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Agenda

The detailed agenda is now available. The presentations are listed below and you may also download it (PDF format). We also have a daily agenda showing the times/locations of the sessions.

The PTC/USER World Event 2005 begins at 6 PM Sunday, June 5 and continues through 4:30 PM Wednesday, June 8 (times subject to change). The daily agenda outline is as follows:

Sunday June 5		Pro/GOLF Tournament Conference Registration Opens (2 PM) Exhibit Hall Grand Opening and Welcome Reception (6 PM)
Monday June 6		Keynote Presentation: Jim Heppelmann, Chief Product Officer and Executive Vice President, Software Solutions, PTC Corporate Update: C. Richard Harrison, CEO and President, PTC PTC Reception PTC Product Update Briefings Expert User Presentations (NEW!) Solutions Laboratories (NEW!) Precision Learning Exhibit Hall
Tuesday June 7		Keynote Presentation: Rolex S.A. Exhibit Hall Industry Hour Expert User Presentations (NEW!) Solutions Laboratories (NEW!) Precision Learning PTC Best Practice Sessions
Wednesday June 8		Keynote Presentation: Maserati Expert User Presentations (NEW!) Solutions Laboratories (NEW!) Precision Learning PTC Best Practice Sessions and (NEW!) Best Practice Series PTC Awards 2005 & Closing Ceremonies

Keynote Presentation. Over the past decade, PTC/USER has presented some of the brightest stars from industry, sports and government. Their valuable insights into competition and leadership provide the knowledge and inspiration to pursue our most daunting objectives.

Expert User Presentations. Connect with the most knowledgeable and experienced professionals from the worldwide PTC/USER community. These sessions cover the entire PTC software suite, from Wildfire to Windchill® and address topics like top-down design, large assembly management, system administration, training deployment, enterprise collaboration, ROI in product development, and much more.

Product Update Briefings. Product Update Briefings are an opportunity to hear about the latest developments underway in your favorite PTC software application. Hosted by PTC Product Managers, these sessions include a brief review of new enhancements, an update on Technical Committee activities, and an opportunity to directly pose questions to PTC.

NEW! Industry Hour. Industry Hour is an opportunity to obtain insight on strategies, product offerings, and customer experiences for various vertical market segments. These sessions will speak your industries language and provide the latest thinking on how to address problems facing your market. Hear from industry experts and listen to case studies from customers like you.

Best Practice Sessions. Best Practice Sessions provide you with practical advice on using PTC software. Learn best practices directly from the experts and get ideas on how to optimize your use of the product. Many of these sessions feature live demonstrations to illustrate techniques presented.

NEW! Best Practice Series. A Best Practice Series is a linked series of discussions that take you through how best to use PTC software even across different product lines. Rather than just scratching the surface, a Best Practice Series shows extensive techniques and best practices with an emphasis on how to improve your business processes, not just learning about features and functions. Our topics for this year's series are "Product Design Collaboration" and "System-Level Planning and Design for Platforms."

NEW! Solutions Laboratories. Join PTC technical staff members for these topic-specific, classroom structured working sessions to discuss, analyze, and resolve actual work-related problems. Attendees will participate in an interactive laboratory and address workplace issues related to PTC software. Our topics for this year are:
- Advanced Manufacturing Usability Lab
- Fast Complex 2-D Drawing Creation with Associativity
- Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire: How to Upgrade for Greater Productivity

Click here for more information on the Solutions Laboratories...

Partner Presentations. Learn how to apply established and new technologies to solve workplace challenges. Our Industry Partners represent some of the top technology companies in the world and offer a wealth of helpful information.

NEW! Precision Learning: Instructor-Led Training. PTC Customer Education will host 2-hour Precision Learning^TM classes focused on surfacing and behavioral modeling. Visit our training page for more information.

NEW! PTC University E-Learning Lab. Visit our eLearning Lab and get full access to PTC’s comprehensive Web-based Training (WBT) curriculum featuring 300 hours of self-paced content. The lab will be open throughout the conference so you can train on any topic from the Precision Learning^TM portfolio. Each course includes lectures, demonstrations, lab exercises, and integrated Pro/FICIENCY assessments. Visit our E-Learning page for a complete list of available courses.

The following is the preliminary agenda for 2005. Please note that times and presentations are subject to change without notice.

There are two tracks this year:

Create. Topics include design and development, core modeling, manufacturing, simulation and behavioral modeling.
Collaborate & Control. Topics include data management, collaboration, Pro/INTRALINK, Windchill® Link solutions, change and configuration management, customization, and visualization.

