as well as the private sector surrounding projects and technology involving internal combustion engines (ICE) fueled by hydrogen or hydrogen blends. Encouraging such dialog will also help us explore the possible near-term role that HICE and hydrogen-blend fueled ICE might play in the Administration's vision for ‘transition to hydrogen’ as a transportation fuel.

A Message from California and WestStart-CALSTART

WestStart-CALSTART is assisting the Federal Transit Administration in compiling a strategy and paths forward that involve the HICE or HCNG-ICE work efforts. This Symposium and the session topics, the invited speakers and poster sessions are offered to help focus the dialogue about performance, analysis and accomplishments with a goal of understanding prudent future directions and desirable next steps for hydrogen internal combustion engine (HICE), HCNG-ICE and related technologies.

For more information contact: Lawrence Wnuk, 626-744-5600, lwnuk@calstart.org

The Symposium organizers express our gratitude to the following organizations for their support of the Symposium.
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Symposium

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Luncheon

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Associate

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January 24, 2007