2013 PACE Global Annual Forum ...

"Creativity Fueling Transportation Innovation"
Sunday July 21 - Friday July 26
PRE-Conference Training: Monday July 15 - Friday July 19

PACE Forum Location: The 2013 PACE Annual Forum conference sessions are at the Art Center College of Design Hillside Campus located at 1700 Lida Street, Pasadena, California 91103 (http://www.artcenter.edu/accd/campus/hillside_campus.jsp).

Conference Itinerary: Click here for an early draft of the conference agenda.

Online Registration: Online registration for the 2013 PACE Annual Forum will be available June 3 - June 28. PACE Institution faculty and students may use the invitation code PACE2013 to register at http://www.regonline.com/2013-PACE-Forum.

Delegate Information Guide: Click here for an informational guide to hotels, transportation, pre-conference training, and tours (last updated 06JUNE2013).

Pasadena Visitor Information: Pasadena is a dynamic city located in Southern California that offers both business and recreational travelers a combination of sophisticated charm, culture, history, and fun. The Pasadena Visitors Bureau website at http://www.visitpasadena.com has details about transportation, restaurants, accommodations, places of interest, and activities in the Pasadena area. Click here for a video showing what Pasadena has to offer.

PRE-Conference Training: Please refer to pages 7-9 of the Delegate Information Guide for the class descriptions and schedule. PRE-Conference training classes are located at a number of PACE Company offices, and attendees will need to make separate hotel reservations near their training location. Training seats are limited and preregistration is required. Training registration is part of the conference online registration(June 3-28). Please note that selecting a training session in the online registration does NOT guarantee a place in the class - confirmation of your successful enrollment in the requested training will be emailed by July 10th.

Portable Assisted Mobility Device (PAMD) Project Competition Judging: Each of the seven PAMD teams will give a 45-minute presentation to the entire PACE audience, including judges, on Wednesday July 24th. The time slot for each team will be announced at the Welcome Reception on Sunday July 21st. Following the seven team presentations, each team will meet one-on-one with the judges for 15 minutes of questions/answers. All PAMD Team reports are due by the end of June. Click here for the PAMD Team Guidelines document. Click here for the PAMD project brief.

Presentation & Poster Authors: Authors are encouraged to download and use the Approved Logos and Slide Template. Please upload presentation slides and poster JPG files by June 28 to http://www.openconf.org/PACEforum2013. Abstracts are no longer being accepted for this year's conference. Notification of the committee's decisions have been emailed to all authors.

Journal Papers: Authors of a selected number tecnical presentations and posters will be invited to submit papers for publication in a special edition of the Computer-Aided Design and Applications Journal. Invitations will be sent following the 2013 PACE Annual Forum. Authors may click here for more information.

More information: Additional details will be added to this site as they are finalized.

Thank you to Everyone Who Participated in the 2012 PACE Annual Forum in Shanghai!!

Selected papers from the 2012 PACE Annual Forum are published in a special edition of the Computer-Aided Design and Applications Journal at www.cadanda.com/PACEVol2.html

PACE Project Competition Results: Judging competitions for the Sustainable Urban Transport (SUT) Global Collaborative Project, the Innovative Mobility Solutions (IMS) Industrial Design Project, and the Collaboration and Innovation Challenge (CIC) Project took place during the 2012 PACE Annual Forum.

PACE Sustainable Urban Transport (SUT) Global Collaboration Project Competition
1st Place: Approved for 2025 Production	Team #2: Hongik University (Korea), Inha University (Korea), Northwestern University (USA), RWTH Aachen University (Germany), Tuskegee University (USA)
2nd Place: Approved For 2025 Production	Team #3: PES Institute of Technology (India), SJCE Mysore(India), Michigan Tech(USA), New Mexico State University (USA), Universidad Iberoamericana (Mexico)
3rd Place: Approved For 2025 Production	Team #5: ITESM-Toluca (Mexico), ITESM-Monterrey (Mexico), Sungkyunkwan University (Korea), Virginia Tech (USA)
Special Award: Vehicle Most Ready for 2015 Production	Team#1: University of Cincinnati (USA)

PACE Innovative Mobility Solutions (IMS) Industrial Design Project Competition
Most Innovative Concept	Monash University (Australia)
Best Customer & Regional Research	National Institute of Design (India)
Best Creative Research & Concept Development	ITESM-Monterrey (Mexico)
Best Functionality and Human Factors	University of Cincinnati (USA)
Best Collaboration	University of Cincinnati (USA)
Best Interior Design Concept	University of Cincinnati (USA)
Best Exterior Design Concept	College for Creative Studies (USA)
Best Overall Design Concept	University of Cincinnati (USA)

PACE Collaboration and Innovation Challenge (CIC) Project Competition
2011-2012 CIC Competition Winner	Sri Jayachamarajendra College of Engineering (SJCE) Mysore (India)

For an electronic version of the conference program booklet click here. Selected presentations are available from the Faculty Login Area of the PACE website at http://www.pacepartners.org/annual_forum_2012.php.