To discuss and brainstorm together on the new methodologies and best management and deployment practices for virtual simulations (calculations, CAD, etc.) and experimental simulations (trials, mock-ups, simulators, etc.) to manage the risks of automobile product/process development

To keep people informed about the state of the art and advances in technology to better integrate simulation into the automotive development process

Methodologies for detecting, anticipating and managing all types of risks related to development

Methodologies for detecting, anticipating and managing risks related to the implementation of the simulation itself.

Different topics discussed: Preliminary simulation, management of risks involved in developing industrial products, knowledge management simulation, problem characterization and looking for a better strategy to manage development risks, simulation training and its strategies for implementation, credibility of strategies for managing risks (credibility indicators), management of simulation deployment risks, measuring efficiency of development simulation and performance, arguments for true specific provisional compatibility for product/process development

Management and deployment of simulation at all levels and in all areas of application.

Our committee's activities are centred on monthly meetings, giving rise to a widely-circulated report.

Work groups, made up of approximately a dozen experts, with the objective of exploring and working together on new subjects

International scientific conferences (in English) for a broader audience, for discussing the current state of the art and providing an overview of a given topic. Organized every odd year, conferences are selected after the call for papers.

Seminars on a specific topical issue to allow discussion of concrete applications. Organized every even year, conferences are chosen by direct consultation.

Workshops, where twenty or so participants debate and share ideas about a given topic following a presentation made by an expert in the field.

Anyone in the automobile industry: Engineers, technicians and managers from automobile and equipment manufacturers, service providers, laboratories, schools and universities, research centres, etc.. Participants are drawn from many different functional areas within the automobile industry: design, manufacturing, purchasing, after-sales and services.