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Today is the last day for early bird registration for the CAFE 2014 Electric
Flight Symposium. Tomorrow itÆs $100 more. Mark is scheduled to presentà





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Program - Day One, Friday April 25






07:15 Full Breakfast (included with registration), Badge and Program pickup

08:00 Opening Remarks, Dr. Brien Seeley, President, CAFE Foundation

08:05 Ajay Misra, NASA Glenn Research Center, 2X Nano-magnets and 3D
Printing of Electric Motors

08:30 Dr. Qichao Hu: MIT, SolidEnergy, ôUltra-high Energy Density Lithium
batteryö

09:00 Dr. Gecheng Zha, Univ. of Miami, "Forward Sweep in ePropeller Blades"

09:25 Barnaby Wainfan, Northrop Grumman, ôAircraft for Extremely Short
Runwaysö

09:50 David Calley, CEO PlanetRider, ôA New Low-RPM, High Power Density
Motorö

10:15 Coffee Break

10:35 Christopher Cook, CEO Lithium Start, ôLi-ion Battery Packs for Light
Aircraftö

11:00 Calin Gologan, CEO PC-Aero, (Germany), ôPractical Solar-Electric
Propulsion Advances - Manned and Unmanned Systemsö

11:35 Dr. John Langford, CEO, Aurora Flight Sciences, "The Manned Unmanned
Aircraft: Where the UAV Revolution Is Headed"

11:35 Dr. Sebastian Thrun, Founder of Google X, Self-Driving Cars,
"Autonomous Car Technologies and Their Application to Aircraft"

12:00 Luncheon in the Ballroom, (included with registration)

13:10 Jim Rust, CEO Whirlwind Propeller, ôThe Design and Construction of
Ultra-Quiet Propellersö

13:35 Dr. Krish Ahuja, Regents Professor, Georgia Tech, ôPrecision
Autonomous Synchro-phasing of Electric Propellersö

14:00 Dr. Case van Dam, Chair, Aeronautical Engineering UC Davis, ôHigh
Tech Solutions for Ride Quality Enhancement in Small Aircraftö

14:25 Brian Carpenter, CEO Rainbow Aviation, "Electric Ultralight Twin
Motor Glider--Affordable Flying for All"

14:50 Bruno Mombrinie, CAFE Foundation, ôSan FranciscoÆs First Sky Taxi
Service ù with Robotic Battery Swappingö

15:15 Coffee Break

15:30 Mark Beierle, ôThe Joby Powered eGull Ultralight"

15:55 Jean Luc-Soullier, Founder, Luxembourg SpÚcial Aerotechnics, ôFirst
Solo Electric Trans-Atlantic Flightö

16:20 Dean Sigler, CAFE Blog Editor, ôThe Here & Now of Electric
AircraftùOff the Shelf Ingredientsö

16:50 Anton Dilcher. President of Idaflieg, Germany, "Sailplane research in
Germany with the Idaflieg"

17:15 Adjourn to no-host wine and cocktails in the Ballroom at 17:30 PM

19:00 Theme Dinners: Where all registered attendees can interact, visit
with esteemed faculty and hear expert topical presentations.









Program - Day Two, Saturday April 26






07:15 Full Breakfast (included with registration) Badge and Program pickup

08:00 Announcements, Dr. Larry Ford, Vice President, CAFE Foundation

08:05 Dr. Brien Seeley, President CAFE, ôWheel Motors for Extremely Short
Take Offö

08:35 Panel Discussion: (CAFE and Faculty) ô5 Potential Sky Taxi Designsö

09:05 Roman Susnik, CEO Strojnik of Slovenia ôEMRAX Motors For Electric
Aircraft Propulsionö

09:35 Tom Leite, Eurosport Aircraft of Portugal, ôThe CrossoverùElectric
Twin, Retractable, Fowler-Flapped Gliderö

10:10 Coffee Break

10:25 Dr. Avetik Harutyunyan, Honda Research Institute, ôBoron-laced
Graphene Nanotubes for Extreme High Energy Batteriesö

10:55 ôPilot in the Loop: Remote Crews versus Full Autonomyö

11:20 Tine Tomazic and Dr. Gregor Veble, Pipistrel Slovenia "On Course to
Certified Hybrid Aircraft"

11:50 ôGrand Challenges: How Electric Aircraft Can Transform
Transportationö

12:25 Adjourn to explore Sonoma County's many attractions

Great program, and I am interested in just about all the topics. But it's
either attend or buy an EFIS for my eGull... I'll have to rely on Mark and
Dean to represent us not-so-deep-pocket builders.
Martin

If! it costs 5 or 600 bucks just to be in the audience and listen to the presenters when i live one hour away from the site and do not need anything but a bathroom [i use a 4 wheeled walker with a seat and storage pouch under it for my lunch] then i guess i'll have to wait till it's on U-tube.
I would have liked to have met Mark.
Perhaps i still can!?
Mark! i have two upstairs bedrooms and a bath,one twin bed one single,you and your guests are welcome to stay at my mountaintop acreage that overlooks a valley of vineyards. It comes complete with hot tub a sun room,3 exercise machines plus free weights, unguided nature walks,or if packs of coyote's,the occasional puma, bear and BLM wild horses bother you,my personal assistant and cancer caregiver will be happy to accompany you and serve you meals as well.
This invitation is also extended to anyone flying into Ukiah CA. in a single place Earthstar.
You will also be able to view a de-classified veritable museum of Muroc/Edwards memorabilia, all perused and authenticated by General Yeager and staff, and slated for donation at my death.
Then there are two workshops and the airport hangar that well advertise the axiom "he who dies with the most tools wins" along with the interesting landscaping and statuary and wall/door murals in the house.
Note:we are not responsible for missing articles taken by the raccoons or opossums that sometimes come in through the cat door.Believe it or not,many years ago i had to coax my wife's horse out of our great room hallway as it tried to make it's way to her sickroom before she died in 2000.

Hi Lee
It sounds like you have a really nice sanctuary. I live out in the hills also, have 5 dogs, my favorite one is Bugsy, he loves everything that flys, he loves frisbee's and rc planes, quad copters, and bugs, hence his name.
Thanks for the invite, can you send me an address so I can see if you are close enuf.
Happy Flying
Mark

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Lee, I gather that you live in Ukiah, and my son lives just outside Camarillo, in the foothills to the south. I was at his place a few years ago, and we drove up to Ukiah. Camarillo has an interesting aviation museum that was fun, and I happened to be lucky enough to see a fly-in there too. I will Google Ukiah and see what the airport looks like, thanks for an open invitation.
Kess