PACE 2010

2010 PACE Global Annual ForumWelcome to the 2010 PACE Global Annual Forum! We are pleased to have you joinus for our fifth global annual forum in Korea—our first time in the Asia-Pacific region.Since the start of the third millennium we have witnessed not only remarkable technologicalchanges but also a sudden increase of global collaboration as the new and important sourceof competitive advantage for both industry and academia. The PACE program, since itsinception and deployment at the start of the new millennium, offers a comprehensive model ofdeveloping the automotive product lifecycle management team of the future by building mostup-to-date technological and global collaboration capabilities for design and engineeringgraduates of strategically-selected academic institutions worldwide.This Forum provides the attendees with an opportunity to network with one another; augmentcultural understanding; showcase projects, curriculum advancements, and research; learnabout new technologies; and plan future projects and collaborations—just to name a few of theactivities. This Forum serves as a critical platform for industry and academia to come togetherto advance digital product development and global collaboration in industry and academia.This year’s theme, ―Facing Global Challenges-Solutions for the Future‖ was selected for manyreasons. Certainly in a time of energy crises, oil spills and other concerns for the environment,globalization of companies, industries and education, economic melt-downs, challenges foreducating our world’s youth, and the myriad of other problems and issues that can be found inany single day’s newspaper, this conference provides one opportunity for academia andindustry to discuss, share views, and perhaps even solve some part of these issues.We have a phrase in PACE: ―PACE will be what we make of it.‖ Likewise, with this Forum, itwill be what we make of it. We wish you an interesting, rewarding, and fruitful experience!The PACE Core Team:Vass Theodoracatos, GMMary Hoadley, AutodeskJohn Nielsen, Hewlett PackardHulas King, Siemens PLM SoftwareCole Clark, Sun MicrosystemsThank You to our Hosts for the 2010 Forum:PACE Partner and Contributor companies:2 Facing Global Challenges – Solutions for the Future