Registration - Technical Sessions

New Engine Technologies - Tues. 9 am - 11 am

"SisuDiesel Engine with SCR" - Matt Rushing, AGCO
"Cummins Engine Technology" - Silvio Novaes, Cummins Engine
"Vehicle Positioning through Integrated Inertials and GPS Technology" - Michael Gomes, Topcon
"iTEC - Intelligent Total Equipment Control" - Tyler Schleicher, John Deere

Remote Vehicle Diagnostics - Wed. 9 am -11 am

"Advanced Telematics: Integrated CAN Machine Data with Positioning" - Steve Gorseth, TSD
"ODX: An Approach for Standardized Documentation of Diagnostic Protocols" - Jeff Craig, Vector CANtech
"CAN and Wireless Telemetry: Topology and Trade-offs" - Larry Bihn, RM Michaelides
"OEM Telematics Solutions: Effects on the Industry" - Michael Smith, Qualcomm Enterprise Services

Outside Factors Driving Product Design - Wed. 9 am - 11am

"How Energy Costs will Drive Equipment Design" - Randy Rush, John Deere
"Meeting Customer Needs through the use of Precision Agricultural Technologies" - Dan Humburg, South Dakota State University
"Buyer Wants and Product Design" - Joe Parcell, University of Missouri

High Speed Transport - Tues. 9 am - 11 am

"High Speed Implement Brakes: Legal Requirements and Practical Solutions" - Tim Horsfall, GKN
"Implement Braking Standards" - Brian Herbst, John Deere
"Trailed Implement Brakes" - Jeff Baldauf, AGCO
"High Speed Transport Design and/or Regulations for Tractors and Implements" - Mike Lyons, CNH

Computer Aided Analysis - Tues. 9 am -11 am

"Integrated Simulation of Steel Casting for Service Performance" - Christoph Beckermann, University of Iowa
"Santos: The Human Simulator" - Prof. Karim Abdel Malek, University of Iowa
"Cost Reduction through Computer-Aided Engineering Tools" - George Konstantakis and Mike Roberts, Brooks Stevens Design

Testing - Tues. 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm

"Past, Present and Future of Nebraska Tractor Test Lab" - Roger Hoy, Nebraska Tractor Test Lab
"John Deere Experience/Future Legislation" - Doug Durant, John Deere, PEC
"Future proposal component testing for CVT Transmissions" - Karl Hofstetter and Justin Sommerfield, AGCO Corp.

Operator Efficiency - Tues. 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm

"Effects of Cab Design on Operator Efficiency" - Mike Roberts, Brooks Stevens Design

Tier 4 Emissions - Tues. 2:30 - 4:30 pm

"Laws & Regulations" - Presented by John Deere
"John Deere's Approach to Tier 4" - Brian Holthaus, John Deere Power Systems
"Cummins Solutions Integration for Meeting Tier 4 Emissions" - Silvio Novaes

New Products - Wed. 9 am- 11 am

"AutoProbe soil sampler" - Jeff Burton, AgRobotics
"John Deere 9030 4WD" - Doug Fischer, John Deere
"Fendt 900 Series" - Berry O'Shea, AGCO Corp.
"John Deere 7760 Cotton Picker" - Jim Riesterer, John Deere

Biofuels - Wed. 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm

"National Biodiesel Board"
"Engine Performance Using Biodiesel" - Dr. Song-Charng Kong, Iowa State University
"In-Situ Diagnostics for Characterizing Biofuel Combustion and Emissions" - Dr. Terry R. Meyer, Iowa State University
"Iowa Renewable Fuels Association"

Customer/Dealer Panel - Wed. 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm

"Andrew E. Goodman, Iowa/Nebraska Equipment Dealers Association "
"Dean Deike, Deike Implement "
"Tom Less, Quad County Implement"

Biomass - Wed. 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm

"Miscanthus - Genetics to improve yield" - Frank Dohleman, University of Illinois
"Comparing Harvest and Storage of Perennial Grasses and Corn Stover" - Kevin Shinners, University of Wisconsin - Madison
"Environmental Effects of Biomass Harvest" - Greg McIsaac, University of Illinois

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