Requirements:
COE is an independent, self-financing, non-profit organization which exists for the benefit of all those who use the Dassault Systèmes family of products as a product definition tool. The direction of COE is the responsibility of the Board of Directors. Directors are elected at the COE annual conference from a slate of candidates put forward by COE's Nominating Committee.

A candidate must be an employee of a member organization of COE that is in good standing with COE.

• A candidate's primary job function must be Dassault Systèmes PLM Solutions related.
• A candidate must have significant COE experience as defined as at least one year experience in a leadership position with COE, such as a Board Member, PIC or DPC Chair; or Chair of one of the program committees such as: Conference, Workshop, Marketing, Membership, etc.
• A candidate must state in writing a willingness to serve on the Board of Directors for a term of three years.

A candidate's employer must commit in writing to support the candidate's responsibilities to COE for a three-year term. These responsibilities include:

• Attend the COE annual conference and Board meeting at one other COE event related to the employers business each year at the employer's expense. 
• Attend two Board of Directors meetings outside of events per year at COE expense. These meetings are typically scheduled in the summer and winter.
• Contribute additional time and incidental resources necessary to perform the functions related to the position of COE Director (Time commitment is typically 2-4 hours per week).

If you are interested in becoming a potential candidate, please read through the following requirements. If you are eligible, download the application and submit the necessary documentation outlined in the requirements below to COE Headquarters on or before March 10, 2010.

Requirements:
A candidate must be an employee of a member organization of COE or individual member that is in good standing with COE and uses the Dassault Systèmes family of solutions for production purposes.

• A candidate's primary job function must be CATIA Solutions related.
• A candidate must state in writing a willingness to serve on the Nominations Committee for a term of four years. The first year serving in the capacity of "Alternate Member" and then following three years as a full Committee member.

A candidate's employer must commit in writing to support the candidate's responsibilities to COE for a four-year term. These responsibilities include:

• Attend the COE annual conference.
• Contribute additional time and incidental resources necessary to perform the functions related to the position of Nomination Committee Member. This includes but is not limited to: approximately ten 60-minute conference calls per year, time spent outside the calls recruiting potential candidates for the COE Board of Directors and Volunteer positions (Time commitment is typically one hour per week).

Please feel free to contact COE Headquarters with any questions at 312.321.5153.