We also have a number of non-tracked presentations, such as our new Industry Hour sessions, which are applicable to all attendees. They are listed under General Topics.

Create Track
Title	Presenter	Thumbnail
Expert User Presentations
3D Engine Harness Design From Concept To Manufacturing With Advanced Assembly, Routed Systems & Pro/DETAIL	Pete Pickett, Mercury Mercruiser	We will discuss techniques used at MerCruiser to create true 3D harnesses for our marine engines, assemblies that may contain over 2000 components. Our techniques allow a novice or expert Pro/CABLING user to go into a large 3D assembly and route a harness driven from Routed Systems Designer, flatten it with Pro/HARNESS-MFG and finally create the nailboard drawing with intellegent tables and BOM balloons. We will offer many tips and tricks as well as how to avoid some pitfalls in Pro/HARNESS-MFG. We will cover large assembly management techniques, some new advanced assembly functionality in Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire, flexible components, Pro/CABLING, Pro/HARNESS-MFG, Pro/DETAIL, & Pro/REPORT.
An Open and Shut Case for Flexible Components	Michael Mongilio, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab	Flexible component is not just another way to say spring . Flexible component functionality has improved the way both parts and assemblies can be represented in more than one configuration. Learn how to apply this functionality to show assemblies in open and shut positions, and have components removed or re-configured. It s even easier than family tables, and flexible components share the same name as their original model, ensuring correct bill of materials on drawings and in data management systems.
Armed And Dangerous	Tom McGuire, Magellan Engineering Services, and Steve Curtis, Pinnacle Consulting Group	Join two former PTC applications engineers for an entertaining and comprehensive demonstration featuring tips and tricks related to Pro/ENGINEER and Pro/INTRALINK. We will uncover powerful functionality and advanced feature functions that are available within the PTC suite of software products but are not often used. You will leave this presentation armed with design approaches and functionality that will make you dangerous when you return to your desk.
Behavioral Modeling: An Example Of Merging Engineering, Design And Documentation	Craig Shott, Raytheon	There is often a disconnect between the multiple tools used in design and engineering. The frustration in this path can be measured by the time it takes to document the design. Using behavioral modeling, we will demonstrate how there is the ability to merge design and engineering, allow insight into interaction of design variables (such as inertia, area and shape), and how to have documentation fall out of the process of this merging. This is a better way of doing business that has been available for some time but is often misunderstood and underutilized.
Bi-Directional Information Sharing Between Pro/ENGINEER and Mentor Graphics	Keith Richman, Simplified Solutions, and Elaine Yost, Motorola	Motorola uses the Pro/ECAD module and Motorola's Mechanical Model Library for bi-directional transfers with Mentor Graphics' design tools. We have the ability to work with 100% geometrically accurate circuit boards for use in product analysis/interference checks. Learn how this improved information supports the design of smaller, tighter electronic packaging and in turn, compact and sleek products, with fewer errors in the manufacturing process.
BMX Your Specs: Driving Part Dimensions Using BMX And Excel	John Randazzo, Blue Ridge Numerics, Inc.	Pro/ENGINEER Behavioral Modeling Extension (BMX) and Excel -- their integration is often implied but never quite explained. Like chocolate and peanut butter, these two are a natural match. By harnessing the prevalent use of Excel in the workplace and the associativity within Pro/ENGINEER, one can drive part dimensions and create "custom" versions of parts easily or take design input from people who don't have access to Pro/ENGINEER. Come to this session to learn how to BMX your specs!
Creating Gears And Splines: 3 Methods For Modeling True Involute Curves	Daniel Marsalek, Marine Mechanical Corp.	Harness the power of mathematical equations to create splines and gears with true involute curve tooth profiles. Other modeling methods of simulating gear and spline teeth do not provide the 100% accuracy achieved when using the "By Equation" option for the creation of datum curves.This presentation will cover the basics of gear and spline teeth and the mathematical equations necessary to generate the involute profile. This presentation will focus on both Cartesian and cylindrical (polar) coordinate systems as the basis for the creation of the involute curve. Live demonstrations will include the generation of an external spline tooth and a preview of the additional modeling methods required to make most common types of gears.
Design with Documentation in Mind Alternate Presentation	Phillip Vaughan, Stewart and Stevenson Tactical Vehicle Systems	Imagine this typical scenario in engineering departments everywhere: The design of a major system has been finalized and the drawings are next on the list. However, the models and assemblies used in the development stage are not structured properly for a drawing package. Sometimes this will require additional work to prepare the models for drawings. Sound familiar? The techniques discussed in this presentation eliminate that situation. This is accomplished by an outline for the development models, skeletons for assembly building and lightweight backdrops for phantom components in drawings. Combined, these will greatly increase productivity, keep file sizes low and the top-level assemblies clean. A conceptual human-powered watercraft will be used for the live demonstration of the process.
Fully Integrated Design And Analysis Of Assemblies and Systems Within A Controlled Database Using Pro/ENGINEER Simulation Products	Erick Couch, Raytheon Space & Airborne Systems, and Mark Nielson, PTC	Learn how Raytheon is creating analysis parts and assemblies linked to design parts and assemblies within Pro/INTRALINK. This integration means that design changes are immediately visible to analysts and automatically capable of incorporation into analysis models, while radically improving efficiency by preserving existing mesh controls, loads and constraints.
