EnGInEErInG EVEnTS The rubber will meet the road at the combined SAE-INCE conference in Grand rapids May 15-18. SAE and INCE-USA cooperate to provide a unique conference experience By JIM THOMPSON, JKT Enterprises, with assistance by SAE's Melissa Jena. Turn to the last page of this article for more background on the author. After the 2015 SAE N&V conference, Jim Thompson talked with Melissa Jena as the new manager of the SAE N&V conference to discuss the possible co-location of the SAE Noise & Vibration and the INCE NOISE-CON conferences. This was his last try to make a combined conference happen. Her reaction was a completely different experience. To his surprise, she got the idea. While he was starting to argue for the concept, she said that it was a great idea. After Jim got up off the floor, they started talking about how to 28 February 2023 make it work. 2017 was the first time the colocated conferences were attempted. It was an outstanding success. This year's Noise and Vibration conference and exhibition is slated for May 15-18 in Grand Rapids, Mich. The benefits of bringing two conferences together So, why does bringing these conferences together make sense? There are several UPDATE Shutterstockhttps://www.sae.org/attend/nvh https://www.sae.org/attend/nvh