Agenda Overview

Agenda Highlights from the 2004 Virtual Product Development Conference:

• Keynote presenters included:
  
  • Frank Statkus, Vice President, Advanced Technology, Tools & Processes for 7E7 Program, Boeing Commercial Airplanes
  • Lawrence J. Achram, Vice President - Virtual Engineering and Chrysler Crossfire, Chrysler Group
  • Moe Khaleel, Laboratory Fellow and Director Computational Sciences and Mathematics Division Fundamental Science Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
  • Nancy L. Gioia, Engineering Director, Small FWD and RWD Vehicle Platforms, Ford Motor Company
  • Lory Arghavan, JSF Program Integrator, Information Systems & Technology, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company
  • Monica Schnitger, Senior Vice President, Market Analysis, Daratech, Inc
  • Karen Newman, Partner, Business Consulting Services, IBM Global Services
  • John Hallquist, President, Livermore Software Technology Corporation

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• Attendees were able to gather practical tips from over 80 expert presenters. The experts represented aerospace, automotive, bio-medical, civil engineering, defense, general machinery and various other industries. Presenters shared how they are driving product development, optimizing product performance and shortening the design the manufacture process.

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• Attendees had the ability to discover strategies for improving the implementation of People, Process and Technology to streamline product development. They gathered tips for managing collaborating between test and analysis groups to ensure confidence in simulation results. The 2004 VPD Conference offered an extended management track designed for vice presidents and engineering directors on how to successfully implement VPD processes and strategies.

  To view available Management Track presentations, click here.

• Special Interest Group sessions joined colleagues with similar interests to highlight engineering processes, explore valuable industry examples and examine the roadmap for VPD and PLM process-based solutions. The 2004 VPD Conference offered an extensive selection of special interest group seminars, including: Integrated Structural Analysis; Loads Durability & Fatigue; Controls & Systems; Aerospace Vertical Applications; Noise Vibration & Acoustics; Automotive Vertical Applications; Robust Design - DOE, Optimization & Stochastics; Simulation Data Management & Process Automation.

  To view available Special Interest Group presentations, click here.

  

• Attendees had the option to examine the latest enhancements and future direction of MSC.Software's core products directly from MSC.Software product managers. The breakfast and learn sessions provided a unique opportunity for attendees to interact with MSC.Software product specialists. Breakfast & learn sessions to choose from included: MSC.Nastran, MSC.Patran, MSC.Marc and MSC.ADAMS

  To view available Breakfast & Learn presentations, click here.

• Full day of technical workshops featuring hands-on tutorials, how-to lectures, and open discussions. This agenda highlight enabled attendees to learn how to use the latest versions of our SimOffice line of products.

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• Expanded Technology Resource Center featuring the VPD Maturity Model (VPDMM) Assessment and VPD Environment Lab. Attendees had the opportunity to meet one on one with professionals on-site to learn how to use VPD techniques and achieve business success. The VPDMM enabled attendees to evaluate their current processes, and compare them to industry best practices. To take the assessment today, click here.

  

• Vast networking events, including: Alumni Tailgate Welcome Reception; Taste of California Cocktail Reception; Customer Recognition Dinner and Palms Casino night; Birds of a Feather Lunch Tables.

  

• The highlight of the networking events was the annual Customer Recognition Dinner where companies were recognized for their commitment to the advancement of VPD tools and techniques within their organizations and within the industry. Companies awarded: AIRBUS, ArvinMeritor Inc., Boeing, Butler International, DaimlerChrysler, Dassault Systemes, Eaton Aerospace, Embraer, Ford Motor Company, General Motors Corporation, McGraw-Hill, NASA Glenn, NASA Langley, Newman-Haas Racing, Oshkosh Truck, Polaris, Radian, and Xerox. These companies have made notable contributions in three areas; people, processes and technology.

  

• Exhibitor Showcase featured over 20 exhibits from our hardware and software partners including a special MSC.Software exhibit demonstrating the latest in VPD software and services, including special stations for MSC.MasterKey and SimOffice. Click here to view a full list of Exhibitor Showcase Participants.

  

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