{"id":9556,"date":"2014-12-23T21:47:57","date_gmt":"2014-12-24T04:47:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cafe.foundation\/blog\/?p=9556"},"modified":"2014-12-23T21:47:57","modified_gmt":"2014-12-24T04:47:57","slug":"eas-ix-gala-gathering","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/cafe.foundation\/blog\/eas-ix-gala-gathering\/","title":{"rendered":"EAS IX to be A Gala Gathering"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dr. Seeley sent this along today.<\/i><\/p>\n

On May 1, 2, 2015, the world\u2019s leading experts will converge for the 9th\u00a0Annual CAFE Electric Aircraft Symposium in the beautiful Sonoma Wine Country. The confirmed presenters include:<\/p>\n

\"Presenters<\/a>

Presenters from Airbus will be on hand to discuss their two- and four-seat E-Fan program<\/p><\/div>\n

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  • Airbus on \u201cThe e-Fan Design\u201d<\/li>\n
  • Michigan\u2019s Satki3 CEO Ann Marie Sastry on \u201cSolid State Energy Storage\u201d<\/li>\n
  • Italy\u2019s Eric Raymond of GFC I Team-eGenius on \u201cSunstar and the SunSeeker Duo\u201d<\/li>\n
  • Slovenia\u2019s Tine Tomazic of GFC I Team Pipistrel USA on \u201cConverting GA Aircraft to Electric Propulsion\u201d<\/li>\n
  • UCR\u2019s Zach Favors on \u201cBeach Sand for Long Cycle Life Li-ion Batteries\u201d<\/li>\n
  • Northrop-Grumman\u2019s J. Philip Barnes on \u201cRegenerative Electric Flight\u201d<\/li>\n
  • NASA\u2019s Dr. Eric Darcy on \u201cBattery Safety\u201d<\/li>\n
  • Ford\/Ricardo\u2019s Neil Johnson on \u201cLi-ion BMS & Gauging\u201d<\/li>\n
  • Launchpoint\u2019s Michael Ricci on \u201cPropulsion by Wire\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Also expected are Northrop-Grumman\u2019s Barnaby Wainfan on \u201cLow Aspect Ratio Electric Aircraft\u201d, Ray Pekar of Autoliv on \u201cAirbags for Impact, Rafts and EMAS\u201d, Bose Automotive Suspension lead Neal Lackritz on \u201cActive Suspension for Sky Taxis\u201d and Jeff DeGrange of Stratasys on \u201cBreakthroughs in Additive Manufacturing\u201d. The Preliminary Program will soon be posted.<\/p>\n

    The CAFE Foundation has had an unbroken string of highly successful, information-packed Electric Aircraft Symposiums, and EAS IX promises to top them all. \u00a0Start making your plans now.<\/p>\n