PTC/USER Monthly Newsletter: September 2005

September 2005

The Independent Voice of PTC Customers Worldwide™

Board and Staff Moves

Jeff Zemsky of PlugPower has been elected to the PTC/USER Board of Directors as a Director-at-Large. Jeff has been active in the Technical Committees and currently serves as chair of the Windchill Solutions TC. He joins Secretary/Treasurer Jane Demmer of John Deere as the second of two new board members elected for 2005.

As some of you are aware, Rick Snider will be stepping down as Executive Director at the end of September. He will assume a reduced role focusing on the annual World Event and group communications. Rick has been Executive Director since 1997. Kevin Johnson will remain as the sole Executive Director with expanded responsibilities including group strategy and operations.

New RUGs Forming in Washington DC, Eastern Tennessee
We wish to welcome two new regional user groups to the PTC/USER family! Jason Wheeler at Modern Forge is organizing the new Thunder Valley RUG covering the eastern Tennessee area. Their first meeting will be held October 14 at the Eastman Lodge at Bays Mountain in Kingsport, TN. For more information, contact Jason at JasonW@ModernForge.com. Also, a new group is forming in the Washington DC/Northern Virginia area. Contact Jamie Maizel via e-mail at jamie.d.maizel@xdin.com if you are interested in particpating.

Quick Answers to your Pro/INTRALINK Questions
Your Pro/INTRALINK Community is your one-stop resource for everything Pro/INTRALINK 8.0. See what's new since your last visit, share your own experiences, and read what the experts and your peers are saying about Pro/INTRALINK 8.0:

What's New in the Blogs?
Jim Heppelmann: More on Migration

Jeff Rembold: Your Pro/INTRALINK FAQs answered

James Gehan: Design Reviews Anyone?

Hot Forum Topics
Share your tips for a smooth move to 8.0

8.0 Server-side Requirements

Visit the Pro/INTRALINK Community Site.

The 2005-2006 PTC/USER Board of Directors.

Special Offers

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Last Chance for User Value Survey
Only a few more days remain for you to give us your thoughts on making PTC/USER better than ever. Complete the survey and you'll be entered into a drawing for a trip for two to attend the PTC/USER World Event 2006 in Dallas, June 4-7. (Only legal residents of the USA and Canada are eligible-see site for details.)


	Events Calendar
	With all of these upcoming meetings, there's sure to be one near you! North Texas, September 24 San Diego, September 29 Carolinas, September 30 St. Louis, October 4 Three Rivers (Pittsburgh), October 11 (NEW) East Tennessee, October 14 World Event-France, Paris, October 20 World Event-Germany, Friedrichshafen, October 23-25 World Event-Nordic, Copenhagen, Denmark, October 27-28 You can check the website for updated meeting information at our member portal members.ptcuser.org.


	Summer '05
	World Event Coverage Read the review of the PTC/USER World Event in Orlando. We also have an interview with Brian Shepherd, PTC Senior Vice President of Technical Marketing, to discuss the impact of the release of Pro/INTRALINK 8.0. What's in this issue: PTC/USER 2005 - Better than Ever by Rick Snider, Executive Director Pro/INTRALINK Meets Windchill in Release 8.0 An Interview with Brian Shepherd Keeping the Connection by Evan Caille, PTC/USER President		Tips and Tricks Creating a Cylindrical Cam Using Mechanism Design Extension by Dana Coombs, SYNTHES CMF Pro/ENGINEER Professionals: Test Your Expertise by John Driscoll Quickly Replacing Components that Assemble Many Times by Elkin Jhirad, HP Indigo Division Reflections on Pro/INTRALINK Scripting by Marc Mettes Dimension Justification Made Easy by Weligton Nascimento, Caterpillar Brazil Ltda. Using Axis Pattern in Wildfire 2.0 by Florin Neamtu, Belcan Corporation Past Issues profilesmagazine.com
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