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“ Fuel Efficiency Standards and Labeling of Vehicles in India ”

On 6th- 7th December, 2007 at Le-Royal Meridian , Chennai, India

Who should attend:

Professionals from Vehicle Manufacturing Companies, Oil Marketing Companies, R&D Institutions, Auto Part Makers, Licensors, Consultants and Vendors. Since the technical sessions shall cover the current happenings on Fuel Economy Regulations, Standards and Labeling of Vehicle around the world in Light Duty Vehicles (LDVs), Heavy Duty Vehicles (HDVs) and 2/3 Wheelers, we expect good representation from Vehicle manufacturers, ASRTU, State Transport Undertakings, ARAI, SIAM, Teachers and Students from Engineering Colleges/NITs/IITs and Scientists/Researchers from CSIR labs. In addition to this, a large number of policy makers from government institutions are also invited to contribute to the proposed agenda.

Language

English will be the official language of the seminar.

Date, Time & Venue

6th(Thursday) & 7th (Friday) December 2007, Hotel Le Royal Meridien, 1, GST Road, St. Thomas Mount, Chennai-600 016 , India

About Chennai

Chennai, formerly known as Madras, is the capital of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and is on the Coromandel Coast of the Bay of Bengal. With an estimated population of 7.5 million (2007), it is the fourth largest metropolitan city in India and one of the largest metropolitan areas in the world. The city was established in the seventeenth century by the British, who developed it into a major urban center and naval base. By the twentieth century, it had become an important administrative center, as the capital of the Madras Presidency. Chennai's economy has a broad industrial base in the automobile, technology, hardware manufacturing, and healthcare industries. The city is home to much of India's automobile industry and is the country's second-largest exporter of information technology (IT) and information-technology-enabled services (ITES), behind Bangalore. The city is served by an international airport and two major ports; it is connected to the rest of the country by five national highways and two railway terminals.