PTC/USER Monthly Newsletter: The Independent Voice of PTC Customers Worldwide™

April 2007

The Independent Voice of PTC Customers Worldwide™

Management Forum Debuts for 2007

Driving Business Value Through Product Development
We've heard from you and we know that Product Development is a strategic activity for your business. As a result, PTC/USER and PTC are excited to announce the addition of a Management Forum to the PTC/USER World Event. Your managers and executives will join decision makers from businesses large and small, to discover how best practices and winning strategies in product development deliver business value and why manufacturers dominating their markets today are those who are innovative in their approach to product development. Inviting your boss to attend this forum might be a great way to educate him or her on the value of the PTC/USER World Event.

Why You Should Be in Tampa
If you haven't been to the conference in a few years or have never attended, you really are missing out on quality information critical to the success of your business. Here's just a sampling of the extensive content of this year's World Event:

• Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 4.0 Hands-On Workshop

• Over 200 technical sessions across all PTC product families: Pro/ENGINEER®, Windchill®, Arbortext®, ProductView™, and Mathcad®

• Four instructor-led classrooms with seven topics from PTC's Precision Learning curriculum

• eLearning Lab with full access to PTC's entire online training curriculum

• Comprehensive coverage of PLM system justification, implementation and management

• 27 all new Product Development Sessions addressing topics such as how to handle data from CATIA® and Unigraphics®, using animations in technical publications, working with your supply chain and more

• Enhanced manufacturing content to help you get the most out of Pro/NC and other applications

• Learn about the powerful new addition to the PTC technical illustrations lineup, Arbortext IsoDraw

• Three full days of Mathcad technical presentations, including integration with Pro/ENGINEER

• Special presentation track on ProductView applications

• Over a dozen expert presentations from top Arbortext users along with complete technical updates on the entire Arbortext product family, Ask the Experts panel, tips and tricks and more

Get complete details at www.ptcuserworldevent.com.

The new Management Forum will feature top speakers Michael Burkett of AMR Research and noted author Michael Kennedy.

News Briefs

Updated Agenda Now Available
Registration is now open for the PTC/USER World Event 2007, to be held June 3-6 in Tampa, Florida. With over two hundred sessions and double the number of Pro/ENGINEER training sessions over 2006, this year's conference will offer the most extensive and comprehensive curriculum ever assembled in PTC/USER history. Attendance is expected to surpass last year's record-breaking numbers and for the first time, the World Event will be held in a convention center. Get complete details on the extensive training, education and networking opportunities by visiting www.ptcuserworldevent.com.

Pro/INTRALINK 3.x Migration Advisor Webcast
Learn about the new capabilities in Pro/INTRALINK 8.0 that will help address your specific business needs to improve your product development process.

There are three customized webcasts available, please register today for the one developed for you.

The PTC/USER World Event 2007 will be held at the Tampa Convention Center June 3-6.


	Events Calendar
	Get connected to your colleagues in the PTC/USER community–attend a regional user group meeting. Take advantage of presentations, training, vendor fairs and more, all available in your area! Southwest Michigan, April 18 Carolinas, April 19 Virginia/DC, April 19 San Diego, April 26 Mid-Atlantic, April 27 Tulsa, May 1 Greater Houston, May 9 Twin Cities, May 10 Pennsylvania/ New Jersey/Delaware, May 18 You can check the website for updated meeting information at our member portal members.ptcuser.org.


	In this Issue...
	Dynamic Publishing–Arbortext and Windchill Go to Work Larry Pitts reprises his award-winning presentation from the PTC/USER World Event 2006 in this issue's cover story. Also in this issue: PTC News PTC-Autodesk Interoperability Agreement Will Benefit Manufacturing Industry Q&A with Brian Shepherd, Senior Vice President of Product Development, PTC Steady As She Goes, Captain PTC Continues to Sail Towards Goals World Event 2007 Scores a TEN Focus on Training, Education, Networking		Tips and Tricks Taking Advantage of the Variable Section Sweep–It's Easier Than You Think by Keith Carew, BMW Oracle Racing Understanding Windchill Performance Tuning by Matt Meadows, Sequoia Etcetera, LLC Ordinate Dimensions and Lost References in Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 2.0 by Andreas Wenzel, PTC/USER CER Past Issues profilesmagazine.com
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