National Press Release

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- "Reinventing the Automobile - A Global Challenge" is the theme of the 2009 SAE International Government/Industry Meeting set Feb.3-6 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Washington, D.C. This event is co-located with the Washington Auto Show(R).

For the ease of journalists wishing to cover both the 2009 SAE International Government/Industry Meeting and the Washington Auto Show, registration for the Washington Auto Show provides press access for both events. Visit http://www.washingtonautoshow.com/media/login.asp. This registration site requires a password; to receive the password contact:

Barbara Pomerance of the Washington Auto Show

Phone(s): 404-262-7811 or 404-557-7200 Email: bp@pomeranceassociates.com

The 2009 SAE International Government/Industry Meeting opens Tuesday, Feb. 3, at 3 p.m. with "Roadmap for the 44th President and 111th Congress." This session, moderated by Allen Schaeffer, Executive Director, Diesel Technology Forum, will include panelists:

    --  Greg Cohen, President, American Highway Users Alliance;
    --  John M. DeCicco, Ph.D., Senior Fellow for Automotive Strategies,
        Environmental Defense Fund (EDF);
    --  Adrian Lund, President, Insurance Institute for Highway Safety;
    --  John P. McEleney, President, McEleney Autocenter, Inc. and 2009 NADA
        Chairman;
    --  Robert E. "Bob" McKenna, President and CEO, Motor &
        Equipment Manufacturers Association (MEMA), and
    --  Michael J. Stanton, President and Chief Executive Officer, Association
        of International Automobile Manufacturers, Inc. (AIAM).

For additional highlights of the 2009 SAE International Government/Industry Meeting, please visit http://www.sae.org/events/gim/.

SAE International is a global association of more than 121,000 engineers and related technical experts in the automotive, aerospace and commercial-vehicle industries. SAE International's core competencies are life-long learning and standards development. SAE International's charitable arm is the SAE Foundation, which supports many programs, including A World in Motion(R) and the Collegiate Design Series.

    Contact: Nancy Lewis or Shawn Andreassi,
    SAE International,
    pr@sae.org,
    1-248-273-4092.

SOURCE SAE International