Register Today for COE 2001 Fall Conference & TechniFair

In uniting the users of Dassault Systemes software solutions, COE events provide a one-of-kind forum for the user community to meet, connect, and establish themselves in the only worldwide peer support network dedicated to users of CATIA, ENOVIA, and DELMIA. The Fall Conference & TechniFair is September 30 - October 3, 2001, at the Coronado Springs Resort in Orlando, Florida. Registration is available at https://www.cmsusa.com/coe/. For more information about the event, please visit www.coe.org/events/01fall/index.cfm.

COE Business Meeting

COE Voting Representatives attending the COE Fall 2001 Conference: please be sure to attend the COE Business Meeting Tuesday, October 2 at 11:45 a.m. Lunch will be served, and the COE Board of Directors will brief its members of the status of the organization. Also, an election will be held for the COE Board of Directors. If you are unable to attend, you may assign a proxy to attend in your place. If you have any questions, please contact Michelle Brozell, COE Membership Services Coordinator, at coe@sba.com.

Best Presentation Awards from Spring 2001 Conference

The results are in, and the winners of the Best Presentation Awards from the Spring 2001 Conference are as follows:

• Product Definition: AS-7: Improvement of CATIA 3D Auto-Mesher, Shigeru Nagai, Honda R&D
• Manufacturing: NC-3: Selected 5-Axis Machining Exercises with MMP, Lee Encapera, IBM
• Information Management: COL-2: Collaborative Commerce Solutions for Small- and Mid-Size Manufacturers, Andrew Rodger, SMARTEAM
• Infrastructure: KBE-5: V5 Knowledgeware for Dummies, Brian Barsamian, EADS Matra Datavision
• Industry Specific: SME-5: New Ways of Getting it Done in F&A, Michael Robinaugh, IBM

COE InstaPoll

The COE InstaPoll [www.coe.org] is a non-scientific survey featured monthly on the COE Web site. Answer this month's question, "What do you feel is the biggest challenge in implementing V5?" And check out the results from past InstaPolls.