The document provides an agenda for the EcoCAR 2 Year Two Winter Workshop taking place January 23-27, 2013 in Austin, Texas. Key events include technical presentations, competition judging, sponsor exhibitions, and tours of local automotive facilities. The workshop aims to prepare student teams for the year's remaining deliverables and finals competition through educational sessions on vehicle design, emissions testing, and business/communications best practices.

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Year Two Winter Workshop – Version 1/15/13
Wednesday, January 23
Teams Travel to Austin, TX (AUS airport) and check into hotel (Courtyard Austin Downtown/Convention Center: 300 E 4th St, Austin, TX)
2-6 PM Onsite Registration Courtyard Austin Downtown
Teams to submit Modeling & Simulation Event Presentation & Sponsorship Pitch
Backgrounder at Registration; Sign up for waiver & Freescale office hours
5 PM GRA & Assistantship Reception “Gatehouse,” 1st Floor - Courtyard Austin
By Invitation Only – Organizers/Sponsors, Faculty Advisors, Engineering GRA,
Business Managers, Communications Manager invited to attend
6:45 PM Depart for Welcome Night – Teams to Drive on Own
Abel’s on the Lake - 3825 Lake Austin Blvd Austin, TX 78703
7 PM Winter Workshop Welcome Night Lower Deck, Abel’s on the Lake
7 PM Arrive
7:30 - 8:15 PM Buffet Dinner
8:15 PM Welcome Remarks – Kristen De La Rosa, EcoCAR 2 Director, Argonne National Laboratory
Santhosh Jogi, Director of Engineering, dSPACE, Inc.
Andy Mastronardi, Global Director of University Programs, Freescale
8:45 PM Wrap Up
9:00 PM Conclude & Return to Hotel
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Thursday, January 24
7AM Depart hotel for Freescale - 6501 Wm Cannon Blvd, Austin, Texas 78735
7:30AM Breakfast Freescale Cafeteria
Engineering GRAs and Comm. Managers to turn in their posters to the registration desk by 8 AM
Time Opening Plenary Session – Freescale Auditorium
All students, faculty and organizers
8 AM Welcome
Connie Bezanson, Education & Outreach Manager, Office of Vehicle Technologies, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, U.S. DOE
Jim Kolhoff - Global Chief Engineer, Transmission & Hybrid Controls, General Motors
Kevin Kott - President, dSPACE
Gregg Lowe - CEO and President, Freescale
8:15 AM Looking Ahead to Competition Finals – Year 2 Competition Schedule
Kristen De La Rosa, ANL
8:45 AM Proving Ground Rules and Details
Chris Hengesh, GM Desert Proving Ground
 Location
 Road System Layout
 Building Area Layout
 Proving Ground Rules
 Driving Conduct
 Team Member Conduct
 Attire
 Cell Phones/Camera Policy
 Available equipment and services
 Local resources/parts availability
9:30 – 3PM Sponsor Success Video & Blog Post Judging (Judges Only) Momentum 2, Freescale
9:30 AM Break
Communication Managers meet in lobby to depart for Outreach Day activities
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Time Technical Overview Session, Competition Event Session, Freescale Training Business Managers, Communications
Auditorium Barton Creek 1-3 Carlsbad 1-2 Trinity Room Managers, Off- Site
9:45 AM Shipping Details & GM Updates Dynamic Events John Cotner, Remaining Year Two
Dan Mehr & Chris Hengesh, GM Steve Gurski, GM Freescale Deliverables
 Shipping Timeline  ORSE Cindy Svestka & Carol
 State of the vehicle  Max Lat Johnson, GM & Nicole
 Pallet requirements  Autocross Lambiase, ANL
 Penalty  DCA  Business Results
 Blue Dollars  Acceleration & Report
Braking  Business
Presentation Outreach Day
10:45 Year Two Event Rules Sponsorship Tactics and Covington and
