The Automotive EMC 2004 Conference, being held on 12th October this year at Newbury Racecourse, has received a massive boost of content to accompany the papers on the conference CD-ROM proceedings.

A full copy of the Automotive EMC directive (95/54EC), along with the latest EU draft update and the University of York study into the changes that initiated much of the update, will all be on the CD to accompany the paper presenting the changes and discussing their impact.  Accompanying the paper on testing beyond the existing standards will be reports commissioned by the Radiocommunications Agency, now part of OFCOM, on the emissions from alternative powertrain vehicles and road vehicle emissions measurement methods.  There will also be two reference papers on the impact of chassis and wired grounding on the testing of automotive electronic sub-assemblies (ESAs) complimenting the paper looking at which of these provides the best solution for low emissions.  In total these additional reference documents represent over 30MB of information in addition to the conference papers and presentations also included in the CD-ROM proceedings.

The conference in October will be addressing up-to-date issues regarding the state-of-the-art with respect to automotive EMC; "e"-marking and future standards, the use reverberation chambers, comparison of immunity test methods and the specific absorption rate of occupants in a vehicle.  This year there is also a strong emphasis on design to meet EMC with papers covering grounding of both automotive ESAs and PCB's within ESAs, the impact of Bluetooth in-vehicle and how to manage the EMC design process for the automotive market.

The Automotive EMC 2004 conference is the only conference dedicated to EMC in the automotive environment. It is run by engineers for engineers. The aim of the conference is to bring together professional automotive electronic and electrical engineers working for vehicle manufacturers, component and design service suppliers and EMC service providers, to discuss the current and future EMC standards and to understand the requirements placed on the automotive electrical designer to meet these standards. The conference is being run alongside the EMC UK 2004 exhibition and the delegate fee of £175 (+VAT) includes lunch, tea/coffee breaks and a copy of the proceedings.