PTC/USER Monthly Newsletter: November 2005

November 2005

The Independent Voice of PTC Customers Worldwide™

Call for Papers Begins This Month

We are now accepting abstracts for the PTC/USER World Event 2006, to be held June 4-7 in Dallas, TX. This will be the largest conference in PTC/USER history, with over 2,000 PTC customers expected to be in attendance.

In 2006, we are restructuring the agenda to greatly increase the number of user presentations. Get recognition for your knowledge and insights on PTC software by participating. If your paper is selected, you'll also receive free admission to the conference, an $895 value. For more information, please visit the 2006 Call for Papers page.

Winner of the Member Survey Drawing
Thanks to everyone who participated in the Member Value survey co-sponsored by PTC and PTC/USER. The response was incredible--over 900 participants offered their feedback on satisfaction with PTC/USER services and suggestions for improvement. We intend to publish a summary of the survey results in a future issue of Profiles.

We also wish to congratulate Annie Huang of Tyco Electronics in Canada, winner of a trip for two to the PTC/USER World Event 2006. The prize includes admission to the conference, airfare and hotel accommodations.

Asia-Pacific Events in November
After a busy October in Europe, the PTC/USER World Event moves to the Asia-Pacific region, with events in Japan, China, Korea and Taiwan. This is the only opportunity this year for Asia-Pacific members to participate in a World Event in their home area.

The magnificent Gaylord Texan Resort and Convention Center near Dallas will be the headquarters hotel for the PTC/USER World Event 2006.

Pro/INTRALINK Hands-On Workshops

Now Available! Pro/INTRALINK 8.0 Data Migrator
PTC has just released its data migration tool for Pro/INTRALINK 8.0. You can download it here.


	Events Calendar
	With all of these upcoming meetings, there's sure to be one near you! Central Florida, November 10 Virginia/DC User Group, November 10 Southern California, November 15 New England, November 15 Greater Houston, December 1 North Texas, December 3 Badgerland, December 8 Kansas, December 8 You can check the website for updated meeting information at our member portal members.ptcuser.org.


	Fall 2005
	Designing with Style Translating the aesthetic sense of a design into the mechanical reality of the product is often more art than science. In our cover story by Mike Brattoli, find out how Moen employs ISDX to help mechanical engineers move from hand sketches to stylish products. What's in this issue: Designing with Style–Turning Sketches into Successes by Michael A. Brattoli, Moen Incorporated All About Arbortext An Interview with Jim Heppelmann Being Innovative by Evan Caille, PTC/USER President A Student's Eye View of the PTC/USER World Event by James Lynch, University of Ireland Reevaluating the PTC/USER Member Portal by Evan Caille, PTC/USER President		Tips and Tricks In this issue, learn how to use mapkeys to recreate pre-Wildfire functionality for increased productivity. Also, discover how to accurately build involute curve profiles for gear and spline design. We also cover automatic creation of digital watermarks for documents, and visualizing component density in an electronics package. I Want My MOM Back! by Pete Pickett, Mercury Marine Creating Gears and Splines by Dan Marsalek, Marine Mechanical Corporation Visualizing the Air Space of a Complex PSU by Ceferino Sanchez, ASTEC Power Digital Watermarks for Today's Engineer by John Tucker, Raytheon Vision Systems Past Issues profilesmagazine.com
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