AM Nicole Lambiase, Brian Benoy, Negotiating Techniques Murchison Middle
Patrick Walsh, ANL Role Play Activities Schools
 Progress Report 3 Kristen De La Rosa, ANL
 Final Technical Report
11:15 Non-Year Specific Rules Vehicle Design Review
AM Jesse Alley, ANL Dan Mehr, GM
 Decals  Overview
 Updates  Presentation Content
 Q&A  Event Guidelines
 Scorecard
12 PM Lunch Freescale Cafeteria
Time Technical Overview Session, Competition Event Session, Freescale Training Leadership Training (Team Communications
Auditorium Barton Creek 1-3 Carlsbad 1-2 Leaders, Business Managers
Managers, Faculty), Trinity
Room
1 PM Safety & Technical Inspections Emissions & Energy John Cotner, Freescale Working in a Virtual Outreach Day
Jesse Alley & Brian Benoy, ANL, Consumption Event Environment Covington and
Steven Boyd, DOE Patrick Walsh, ANL Jim Kolhoff, GM Murchison MS
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1:45 PM  Log Sheet  Simplified J1711 Freescale Training How to Handle Stress
 Pre-Competition Measurement and Cont. Successfully
Inspections Calculation Method for John Haraf, GM
o Schedule Energy Consumption
2:30 PM o Procedure  Event Logistics Leadership Succession
o Scoring  Data Acquisition Planning
 Competition System Cindy Svestka, GM
Inspections  Q&A
o Procedure
o Lessons
Learned
 Q&A
3 PM Break
3:15 PM Sustainability in Engineering Mechanical Presentation Freescale Training
Moderator: Elise Keddie, CA Air Ed Argalas, GM Cont.
Resources Board  Overview
Panelists: Edgar Farrera, Circuit  Presentation Content
of the Americas; Matthew  Event Guidelines
Crosby, Electric Vehicles &  Scorecard
3:45 PM Emerging Technologies, Austin Static Consumer
Energy; Mitch Jacobson, Austin Acceptability
Technology Incubator, UT Dan Mehr, GM
Austin; Dub Taylor, Texas State  Overview
Energy Conservation Office;  Presentation Content
TBD, Pecan Street Project,  Event Guidelines
Cindy Svestka, General Motors  Scorecard
4:15 PM Electrical Presentation
Steve Gurski, GM
 Overview
 Presentation Content
 Event Guidelines
 Scorecard
4:45 PM Controls Presentation
Steve Gurski, GM
 Overview
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 Presentation Content
 Event Guidelines
 Scorecard
5:15 PM Return to Hotel and Evening on Your Own
Friday, January 25
7AM Depart for Freescale
7:30 AM Breakfast Freescale Cafeteria
Sign up for Afternoon FAB Tours. 45 people MAX
Modeling & GM LE9/LUJ
GM APM/HVAC Freescale Sponsorship Pitch &
Simulation Office Hours
Open Q&A Office Hours Waivers Q&A Communications Managers, Table Top Display
Time Judging – Steve
Freescale Momentum Freescale Trinity Judging
Barton Creek Gurski, GM,
Cafeteria 2 Cafeteria Barton Creek 3
1-2 St. Andrews
8AM Judge Briefing Remaining Year Two Judge Briefing
Deliverables
8:20 AM CSULA Kimberly DeClark, ANL &
Ed Argalas & Lynda Palombo, NRCan
Chris Twarog, John Cotner, Hung Nyugen,
8:40 AM GM Freescale GM & Clean Cities Workforce WSU
9 AM Jesse Alley, ANL Development Program Waterloo
CSULA UTK Update
Amanda McAlpin & Dana
Bubonovich, ANL
9:20 AM
Break
9:30 AM PR Profession: Building Your Washington
Personal Brand
9:50 AM Melissa Robinson, Weber VT
CSU Continued RHIT Continued Continued
Shandwick and Dave
Barthmuss, GM
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10:10 AM Social Media Trends & UVic
Strategies
10:30 AM Melissa Robinson, Weber UTK
ERAU MSU Shandwick and Dave
Barthmuss, GM
Break
10:50 AM
11 AM Crisis Communications Case RHIT
MSU UVic
11:20 AM Study Purdue
Continued Continued Continued
11:40 AM Dave Barthmuss, GM PSU
NCSU Waterloo
12 PM OSU
12:20 PM Lunch Freescale Cafeteria
