Product Developers & Experts Headline COE’s General Sessions

On Monday, April 28, Scott Baker, COE President, will welcome nearly 1,400 attendees to the COE 2008 Annual PLM Conference & TechniFair. President Baker will provide a conference overview providing insight into making the most out of this unique conference experience. Other keynote speakers featured at the COE 2008 Annual PLM Conference & TechniFair include:

Monday, April 28

Masters of Better Engineering: What Does It Take to Win in Challenging Times? Peter Marks, Managing Director, Design Insight

CATIA Design Excellence for Product Success Jacques Leveillè Nizerolle, CATIA CEO, Dassault Systèmes

Introducing PLM 2.0 on V6 Platform Jacques Leveillè Nizerolle, CATIA CEO, Dassault Systèmes With a special virtual appearance by Bernard Charles, President & CEO, Dassault Systèmes

Extending Product Innovation across the Enterprise Albert Bunshaft, Vice President, IBM PLM Solutions

Tuesday, April 29

Life of a Boeing Part through the Product Lifecycle Management Neil Lichty, The Boeing Company

Engine Design and Analysis at Ford Motor Company through Integrated Template Solutions Fred Karam, Engineering Solid Solutions, Inc. and Sassan Khoubyari, Ford Motor Company

Implementing ENOVIA VPM/V4 on Windows in a Collaborative Model at Magna Steyr Pascal Doisy, Mecanica Solutions Inc.; Eric de Silva, Mecanica Solutions Inc. and Wolfgang Lederer, Magna Steyr

Wednesday, April 30

Advancing Collaborative Design At Sikorsky Aircraft Through VPLM Replication - Part 1 (the OEM Perspective) Richard Parr, Sikorsky Aircraft; Murali Cotah, Dassault Systèmes and Roger Stumps, Spirit AeroSystems

Collaborative Product Data Management for the Mid-Market Miki Lumnitz, SMARTEAM

View the general session schedule and full abstracts.

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Technical Breakout Sessions

The COE 2008 Annual PLM Conference & TechniFair features nearly double the technical breakout sessions than last year. Technical breakout sessions are organized into tracks, which make it easier for you to meet your educational goals. View the full list of tracks, and then simply click on a track name to review a description of all breakout sessions offered at the conference. You may also browse sessions using COE’s session search tool. Based on your educational goals, select which sessions are of interest to you and then customize your own personal conference itinerary!

Don't Miss this Session!

1013: Revolutionizing Design Communication: Creating Product Information with 3DVIA Composer Christopher Williams, 3DVIA Enterprise Learn how to extend the value of 3D design information throughout the organization – at low cost and with high impact. Attendees see how to increase the creation of deliverables from 3D CAD models, as well as leverage digital product intellectual property in training, customer support, manufacturing, marketing and sales.

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COE University Hands-on Training Sessions

COE University Hands-on Training sessions provide conference attendees with hands-on technical training and relevant, detailed product information on the latest Dassault Systèmes PLM solutions through live demonstrations and training sessions. Advance registration is available for COE University Hands-on Training sessions. Twenty-five seats are available for advance COE University registration online. Ten seats will be reserved for onsite registration and will be available on a first-come, first-serve basis. Seats fill up quickly, register today! The COE 2008 Annual PLM Conference & TechniFair features twenty COE University Hands-on Training sessions and four repeat sessions. Listed below are just a few of the COE University Hands-on Training sessions available at the conference.

TR-3:  Virtual Manufacturing: Using DELMIA V5 for Visual Process Planning John Paredes, The Boeing Company TR-6:  A Case Study: Using Knowledgeware to Create an Associative Pattern of Holes on a Surface Joe Costa, Costa Consulting LLC TR-11:  Introduction to V5 Lathe Machining Mark Chitjian, IBM Corporation

View a full line-up of COE University Hands-on Training session descriptions and repeat sessions.

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Development Planning Council (DPC) Sessions

The COE Development Planning Council (DPC) exists is to assure that the CATIA users’ needs for enhanced functionality are properly communicated to the Dassault Systèmes developers. This includes Enhancement Requests as well as Top Strategic Requirements. COE offers more DPC sessions to its lineup at the COE 2008 Annual PLM Conference & TechniFair. Review the many DPC sessions, organized by process group, so you can voice your product concerns and influence the future direction of Dassault Systèmes solutions. List below are just a few of the DPC sessions offered at the conference:

DPC-CES-S: ENOVIA - Collaborative Enterprise Sourcing Sreedhar Sistu, Dassault Systèmes; Rich Sioufi, Gulfstream Aerospace DPC-STL SW: Strategic and Working Remi Gonel, Dassault Systèmes; Tom Weckbacher, Gulfstream Aerospace DPC-STR: Strategic and Working Session  Michael Burkett, Northrop Grumman

View all DPC sessions, organized by process group here.

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Exercise Your CATIA Modeling Skills in Top Gun XXI

Take a break from the technical sessions to compete with your peers in COE’s 21st annual Top Gun contest. Entries are judged on accuracy, modeling time and modeling style. Prizes are awarded to the winners and there’s no cost to enter, but contestants must be COE members. See the NewsNet Daily newsletter for locations and times. Top Gun XXI sponsored by Dell, TechniGraphics and RAND North America.

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