Forums

What Are HTUF Forums?
HTUF functions on several levels. The broadest level is that of the Forums themselves (our national and other meetings). HTUF Forums are national gatherings of commercial and military truck users and operators, together with hybrid system developers and suppliers, truck manufacturers and research organizations. They serve as major opportunities to spur action.

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Update!!
•SAVE THE DATE!
2008 HTUF National Conference: October 14-16 in South Bend, Indiana!
Bosch Rexroth serves as our 2008 host.

Preliminary Outline for our expanded 2008 conference:
- Fleet-only Working Group meetings, "Hybrid 101" education sessions and product briefings Oct. 14 followed by reception
- Main conference sessions (tech, market, fuel economy and field testing update briefings) Oct. 15 followed by dinner
- Ride and Drive at the Bosch Rexroth test track Oct. 16

Registration and hotel information coming soon - please check back. Thanks to our 2008 host Bosch Rexroth!

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At Forums HTUF participants learn the latest developments in heavy-duty hybrid technology and markets, actually see and drive heavy-duty hybrid vehicles, compare notes with users from other industry segments, and receive progress reports on HTUF’s commercialization efforts.

Forums are national gatherings of commercial and military truck users and operators, together with hybrid system developers and suppliers, truck manufacturers and research organizations. They serve as major opportunities to spur action. At Forums participants learn the latest developments in heavy-duty hybrid technology and markets, actually see and drive heavy-duty hybrid vehicles, compare notes with users from other industry segments, and receive progress reports on HTUF’s commercialization efforts.

The 2008 National Conference in South Bend will be our 8th. To date HTUF has sponsored and staged seven National Forums, including our 2007 meeting in Seattle in September 2007 (Read meeting report). We've attached the agenda from each to give you a glimpse of the activities that take place. The 2007 National Meeting took place in Seattle (Seattle agenda) and was hosted by PACCAR Inc. and Eaton Hybrid Power Systems. The 2006 National Meeting was staged in San Diego (San Diego agenda), the 2005 National Forum was held in Toledo, Ohio and in Southern Michigan/Ottawa Lake (Toledo/Ottawa Lake agenda), the fourth took place in Kalamazoo, MI in October 2004 (Kalamazoo agenda), the third took place in San Antonio in October 2003 (San Antonio agenda), (pdf: 113KB) the second took place in Chattanooga in October 2002 (Chattanooga agenda), (pdf: 70.3KB) and the first in Indianapolis in January 2002 (Indianapolis agenda), (pdf: 24.5KB).

Each Forum was sponsored by a major hybrid developer, together with the National Automotive Center (NAC) and others, and featured technology briefings, ride-and-drives as well as “off-the-clock” networking. At the Chattanooga Forum, the Working Group effort was launched. These groups will be reporting their progress at the each Forum. In 2004, the Utility Working Group announced its 24 pre-production truck deployment.

For more information on sponsoring a Forum, please contact Debby Dubose at CALSTART.