November newsletter

The November newsletter is posted:

http://media.saebritishcolumbia.org/newsletter/SAE%20BC%20Newsletter%20-%20Nov%202020.pdf

Within it is the announcement for the Lightweighting technical meeting event coming up right away.  See you online!

Paradigm Shifts in Transportation Architecture and the Role of Lightweight Design technical meeting

SAE BC will be hosting our 1st virtual technical meeting on Nov 23 at 6 pm. We are excited to hear from Gregory Peterson, CTO of Moon Wind Enterprises on the "Paradigm Shifts in Transportation Architecture and the Role of Lightweight Design". 

Mr. Peterson is a lightweight automotive expert with experience from Pontiac, CPC Advanced Vehicle Engineering, Daimler Chrysler SRT, and Lotus Engineering. He holds 14 patents and authored over 50 technical papers which documented a 30 % lighter Lotus vehicle and assisted in defining the US 2025 fuel economy standards. His presentation will discuss major shifts in the automotive industry and review a detailed lightweight design. We look forward to an interactive meeting with questions that will challenge our participants. 

Register now @ register.saebritishcolumbia.org! 

The full abstract and biography is here: https://www.sae.org/participate/membership/collegiate-chapters/industrial-lecture-program?tab=3

Newsletter posted

The latest newsletter has been posted, including the invitation to the Student Night event:

http://media.saebritishcolumbia.org/newsletter/SAE%20BC%20Newsletter%20-%20Oct%202020.pdf

Please remember that the entire archive of newsletters can be accessed from the Newsletters tab.

SAEBC Student Night

SAEBC will be hosting our first FREE virtual student night on Oct 19 at 6PM. Students will present their design projects which include race cars, super-mileage cars, and off road buggies. Join us to learn more and support our SAE students! Below are pictures of our previous participants: BCIT Baja, UBC Supermileage, UBC Formula and UVIC Formula Racing.

Register now! register.saebritishcolumbia.org

 

Webinar survey

Given our current COVID-19 situation, we will have to go virtual for a bit.  We would like your input on planning the next technical meeting.  Please follow this link to the newsletter:

http://media.saebritishcolumbia.org/newsletter/SAE%20BC%20Newsletter%20-%20May%202020.pdf

Within it, you will find the link to the survey, which will be used to plan our next virtual technical meeting:

http://survey.saebritishcolumbia.org/

Thank you, and as always, stay safe!

LIDAR course overview

Members,

Best wishes of good health and safety to you and yours.  As we continue to practice physical distancing, the world goes on and there is still much to learn and adopt, in readiness for a return to normality.  SAE International will be hosting a 1-hour session to provide an overview of future courses on offer, with regards to Light Detection and Ranging sensing for the application of Advanced Driver-Assistance and Autonomous Driving Systems.  Follow the link below to register for this virtual session, May 22, 8 AM:

https://event.webcasts.com/starthere.jsp?ei=1318883&tp_key=ef1803c182#

See you online!

Stay safe, stay healthy, stay sane

As the world grapples with COVID-19, SAE BC will be postponing any activity until further notice.

We in the engineering community are often looked to when a problem arises, but in this time of great suffering, and with an invisible, biological threat, we understand your frustration of helplessness. We would suggest however that you seek to align your company resources to aid in defeating this pandemic, or at least blunting its impact:

https://simulation.health.ufl.edu/technology-development/open-source-ventilator-project/

Stay safe, stay healthy, and stay sane everyone! We look forward to seeing you again.

Ballard Power Systems tour

The February newsletter is up, and in it is the meeting invite for the Ballard Power Systems technical presentation and tour:

http://media.saebritishcolumbia.org/newsletter/SAE%20BC%20Newsletter%20-%20February%202020%20-%20V01.pdf

Find out about BC's home-grown fuel cell developer on February 24 evening.  A great event to kick off 2020!  Register here:

register.saebritishcolumbia.org