12:40 PM Engineering GRA Presentations (Purdue, MSU, UTK, ERAU, RHIT, UVic) Freescale Cafeteria
1:00 – 2:30PM Freescale FAB Tour Meet in FSL Lobby
Modeling & GM LE9/LUJ Waivers CD-Adapco
Sponsorship Pitch &
Simulation Magna Office Office Hours Q&A Office Hours GKN Office Communications
Table Top Display
Time Judging Hours, – Steve Freescale and Open Q&A Hours. Managers,
Judging
Barton Creek 1- Momentum 2 Gurski, GM, Cafeteria Capitol Room Bear Creek Trinity Room
Barton Creek 3
2 St. Andrews
1 PM Ed Argalas & Katie Communications NCSU
OSU CSULA VT Washington
1:20 PM Hung Zbierajewski, Round Table for MSU
1:40 PM Nyugen, GM CD- adapco Communications ERAU
PSU Purdue WSU & Waterloo Managers
2 PM J. Alley, ANL CSU
2:20 PM Break
2:30 PM PR Panel CSULA
Purdue NCSU ERAU
2:50 PM Panelists: Andy Judge Debrief – Barton
3:10 PM Continued North, Freescale, Creek 3
Open Q&A Continued
Rob Hatley,
RHIT UVic Open Q&A
Freescale, Dave
Barthmuss, GM,
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Melissia Robinson,
Weber Shandwick,
Julie Loignon, COTA
3:50 PM Break
4 PM PR Panel Cont.
UTK PSU
4:20 PM
Continued Continued
4:40 PM
UVic
5 PM
5:20 PM Depart for Hotel
5:30 – 7 PM Sponsor & Team Displays Set-Up for Sponsor Social Rio Grande & Brazos Ballroom - Courtyard Marriott
7:30 PM Sponsor Social Rio Grande & Brazos Ballroom - Courtyard Marriott
Strolling Reception/Dinner, Open Sponsor & Team Displays
10:00 PM Conclude
Saturday, January 26
7AM Depart for Freescale
7:30 AM Breakfast Freescale Cafeteria
Modeling & Communications Business Managers Project Management Training (Team
Waivers Q&A
Time Simulation Judging Managers 1 on 1, 1 on 1, Leaders, Faculty, Business Managers), Trinity
Momentum 2
Barton Creek 1-2 Bear Creek Walnut Creek Room
8AM VT Ed Argalas & CSULA WSU Picking the right person for the job and vice
Hung Nyugen, versa - Rich Maltzman & Dave Shirley,
8:40 AM Washington GM & CSU Waterloo EarthPM
Jesse Alley, ANL Motivation - Rich Maltzman & Dave Shirley,
9:20 AM Waterloo ERAU UW
EarthPM
High Performance Teams
10 AM WSU MSU VT Rich Maltzman & Dave Shirley, EarthPM
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10:40 AM Break
10:50 AM – 12PM Modeling & Simulation Judge Debrief Capitol Room
QNX Center Stack Communication Business
dSPACE Training, Waivers Q&A Project Management Training,
Time Training, Managers 1on1, Managers 1on1,
Barton Creek 3 Momentum 2 Trinity Room
Carlsbad 1-2 Bear Creek Walnut Creek
10:50 Marc Lapierre, QNX Christian Ed Argalas & NCSU UVic Collaboration Training
AM Sauerland, Joe Hung Nyugen, Rich Maltzman & Dave Shirley,
Cassar, Tobias GM; Jesse Alley, OSU UTK EarthPM
Eifler, dSPACE ANL  Stakeholder connections
11:30
 OBS and how it works with
AM
the WBS
 Building a powerful RAM
12:00 PM Lunch Freescale Cafeteria
12:30 PM Engineering GRA Presentations (VT, CSULA, NCSU, UWAFT, CSU, UW, OSU, PSU, WSU) Freescale Cafeteria
dSPACE AVL DRIVE Business Project Faculty Round
QNX Center Communication
Training, Software Waivers Q&A Managers Management Table,
Time Stack Training, Managers 1on1,
Barton Creek Training, Town Momentum 2 1on1, Training, Barton Creek 1-
Carlsbad 1-2 Bear Creek
3 Lake Walnut Creek Trinity Room 2
Phil Shaw, GM & Ed Argalas & Responding to Faculty advisors
1 PM Martin Hung Nyugen, PSU RHIT Risk Deep Dive to report on
Steinbacher, AVL GM & Rich Maltzman & successes and
 Vehicle Jesse Alley, ANL Dave Shirley, challenges
1:40 PM configuration & Purdue Purdue EarthPM
Continued Continued setup
What Does
 Drive quality
Automated
data analysis
2:20 PM RHIT PSU Software Offer a
 How to analyze Project Team?
