PACE, Partners for the Advancement of Collaborative Engineering Education, links GM, EDS, HP, Siemens PLM Software, Sun Microsystems, and their global operations, to support strategically selected academic institutions worldwide to develop the automotive product lifecycle management (PLM) team of the future. This 3-day conference is co-hosted by Wayne State University, College for Creative Studies and General Motors. Activities include: *Presentations from faculty on their PACE activities and projects *Tours of local PACE Institutions and their labs *Speakers from industry *Faculty poster session *Networking with PACE faculty and industry representatives *Cultural activities of local attractions Training on PACE-sponsored software is also offered on the Monday and Tuesday prior to the conference.