General Process For Obtaining Desired Mass Properties For Pro/ENGINEER Assemblies	Mike Lockwood and William Kunz, Alcon Laboratories	We will present a general process to obtain the total mass and location of center of gravity (relative to CSYS) of any Pro/ENGINEER assembly. Our methods allow easy documentation of results as they relate to all variables of interest as well as easy customization and extension. We will also demonstrate the process coupled with large assembly management techniques and moveable assemblies.
Implementing ASME Y14.41 Using Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire: A Recipe For Success!	Michael Sandford, Technical Documentation Consultants Of Arizona	In response to a growing trend towards communicating design intent using a paperless methodology, ASME released a new standard entitled Digital Products Definition Database Practices in 2003. This standard, ASME Y14.41-2003, offers a guide for the many CAD software packages to develop better modeling and annotation practices. More specifically, it provides the framework for the implementation of Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T) practices in CAD drawings and models. To date, a significant portion of the Y14.41 standard has been incorporated into Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire. This session will illustrate the capabilities within Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire to communicate design intent using the Y14.41 standard.
Lights, Style, Product - Turning Sketches Into Reality	Michael Brattoli and Len Burns, Moen Incorporated	Get a thorough understanding of Pro/ENGINEER surfacing, lighting, and rendering capabilities, turning an industrial designer s 2D product concept into a form easily understood by all customers of the product development process. The integration of core Pro/ENGINEER feature types with style curves and surfaces, combined with lighting and rendering techniques, will maximize their ability to bring designs to life.
Managing Large Assemblies Within A Rigid Product Development Enviroment	Anthony Mahynski and Tim VanderLugt, Herman Miller Inc.	Discover how to manage large assembly configurations using Pro/PROGRAM, simplified reps, skeleton features and other advanced tools. Learn to use Pro/PROGRAM in non-traditional ways as well as leverage simplified reps creatively. We will examine the impact of long product life cycles, very complex product offerings, multiple downstream users, and project team interaction in this type of large assembly management.
Organic Shape Modeling With Numerical Control	Anthony Del Balso, Sparkfactor Product Design	Discover an innovative method to create organically-shaped models with numerical control. Modifying these shapes to accurately match industrial designs is easier and faster with this new method. We will explore some intermediate and advanced functionality of Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 2.0, including variable section sweeps, ribbon surfaces, datum graphs, sketcher relations, style surfaces, and boundary blend surfaces. We also will examine practical application of this method to meet requirements of injection molding plastics. This will include modification of the method to meet minimum draft requirements, and verification using draft analysis.
Productivity Gains Using XML For Pro/ENGINEER Production Alternate Presentation	Wayne Mausbach and Elson McMurtrey, ReedHycalog	This presentation will cover the use of XML in building utilities with Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 2.0 that automate the NC programming function. There are many uses but they range from pulling of start parts based on operation specific information, to tool libraries specific to machines and operations, to cutting tool sequences for user-defined features.
Using Inheritance Features To "Merge" Away From The Past	Joshua Houser, Pelco	The inheritance feature (IF) is a fairly new tool that allows greater flexibility than the original copy geometry and merge tools. PTC has designed in flexibility to such an extent that users that are new to the IF may not realize to what depth they can take it. In this presentation we will get a brief overview of the basic controls of the IF by looking at a simple cast component being machined and then a machined component being used to create a casting. We will continue on to areas such as sheetmetal, multiple iterations of the same part (remember doing this in family tables?), and the tweaks and options available with these features. The goal of this presentation is to show the robustness of the inheritance feature and how it can be used with confidence anywhere, from the designer's CAD tube, the analyst's "cave" or the shop floor.
Product Update Briefings
Industrial Design and Surfacing	Tim Harrison, PTC	This session will cover the enhancements in the Surfacing and Styling modules of Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 3.0, including improvements to the style, restyle and warp features, as well as exciting advances in photo-rendering and the innovative Pro/CONCEPT 3.0 conceptual design solution.
InterComm Product Family	Mark Caradonna, PTC	Come learn how InterComm EDAcompare technology can help your company identify ECAD design issues enabling faster and more productive design reviews. See how InterComm EDAconduit and Windchill ProjectLink can be leveraged during work-in-progress design review and collaboration along with InterComm Expert. Learn how the ECAD workgroup manager with Windchill PDMLink enables full native ECAD data and BOM storage.
Pro/ENGINEER Core Modeling	Netesh Gohil, Ric Leeds and Vlad Pezel, PTC	See an overview and demonstrations of some of the fantastic new modeling tools introduced in the latest release of Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire. Come learn about new patterning capabilities, enhanced UDF placement, and sketcher palettes. See the latest improvements in assembly design including a streamlined user interface for most operations. Also learn about improvements to annotation features and 3D drawings capabilities as well as specific enhancements from feedback received from the Modeling Technical Committee. Learn about future plans, and ask questions.
Pro/ENGINEER Data Exchange and Archive	Asa Trainer, PTC	Learn about new capabilities in the latest release of Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire. The highlight of this session will be the introduction of the new Interface for PDF with searchable text, content and navigation control, and password protection. Also included will be updates on the major interfaces - for UG, I-DEAS, and CATIA V5. Now that Distributed Pro/BATCH is free to all Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire customers, we'll review how to customize it for your enterprise. Please come along with your questions on data exchange topics.
