The first seminar was held at the University of Bath on the 30th of October to cover the Southwest and Wales Regions. There were 40 attendees from approximately 25 automotive supplier companies. The second seminar was hosted by TRW Conekt in Solihull, Birmingham to cover the Midland counties. There were 70 attendees from approximately 40 automotive supplier companies.

Both seminars were very well received by the vast majority of the attendees. The seminars are considered essential to understanding the impacts and issues surrounding this impending change to automotive power supply technology. The delegates were very pleased with the relevance of information to their future business.

The attendees represented companies from a wide variety of disciplines, e.g.

Automotive manufactures	Motor Sport	Battery Suppliers
Electronic Systems Suppliers	Wiring Systems Suppliers	Lighting Systems Suppliers
Steering Systems Suppliers	Braking Systems Suppliers	Engine Suppliers
Automotive Publishing	Automotive Aftermarket Service	Automotive Diagnostics

Richard McLaughlin