Membership has its Advantages
For more than 20 years, COE has served as the premier user-run community uniting and supporting users of Dassault Systèmes’ PLM solutions.  By joining the member ranks of COE, you’ll have one-stop access to experience-based design and product use best practices, interactive training, and product influence that leverages COE’s vast community and is communicated directly to Dassault Systèmes and IBM PLM.

Don’t miss your opportunity to take advantage of new COE programs that enlighten Dassault Systèmes users to the latest product information and user-proven solutions, whether it be in face-to-face events or through online learning and advocacy opportunities. 

The benefits of being a COE member continue to grow as our organization evolves.  In 2007 alone, you’ll enjoy:

• the opportunity to learn and share information with more than a thousand Dassault Systèmes PLM solutions users, developers, and vendors at the COE 2007 Annual PLM Conference & TechniFair (April 30 – May 2 in Las Vegas, Nevada).  And, new for 2007:  the COE Workshop - Develop & Deploy – May 3 and 4th in Las Vegas, Nevada.
  
  
• discounted registrations to COE’s 2007 Industry Workshop - Aerospace & Defense and Industry Workshop - Automotive featuring interactive, low-cost, targeted training.
  
  
• access to industry experts through COE’s Ask the Expert teleconferences and Web casts. 
  
  
• the latest, most up-to-date Dassault Systèmes PLM solutions information in one convenient vehicle with a subscription to COE NewsNet, a monthly electronic newsletter filled with informative articles, tips and techniques, and industry outlooks.
  
  
• the ability to influence the direction of Dassault Systemes’ software with a direct line to the company’s executives and developers through COE’s Development Planning Councils (DPCs).  Through this exclusive influence channel – more COE enhancement requests are incorporated into every release – you will be able to submit enhancement requests online at your convenience at www.coe.org!
  
  
• access to a world of knowledge via the members-only pages of COE’s Web site at www.coe.org.  On these robust pages, you’ll find COE’s online conference proceedings, a shareware library, and much more
  
  
• a way to find and network with “like” Dassault Systemes user organizations by utilizing COE’s Installation Data Guide, an annual report of the CATIA installation demographics of member organizations.
  
  
• support from thousands of users like yourself by accessing COE’s online discussion forums where you can share ideas, learn best practices and collaborate in problem solving.

By joining COE you and your organization will get the information, access and support you need to stay ahead as a user of the ever-changing Dassault Systemes PLM product suite. Furthermore, you’ll strengthen our association’s ranks, thereby assuring that COE has even more influence with our primary vendors, Dassault Systemes and IBM PLM.  Please take a few moments to review and complete the COE membership application so you too can benefit from the experience and support of thousands of other Dassault Systèmes users. 

If you have any questions about COE membership, please call our headquarters at 800/COE-CALL (312/321-5153 inside Illinois and outside the U.S.).

Sincerely,

Scott Baker
COE President