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March 17, 2006
RONALD REAGAN BUILDING AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE CENTER
1300 Pennsylvania Ave., NW Washington, DC
Conference Location
Map (pdf)
Conference: 1:30 - 5:00 p.m.
Reception: 5:00 - 7:00 p.m.
DME Truck Display: 12:00-7:00 p.m.
About DME Trucks
Summary | Detailed Information (pdf)
Co-hosted by the Japan International Transport Institute and National Traffic Safety and Environment Laboratory
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Catherine Gilbert
1819 L STREET, N.W. SUITE 1000
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20036
PHONE:+1- 202-833-9763
FAX: +1-202-833-9769
jiti@japantransport.com
www.japantransport.com
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Activities of our institute are made possible through the generous assistance of the Nippon Foundation. |
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Akira Noda
Executive Director, National Traffic Safety and Environment Laboratory, Japan
Mr. Noda is an Executive Director, substantially the Deputy
Director General, in National Traffic Safety and Environment
Laboratory (NTSEL). This organization is an independent administrative
institute, and it contributes safe and environmentally friendly
traffic through the activities of research and automobile type
approval tests. Mr. Noda has been engaged in environment research
activities in NTSEL for approximately thirty years. His main
work so far was to develop appropriate evaluation methods relating
to emissions and fuel economy performance for gasoline/diesel
powered vehicles including heavy-duty vehicles. In addition,
he was a leader of the national project to develop and promote
the Next Generation Environmentally Friendly heavy-duty Vehicles.
The DME truck exhibited in this conference is one of the products
of the project. He was invited to the 2nd EFV conference held
in Birmingham city in the November 2005. At that time he made
a presentation showing the outline of the project and five EFVs
developed.
Mr. Noda finished the master’s course with master's degree
of mechanical engineering in Nagoya University and joined NTSEL
as a researcher in 1974. His career in NTSEL was, a chief of
fuel economy section in 1986, principal researcher in 2003,
and director of environment research department in 2004.
Mr. Noda enjoys classical music as an amateur cello player in
Mitaka city orchestra
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