ESI Group Announces Keynote Speakers for EuroPAM 2008

ESI Group (ESIN FR0004110310)(Paris:ESI), a pioneer and world-leading

supplier of digital simulation software for prototyping and

manufacturing processes, announced today its keynote speakers and theme

for its EuroPAM 2008 user conference. Designed specifically for ESI

customers, EuroPAM 2008 provides a unique forum for experienced ESI

users to share their expertise in designing better quality products and

reducing time-to-market with ESI Group´s

industry-leading simulation software products. EuroPAM 2008 takes place on May 29-30, 2008, at the Congress Centre

DIPLOMAT in Prague, Czech Republic. Attendees include experts, senior

practitioners and decision-makers representing the automotive

aerospace, marine, energy, casting, and other manufacturing industries

as well as leading European academic institutions. The theme of this year´s EuroPAM conference is "Get

it Right the First Time with Simulation-Based Design." As the traditional boundaries around numerical simulation continue to

expand with ever-increasing improvements in computing power

revolutionary results in both design performance and economic benefits

can be achieved. "ESI Group is leading the

charge in the evolution from Simulation-Driven Design, which

combines the virtual and the real world, to Simulation-Based Design

where end-to-end product design and manufacturing simulations are

calibrated on data independent from and prior to the first real

prototype," said Alain de Rouvray, Chairman

and CEO of ESI Group. "ESI is ushering in a

bold, new era in Virtual Product Development and Product Lifecycle

Management (PLM) aimed at helping design engineers "ËœGet

it Right the First Time´. By allowing all

essential design and manufacturing decisions to be made concurrently

ahead of the hardware tooling and prototyping stage, Simulation-Based

Design lets customers experience design performance improvements and

economic benefits on a scale never before possible," he continued. EuroPAM 2008 features parallel tracks in the areas of Performance

Evaluation and Manufacturing Simulation. Industry leaders will present

and share ideas on best practices surrounding a wide variety of

applications, and ESI management and experts will present on the latest

product features and benefits. This collaboration will lead to an

exploration of the challenges and successes experienced by both in "ËœGetting

it Right the First Time." "EuroPAM is a prestigious and renowned

conference," said Michal Kalinsky, Senior

CAD/FEA expert from TűV Sűd Auto CZ Ltd."We´ve

partnered with ESI in the area of non-linear FEM simulations for over

ten years. We´re looking forward to learning

more about the "Ëœnext big thing´ in PLM at EuroPAM 2008," he added. Keynote speakers for EuroPAM 2008 are scheduled to include

Milos Safr, Head of FEM Simulations of Å koda

Auto a.s., Å koda Auto

Daniel O. Kim, Senior Project Engineer, Nissan Technical Center

North America

André Barbe, General Manager, vehicle

acoustic synthesis, Renault France

For more information about EuroPAM 2008 and to register for the event

please visit http://www.esi-group.com/EuroPAM2008. About ESI Group ESI Group is a world-leading supplier and pioneer of digital simulation

software for prototyping and manufacturing processes that take into

account the physics of materials. ESI Group has developed an extensive

suite of coherent, industry-oriented applications to realistically

simulate a product´s behavior during testing

to fine-tune manufacturing processes in accordance with desired product

performance, and to evaluate the environment´s

impact on product performance. ESI Group´s

offer represents a unique collaborative solution with an open virtual

engineering environment known as the Virtual Try-Out Space, enabling

virtual prototypes to be improved in a continuous and collaborative

manner while eliminating the need for physical prototypes during product

development. The company employs over 700 high-level specialists

worldwide covering more than 30 countries. ESI Group is listed in

compartment C of Euronext Paris. For further information, visit www.esi-group.com. Press Relations Virtual Try-Out Space® is a registered

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