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Future of automobile detailed at AFS Detroit-Windsor management night. (Metalcasting Associations).


Caption: The Detroit-Windsor AFS A distributed file system for large, widely dispersed Unix and Windows networks from Transarc Corporation, now part of IBM. It is noted for its ease of administration and expandability and stems from Carnegie-Mellon's Andrew File System.

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 Chapter's 42nd Annual Management Night drew more than 300 industry officials to Detroit on January 17. Dr. Lawrence Burns (I), vice president, GM Research and Development/Planning, gave the annual keynote address keynote address
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An opening address, as at a political convention, that outlines the issues to be considered. Also called keynote speech.

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 on the future of automotive technologies, including fuel cell developments and their realistic penetration over the next decade. Pictured with Burns is Chapter Chairman Doug Trinowski (ctr), HA International, and Technical Chair J. Michael Williams Michael Williams may refer to:
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, GM Powertrain GM Powertrain Europe is a company created by General Motors to develop engines and transmission for the GM group.

It was known as Fiat-GM Powertrain until the termination of the GM and Fiat merger talks, and earlier as Opel Powertrain.
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Date:Mar 1, 2002
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