Orlando is for Educators
By Virgil Seaman, Co-chair, Academic PIC Division - Industry Specific Department of Technology, California State University, Los Angeles

I want to extend an invitation to educators to join us at the upcoming COE 2001 Fall Conference & TechniFair being held in Orlando, Florida. The theme for this conference is "Know No Limits."

Bill Abramson (Co-Chair), Buz Nowicki (HEAT Program Manager) and I have been putting together the Academic Track events for the Fall Conference. We are offering two breakout sessions and one seminar:

AC-A - "Collaboration and Training Using ENOVIA DMU and DELMIA DPM," by Travis Fuerst, Yi-hsiang Chang and Josh Richard of Purdue University.

AC-B - "V4 to V5 Conversion Processes - A Joint Venture between Northrop Grumman and The College of Aeronautics," by George Kizner and Donald O'Keefe of The College of Aeronautics.

AC-C - A Seminar entitled "Work-Based Training and Development," by Joyce Tucker and Mike Olson of Newport News Shipbuilding and Richard Cozzens of Southern Utah University.

Be sure to attend the daily luncheons and join us at the tables marked "Academic Institutions." This is time where we can all sit down and share ideas during our busy day.

If you are an educator who plans to attend your first COE at Orlando, please email me at: vseaman@calstatela.edu. I can then provide you more information. Look forward to seeing you in Orlando for another great experience!

The HEAT Program for colleges (and now high schools) offers for
curriculum use:

1. CATIA for a nominal fee
2. Free courseware
3. Free training for instructors
4. CBT (CATIA Companion)
5. Support
6. ACADEMIC TRACK at COE and registration fee discounts to HEAT members.

For further information about the "HEAT Program", contact:

Q. W. (Buz) Nowicki
CATIA Higher Education an Training (HEAT) Program
Manager
Product Lifecycle Management Solutions
18000 West Nine Mile Road
Southfield, MI 48075
(248) 552-5981 IBM Tie Line 896-5981 Fax (248)
552-6886
e-mail qnowicki@us.ibm.com