Pro/ENGINEER Drafting	Danae Isakov, PTC	See what Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 3.0 has to offer for detailers. Learn how recent changes in 3D modeling can help you create drawings faster than ever. A portion of this presentation will cover 3D drawingless modeling improvements and initiatives.
Pro/ENGINEER Manufacturing	Francois Lamy, PTC	Learn about the latest advances within Pro/ENGINEER manufacturing application tools from the PTC Product Managers, including manufacturing annotation feature creation and extraction, toolpath mirroring, toolpath filleting, improved surface finish techniques and new area turning step depth computation. Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 3.0 provides the first phase of Wildfire user interface adoption in the Pro/ENGINEER Manufacturing applications with the introduction of the new mold and NC geometry UI and the modernization of the tool manager GUI.
Pro/ENGINEER Routed Systems	Jim Barrett-Smith, PTC	We have a combined total of over 40 enhancements to discuss so come along and see a whirlwind demo of what's new in Expert Framework, Routed Systems Designer, Pro/ECAD, Pro/CABLING & Pro/PIPING. You will have the chance to speak to the PTC Product Manager to learn about future plans, available training and the exciting EFX challenge.
Pro/ENGINEER Sheet Metal	Gilles Combette, PTC	The Sheetmetal PUB will present specific sheetmetal enhancements and general enhancements that benefit Sheetmetal Design. You will learn about the major advances in Sheetmetal UI in the latest release of Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire, including consolidated features and fail-free walls, . Take home some simple customization techniques that will save hours, and ask the Product Manager questions.
Pro/ENGINEER System Administration	Mark Fischer, PTC	This session will cover items items pertinent to system administrators for the latest release of Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire; including installation, compatibility, licensing and OS/hardware support.
Pro/ENGINEER Usability and Training	Mark Fischer and Ric Leeds, PTC	Hear what's new in the latest release of Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire in the areas of usability, training, ModelCHECK, adoptions tools and new capabilities addressing data quality. At this meeting, you will also receive information about future development plans, and have a chance to ask questions to PTC Product Managers.
Simulation and Behavioral Modeling	John Buchowski, PTC	Stop by and see the latest advances in PTC simulation solutions. This PUB will be covering the Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 3.0 release of PTC's structural, thermal, and motion simulation solutions, as well as offering insight into future developments. Don't miss out on this opportunity to ask PTC product management questions about the current status and futures plan of the simulation solution suite.
Best Practice Sessions and Series
System-Level Planning and Design for Platforms: Session 1. The Strategic Concepts of a Modular Product Architecture	Mike Egan, PTC	Need a way to reduce part counts, reduce product complexity and enable platform design? Modular Product Architecture is a methodology of design preparation and execution that accomplishes exactly that. Hear about the fundamental concepts behind this strategic approach and how to get there in this session.
System-Level Planning and Design for Platforms: Session 2. Developing and Managing a Modular Product Architecture for New Development (2 HOURS)	Chad Jackson and Ric Leeds, PTC	So you've determined a Modular Product Architecture is right for your company, but how do you get there? Learn how to use Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire and Windchill PDMLink to plan and maintain a Modular Product Architecture so you can design and develop new products more quickly.
Advanced Surfacing Tips and Tricks	Tim Harrison and Bill Taylor, PTC	Learn tips and techniques for advanced surfacing functions using Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 2.0. See how advanced techniques in style, restyle and warp can be efficiently applied to solve every day design challenges. Take a deeper look at PTC's newest release of Pro/ENGINEER and how new advances in styling and surfacing can help you work faster and smarter while building better models.
Automating the Release To Manufacturing Process	Bill Neuman, PTC	Getting accurate, up-to-date product information into and out of your ERP system is one of the key enablers for faster time-to-market and higher quality. This session will describe the essential elements of a Windchill-to-ERP Release to Manufacturing implementation using Windchill Enterprise systems Integration (ESI).
Make Design for Manufacturing a reality with Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 3.0	Francois Lamy, PTC	Discover how to leverage product and process data re-use to improve product quality and reduce manufacturing process planning and production time. This BPS will cover techniques that can be used to capture proven manufacturing processes using XML based templates, By attaching these templates to 3D geometry, the manufacturing engineer can automate the creation of the machining process plan.
Managing the Associativity between your Simulation and Design Models	John Buchowski, PTC	In an ideal world the as simulated model is identical to the as designed . This is often the case for component and subassembly analysis; but not for larger assemblies and systems. In such cases the design model needs to be simplified by applying idealizations and geometric features to make the problem manageable. In this BPS we will cover the application of multiple techniques and methodologies available in Pro/ENGINEER such as data sharing features, simplified reps, family tables, and inheritance features for the management of the associativity between the design and simulation models.
Training the Experienced User: The Precision Learning Approach	Matt Cohen, PTC	Users with high levels of Pro/ENGINEER expertise are essential to their organizations. These users can ill afford to spend long period of times reinforcing and expanding skills through traditional training approaches. This session will cover the Precision Learning approach to training. It will show how experienced users can get the training they need in a manner that ensures success through accurate needs identification, curriculum personalization and blended learning . This session will explain in detail the steps to enable Precision Learning™ and answer questions on how best approach your toughest training audience.

