Conferences/Workshops in 2006 of Interest to MECA Members

as of February 23, 2006

(Note: If no website address is listed, contact MECA’s Antonio Santos for more information. The most up-to-date version of this document is available on the MECA Intranet.)

January 30-February 1, 2006

Faster Freight – Cleaner Air 2006

Long BeachConvention Center

Long Beach, CA

February 1, 2006

Northeast Clean Ports Workshop

New Yorker Hotel

New York City, NY

February 5-8, 2006

National Biodiesel Conference & Expo 2006

San DiegoConvention Center

San Diego, CA

February 7-9, 2006

MECA Meetings

Embassy Suites Hotel

Washington, DC

February 22, 2006

Port of DuluthClean and Efficient Goods Movement Workshop

MPCA – Duluth

Duluth, MN

February 22-24, 2006

Clean Heavy Duty Vehicles Conference

Hilton San Diego Resort

San Diego, CA

February 28, 2006

Mid-Atlantic Diesel Collaborative Kick-Off Workshop

Washington Council of Governments

Washington, DC

March 22, 2006

Michigan Clean Fleet Conference: Driving Technologies, Fuels, and Funding for Cleaner Air

NextEnergyCenter

Detroit, MI

April 3-6, 2006

2006 SAE World Congress

CoboCenter

Detroit, MI

April 3, 2006

AECC-MECA joint technical meeting during 2006 SAE World Congress

Detroit, MI

April 7, 2006

Meeting with EPA staff

Ann Arbor, MI

April 30-May 2, 2006

Ultrafine Particles: The Science, Technology, and Policy Issues

Wilshire Grand Hotel

Los Angeles, CA

April/May 2006

Illinois Clean Fleets Conference

Outside Chicago

May 2-4, 2006

CLEERS Workshop

University of Michigan – Dearborn

Detroit, MI

May 7-10, 2006

Clean Cities Congress and Expo 2006

Phoenix Civic Plaza

Phoenix, AZ

May 8-10, 2006

2006 SAE Government/Industry Meeting

L’Enfant Plaza Hotel

Washington, DC

May 22-24, 2006

MECA Meetings

California

May 2006

Philadelphia Clean DieselPortTerminal Operator Workshop

Philadelphia, PA

June 5-7, 2006

Windsor Workshop 2006: Transportation, Technologies and Fuels Forum

SheratonCity Centre

Toronto, Ontario

Summer 2006 (tentative)

Port Workshop in the Southeast U.S.

Late Summer 2006 (tentative)

Port of Los Angeles/Port of Long Beach Workshop

August 30-September 1, 2006

Seventh International Congress on Catalysis and Automotive Pollution Control (CAPoC7)

Brussels, BELGIUM

August 2006

U.S. DOE DEER Conference

September 6-7, 2006

MECA Meetings

Washington, DC

September 13-15, 2006

Better Air Quality 2006

Sheraton Mustika Hotel

Yogyakarta, INDONESIA

September 19-21, 2006

Pacific Oil Conference

Reno Hilton

Reno, NV

September 20-22, 2006

AVECC 2006

Taj Exotica Hotel

Goa, INDIA

October 16-19, 2006

SAE Powertrain & Fluid Systems Conference

SheratonCity Centre

Toronto, Ontario

October 31-November 2, 2006

SAE Commercial Vehicle Engineering Congress

DonaldE.StephensConvention Center

Rosemont, IL

November 14-16, 2006

SAE Small Engine Technology Conference

CrownPlaza Riverwalk

San Antonio, TX

Other

U.S. EPA diesel retrofit conference – EPA has not scheduled a diesel retrofit conference (i.e., a conference similar to EPA’s 2005 NCDC Policy Leaders Summit) for 2006. Whether or not they have one depends on FY07 appropriations.

STAPPA/ALAPCO’s NAMVECC – No NAMVECC currently scheduled for 2006.

DOT Maritime Administration workshop (emission control of ships, harborcraft) – Possible workshop in Fall 2006 or early 2007.

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