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 Opportunity Awaits You in Dallas
by Evan Caille, President of PTC/USER
As the PTC/USER World Event 2006 approaches, it seems apropos to touch upon the theme of this year’s conference—Education-Networking-Training. As past attendees know, this annual event provides a tremendous opportunity to learn new skills and share information with your peers in companies around the globe. In fact, this year’s event brings learning opportunities to a new level.
On the education front, a mix of users, PTC, and PTC partners will present over 140 technical sessions that cover the breadth of PTC’s product line, including Pro/ENGINEER, Windchill, and Arbortext. This is your chance to hear from the experts as they provide case studies, tips, and best practices for maximizing the value of the software applications you own.
As far as networking is concerned, there’s no better venue than the PTC/USER World Event. You can meet one-on-one with your peers and vendor representatives during receptions and within the exhibit hall, or in small groups at special-interest meetings. Year after year, attendees consistently say that these kinds of informal interactions have helped them resolve a tricky problem or learn something they can immediately put to use in their companies. The value of the knowledge gained and applied in the workplace far outweighs the cost of attendance.
Training will be available both during and after the three days of the conference. Classes are focused on a few key topics and provide a variety of opportunities to attend instructor-led skill-building classes. This is a very cost-effective method to gain in-depth knowledge of areas that may be new to you or where you feel you need to improve your expertise. These classes are popular and consistently get high ratings from attendees each year.
One point I want to emphasize is that introducing Arbortext sessions at this year’s conference in no way detracts from the number of sessions dedicated to Pro/ENGINEER and Windchill. On the contrary, the conference agenda was expanded in order to accommodate Arbortext users. Attendees can therefore be confident that they will get at least the same—if not greater—value compared with prior conferences.
As it does every year, the conference team has worked very hard to deliver a rewarding and informative event for the PTC/USER community. The team of dedicated PTC/USER and PTC professionals work tirelessly throughout the year to plan and execute this event. The small glimpses I get into the process leaves me truly impressed into how much work it is.
In closing, I’d like to personally invite you to attend this year’s PTC/USER World Event on June 4–7 in Dallas, Texas. Visit the conference website at www.ptcuser.org for more detailed information and help in explaining the value of the conference to your boss. I look forward to seeing you there. 
Evan Caille works at HP in Houston, TX. He can be reached via e-mail at evan@ptcuser.org.
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