Collaborate & Control
Title	Presenter	Thumbnail
Expert User Presentation
Guidant Corporation Windchill Implementation - Lessons Learned & Customizations Alternate Presentation	Jen Reding, Guidant Corporation	We will examine the Windchill implementation at Guidant Corporation. The scope will include Product Structure Management, Change Control, CAD Integration, Systems Interfaces, Reporting, Data Administration, & Technical Architecture. In each area I will talk about Initial Implementation, Customizations, & Lessons Learned. I will present feedback from our customers and where we are going next with Windchill.
Importing Excel Spreadsheets Into Drawings: A Better Way Alternate Presentation	John Tucker, Raytheon Vision Systems	Pro/ENGINEER users are frequently confronted with large quantities of spreadsheet data to be transferred to engineering drawings. A simple means of importing spreadsheets is a necessity in today s engineering environment. Manually copying large spreadsheets into drawings is error-prone and time-consuming. By contrast, Raytheon users enjoy a click and browse interface that imports spreadsheets automatically. Following this session, Pro/ENGINEER applications developers will have an action plan for importing spreadsheets into drawings rapidly and without error. Attendees will recognize the inadequacies of the current OLE implementation and identify three methods to preserve data for subsequent editing. Solutions for both Pro/ENGINEER 2001 and Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire will be presented.
Keys To Windchill Performance Tuning	Michael Finocchiaro, Hewlett-Packard	Windchill performance is a key issue to user acceptance. If the system runs slow or shows instability, users will reject it and the implementer will be in a delicate and defensive position. This talk will descibe common problems with Windchill performance and specifically address issues around Java tuning. When leaving this session, attendees should be armed with some of the essential tools, tricks and techniques for tuning Windchill systems. Just to give an example, recently this methodology resolved a customer hotsite in China and reduced response time between 25 and 45 seconds to between 1 and 2 seconds. Several case studies will be presented and explained based on real, live customers. Come and learn how to have fast, scalable Windchill deployments - and thus shortening your time to ROI by gaining productivity and accelerating your product development.
Leveraging Oracle Replication To Support Global Design Collaboration	Tom Brosius, John Deere	Are your European users complaining about the performance of accessing Pro/ENGINEER model data in the U.S. database? Are your U.S. based engineers frustrated with how slow it is to access design data in your Asian operations? Learn the basics of Oracle s powerful replication tools and how to apply them to PTC applications such as Pro/INTRALINK and Windchill PDMLink to improve performance in a global environment. We will analyze the concepts of single master and multi-master replication, then discuss in depth the techniques of installing snapshot and asynchronous replication. This presentation will provide the details needed to implement Oracle replication with Pro/INTRALINK.
Migration of Pro/ENGINEER Data to Windchill And Performance Optimization Experiences	Timothy Carlson and Paul Plantz, United Defense	United Defense ASD, nearing end of life of its current Metaphase PDM system, performed a trade study and decided to use Windchill as the primary PDM system. Learn the lessons and knowledge gained from 18 months of Windchill performance optimization and Pro/ENGINEER data migration. We will share what Windchill and Workgroup Manager optimization tools to use as well as our findings. Additionally, we will share experiences using the Legend migration tool to migrate data. This includes important strategies that can be the difference in your migration taking two days vs. two months.
PLM Requirements And Lessons Learned From Windchill PDMLink Implementation	Daniel Pothier, UTC Fuel Cells	If you ever wondered how to tackle a PLM implementation at your organization than this talk is for you. Come and learn steps to be taken for collecting PLM requirements and implementation methodology. Also hear lessons learned at UTC Fuel Cells implementaion of Windchill PDMLink and the value of collecting requirements and use case scenarios. Learn about the three business process used for implementing PLM tools.
