3D Design Comes Alive at Fifth Annual SolidWorks International Reseller and User Conference.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers CONCORD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 12, 2002 More than 2,000 SolidWorks users, resellers, and partners from around the world to discuss the latest trends shaping design technology and its impact on engineering SolidWorks users, resellers, and partners from around the world will discuss ideas, trends, and the technology shaping the future of mechanical design at the SolidWorks International Reseller and User Conference from January 19-22 in Orlando, the company announced today. Major sponsors of the conference at Disney's Coronado Springs Resort Disney's Coronado Springs Resort is a resort hotel at the Walt Disney World Resort that opened on August 1, 1997. This resort reveals its Southwestern U.S.-Mexican theme in such as a tiled stucco lobby and a pyramid with water tumbling down it that appears to have created the Mayan include AMD (Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA, www.amd.com) A major manufacturer of semiconductor devices including x86-compatible CPUs, embedded processors, flash memories, programmable logic devices and networking chips. , Hewlett-Packard, and Solid Solutions Magazine. Keynote speakers Tom Kelley Tom Kelley is the General Manager of IDEO. He is author of The Art of Innovation and The Ten Faces of Innovation. Prior to joining IDEO, Tom was a management consultant for Towers Perrin, advising senior executives on organizational and operational issues in North America, , general manager of design firm IDEO; Peter Marks Peter Marks is the Chief Executive of the British retailer the Co-operative Group. Background Peter V Marks was born in Bradford in 1949. Career Peter Marks first joined what became Yorkshire Co-operatives in 1967 as a management trainee in the Food Division. , managing director of design firm Design Insight; and Douglas Ritterling, senior industrial designer for the Electrolux Group, will address conference attendees. Kelley will discuss how to improve design innovation with three-dimensional computer-aided design computer-aided design (CAD) or computer-aided design and drafting (CADD), form of automation that helps designers prepare drawings, specifications, parts lists, and other design-related elements using special graphics- and calculations-intensive (3D CAD) software in his session titled, "SolidWorks and the Art of Innovation." Marks will discuss how designers can use SolidWorks to out-design and out-perform their competitors while pleasing customers in his session titled, "Beyond Solid Modeling - to Great Products." Ritterling will describe how Electrolux's industrial design team uses SolidWorks 3D CAD and design communication tools to streamline design and better meet customer needs in his session titled, "SolidWorks and the Convergence of Design Technologies." SolidWorks' CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. John McEleney, Vice President of Research and Development Chris Garcia, and company founder and Group Executive Jon Hirschtick will also present information on the company's latest technology, including SolidWorks(R) 2003 and new features in its eDrawings, PDMWorks(TM), SMARTEAM(R), and COSMOS(TM) products. They will also discuss overall corporate goals for the future. The conference will feature over 90 product-oriented breakout sessions, covering a wide range of topics including: hands-on training with SolidWorks fully integrated solutions; manager-oriented CAD training; SolidWorks environment customization training using the SolidWorks application programming interface (API (Application Programming Interface) A language and message format used by an application program to communicate with the operating system or some other control program such as a database management system (DBMS) or communications protocol. ); and academic instruction training with professors sharing tips on best practices in the classroom. The conference will spotlight SolidWorks' growing solution partner program as more than 80 partners will exhibit products that enhance 3D solid modeling in conjunction with SolidWorks software. Attendees will have direct access to SolidWorks Gold and Solution Partner products in one venue; in-depth demonstrations of new innovations in design collaboration; sessions on communication using the Internet; and a complete overview of the SolidWorks product line. There will also be special sessions on how to use the SolidWorks Manufacturing Network to shorten design cycles by finding contract manufacturing and design services online that can work directly with SolidWorks files. In conjunction with the conference, attendees can participate in the Certified SolidWorks Professional Program (CSWP CSWP Certified SolidWorks Professional CSWP Coupled States Wave Packet method CSWP Centrifugal Sudden Wave Packet method ). The CSWP establishes design industry standards by which all professionals using SolidWorks can be evaluated. SolidWorks will also be hosting its annual "ModelMania Contest," in which users face off in a test of modeling speed and skill. For additional information about SolidWorks World or to register online, visit the conference Web site at www.solidworks.com/swworld or call 1-888-769-7859. About SolidWorks Corporation SolidWorks Corporation, a Dassault Systemes Dassault Systemes (Dassault Systèmes S.A.) (Pronounced - Dasoh) (NASDAQ: DASTY; Euronext: 13065) is a leading company specializing in 3D and PLM (Product Lifecycle Management) software. S.A. (Nasdaq: DASTY, Euronext Paris Euronext Paris is France's securities market, formerly known as the Paris Bourse, which merged with the Amsterdam and Brussels exchanges in September 2000 to form Euronext NV, which is the second largest exchange in Europe behind the London Stock Exchange. : #13065, DSY DSY Drum Storage Yard .PA) company, develops and markets mechanical design software solutions. Founded in 1993, SolidWorks' mission is to unleash the power of 3D for everyone in product development. In seven years of shipping product, SolidWorks has shipped more than 213,000 total seats of software worldwide. SolidWorks has offices around the globe and sells, distributes, and supports its products through a worldwide network of resellers. For the latest news, information, or a live online demonstration, visit the company's Web site (www.solidworks.com) or call 1-800-693-9000 (outside of North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , call +1-978-371-5000). SolidWorks and SMARTEAM are registered trademarks and COSMOS and PDMWorks are trademarks of SolidWorks Corporation. Other brand and product names are trademarks of their respective owners. Copyright (c) 2002 SolidWorks Corporation. |
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