* "The Hydrogen Myth," presented by Ulf Bossel, Ph.D., director, European Fuel Cell Forum, on Monday, October 11, 2004 at 1 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.

* "Government Support for AET Development and R&D Funding," presented by The Honorable Spencer Abraham and David Garman, U.S. Department of Energy, on Tuesday, October 12, 2004 at 8 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.

* "What Energy System will Propel Tomorrow's Automobiles," Hiroyuki Watanabe, director, chief IT & ITS officer and chief quality control officer, Toyota Motor Corporation, invited to speak on Tuesday, October 12, 2004 at 11:30 a.m. - Noon

* "Linking Critical Military Energy Needs with Domestic Manufacturing Suppliers," presented by General Paul J. Kern, commanding general, U.S. Army Material Command, on Tuesday, October 12, 2004 at 2:15 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.

* Steven Taub, Ph.D., director Emerging Generation Technologies Cambridge Energy Research Associates (CERA), has been invited to speak on Wednesday, October 14, 2004 at 8:30 a.m. - 9 a.m.

In addition to these world-renowned experts, the "Advanced Energy & Fuel Cell Technologies Conference & Exposition: Manufacturing Opportunities & Challenges" event will offer more than 50 other presentations covering topics to include: reducing the cost of advanced energy technologies (AET), high tolerance materials, scalability of components, reliability, designing fuel cells for manufacturability, supplier requirements, lean energy management, and many other exciting topics to help both manufacturers and AET developers and researchers. Exhibits, showcasing several alternative energy and fuel cell displays from Adaptive Materials, Ballard, Delphi, DTE/Plug Power, Encel, GM AUTOnomy vehicle, STM Power, T/J Technologies, and Umicore are part of SME's event.

About Attending, Exhibiting, & Sponsoring:

For information on attending, exhibiting or sponsoring opportunities at this event, please contact SME's Resource Center at 800-733-4763 or visit the SME Advanced Energy & Fuel Cell Technologies Web site at http://www.sme.org/aet .

Event Sponsors:

The event is sponsored by DTE Energy Technologies (http://www.dtetech.com ) and NextEnergy (http://www.nextenergy.org ).

About SME:

The Society of Manufacturing Engineers is the world's leading professional society supporting manufacturing education. Through its member programs, publications, expositions and professional development resources, SME promotes an increased awareness of manufacturing engineering and helps keep manufacturing professionals up to date on leading trends and technologies. Headquartered in Michigan, SME influences more than half a million manufacturing engineers and executives annually. The Society has members in 70 countries and is supported by a network of hundreds of chapters worldwide. Visit us at http://www.sme.org .