A/E/C SYSTEMS 2000 Explodes with AEC Internet Technology: Is Now THE Internet Event for Design and Construction.

Business Editors/Hi-Tech Writers

EXTON, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 1, 2000

A/E/C SYSTEMS 2000, taking place June 5-8 at the Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC, will be THE Internet event for the entire design and construction industry.

As Managing Director, Philip McKay, points out, &uot;As evidenced by our recent shows, which were dominated by internet, intranet, and extranet products and services, the construction industry is totally embracing the Internet. We've created an event that will benefit the entire industry by providing a venue to see and learn about the many things the internet can do for architects, engineers, owners, facility managers, and contractors.&uot;

Exhibit Floor Erupts as the e-Marketplace

From on-line project collaboration to business to business e-commerce for construction, all of the emerging and established internet companies will be showcased at A/E/C SYSTEMS 2000. More than 50% of the vendors will be exclusively internet service/product providers for the building industry, and another 40% will be showing product applications for the web.

According to Diane Dempster, Vice President of Sales, A/E/C SYSTEMS: &uot;Nearly all of our exhibitors are showing internet solutions, and we are pleased that several prominent exhibitors are timing their major internet product releases for debut at A/E/C SYSTEMS 2000.&uot;

Suppliers have enthusiastically embraced the opportunity that the show provides. As Matthew Cuerdon, Director of Marketing, from Contractorhub.com says, &uot;We're delighted with the A/E/C SYSTEMS 2000 reinvention and are using the show to do a major branding of contractorhub.com which will be launched in March.&uot;

Other important companies have decided to exhibit because they recognize that A/E/C SYSTEMS 2000 will be the premier internet event of the year for the design and construction industry.

A host of companies, angling to bring the Internet to the brick-and-mortar world of designing, engineering and building big construction projects, are anxious to release new products, demonstrate product capabilities, and capture a foothold in the AEC internet market. They will have the opportunity at A/E/C SYSTEMS 2000.

e-Solutions Dominate the Conference Program

Without question, the Internet is a vital tool for the design and construction industry. The A/E/C SYSTEMS 2000 conference program is packed with information to help architects, engineers, facility managers, owners, and contractors benefit by learning about the various internet tools to help them develop professionally.

More than one third of the 68 seminars feature best practices from some of the most successful net practitioners and provide a variety of Web strategies. Titles include:

-- How The Web Can Improve Profits

-- E-commerce for the AEC Industry

-- Effective Internet Applications for AEC's

-- The AEC Internet Business Model

-- Advanced Internet Applications for Design and Construction

-- Virtual Project Extranets

-- Web Based Document Exchange

-- Project Work Flow on the Internet

-- The Intranet's Impact on FM Automation

-- e-commerce for Facilities Management 

-- Executing an e-based Strategy

-- Broad Band Computing: A Look into the Future

-- New Technologies that will Change e-business

-- Web Based GIS 

-- Interactive Web for GIS

-- Business to Business e-commerce for Construction

In addition, attendees will also benefit from the Internet Hands-on Workshops such as: Internet Project Collaboration and Simplified Website Design and Set up.

Internet Keynotes Analyze the Playing Field, Make Predictions and

Forecast the Future

On Monday, June 5, Dr. Joel Orr, President of Orr Associates International will discuss the role of extranets for the AEC industry in a Keynote Presentation entitled: &uot;Extranet: Lifeblood of a Project.&uot;

Other Internet Revolution Keynotes on Tuesday and Wednesday will feature industry leaders, the internet front runners, and emerging internet providers who will map out their vision for the future of design and construction.

Special Events Add Depth to Internet Technology Program

A/E/C SYSTEMS' outstanding 20 year reputation for quality, high-tech events typically attracts numerous outside associations and groups to participate. At A/E/C SYSTEMS 2000, their presence contributes to the overall depth and quality of internet information and opportunities:

-- FM Summit: Internet Technology for 2000 and Beyond, sponsored by

FMLink, is a one day symposium for high level owners and

developers.

-- A Day in the Life of a Project will feature six 45-minute

presentations featuring collaboration between owners, architects,

project managers and clients. In one of the sessions, Cubus

Corporation, The Jerde Partnership, and The Boyer Company will

highlight the 2002 Gateway Olympic Project. Another session will

feature CYRA Technologies' work in the Monroe Power Plant Project

for Raytheon and the Richmond Refinery project for Chevron.

-- Dr. Joel Orr will host a special seminar on extranet

implementation.

-- Internet Strategies for the A/E Firm will be presented by Zweig

White &Associates.

-- ERP in Design and Construction, a one day symposium, will cover

the internet and feature a topic on e-commerce in construction.

A/E/C SYSTEMS 2000 is the only event where everyone in the design and construction industry - architects, engineers, designers, owners, facility managers, developers, and contractors - come to see, touch, and learn how the internet is revolutionizing the creation of projects.

For more information on attending A/E/C SYSTEMS 2000, visit www.aecsystems.com or call: 800/451-1196; fax: [phone] or Show Management, A/E/C SYSTEMS International, Division of Penton Media, Inc., 415 Eagleview Blvd., Suite 106, Exton, PA, 19341. For information on exhibiting phone: [phone]; fax: [phone].

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