COE 2009 Annual PLM Conference & TechniFair Hot Topics
David Aber, PhD and Greg Premetz
The 2009 COE Annual Conference Program development is guided by current PLM Business Issues. These issues are referred to as our COE Hot Topics list. The committee chairmen and Conference Planning Committee work together to identify and validate these enablers to our program. These topics establish the backbone of our programming and education that form the basis of user conference.
The current hot topics are as follows:
- Engineering and Business Collaboration
- Implementing PLM, Success and Lessons Learned
- PLM Legacy Data
- Working in Heterogeneous PLM Environment
- V6 - New Technology and Environments
A COE conference hot topic addresses current business issues regarding the deployment of the Dassault Systèmes suite of products. Selected speakers, from both the user and vendor communities, share their approach and experience. Hot topics will be presented through a series of case studies, best practices and lessons learned, and are incorporated throughout the conference program.
Engineering and Business Collaboration: This issue explores the approaches, benefits, tradeoffs and results to be obtained through structured and effective collaboration. It includes the challenges created by global locations, time zones, and cultures; as well as, technology and cost sharing issues. It addresses all collaboration within a PLM environment, such as Product Development, Production within the Supply Chain, and Post-delivery issues.
Implementing PLM, Success and Lessons Learned: This topic in addresses approaches for implementation, supporting tasks, and early results gained within the context of this typical industry challenge. Specifically, it can address issues involving CAD, CAM, CAE and PDM implementation, managing change, and best practices in an integrated PLM environment.
PLM Legacy Data: This topic continues to be a fundamental business issue. Many products have a very significant lifecycle. Customers require support and reuse for product data even though the technology that developed them continues to evolve. This topic addresses the issues of accessibility, data migration, and usability as these PLM technologies change.
Working in a Heterogeneous PLM Environment: Reality in many projects and companies today is a product development environment that depends on multiple vendors for PLM Solutions. This topic explores the issues and approaches for working in a heterogeneous CAD, CAM, CAE, and PDM Environment. It also addresses specific issues such as SOA (Service Oriented Architecture), Open Architecture, Standards, and network issues working with geographically distributed users in the extended enterprise.
V6 – New Technology and Environments: While many of us are using V4/V5 technology in current product development, analysis, and manufacturing - as new derivation of this technology is born. This hot topic addresses the question of what is this new technology and how might it be applied in a business environment. Initially, the interest for the conference attendees is to acquire detailed planning information.
An excellent example of COE Hot topics being the very core of our Program is our numerous COE Roundtables. The Track Managers are using this very popular session type to exchange implementation experience, problem approach, success and lessons learned. These sessions are based on a cross-section of panelist expertise found within our member companies. They are also fueled by all attendee questions/comments on their current business issues.
We look forward to sharing with you in Seattle in April 2009.
COE 2009 Call for Speakers is Open
Share your expertise with more than 1,000 users of Dassault Systèmes PLM product suite
In 2009, COE will celebrate its 25th anniversary of advanced user-driven education, training and networking. Help make 2009 a memorable year by submitting a presentation to speak at the COE 2009 Annual PLM Conference & TechniFair, held April 19-22, 2009 at the Washington State Convention & Trade Center, Seattle, Washington.
Submit your abstract today!
2009 Hot Topics
The COE 2009 Annual PLM Conference & TechniFair program development is guided by current PLM Business Issues - COE Hot Topics. Before you submit an abstract to speak at the 2009 Annual Conference, review the list of Hot Topics.
2009 Presentation Tracks
All of the education presented at the premier user-driven PLM conference in the world is divided in tracks. Before you submit your abstract to speak at this year's conference, review the list of presentation tracks.
Abstracts are due no later than October 31, 2008. Accepted presenters will be notified by January 2009. Contact speakers@coe.org with questions. |