Proving The View Is Worth The Climb: Demonstrating Business Value in Software Upgrades	Paul Crane, John Deere	The worst reason to upgrade is because PTC mailed you a new CD package. Today s engineering and IT managers require a value-added business case before committing to large scale software changes. For system administrators, this forces an understanding of project management and business concepts. Administrators must grasp risk mitigation, training costs, functionality benefits, productivity enhancements, and cost avoidance. These are all required to create a viable project plan and convince management that an upgrade is warranted. This presentation will detail John Deere s processes for determining the potential value realized by a software upgrade.
Schneider Electric - Windchill Applications And Key Customizations	Theresa Bailey, Schneider Electric	We will present a brief overview (including benefits) of the various applications of Windchill that we have or are in the process of implementing for Schneider Electric. Learn how we have improved usability. We will also share our successes and pitfalls so that you can be more efficient with your Windchill implementations.
* Secret Abstract - Topic to be Released in April *	Stephen Curtis, Pinnacle Consulting Group, Inc.
U.S. Army Future Combat Systems - Advanced Collaborative Environment	Col. Steve Bristow, U.S. Army, and Richard Crispo, Boeing	The U.S. Army's Future Combat Systems (FCS) Advanced Collaborative Environment (ACE) is a web-based environment for sharing, collaborating, integrating, accessing and controlling management information, product information and technical data defining the FCS Program. This presentation will highlight how the ACE, powered by Windchill ProjectLink at its core, is serving the needs of a broad, distributed Army and contractor community as well as establishing a framework for future collaborative systems within the Army.
Weighing The Decision To Migrate From Pro/INTRALINK To Windchill PDMLink	Sam Mickelson, Carleton Life Support Systems Inc	My Pro/INTRALINK works just fine. Why do I care what the ERP people are doing? PDM/PLM what s the difference? I don t need to share models when we have drawings. We have configuration control on our drawings, why do we need it on our models? Our company is too small to consider Windchill Are these the comments you hear when asked to consider Winchill PDMLink. Learn how a company that traditionally did 35 million in sales with growing pains evaluated the benefits of moving Pro/ENGINEER data managed in Pro/INTRALINK to Windchill PDMLink. Learn how other tools (non PTC products) where compared during the evaluation.
Making PTC's Product Development System Work In A Complex Design Environment	Keith Marchand, Asyst Technologies, Inc	Much progress has been made in the CAD and PDM systems arenas in recent years. Where vendors have fallen short is in bridging the gap between these two worlds in a seamless and configurable manner. PTC's PDS (Product Development System) is a revolutionary leap in their product offering aimed at solving this problem. Come learn how Pro/INTRALINK, Windchill PDMLink and the Gateway have been implemented at Asyst Technologies to create an automated PDS from Pro/INTRALINK through ERP and how PTC's latest technology will be used to radically enhance this environment and further expand it to our supply base providing secure capabilities for working collaboratively with both design and manufacturing partners.
Product Update Briefings
Data Management	Will Kohler, Victor Gerdes and Steve Shaw, PTC	Check-in to this session and check-out all of the exciting improvements to PTC's CAD data management solutions including improvements for managing Pro/ENGINEER and 3rd party MCAD and ECAD solutions. Attend this session to better understand PTC's CAD data management strategy and roadmap.
Pro/ENGINEER and Pro/INTRALINK Customization	Scott Conover, PTC	Come review the new functionality available in our largest Pro/TOOLKIT release ever (Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 3.0). Hear how your Pro/TOOLKIT applications can become more connected with direct Windchill server automation capabilities. See an example of a Pro/TOOLKIT custom-created dashboard. Learn about new Pro/TOOLKIT options for automation of 3D Drawings and annotations, and for access to MECHANICA information.
PTC's Product Development System	John Wylie, PTC	Come and learn more about PTC's Product Development System strategy. This session will discuss and demonstrate advances in PTC's Product Development System. Learn how PTC's products are planned, designed and tested using a process-based approach. Familiarize yourself with PTC's published Business Process Guides, Validated Process documents and understand how this process documentation can streamline your implementation.
