The Hydro 2008 Conference and Exhibition, which attracted over 750 attendees from 62 countries met in Ljubljana, Slovenia in October. The three day event organised in partnership with The International Journal on Hydropower & Dams, included presentations from more than 125 international speakers in parallel sessions as well as two technical visits.

Previously organised: Granada, Spain 2007; Porto Carras, Greece 2006; Villach, Austria 2005; Porto, Portugal 2004; Cavtat, Croatia 2003; Antalya, Turkey 2002; Riva del Garda, Italy 2001; Bern, Switzerland 2000; Gmunden, Austria 1999; Aix en Provence, France 1998 and Portoroz, Slovenia 1997

The European Automotive Hall of Fame has a permanent home at Palexpo in Geneva and inducted its 2007 members during the Geneva auto show at a dinner at the Hotel InterContinental on 04 March 2008. The Hall of Fame honors technical, managerial and entrepreneurial achievements.

Previously organised: 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002 & 2001

Unilever Bestfoods Europe held its TPM Event and Awards Dinner in Florence, Italy for more than 60 Unilever delegates from 17 countries. The conference programme took place with the co-operation of the Salvatore Ferragamo company. The theme of the event was 'Towards Innovative and Creative TPM' and included a creative marketplace for Unilever sites to show their latest activities as well as a design workshop run by Polimoda, Florence's top fashion school. Visits to Salvaltore Ferragamo's palace were made to see the production of handmade shoes and leather goods and to understand the organisation's creativity and design processes.

Previously organised: 2003, 2001, 2000, 1999, 1998

The theme of the Forum was 'Engaging People to Sustain Business Success' and included 26 interactive sessions delivered by industry practitioners from some of the most productive and successful manufacturing organisations in the UK today. Optional extras included a one day WCM Master Class and a two-day plant tour visiting Nissan, 3M Aycliffe and Rolls-Royce.

Previously organised: TPM1 to TPM7

SMMT Industry Forum Schools Challenge

The 2001 Auto Industry Dialogue was jointly hosted by the DTI Automotive Directorate, SMMT Industry Forum and Accelerate. Its purpose was to improve communications between regional organisations, national policymakers and industry. The exhibition included an Industry Forum led Schools Challenge, involving two teams of children from local schools.

A cross functional team from Grolsch Bierbrouwerij Nederland BV visited Japan to benchmark their manufacturing processes with leading Japanese companies, these includedd Mitsubishi Motor Corporation, Daiken Corporation, Seiko Epson and Suntory.

The first Automotive News Europe e-Business conference attracted 250 senior executives from across Europe and the USA and was the most important automotive e-business event held in 2000. The first day of the programme was held at DaimlerChrysler's smart plant just outside Hamsbach and included visits to smart's systems partners.

SMMT Industry Forum ShowCase 2000 was a fast moving informative show providing a sharply focused view on the latest developments across the supply chain. It included a major exhibition demonstrating Industry Forum's products and services. Over 1,100 delegates attended from the automotive industry.