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EDTA ( Electric Drive Transportation Association ) Conference and Exhibition

EDTA Conference November 28-20, 2006

Officials in Washington are urgently looking to reduce our nation’s dependence on oil. The EDTA Conference & Exposition 2006 will be held on Capitol Hill to guarantee that electric drive solutions are adopted and its benefits maximized. EDTA’s timely platform will bring key experts together to examine federal policy options to accelerate the adoption of electric drive. Come to Washington to hear and be heard by the policy makers that make critical program and funding decisions for electric drive technologies. The EDTA Conference is the perfect place to:

• identify federal policy trends
• seek out funding opportunities
• pursue key markets for electric drive

This year's conference also offers the exceptional learning opportunities and networking that you expect from EDTA. The exposition offers the latest in electric drive technology, and the signature Ride 'n' Drive puts you behind the wheel of the latest battery, hybrid and fuel cell vehicles.

Make Washington work for you this November! Mark your calendar and make plans to attend the EDTA Conference & Exposition 2006 from November 28-30 at the Hyatt Regency Capitol Hill in Washington, DC.

The conference program features industry leaders in six unique forums covering critical aspects of the industry:
**Electric Drive Technologies: Federal, State and Local Solutions for Energy Security and the Environment**Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles: Industry Status Report and the Path to Commercialization**Defending Our Future: Preparedness and National Security**Latest Achievements in Fuel Cell Vehicles: Milestones in Petroleum-free Transportation **New Trends in Advanced Transportation**Beyond Cars: Building Sustainability into Heavy & Medium duty Markets, Mass Transit and Off-Road Vehicles
The Electric Drive Transportation Association (EDTA) is the preeminent industry association dedicated to advancing electric drive as a core technology on the road to sustainable mobility. As an advocate for the adoption of electric drive technologies, EDTA serves as the unified voice for the industry, and is the primary source of information and education related to electric drive. EDTA’s primary function is to increase the profile for electric drive among policy makers and opinion leaders and foster greater collaboration between industry and government. All of these facets will be represented at the 2006 EDTA Conference & Exposition as part of an exciting program aimed at educating a variety of electric drive customers to ensure that the market is mobilized to embrace sustainable transportation.

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