To provide a forum for engineers, managers, academic researchers, and industry executives to exchange advances in automotive body technology and management systems. This forum will address key topics related to OEMs, Exterior/Interior Component Manufacturers, Stamping Manufacturers, Sheet Metal Assemblers, and Tool and Die Manufacturers. It also will provide a network to support educational research and publish technical findings in conference proceedings and technical magazines. This new forum would provide a conference, exposition, and publication dedicated to the research integration of new body technologies.