WARRENDALE, PA -- The Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) announced that Peter Karlsten, president and CEO of Volvo Trucks North America, Inc., will serve as the executive chair of the 2005 SAE Commercial Vehicle Engineering Congress & Exhibition. The event will take place Nov. 1 - 3 at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Chicago.

The inaugural SAE Commercial Vehicle Engineering Congress & Exhibition, held in 2004, drew more than 3,000 attendees and 165 exhibitors in 31,000 square feet of space. The event was created to primarily serve as a networking and learning opportunity for industry professionals, including engineers, suppliers and manufacturers from both the truck and off-highway sectors.

For more information about the 2005 SAE Commercial Vehicle Engineering Congress & Exhibition, visit www.sae.org/events/cve. The 2005 event will feature a banquet and other events celebrating SAE's 100th anniversary.

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