Popular Conference & Exhibition to be held in Houston TexasNorwalk, Conn., August 12, 2004 – ABB announced today the 2005 dates and venue for its popular ABB Automation World Users Conference and Exhibition. The event will be held April 20-22, 2005 at Westin Galleria/Oaks Hotel in Houston, Texas. Following the success of this years event held in Atlanta that attracted over 1000 attendees, the 2005 event announcement has been widely anticipated by ABB’s customers. Attendees will have the opportunity to participate in a number of user and ABB presented technical sessions that demonstrate how ABB’s automation solutions deliver measurable results and discuss practical applications of existing and new technologies.”ABB Automation World provides an excellent forum for our customers to network with and learn from their peers in a multitude of industries, and discover new ways to improve their productivity through innovative approaches to their automation challenges,” said Dinesh Paliwal, President and CEO, ABB Inc. “Our customers were very enthusiastic about what they experienced and learned at ABB Automation World 2004; we are pleased to continue our collective dialogue on results-driven automation strategies into next year with this event.”ABB’s largest Americas region customer event is designed for automation users in engineering, mill, plant and general management, in a number of industries such as Chemical, Oil & Gas, Consumer & Pharmaceutical, Metals, Mining and Minerals, Pulp & Paper, Utilities and others. Attendees participate in informative technical sessions presented by their peers and ABB technical experts, share problem-solving approaches, and visit the event’s hands-on exhibit, which will showcase the full scope of ABB’s automation offerings.Anyone interested in receiving more information on the event can register online at www.abb.com/automationworldABB (www.abb.com) is a leader in power and automation technologies that enable utility and industry customers to improve performance while lowering environmental impact.