Visualization	Michael Rygol, PTC	Hear and see how PTC's visualization solutions provide a comprehensive and scalable set of capabilities for a wide range of users looking to visualize all aspects of the digital product model. In addition, learn about the new visualization capabilities in Windchill 8.0.
Windchill Enterprise Systems Integration	Bill Neuman, PTC	Learn more about Windchill enterprise interoperability. This session will provide an overview of key features Windchill delivers for enterprise interoperability including the turnkey capabilities of Windchill ESI for SAP and Oracle Applications, as well as Windchill Info*Engine.
Windchill PartsLink	John Kuta, PTC	With Windchill 8.0, Windchill PartsLink is now fully integrated with Windchill PDMLink providing a comprehensive set of enterprise component Management solutions. Learn how Windchill PartsLink's advanced classification, component lifecycle management, and high-speed search capabilities are enabling organizations of all sizes to realize the value of component standardization & reuse, environmental compliance, and intelligent design selection solutions.
Windchill PDMLink (and Windchill Foundation)	James Gehan and Tom Sears, PTC	Come see how Windchill PDMLink can manage your product development environment! In this session you will learn about the latest updates and see how PDMLink can manage your products, organize your internal designs or parts from your suppliers (including AML/AVL capabilities), your company's change processes as well as how Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire provides a tight integration to the PDMLink environment.
Windchill ProjectLink	Mark Field, PTC	Hear how Windchill ProjectLink enables globally dispersed product development teams to work seamlessly together on projects through Web-based workspaces. See the latest capabilities and learn how this collaborative project management tool helps design teams communicate effectively, meet project deadlines, and work more productively.
Best Practice Sessions and Series
Product Development Collaboration: 1. A Practical Guide to Collaboration Process Design	Insa Rooney-Cespedes, PTC	Understand challenges, considerations and best approaches for designing a successful collaboration system for distributed design teams, manufacturing partners and customers. Learn industry-tested methodology to design flexible, streamlined product development collaboration processes for the extended enterprise.
Product Development Collaboration: 2. Distributed and Outsourced Design Collaboration using PTC Solutions	Mark Field, PTC	Building upon the methodology discussed in the previous session, see some in-depth examples of how PTC solutions can streamline and standardize design collaboration across distance and organizations.
Product Development Collaboration:3. Productively Exchanging Pro/ENGINEER Data across Distance and Between Companies	Victor Gerdes, PTC	Learn how to productively exchange and efficiently manage changes to up-to-date Pro/ENGINEER designs with internal and external design partners located across the globe. Gain insights into how you can work around poor quality and intermittent availability networks. Hear a PTC expert discuss recommended best practices using content replication, offline workspace access , and the new portable workspace delivered in Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 3.0.
Change Management - The Inherent Conflict of Needs	Chad Jackson, PTC	It seems the biggest challenge with a change process is the fundamental conflict it presents to a company. How do you develop a process that let's you respond quickly to change while allowing you to do technical and business due diligence to make the right decision? In this session learn about the flexibility in Windchill PDMLink's closed-loop change process and how to configure it to your business needs.
Keys to Success in Migrating from Pro/INTRALINK 3.x to Windchill 8.0 based solutions	Lee Lesburg, PTC	This session will describe the essential elements of a successful migration from Pro/INTRALINK 3.x to Windchill 8.0 based solutions. Topics will include migration technologies (Pro/INTRALINK Data Migrator), essential process steps, and common migration issues.
Windchill-surfing with Pro/ENGINEER: Managing Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire Data with Windchill	Graham Birch, PTC	The Internet paved the way for mass communication and collaboration. Come and see how Windchill applies this technology to manage the process of creating and sharing Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire models.


