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Insta-Poll Results and Next Topic

We want your feedback. Every month we will be asking you a different question on topics concerning your Dassault Systemes software installation, your experiences, or to help us improve COE member benefits. Next month we'll provide the results to our August poll and introduce a new question.

Results of the July poll:

Do you plan to attend a COE 2004 Industry Workshop?

33.2% Yes, Industry Workshop—Aerospace (September 27-28, 2004 in Wichita, Kansas)

16.7% Yes, Industry Workshop—Automotive (October 4-5, 2004 in Dearborn, Michigan)

14.3% Yes, both

35.7% No

Visit www.coe.org to answer our August poll question: How often do you use the COE Forum?

Registration Now Live for COE Your Way: 2004 Automotive and Aerospace Industry Workshops

For the first time ever, COE brings you interactive and industry-specific education, training, and networking at a low cost! Focusing on Dassault Systemes' users for both the aerospace and automotive industries, these two workshops offer you the opportunity to hone the skills you need while meeting and sharing ideas with hundreds of your peers, as well as viewing third-party products and services.

These events are the most comprehensive CATIA®, ENOVIA®, DELMIA® and SMARTEAM^TM education events available, so be sure to mark your calendars to attend the COE 2004 Industry Workshop--Automotive in Dearborn, Michigan, October 4-5, and the COE 2004 Industry Workshop-- Aerospace in Wichita, Kansas, September 27-28, both coming in the fall. Bookmark these pages and visit back often for the latest workshop updates. Register by August 6 and save $200!

Register for the August 26 "Ask the Expert" Teleconference: Using Part Design in CATIA V5: A Comparison of Shell vs. Thicken

COE's June "Ask the Expert" Teleconference, CATIA V5 Environment Administration in CATIA V5R13, boasted record participation! The continual success and advantage of the COE Your Way benefit has prompted COE to host another "Ask the Expert" teleconference on August 26 at 10:00 a.m. Central time. Terry Cussen, an Engineering Courseware Developer for Cadpo, presents his ideas on modeling a thin-walled part using the Shell or Thicken command in his presentation: Using Part Design in CATIA V5: A comparison of Shell vs. Thicken.

The format allows for a 45-minute discourse, with a fifteen minute interactive Q & A following. To read more about Cussen, a more detailed description of the workshop, or previous presentations, visit us at www.coe.org/events/experts.cfm.

Mark Your Calendar for the COE 2005 Annual PLM Conference

The COE 2005 Annual PLM Conference will take place March 20 - 23, 2005 at the Phoenix Civic Plaza in Phoenix, Arizona. This conference allows you to join more than a thousand of your industry peers for exclusive training and networking for Dassault Systemes and IBM technology. Stay tuned to www.coe.org and the upcoming events page for the latest Annual Conference information including schedules, speaker names, abstracts, and more.