2006 VPD Conference - Venue


Huntington Beach, California is the location of the 2006 MSC.Software Virtual Product Development Conference. Huntington Beach is centrally located to aerospace, automotive, defense and biomedical companies. It is also near the MSC.Software world headquarters.

Located on the beach in Southern California, the VPD Conference will take place at the Hyatt Regency Resort and Spa. With state-of-the-art conference facilities, luxury accommodations, this four-story Huntington Beach hotel is perched above the historic Pacific Coast Highway and provides stunning views from 517 guestrooms and 57 suites.

The Hyatt Regency Huntington Beach features three restaurants, a lounge, and a retail-shopping plaza, more than 110,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor function space and the Pacific Waters Spa providing treatment indigenous to Pacific Island cultures.

This Orange County resort provides easy access to regional attractions and offers a pedestrian walkway to eight miles of wide beaches where waves crash and surfers reign.

Hyatt Regency Huntington Beach, Resort & Spa
21500 Pacific Coast Highway
Huntington Beach , CA 92648 USA

Area Attractions

Enjoy more than the conference while you're in "Surf City USA"

Visit southern California's many exciting attractions, all within minutes from Huntington Beach:

  • Main Street - lined with restaurants and bars - located around the corner from the hotel
  • Disneyland - 15 minutes
  • Pelican Hills Golf Club, Newport Beach - 20 minutes
  • Fashion Island in Newport Beach - 20 minutes
  • The Grove in Los Angeles - 40 minutes
  • Tourist attractions in Hollywood - 40 minutes

Transportation Information

Driving Directions from local area airports

From Orange County Airport:
Exit Airport on Airport Way To I-405. Take I-405 North towards Long Beach. Exit I-405 N at Beach Blvd. Merge towards Huntington Beach. Continue on Beach Blvd 5.7 miles resort on right hand side.

From Long Beach Airport:
Exit Airport on E. Donald Douglas Dr. Turn right on N. Lakewood Blvd. Turn left on E. Willow St. Take the I-405 South towards San Diego. Take Beach Blvd. exit towards Huntington Beach. Turn left on Center Ave. and right on Beach Blvd. Continue on Beach Blvd. 5.7 miles resort on right hand side.

From Los Angeles International Airport:
Exit Airport towards Century Blvd. Take S. Sepulveda Blvd. to the I-105 East ramp towards Norwalk. Merge East on I-105 towards I-405 South towards Long Beach. Take I-405 South to Beach Blvd towards Huntington Beach. Turn left on Center Ave. and right on Beach Blvd. Continue on Beach Blvd 5.7 miles resort on right hand side.

VPD 2006


• Agenda
• Proceedings
• Keynotes
• Management Track
• Technology Track
• MSC University
• Venue
• Area Atrractions

Review Previous Conferences
• 2004 VPD Conference
• 2003 VPD Conference