your vehicle’s Cont’d
driveability
3 PM BREAK
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3:15 PM UTK OSU Round Table
Teams to bring
Continued Continued Continued Continued UVic Continued
3:55 PM NCSU specific issues to
discuss
4:35PM VT MSU
5:05 PM Depart for Hotel
6:45 PM Depart for Evening Event – Maggie Mae’s
323 E 6th St, Austin
7:00 PM Evening Event - Sponsored by Freescale & dSPACE Maggie Mae’s
7:00 PM Dinner & Music
8:15 PM Workshop Video
8:20 PM Remarks- Santhosh Jogi, dSPACE, Inc. and Andy Mastronardi, Freescale
10 PM Conclusion
Sunday, January 27
6:45 AM Check Out of Hotel
7:15 AM Depart for Circuit of the Americas
7:45 AM Breakfast Banquet Velocity Lounge, Main Grandstand, Circuit of the Americas (COTA)
8:15 AM Welcome Remarks & Intro to COTA Edgar Farrera, Director of Sustainability, COTA
8:25 AM Engineering within GM Racing Audley Brown, Director - Diesel Powertrain Driveability Calibration & Validation, GM
8:45 AM DOE Green Racing Program P.T. Jones, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
9:00 AM Logistics for your Day at the Track Kristen De La Rosa, EcoCAR 2 Director, Argonne National Laboratory
 Logistics for events at COTA
 Engineering GRA and Communications Manager Poster Prize Announcements
9:05 AM Teams Move to below tracks
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COTA Tours AVL DRIVE Demo, Communications Business
E&EC Demo, Team Photo
Shuttles Meet in Parking Lot A Managers 1 on 1, Managers 1 on 1,
Time Parking Lot A COTA Location
Parking Roger Madsen, GM; Legacy Suite, Main Founders Suite,
Jim Tulpa, GM COTA BLVD
Lot A Phil Shaw, AVL Grandstand Main Grandstand
9:10 AM CSULA, CSU WSU, UWAFT
MSU, NCSU, OSU Washington ERAU
9:30 AM ERAU, PSU UW, VT UWAFT
9:50 AM MSU, NCSU UVic, UTK VT, WSU
PSU, Purdue, RHIT Waterloo CSU
10:10 AM OSU, UTK MSU, NCSU UVic, CSULA
10:30 AM Purdue, RHIT OSU, PSU CSU, ERAU
UTK, UVic, VT WSU CSULA
10:50 AM WSU, UWAFT Purdue, RHIT UW, NCSU
11:10 AM UVic, VT CSULA, CSU UTK, MSU
WSU, UWAFT, UW
11:30 AM ERAU Purdue, RHIT
11:50 AM CSULA, CSU, ERAU UW OSU, PSU
12:15 PM BOX LUNCH Velocity Lounge, Main Grandstand – Circuit of the Americas
1:15 PM Depart for Airport
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