General Topics
Industry Hour
Design for Six Sigma in Industrial Manufacturing	Abe Chaves, PTC	Design winning products in less time at lower costs. Learn how parametric modeling, rules-based design, simulation, and other PTC solution capabilites fit into the Design For Six Sigma ( DFSS ) methodology. This DFSS Overview will include real life best practices by GE and others.
Designing Automotive Products More Efficiently	Dhiren Verma, PTC	Hear how you can best use the capabilities of Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire, and Windchill ProjectLink to develop automotive products more efficiently in today's globally distributed development environment.
How to Improve the Electronics Product Development Process	Chad Hawkinson, PTC	Learn how specific PTC solutions for the electronics product development process for PCB's, cell phones, mobile devices, telecommunications equipment, etc, can improve product quality, time to market and product cost. Focus will also be on environmental regulations (WEEE/RoHS) understanding and compliance.
Windchill Aerospace and Defense Module	Berry Gibson, PTC	Learn how leading aerospace and defense companies like Lockheed Martin and Raytheon are using PTC's new A&D industry solution to save time and money with the advanced configuration management and contract deliverables management capabilities of the Windchill Aerospace and Defense Module.
Special Topics
New Product Introduction	Mark Field, PTC	Learn how to facilitate the cross-functional process of introducing new products to market using PTC solutions to enable PACE, Stage-Gate, APQP or other NPI methodologies. See how to provide management with visibility into NPI status and risks.
CADDS 5i R14, Optegra 8 Road Map Briefing	Marc Donoghue, PTC	Come and get the latest insight to CADDS 5i R14 & Optegra 8: includes 100+ new features, early visibility of the exciting new explicit graphics engine delivering full shading & HLR, Linux progress. This session includes an open forum to discuss what you would like to see in CADDS 5i R15, Optegra 9 and beyond...
Demystifying PLM for You and Your Management	Robin Saitz, PTC	There's a lot of talk about PLM, but is it really all it's cracked up to be? Whatever the name, you know you need something to improve your competitiveness in product development. After all, you are struggling with the day to day challenges of creating product information, managing that information, and making the information accessible to others in your company. This session will help you sell PLM internally, by linking engineering activities to company business strategy using the Product First Roadmap.
Electronics as part of the Product Development System (PDS): ECAD MCAD Collaboration	Mark Caradonna, PTC	The key to electro-mechanical co-design is simple, yet effective, access to the complete electro-mechanical design data throughout the design process. This session will explore how PTC is shortening today s product development process by providing better access to the product design data for the benefit of the entire enterprise.
Granite - PTC's Modeling and Interoperability Kernel	Carsten Hochmuth, PTC	The issue of data exchange among different CAD, CAM and CAE systems has been a chronic and costly problem that has plagued the discrete manufacturing industry and confounded engineers and designers for years. Today, Granite is invaluable to dozens of independent software vendors who are incorporating the Granite platform into their own products, so that users of these solutions have immediate, automatic native file access to the geometry of Pro/ENGINEER and all other Granite based applications. Moreover, since its introduction in 2001, manufacturing companies are increasingly utilizing Granite to build their own specialized engineering applications. Please join us in the special interest meeting to learn about the Granite Interoperability Kernel and its applications. We will highlight several case studies of how both OEMs and private companies are creating value for their customers and users with Granite based solutions.
PTC PLM On Demand (hosted by IBM) for Small & Medium Sized Businesses	Jay Muelhoefer, PTC	Interested in PLM and Windchill but concerned about upfront investment, time to deploy, or your ability to maintain the application? PTC PLM On Demand solves these issues with all the benefits of Windchill PDMLink and ProjectLink delivered as a service hosted by IBM. It's all the benefits of PLM such as data vaulting, document management, multi-CAD integrations, collaboration, and visualization without the complexity! Attend to learn how to get up and running in days.
The PTC Partner Advantage Program	Carsten Hochmuth, PTC	Recognizing that each customer has its own specific product development needs, PTC has formed an ecosystem of over 200 partner companies to increase the value of your investment in PTC's Product Development System. PTC's Partner Advantage Program delivers a full suite of world-class software, technology and services, enabling you to create winning products and gain a competitive edge in the marketplace. The presentation will introduce the wide range of capabilities offered by our partners and highlight several case studies of integrated solutions working with Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire and Windchill.

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