Bentley to Sponsor Reception Honoring ENR's Top Design Firms, NIST Address on Software Interoperability at daratechPLANT2005.EXTON, Pa. -- Events Take Place January 24, 2005, at Wyndham Greenspoint Hotel in Houston, Texas “Houston” redirects here. For other uses, see Houston (disambiguation). Houston (pronounced /'hjuːstən/) is the largest city in the state of Texas and the Bentley Systems Bentley Systems, Incorporated, provides software for the "Design, construction and operation of the world's infrastructure". The company’s software serves the building, plant, civil, and geospatial vertical markets in the areas of architecture, engineering, construction (AEC) , Incorporated today announced that it will sponsor two special events at daratechPLANT2005 in Houston, Texas: a reception honoring ENR's Top 500 Design Firms and Top 200 International Design Firms, and a presentation by Dr. James Hill, director of the Building and Fire Safety Laboratory of the National Institute of Standards and Technology National Institute of Standards and Technology, governmental agency within the U.S. Dept. of Commerce with the mission of "working with industry to develop and apply technology, measurements, and standards" in the national interest. (NIST (National Institute of Standards & Technology, Washington, DC, www.nist.gov) The standards-defining agency of the U.S. government, formerly the National Bureau of Standards. It is one of three agencies that fall under the Technology Administration (www.technology. ), on the high cost of inadequate software interoperability in the U.S. capital facilities industry. Immediately prior to the Bentley/ENR reception on Monday, January 24, Bentley will host a cocktail hour beginning at 5 p.m. Special guests at this event will include Dr. Hill and Tom Sawyer, ENR ENR Enrolled (bill, resolution, etc. passed by both houses of Congress and re-typed) ENR Engineering News Record EnR Énergies Renouvelables (French) enr Enregistrement (French) associate editor. Mr. Sawyer will speak during the reception on his experiences as an embedded reporter with the Engineer Brigade of the U.S. Army's Third Infantry Division in Iraq. The reception, which will take place from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the Raphael Ballroom, honors each of the firms in attendance at daratechPLANT2005 that's in the elite group of Engineering News-Record's Top 500 Design Firms and Top 200 International Design Firms. It will be co-hosted by Jay McGraw, group publisher, McGraw-Hill Construction Publications, and Bentley's 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. , Greg Bentley Gregory "Greg" Bentley (born 9 April 1987) is an Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League. Recruited from Rosebud/Dandenong U18 in Victoria, he was placed on the Port Adelaide Football Club's rookie list but was upgraded to the senior list during 2006. . NIST Address Resolving data incompatibility is a major theme at daratechPLANT2005. During a Bentley-sponsored luncheon on Monday, attendees will learn from Dr. Hill how costly this problem can be for those who don't address it. In his talk, Dr. Hill will discuss NIST's recent study that identified efficiency losses in the U.S. capital facilities industry totaling almost $16 billion annually from "inadequate interoperability among 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 , engineering, and software systems." Following his presentation, Dr. Hill will participate in a question-and-answer session moderated by Dr. Jeff Hollings, senior vice president of Bentley Plant. About daratechPLANT2005 This year's daratechPLANT will be held January 24-26 at the Wyndham Greenspoint Hotel in Houston, Texas. In its 12th year, daratechPLANT has grown to be the largest conference focused on owner-operator and EPC (1) (Entertainment PC) See HTPC. (2) (Electronic Product Code) A standard code for RFID tags administered by EPCglobal Inc. (www.epcglobalinc.org). business and work process advancements. For more information, visit www.daratech.com. About McGraw-Hill Construction McGraw-Hill Construction connects people, projects, and products across the design and construction industry. From project and product information to industry news, trends and forecasts, the company provides industry players the tools, resources, and applications that help them save time, money, and energy. Backed by the power of Dodge, Sweets, Architectural Record, Engineering News-Record (ENR), and twelve regional publications, McGraw-Hill Construction serves more than one million customers within the $4 trillion global construction community. For more information, visit www.construction.com. About Bentley Bentley Systems, Incorporated provides software for the lifecycle of the world's infrastructure. The company's comprehensive portfolio for the building, plant, civil, and geospatial vertical markets spans architecture, engineering, construction (AEC AEC US Atomic Energy Commission Noun 1. AEC - a former executive agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States Atomic Energy Commission ) and operations. With 2003 revenues reaching $260 million, Bentley is the leading provider of AEC software to the Engineering News-Record Design 500 and major owner-operators. To receive Bentley press releases as they are issued, visit www.bentley.com/bentleywire. For more information, visit www.bentley.com. Bentley and the "B" logo are either registered or unregistered trademarks or service marks of Bentley Systems, Incorporated or one of its direct or indirect wholly-owned subsidiaries. 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