Mechatronics Expo 2008

The 2008 Mechatronics Expo free one-day seminars address how the mechatronics approach to design can help engineers get the job done better, more quickly and at lower cost. Mechatronics Expo 2008: Event Overview 8:00 - 9:00 Registration/Breakfast 8:30 - 9:00 Exhibitor Booths Open 9:00 - 9:05 Welcome by John Dodge, Chief Editor, Design News 9:05 - 9:45 Keynote: Geoffrey Orsak, Ph.D., Dean of SMU Engineering School 9:45 - 10:30 Tai-Ran Hsu, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, San Jose State University 10:30 - 10:45 Break/Exhibitor Booths Open 10:45 - 11:30 Panel: Dr. Ramesh Varahamurti, Program Director, Mechatronic Engineering/Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Mechatronic Engineering, CSU - Chico Dale Word, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, CSU - Chico Dr. Jim Tan-atichat, Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Mechatronic Engineering, CSU - Chico 11:30 - 12:15 Ed Nicolson, Ph.D., Director of Development, Yaskawa 12:15 - 1:00 Lunch/Exhibitor Booths Open   Lunch Session: Gabe Hoffman, Ph.D. Candidate, Stanford Racing Team Aeronautics and Astronautics, Stanford University 1:00 - 1:45 NI/Solidworks – 1:45 - 2:30 Dassault Systèmes – 2:30 - 2:45 Break/Exhibitor Booths Open 2:45 - 3:30 Autodesk – 3:30 – 4:15 PTC – 4:15 - 5:00 : John Dodge, Chief Editor, Design News Rick Nelson, Editor, EDN/Test & Measurement World Charlie Masi, Senior Editor, Control Engineering Dr. Geoffrey Orsak, Ph.D. Dean of SMU Engineering School Platinum Sponsor: Gold Sponsor: Silver Sponsors: Presented by: