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The COE Spring 2002 Conference & Trade Show is a Hit
The COE Spring 2002 Conference & TechniFair was one of the most successful COE events to date. More than 1,100 users, Dassault Systemes and IBM representatives, and third-party vendor representatives gathered in Palm Springs, California for a week of information sharing and networking, enjoying nearly 200 technical sessions and visiting with more than 40 vendors in more than 60 booths in the TechniFair. To see attendees and speakers in action, visit the COE event site after May 17. If you have applied for full COE online access, you may access proceedings by clicking on the "Proceedings" link under the "Jump To" section of the COE Homepage http://www.coe.org. If you do not have full COE online access, you may apply by clicking on the "Online Access Application" link under the "Jump To" section of the COE Homepage http://www.coe.org.
Featured Speakers Kick Off COE 2002 Spring Conference & TechniFair
Famed Voyage pilot, Dick Rutan, provided an inspiring presentation describing how he battled sleeplessness and adverse weather to successfully complete the first ever around-the-world, non-stop, non-refueled flight. Then, Bernard Charles and Ed Petrozelli kicked off the Spring 2002 conference by highlighting the vision and directions for our technology.
COE Fall 2001 Best Speaker Awards
Best speakers are chosen through the individual session surveys and comments received at each conference. One winner is chosen for each PIC Division and one general session speaker. The winners for the Fall 2001 Conference were recognized on Monday morning of the Spring 2002 Confernece with a trophy. Congratulations to the following winners:
- Hans Kraus IBM Understanding CATIA V5 Generative Assembly Structural Analysis.
- Jay Smith Black & Decker and Mark Chitjian IBM Preparations towards CATIA V5 Manufacturing.
- Frederic Beaudin DS Canada CATIA V4/V5 Interoperability
- Brian Barsamian MSC Software Smart Shuttle: Knowledge-Based Engineering in a Reusable Launch Vehicle Design.
- Hamid Aboutorabi Kumho Tire Kuhmo Tire Deploys CATIA V4/V5 Worldwide
- Joyce Tucker Newport News Shipbuilding Work-based Training and Development.
Award of Merit
The COE Award of Merit is conferred annually to honor outstanding individuals from COE member companies, who have made valued singular contributions to COE. Congratulations to:
- Bob Daniels Cessna Aircraft - Daniels has been a strategic supporter of COE through his valued plenary session presentations, as well as his leadership roles on the Board of Directors, DPC chairperson, and subsequently the head of the DPC. As the DPC leader, Daniels brought the council to its next level of development significantly improving its effectiveness and the quality of its results.
- Carl Seibert - Seibert has been an avid contributor on the COE Forum since its inception in 1995. He, almost, daily replies to technical questions posted to the forum by users from around the world. His particular knowledge about the transfer of CATIA data between automotive OEMs and suppliers is evident in his replies to problems in this arena. Seibert was one of the founding members of TACO (Tidewater Area CATIA Operators), a new regional users group in southeast Virginia.
Exciting COE Education Program
- MSC provided a wide range of education opportunities addressing:
- KBE
- Tips and Techniques
- V5 Stress Analysis
- V5 MultiCAD
- V5 Framework
- Parametric Product Development
- V5 NetMeeting
- Rapid Conceptual/Preliminary Design Trade Studies & Multidisciplinary Design Optimization in V5
- SMARTEAM provided exciting and unique education and session opportunities addressing:
- Enovia and SMARTEAM
- Concurrent V4 and V5 Lifecycles.
- Connecting the Value Chain … BoM Proliferation.
- Pursuing a Collaboration Strategy … Simple facts - Critical Decisions.
- Better Faster More: The Impact of Collaboration of New Product Introductions.
- Design Collaboration using ENOVIA Portal & SMARTEAM Solutions.
- Exploiting the Innovation Potential of the Value Chain.
- Beyond TeamPDM - Enterprise and Supply Chain Collaboration.
- Infusing CATIA V5 and TeamPDM into the Curriculum
COE Fall 2002 Conference & TechniFair Update
Head to sunny Tampa, Florida from September 29-October 2 for the COE Fall 2002 Conference & TechniFair, the worldwide gathering for users of the Dassault Systemes suite of products.
Top speakers in every industry, from both small and large enterprises worldwide will be on-hand, which includes top Dassault Systemes and IBM-PLM developers and executives as well as user experts from several large companies. The curriculum of more than 100 content-rich, skill-building presentations, demonstrations, workshops, and in-depth technical sessions is extensive. See demonstrations of upcoming CATIA releases, visit training clinics, attend Development Planning Council sessions to submit your company's functional enhancement requirements, and meet with your peers from around the world. Between or after sessions, cruise the 50+ exhibitor showcase packed wall-to-wall with the latest products, services, and cutting-edge solutions or take part in some of the many fun, informal networking events.
Bookmark the COE Fall 2002 Conference Page to stay updated on all the latest event details, including breakout session lists, speaker line-ups, online registration, discount travel and hotel info, and all the extra conference features.
Participate as a speaker at the COE Fall 2002 Conference & TechniFair and receive the following benefits:
- Instant industry recognition
- Posting of your presentation on COE's Web site
- Inclusion of your presentation on the post-Conference CD-ROM
- Speaker certificate and gift
- The chance to share your knowledge with your peers
Visit http://www.coe.org/events/call.cfm to submit your presentation idea. Deadline is June 5, 2002.
Help COE Design a Conference to Meet Your Needs
We want your feedback. What do you want to see at upcoming COE conferences? Each month we will be asking you a different question to help us design a conference just for you. Next month we'll provide the results to our May question, and introduce a new question.
What topics would you most like to be addressed through technical breakout sessions?
Thank you to those of you who participated in the March/April InstaPoll, What is the most important factor in determining your participation in a conference? Here are the results:
23% Breakout Sessions
31% Enhancement (DPC) Sessions
6% General Sessions/Keynote Speakers
14% Hands-on Training and Education
14% Vendor Exhibits/Trade Show
14% Price
14% Location
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